{"id":23093,"date":"2020-05-27T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/emily-hagen-helps-business-community-weather-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-05-27T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T15:13:00","slug":"20-under-40-emily-hagen-helps-business-community-weather-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/20-under-40-emily-hagen-helps-business-community-weather-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Under 40: Emily Hagen helps business community weather COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/05\/ProfileHagen-shn-052720-1024x616.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/05\/ProfileHagen-shn-052720-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/05\/ProfileHagen-shn-052720-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/05\/ProfileHagen-shn-052720-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/05\/ProfileHagen-shn-052720-1536x923.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/05\/ProfileHagen-shn-052720-2048x1231.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\">Emily Hagen is making a tremendous difference as the executive director of the Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce, and she\u2019s doing it at a time when the coronavirus has shaken the business community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\">Hagen stepped in as interim director in February 2019 before taking the job as executive director. She just celebrated her 34th birthday on Memorial Day, a day on which she climbed a ladder to live stream the town\u2019s remembrance ceremony. Since Hagen joined the chamber, it also has hosted live Facebook forums for candidates in the town\u2019s municipal elections. Even more importantly, Hagen was nominated for her \u201ctireless work\u201d to help the devastated business community find solutions during the COVID-19 closures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\"><strong>What made you choose to live and work in Grand County?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\">I came up with my family about five years ago as a temporary resident. When it came time to move on, we just couldn\u2019t bring ourselves to leave. I always tell people that we came on accident, we stayed on purpose and it\u2019s the best choice we\u2019ve ever made.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row shn-donation shn-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/shn-logo-2x-wht.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/shn-logo-2x-wht.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\"><strong>How has COVID-19 changed the way you have to do business?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\">If anything the COVID-19 pandemic has shown me how resilient and giving our community is. It\u2019s changed the way I\u2019ve done business, where a lot of our summer plans have been altered, and I\u2019ve taken a much more heavy hand in helping businesses through this time with creative avenues and support systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\">But really, I\u2019ve taken some time to reflect on this and I\u2019ve seen a lot of growth in my personal and business relationships because we\u2019re helping each other through the hardships. I don\u2019t think that relationship growth would happen without going through this together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\">It\u2019s going to continue to change. We need to stay relevant and we need to evolve because I don\u2019t think anyone knows exactly how this going to play out. I think our community is flexible, and we\u2019re going to come out of this stronger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\"><strong>Who is your hero and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\">My brothers, Thomas and Alexej, they were just wildly fun to grow up with. They were my biggest encouragers and a huge support system growing up. They continue to serve their country, and they do it with so much love for the people that they care about. I will always be thankful for siblings that make me feel like I can do anything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\"><strong>What advice or encouragement would you offer a young professional trying to make it in the county?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Factbox Text\">I would tell them to lean into the community, volunteer with the elementary school, show up on town cleanup day and this summer ask a business if they need help. We lived here for four years before I got involved with the community, and I just look back and I think, \u2018Wow, our lives have been so enriched just getting involved.\u2019 I suggest that anyone who wants to put down roots, that\u2019s where you start.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/in-depth\/20-under-40\/emily-hagen-helps-business-community-weather-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emily Hagen is making a tremendous difference as the executive director of the Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce, and she\u2019s doing it at a time when the coronavirus has shaken the business community. Hagen stepped in as interim director in February 2019 before taking the job as executive director. 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