There are companies people join—and then there are companies people grow up with.
For Elaina Chazelle Finch, Purcell Tire & Service Centers was never just a place to work. It was something she had heard about her entire life. Long before she stepped into the office as a summer intern in 2019, she already knew what kind of company it was—not from marketing materials or job postings, but from the people she trusted most.
Her uncle Jim built a 46-year career in the retread plant. Her grandfather, Leroy, spent four decades driving a semi delivering tires. Even earlier, her father worked alongside Jim in the plant when they were younger. Purcell wasn’t just a workplace—it was part of the family’s rhythm, its stories, its identity.
So when the opportunity came during her final year of college, the decision felt less like a leap and more like a continuation.
By December of that same year, Elaina had graduated and transitioned into a full-time role. Over the past seven years, her career has grown in ways she couldn’t have predicted. But what has remained constant is the feeling she recognized from the beginning—that this company operates differently.
Leadership, she says, has made all the difference.
From the steady kindness of Bob and Juanita to the passion and support of Roger, the culture at Purcell is not something abstract—it’s something lived, daily, in how people show up for one another.
As a working mother, that support has taken on even greater meaning.
Balancing career and family is never simple. But at Purcell, flexibility and understanding aren’t policies—they’re practices. They show up in conversations, in decisions, and in the quiet ways people make room for each other’s lives.
Recently, a friend told her, “You’re a Purcell lifer.”
She didn’t hesitate.
She smiled—and hoped they were right.
Because for Elaina, Purcell was never just a job she found.
It was something she was already part of.