Name: Mike Young
Company: Edward Jones
Title: Financial Advisor

How has the Chamber and the Ambassador Program helped you or your business to grow?
The Chamber has been an enjoyable and effective way for me to grow my relationships in the community. My business is built on trust and connection with people, my friends at the Chamber carry the same values. The people involved in Chamber events are fun to be around and genuinely love our community.

Why is it important to employees to get involved in the Visalia Chamber programs and events?
The Chamber programs are a great way to keep up to date with what is happening locally. In our highly digital and pseudo-connected age, it is so vital to get face to face with people and develop genuine partnerships in our community. I grew up in Visalia and I am always surprised by the good things happening in our city that I wouldn’t have known about otherwise.

The best part of working for your company is?
I get to help people make wise financial decisions. And money touches almost all aspects of life, so what could be better than partnering with people to help them achieve what is most important to them?! I love getting to build strategies to help people live with peace of mind and joy.

Where is your favorite place to go in Visalia with friends and family?
Since it is springtime, we are spending a lot of time at Riverway Sportspark supporting our kids playing baseball! Having four sons, I also enjoy hanging out at Boling's Barbershop on Church Street – they keep us looking sharp! Which then leads to a visit to Rocketfizz. And then they might need some food at Quesadilla Gorilla. By then I'll be so tired I will need a pick me up from Component Coffee. At this point I'll be ready to ditch my kids and grab a date night with my wife at El Rosal for Margie's Tacos!