“I’ve always known that no matter
what happens, I can go home. I’m very
lucky in that sense, not everybody
has that. I’ve always felt like I’ve had a
safety net, so why not shoot for as high
as I can go,” she says. As for her time in
Boston, Emily says, “It was a dream come
true, but it was also lonely, because I
didn’t really know anyone. I moved up
not really having a job or a place to live,
and I just kind of decided to wing it.
I loved knowing that no matter what
happens to me in my life, I know that
I can land on my feet.” Soon enough,
Boston’s bitter winter gripped Emily
to her core. “The winter in Boston is
absolutely miserable,” she says. With warm thoughts of friendly
Western North Carolinians, Emily decided to return home.
Once Emily was back in Haywood County she began job searching.
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A referral to an open position with financial advisor Lisa
Ferguson at Edward Jones came her way via a family friend.
Emily was initially a little skeptical of how
the company and position aligned with
her interests, but strong women have
always inspired her and Lisa appeared to
be just that. “She told me all about the
company and how Edward Jones
really care about the people first,
and everything else comes second,”
explains Emily. “That has always been what
I think customer service really should be:
you are putting others before yourself.”
Emily’s upbringing shaped her for service.
“I’ve always had a servant’s heart,” she
says, “but I didn’t know how to serve.
Then, when I found this job, that’s exactly
what it was. I was helping people; folks
that don’t know they have the power to change their lives to live
the life that they want to live. So, I get to help people shepherd in
their dreams of what’s most important to them.”
Now Emily is leader of the Edward Jones branch located at
101 S. Main Street in Waynesville. She’s a millennial breaking the
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