You can do a lot of business without ever talking to another person.

But as Todd Chambers of McKay Group puts it:

"You can bank or buy insurance online, but who's going to sponsor your little league team?"

That simple question says a lot about why local businesses matter.

Founded in 1946, McKay Group has spent generations serving families and businesses throughout Knoxville and the surrounding communities. Today, Todd is proud to help carry that legacy forward. While he isn't a member of the McKay family, he's been connected to them for years and considers it an honor to carry on what they've built.

For Todd, being a local business means more than providing a service. It means investing in the place you call home.

It means sponsoring youth sports. Supporting community events. Helping local organizations succeed. And showing kids that their community believes in them.

"If we can help show kids that the community cares about them, maybe they'll come back here after college."

This idea has helped shape both McKay Group and the many businesses that continue investing in the future of this community.

That mindset is also why partnerships matter.

Todd's relationship with community banking goes back years, long before Marion County Bank became part of the story. Through growth, change, and even their current remodel, one thing has remained the same: a shared commitment to supporting people and strengthening the community.

"Marion County Bank is a partnership where we can have a conversation about what will help the community and other businesses, and that's a partnership we're happy to have."

At its core, this isn't really a story about insurance.

It's a story about caring.

Caring enough to sponsor the little league team.

Caring enough to support local organizations.

Caring enough to invest in their own business and in the next generation.

"It's super important that we have businesses like Marion County Bank, like us, and like many others that care."

Todd is proud to call this community home. And after nearly 80 years, McKay Group continues to help make it a place people are proud to call home too.

Watch the video to hear Todd's full story and learn why supporting local businesses matters.