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Affiliate Links and Reviews
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- Becky is a professional speaker for a wide variety of clients. When a client is mentioned in any story, they are labeled as a client at the time of publishing.
- Becky’s other businesses are currently SaveYour.Town a joint operation with Deb Brown and her family cattle ranch. In the past, her businesses included McCray and Assoc. Consulting, Allen’s Retail Liquor Store and Tourism Currents a joint operation with Sheila Scarborough and Leslie McLellan.
- Guest authors and featured authors are asked to tell us about their business relationships, and those are included in the article or in their bio on each article.
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