Meet Jayson Holmes! Jayson is an inspection specialist with Northwest Exterminating in Gainesville. He is married, has children and has lived in the area for 15 years. Jayson was born in Gwinnett County but played high school baseball in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The first and third baseman went on to play college baseball and with the Yuma Scorpions in Arizona.
We want to thank Jayson for recently spending time with us telling us more about his life and love of Hall County.
Question: What let you to your current career?
Answer: “My second child. Before that my family owned a restaurant called That Biscuit Place down 369 before 400. I ran the restaurant for 12 years, it was so much fun and I miss that job. I got to see people every day and see children grow up.”
Q: What is your favorite restaurant in Hall County?
A: “I love Recess. The thing I love about Recess is their menu changes. They always have some kind of salmon that I’ll get and their asparagus is cooked perfect.
Q: Where do you see yourself in five or 10 years?
A: “I will still be with Northwest, I got into sales and Northwest gave me an opportunity. The culture at Northwest is awesome, the owner knows me by name and I like that.”
Q: Who is the most interesting person you have met in Hall County?
A: “Jeremy Nix, one of our regional sales leaders. He is so passionate about Hall County.”
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be?
A: “I would go to Alaska. I’m huge into oceans, I would love to see the whales up there and the different lifestyle.”
Q: What is your favorite movie or the first movie you saw in the theater?
A: “‘Forrest Gump’ and the first movie I remember seeing in a theater was ‘Home Alone.'”
Q: What advice would you give a crowd of people?
A: “The biggest thing I’ve learned the older I get is always care for your neighbor. If you have a disagreement with someone, you want to be there for them because you hope they would be there for you.”
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
A: “A trip to Alaska. We are taking the kids when they are teenagers, we went for our honeymoon.”
Q: What is your favorite music or three bands you’d like to see play?
A: “I’d love to see Lez Zepplin, The Beatles and my favorite band of all time is Dave Matthews Band.”
Q: What three words mean HOME to you?
A: “Grilling, Back Yard Shenanigans and Teamwork.”
Q: What is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
A: “I’m extremely superstitious. After being a baseball player it just stuck with me.”
Q: Who dead or alive would you like to have lunch with and where in Hall County would you take them?
A: “Honestly, the more I study the more I would love to meet Martin Luther King, Jr. Just to talk to him and really understand him and his thinking, he really thought outside the box…I would love to find out what gave him the strength to do what he did in his life and I admire him.
“We would go to Recess.”
Q: What is your favorite thing about Hall County?
A: “I love Green Street, I love the area and the trees that go over the road and reminds me almost like a coastal town like Savannah. I love the neighborhoods off of Green Street and the older houses are really cool, too…I love the history here.”
Q: If you were cast in a major motion picture, who would you choose to be your co-star?
A: “My favorite actor, Tom Hanks. You can’t find a Tom Hanks movie that you wouldn’t want to watch.”
Q: If you had a full time staff member that was fully paid for who would you choose: a chef, a driver, a coach, a trainer, or a nanny.
A: “A housekeeper.”
The Faces of Hall County is a community story. Community is about people and this is the story of our community one face at a time. We would love to have your nominations for positive members of our great home! Please email them to rbradabernathy@gmail.com. Thank you very much.