The Heirloom Podcast: Hometown Hospitality with Mallorie Rasberry
At The Heirloom, we think hospitality is more than warm biscuits and place settings—it’s a way of life passed down from one generation to the next. When done right, hospitality has the power to turn a small town into a Home Town.
Mallorie Rasberry joins us in episode eight of The Heirloom Podcast. She’s our business partner, an HGTV designer, and the woman whose gift for welcome has helped make Laurel a place people don’t just visit—but return to, again and again.
Working with whatever you have to show kindness in the moment- that’s at the heart of everything Mallorie does. As she puts its: “You don’t have to have everything perfect to be proud of your place and to welcome folks. That’s the story of Laurel.”
We talk with Mallorie about the early days—when she started hosting travelers in a little backyard cottage—and how that small act of hospitality grew into what is now The Heirloom Hotel: 30 rooms, a cooking school, a flagship retail space, and a new chapter in Laurel’s story.
the gal pals take their shopping trips very serious
You’ll hear:
• How a CPA became Laurel’s Chief Hospitality Officer
• How one guest house turned into a full-scale hotel
• What hospitality really means to Mallorie
• How childhood on a dairy farm shaped her vision for service
• Why every small town should “find its peanut”—and embrace what makes it unique
“We still have a lot of work to do in Laurel, but that hasn’t stopped us from welcoming people and thinking about their experience while they’re here.”
I believe it’s Mallorie’s leadership and her deep dedication to hospitality—to making sure every person leaves a little better than when they arrived—that has made folks fall in love with the little town of Laurel, Mississippi that they’ve come to know through HGTV.
The Heirloom Hotel is the latest expression of the work Mallorie has been doing from the very beginning. It’s a tangible reflection of her legacy—the belief that even small, forgotten places can matter again if we care for them, and for the people passing through. For Mallorie, it’s never just been about how you decorate a room. It’s always been about how you make someone feel in it.
Thanks for joining us as we continue finding stories that inspire us to live for something lasting.
— Josh Nowell
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