48 It’s been amazing to partner with Chloe and with VSU. VSU has just been awesome, and Darrell has been very helpful. — GAYLA SHAW Motivated by the early success of their product, Kevin and Gayla decided they needed a little help expanding their brand awareness throughout South Georgia and beyond, so they turned to Valdosta State University. “Kevin and I are old-school, and we’re not into the whole social media scene and the latest public relations strategies, so we wanted to bring someone on that could help with growth and marketing,” Gayla said. As part of the Center for South Georgia Regional Impact’s mission to identify the issues confronting South Georgia and find VSU faculty, staff, and students to help solve them, Darrell Moore connected Kevin and Gayla with Chloe Taylor. Taylor, 21, is a VSU student majoring in communication with an emphasis in public relations who expects to graduate in Fall 2019. Taylor joined the small team behind Gayla’s Grits in January as an intern. Since then, she has been involved in a flurry of projects related to the brand’s public relations and marketing. GAYLA'S GRITS Gayla's Grits, LLC 126 East Highway 122 P.O. Box 126 Lakeland, GA 31635 www.gaylasgrits.com “ “