Dave Young, President of Paragon, selected some of the finest employees to work with him to serve Paragon's clients. Each of our team members comes from somewhere different, but are dedicated to giving each client a customized Paragon Experience.  Watch these short videos to learn more about Paragon's outstanding team.

Dave started his career as an entrepreneur. He successfully started over a dozen businesses in the early 1980s. In 1986, he sold his businesses and started Paragon Wealth Management. Since then, he has continued to research methods for investing that would produce the most profitable returns. His methods have attracted national and local attention. He has been interviewed by BusinessWeek, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Deseret Morning News and other national and local media. He has also written articles for Utah Valley Magazine, Utah Valley Business Q, Utah CEO Magazine and their blog, Utah Business Magazine's blog, Paragon's blog called Money Manager's Live and others.

Dave is the father of five children. He has traveled extensively around the world. He enjoys hunting, adventure travel, the outdoors, spending time with his family and exercising. Years before entering the world of Wall Street, he toured for four years performing "Grand Illusion," a full-stage magic show. He performed over 350 shows, completed three television specials and traveled the same circuits as David Copperfield in the late 1970's.

Nathan has over 10 years of investment management and financial consulting experience. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder and a member of the Salt Lake CFA society. He previously worked for Fidelity Investments, American Express, and as an independent investment representative. He is from Salt Lake City. He has four children, two boys and two girls. He enjoys spending time with his family, snowboarding, history, running and sports.

Elizabeth's background is in the financial services and insurance industries. She has over eight years of experience in customer relations, business development, and marketing. She has a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and holds her Series 7 & 63 securities licenses. Elizabeth enjoys scrapbooking, cooking & menu planning, being a mom, and exercising.

Trudy provides Paragon with a wide range of skills and experience. She has worked in office administration, human resource management, payroll/benefits administration, accounts payable and customer/client relations. She also spent time working as an executive assistant. She loves to spend time with her family, travel, quilt, make crafts, read and spend time outdoors. She also enjoys planting beautiful flowers in boxes around her yard in the summer.

Shannon has a bachelor's degree in public relations from Brigham Young University with a minor in business management. She has experience with non-profit, agency and corporate public relations. She loves to travel. She lived in Wales for a year and a half to complete a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She competed in gymnastics when she was younger, and she enjoys coaching. She likes spending time with her family and friends, dancing, boating, swimming, exercising, reading and snow skiing.