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by Terry Reeves, Concierge, Entrepreneur of the Month: Dr. Evelyn Jones
Each month, EntrePaducah and the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce are proud to honor a local business or organization with our Entrepreneur of the Month award. We present the award at the Power in Partnership breakfast.
Perhaps you’ve seen this month’s Entrepreneur of the Month?
Some of you may have seen her very up close and personal during a visit to her office. You may have seen her speaking to your civic club…or your professional organization…or at a school function.
Speaking of school, perhaps you’ve seen her supporting school activities at Community Christian Academy where she’s been involved for the last 15 years…including as a member of the School Board for four years.
Or, maybe you’ve read a byline for this successful entrepreneur in Good Housekeeping, Skin & Aging and Dermatology Times magazines.
Most likely, you’ve seen Dr. Evelyn Jones and her staff at WellSprings Dermatology at the Livingwell Centre in Paducah.
In case you’re wondering about the clinic name, Dr. Jones says it was inspired by the Bible passage, Proverbs 4:23, “Above all else, guard your heart; it is the wellspring of life.”
Through her faith and her profession, she’s helped guard many a heart and body. Active in the Southwest Church of Christ, she and her family just two years ago traveled to Honduras to medically and spiritually minister to Hondurans. She’s a lifetime member of a group of physicians committed to serving The Skin Cancer Foundation’s mission and programs.
In her community, she is a former “Woman of the Year” as named by the Paducah Business & Professional Women’s group…and is an active member on the EntrePaducah Technology Think Tank.
As an entrepreneur, Dr. Jones opened her dermatology practice in 1993, and established the first Medical Spa in Paducah. Those businesses combined to form WellSprings in 2004 and currently employs 16 people. She and her husband Dr. Shawn Jones do a radio show Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. on AM1450 called “The Jones Show” focusing on “Living the Principled Life.”
What’s there to enjoy about being an entrepreneur, I asked the doctor? “The people…..my WellSprings co-workers and my patients…..because they encourage and stimulate me to be better and allow me the opportunity to serve in this community,” she says.
And serve she has…but she takes community spirit honestly. She credits her dear parents, Dr. Wally and former Mayor Gerry Montgomery as her source of inspiration.
Congratulations to Dr. Evelyn Montgomery Jones, the EntrePaducah and Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce March Entrepreneur of the Month!
About EntrePaducah
Got the entrepreneurial spirit? Now’s a great time to start a business in Paducah. And Terry Reeves, concierge of EntrePaducah, wants to hear your ideas.
Created almost two years ago by some of our area’s most forward-thinking folks from the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, Greater Paducah Economic Development Corporation, a group called the Think Tank and other key organizations, EntrePaducah is a free service dedicated to helping people create small and growing businesses in our area.
Now staffed by Terry, former corporate communications director of local success story Dippin’ Dots, EntrePaducah:
- devotes resources specifically to launching small businesses,
- identifies businesses that can eventually spawn additional businesses and
- serves the public by offering a single, identifiable location to get help.
That location: for now, the Commerce Center, 401 Kentucky Ave., where Terry Reeves and Technology Concierge Richard Davis maintain their office, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. For more info, contact Terry, 443.1746, x208.
