Paige & Byrnes Honored
by Chamber's Warren Council The Business Journal, Online Edition,
Sep 9, 2004 3:21 p.m.
WARREN, Ohio -- Paige &
Byrnes Insurance Agency will take center stage tonight as the final
recipient of the Pendleton Business Pride Awards for 2004 sponsored by
the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber's Warren Area Council. The agency
will be honored at the Good Evening, Warren! Business After Hours Mixer
at DiLucia's Banquet Room, according to a news release from the chamber.
Award nominees, which must be located within the Warren City limits, are
judged on standards including exterior/interior aesthetics, longevity,
business ethics and community involvement, the release states.
Paige & Byrnes fully remodeled its facility here in 2002 and has an
office in Hubbard. Employees are active in such Warren-area
organizations as the Trumbull 100, Warren, Niles and Hubbard Rotary
clubs, Trumbull Memorial Hospital Foundation, Red Cross and SomePlace
Safe, the news release said.
The agency was established in 1921 by David Paige and Jim Byrnes and has
been located at 430 Franklin St. since that time. The company, now under
the leadership of President John Taylor, insures over 8,000 individuals
and families as well as 1,500 local businesses, according to the news
release.
The Pendleton Award is named for Warren native Alec Pendleton and his
family, who were instrumental in revitalizing much of downtown Warren,
including the prominent Atrium Building, Regional Chamber Building
(Mahoning) and the Wean Building. Pendleton financed and inspired much
of the redevelopment and revitalization movement of Warren's historic
downtown, the news release said.
The first Pendleton Award of 2004 was given to The Book Nook. Last
year's winners are Thom Duma Fine Jewelers, Title Professionals Inc. and
AVI Foodsystems Inc., the release stated.
Tonight's business mixer is sponsored by Hill, Barth & King, Sprint,
Thom Duma Fine Jewelers and Title Professionals, the release concluded.
Meet One of the People
Behind…
Paige & Byrnes Insurance Agency, Inc., Warren Shelley
Taylor, Agent
MAY 2006
www.regionalchamber.com
There are people in this world who are considered “talkers.” And there
are other people who are considered “doers.” Shelley Taylor definitely
falls under the category of “doer” because there isn’t much this woman
has not done. Her taste for adventure has led her on some remarkable
journeys, but it also has kept her perspective fresh and open. Though
she has many hobbies and interests, Shelley said that her most
significant hobby is volunteering. Her passion for helping others was
passed down to her, as her mother, father and grandparents have all
actively volunteered their time. Realizing that she is lucky to live in
a great area and have a great job and family, Shelley believes in
creating similar opportunities for others. Aside from that, she said,
“It feels good to give.” As a board member for Someplace Safe, a
domestic violence facility, Shelley has had the opportunity to help at
its fundraising event, “Just Dessert,” that started three years ago and
includes a silent auction. She also volunteers with the YWCA in Warren,
which is currently undergoing major changes, all of which are very
exciting to see. “I’m very proud to be involved with an organization,”
she said, “that works to empower women and omit racism.” She has also
served on the Chamber’s Warren Area Council for four years. As a
volunteer for Trumbull 100, an organization that works “to better
Trumbull County,” she works on the programming board for the Warren
Amphitheatre, a community space that provides a variety of free
entertainment programs. Shelley is also working with the Trumbull 100 on
expanding bike trail access. In keeping with her love of the outdoors,
Shelley has volunteered for the Boy Scouts of America, leading seven
teenagers on a 10-day backpacking trip in New Mexico. She said the
experience was amazing because she was able to connect with the teens,
and they were able to see that adults aren’t boring. Shelley’s passion
for all things outdoors has been a lifelong affair. She grew up
backpacking and hiking with her family, and while earning her forestry
degree at the University of Montana, taught backpacking and hiking to
others. Though being a forestry major doesn’t seem like it would lead to
a job selling life, health and commercial insurance—what she does at
Paige & Byrnes Insurance Agency—especially since she uses a lot of
paper, it gave her the right skills to be successful. She said, “It gave
me a lot of leadership and organizational skills. For me, it was the
best place to be.” However, she did earn her MBA at Kent State
University. “I had to somewhat redeem myself,” she joked. Her latest
adventurous endeavor is training to run a half marathon in Indianapolis
this month, a feat she looks forward to. Crammed into her busy training
schedule, Shelley also finds the time to cross-train since she is soon
participating in a Sprint triathlon, an event that involves biking,
swimming and running. She has also done a good deal of traveling and is
planning a trip to Peru in August for 10 days, an excursion in which she
will have to hike for five days from an 8,000- to a 13,000-foot
altitude. She has traveled to Japan and Europe and has been to 47 of the
50 states. However, Shelley claims that you don’t have to go far to find
a new adventure. “There are so many great places around here.” Shelley
seems to bring her sense of adventure and love of discovery to
everything she does. In business, she takes a proactive stand: “You can
complain about anything you want. But there’s always a way to fix a
problem or a way to suggest fixing it.” She also finds it exciting to
watch other business leaders make a difference in the area. Though she
said she is still young and learning, she is inspired by watching people
do something that works and apply it somewhere else. She noted, “There
are so many ways to get to an end, but it can be painless.” She finds
inspiration in just watching the people around her work hard: “We have
great business leaders here. So many people help this community and want
it to succeed, and it’s really fun.”
