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Team Member

Rachel Pruitt

Business Consultant

Monroe

Rachel Pruitt, a Monroe native and ULM graduate, is a Business Consultant at the LSBDC at ULM. With a decade of sales and operations management experience, Rachel skillfully applies market strategies, conducts thorough market research, and performs cost analyses to empower small businesses to thrive. Currently pursuing her MBA at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, she brings a unique blend of academic excellence and practical insights, ensuring cost-effective solutions for her clients. Rachel, alongside her husband and two kids, proudly calls Sterlington home, and her passion for community development drives her to inspire entrepreneurs through speaking engagements and deliver data-driven business consulting services.