Member Feature: Corey Small, Naples Native Entrepreneur

Corey was born in Naples FL and lived here until the age 2. He moved to St. Petersburg, FL and then moved back to Naples in 7th grade where he attended Oak Ridge Middle School and Gulf Coast High School. Corey attended Florida Atlantic University on a full football scholarship after playing 1 season of high school football.

After earning a degree in English at FAU, he embarked on a professional football career. He told himself that he would give it at least 1 year to chase my dream of playing pro ball. Entering into his professional career he taught English at Barron High School for 2 years and in 2013 I embarked on his insurance career with State Farm Insurance. He worked for agent, mentor and Chamber Member, Brian Glaeser, and opened his own State Farm Insurance agency in 2018.

Corey is a family oriented person and he is motivated by his beautiful wife and 3 children. "I have an awesome relationship with my father and learned all about hard work by working with him in my family catering business. Many say he has the best BBQ in town! I am extremely passionate about what I do and I am even more excited about being able to represent a brand like State Farm Insurance here in my hometown," said Corey. 

As a proud Chamber member, he is looking forward to assisting in the Chamber's advocacy efforts and meeting other business professionals in the community.  To learn more about Corey visit www.insuredbycorey.com

Interested in becoming a chamber member? Contact Susan Kuhar at susan@napleschamber.org

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