PPB January 2021

T eresa Moisant, MAS, is a connector. Whether she’s out selling for her family-owned distributorship, Moisant Promotional Products, sitting on the boards of various industry and community organizations, speaking to college students about the promotional products industry or attending a college basketball game with her grandsons, she’s always ready to help others find solutions to their needs, and she connects the dots to make that happen for them. In fact, Moisant says it’s her life’s mission to connect “the people that have with the people that don’t have,” and she often ends up in the right places, at the right times, to do just that. This month, PPAI recognizes Moisant’s many years of inspired leadership and altruism with its highest honor: induction into the PPAI 2021 Hall of Fame. When Moisant is involved, things just seem to click into place for those in need. For example, one time Moisant was working with an organization that serves the elderly, and they expressed a specific need for commercial hair-washing sinks to accommodate clients. Coincidentally, just a few days later, Moisant visited with the owner of a local hair salon in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where her business is located, who was about to discard the exact sinks needed during a renovation. Bingo! Then there was the time, says Christy Zelley, executive director of Leadership Oklahoma City—a nonprofit that Moisant has been involved with for years—and one of Moisant’s nominators, that she stepped in to help a young professional who needed fencing for a school, but was having trouble securing the funds. “The next week, Teresa was visiting a customer and saw some used fencing being thrown out,” says Zelley. “She talked to the customer and before Teresa left, she had that company moving and installing the fence at the school completely for free. That’s what Teresa’s connections are all about!” A Small But Mighty Force Teresa Moisant, MAS, has a natural gift for connecting with people and connecting people together, and she continuously uses that gift to help others. By Danielle Renda PPAI Hall Of Fame:Teresa Moisant, MAS | FEATURE | JANUARY 2021 | 27