Q. In 1 – 2 sentences, what does your business do or provide to the community?
My State Farm agency partners with clients to deliver comprehensive insurance and financial services designed to protect assets, manage risk, and build long term financial security.

Q. What inspired you to start your business or enter your field?
I was inspired to become a State Farm agent because it allowed me to align my professional work with a deep commitment to community. Every decision I make reflects not just ambition, but responsibility — a responsibility to leave the people I serve and the places I engage in better than I found them.

Being a State Farm agent gives me that opportunity every day. Daily, I strive not only to open my office door, but to open doors for collaboration that turn ideas into action.

All while building a successful business grounded in my core values of integrity, service, and strategic leadership.

Q. What is your favorite part about being a woman in business in Brookhaven and surrounding areas?
One of the most rewarding parts of being a woman-owned business in Brookhaven is truly living where I work. I believe strongly in the idea that “all things local” matter.

I am deeply grateful for the support the Brookhaven community has shown my State Farm agency over the past 15 years. Many of my clients are more than clients — they are neighbors and friends. I have had the privilege of watching children grow from toddlers to teenagers and families build their lives here.

Because we share a common interest in seeing our community thrive, I look for opportunities to give back and contribute to the continued growth and success of Brookhaven.

Forward in that, being a business owner in Brookhaven has given me the chance to participate in many groundbreaking initiatives, including serving as a charter member of our local chamber, being an inaugural member of Leadership Perimeter, and representing District 2 as an appointee to the newly established DeKalb County Women’s Commission.

Learn more at www.phyllismitchellagency.com