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By grace gardner
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organ County native and current Milledgeville local Crystal Law has never stopped working, learning and making connections. She is a financial advisor for Edward Jones and is involved in service organizations throughout the community. The 39-year-old is involved in Milledgeville Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Daughters of the American Revolution and Relay for Life. Despite her numerous involvements, however, her highest priority is making time to spend with her husband Jesse and their son, Jaxon. Law has always been a busy bee. There isn’t a time in her life where she hasn’t been working in some way. That go-getter mentality was embedded during childhood working with her family’s calves on the dairy farm where she grew up. “I raised them. And that’s actually the first thing that I remember about investments is because my mom, we would raise the baby calves and then she would go in and she’d get us a savings bond for the sale of the calf.” Constant hard work is at the core of her success. She started working in a hometown pizza shop at just 13 years old and helped her family by working at their oil change shop. Those experiences taught her how to interact with the public before she headed off to attend Georgia Military College in 2001-2002. There, she earned an associate’s degree in business management and administration. She progressed shortly after to Georgia College from 2003 to 2005, earning her bachelor’s of business administration degree during night classes, all the while cleaning houses and working for a convenience store in any free time she had during her days. “I’ve always just been on the go. If I slow down, I just feel like there’s something wrong. If I don’t feel like I’ve got a lot of things going on, I feel out of place.” Law has always had big dreams for her future. When she was young she imagined herself living in New York City. Little did she know that her big adventure would bring her to the heart of Milledgeville. When picking an office location with Edward Jones she had the choice between Athens and Milledgeville. She chose Milledgeville because she says she loves
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the small town feel that reminded her of home. She was drawn to Milledgeville because she wanted to make an impact. Law left the Bank of Madison after 10 years of employment despite the comfortable road layed out for her. She sought new opportunities to make a difference in others’ lives. “I just didn’t feel like I was moving the needle of helping somebody at the end of the day, if I felt like I moved that needle to actually make a difference and impact somebody’s life in a positive way. That’s something that means a lot to me.” Dr. Carol Lasseter works closely with Law through the Chamber of Commerce. Says Lasseter: “Crystal is just one of those people that has the best heart and the kindest person you will ever meet. She looks at the good in everybody and she wants to figure out how to make things better and improve on things and get involved. She just has a way with her that everybody is drawn to her.” Working with Edward Jones in Milledgeville gives Law the opportunity to really get to know her clients and neighbors so she can give to her fullest potential and make a noticable difference. Her drive and heart for others has put her on the fast track to success yet she stays humble. When asked if she had any advice for others to achieve success she answered: “Don’t look in the rearview mirror. That’s the reason why your front window is larger than your rear view mirror. Keep looking ahead and just like I said, wake up the next day and always try to be the best version of yourself. I think that’s where you can go to sleep at night and try again the next day.”
