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“I get to meet and
interact with people from all walks of life and become a
counselor and a financial advisor. My job is so fulfilling,”
says the former nurse. “I never had a job that when I wake
up in the morning I’m so willing to get there.”
This is not the first
entrepreneurial experience for Drayton. Some years ago, in
her spare time away from her duties as a nurse, she opened a
clothing store – LeRoyna’s School Apparel and Shoes – that
was in business for about five years. That eventually proved
to be too time consuming. With the bail bonds business,
however, it was immediately interesting and profitable
enough for Drayton to devote her full energies to the
practice.
Last fall, in fact, proved
to be especially interesting as Drayton managed to cobble
together the largest bond, worth $1.15 million, in the
history of Lucas County.
Drayton, a Toledo native
and Devilbiss graduate who attended both the University of
Toledo and Mercy College, comes from a family of
entrepreneurs. Her father, back in the heyday of Dorr
Street, operated at various times a U-Haul business, a
towing service, a carry-out and an ambulance service.
As with any business, the
bail bonds business has its operational challenges. Aside
from simply promoting the business to drive revenues, the
biggest challenge for a bail bondman is forfeitures – not a
pleasant issue to address under any circumstance.
“I have forfeitures but
the minute I get on the phone they show up,” says Drayton.
“I take care of forfeitures.”
And she takes care of
business constantly, helping families cope with the direst
of circumstances as she provides a lifeline to those in
need.
“I get to help people
every single day,” she says. |
