Frederick Advice Givers | Interview Frederick's Brightest Minds | Eric Verdi

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Richard Bailey graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a degree in Geology. His passion for rocks & minerals began at the age of six when his parents took him to Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico during the summers in the mid-sixties. The mountains around Taos had numerous gold...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Enjoy our full interview with Justin Ausherman Founder and President of Black Wolf Commercial. Blackwolf Commercial has been behind some of the area’s most successful businesses and real estate deals, from creating advanced technical offices and medical spaces to coordinating the area’s biggest commercial real estate projects. As a lifelong resident of...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: “An emotional, inspirational, thought-full, energy support human.” Enjoy the full interview with muse and adventure seeker Kymology: Kym Grove. During the episode, Kym shares her story and what led her to launch Kymology. ABOUT KYMOLOGY: I wanna be your muse! An emotional, inspirational, thought-full, energy support human. A force of inspiration. That’s what...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Enjoy our full interview with Alex Uphold – State Farm Agent of State Farm insurance in Thurmont, MD. Alex is Frederick native attending Thomas Johnson Highschool and is also a loving mother of two with an incredibly bright personality. In this interview, Alex shares her journey from starting as an agent to running her...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Since 1994, Mission of Mercy has offered free medical services, prescriptions, and some dental care from rolling clinics that serve six locations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The clinics have served more than 40,000 medical and dental patients and have dispensed nearly 400,000 free prescription medications. Mission of Mercy accepts no public funding,...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Holly grew up in Westminster, MD but has a lot of family in Hagerstown and Cumberland so this area feels like home. Her entire life is “show prep” so you’ll feel like you know Holly and her entire family. Holly is all about spending time with the people who mean the most...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Paul Rivas is the author of This Book Will Not Be on the Test: The Study Skills Revolution, published January 2019 by Rowman & Littlefield. Smith Rivas Study Skills & Academic Coaching is a study skills and academic coaching company founded in 2014 with offices in Washington DC and Los Angeles. We take...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Founded in 1990 as a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, The Downtown Frederick Partnership has managed Downtown Frederick’s Main Street program since designation in 2001. Main Street designation is awarded by Main Street Maryland (State of Maryland) and is recognized by The City of Frederick and the National Trust Main Street Center. This week we...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Bernard Reisz, CPA, through ReSure LLC, empowers individuals to optimize their finances using proactive and innovative strategies. He provides an integrated approach to tax and financial planning for real estate pros, focusing on their unique profiles and opportunities. Bernard is the founder of 401kCheckbook.com which gives investors direct control of their tax-sheltered funds for...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Carmella Smith, a mother of four, sits down with Eric Verdi to talk about how she put her vision to help meet the business needs of Brunswick, MD, and it’s changing downtown. Housed in a historic pharmacy The Own It Company Is a coworking and (soon to be) artist space created to organize the...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Kara Macdonald is the guru of real estate marketing and VP of Pruitt Title, hosting a podcast Real Estate Deep Dive. She’s had marketing experts on her podcast such as Gary V and has extreme expertise in the feild. Through a variety of workshops, individual consultations, and coaching services, Kara teaches real estate...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Oldest child of six and local to Frederick, Teddy Galloway joins us today to share his story and his impact on the community with Eager Lion. A former Marine, now veteran started his company, Eager Lion to help youth in Frederick. Teddy focuses on individual improvement, team work and social skills to...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: For the past thirty years, Julie Gaver of Julie Gaver Discovery has helped people uncover ways to connect with others, and use what they have been given so they can show who they’re meant to be in the world. Everyone has a brilliance to be uncovered. Will you find yours? Continue listening...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Growing up in Philly, Dr. Kershner Daniel served churches outside of Redding, Pennsylvania for 20 years until coming to Frederick. She says she loves living in a city so she can walk everywhere, go to restaurants, and have more of a busy lifestyle. People consider her an “energizer bunny”. Growing up and...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Like many entrepreneurs, the road has been winding, curvy, up, down, and sideways for entrepreneur Joshua Chernikoff.  After graduating with an undergraduate degree from American University and then earning a Master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, Joshua spent two year’s as a sports broadcaster in beautiful Harrisonburg,...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Victoria Hale, VP of Retail Lending joins us today to discuss her role with Frederick County Bank “FCB”. FCB is a community service based bank that supports local businesses to push them to success. Victoria was born in Montgomery County and moved to Frederick County when she was in high school. Victoria...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Aje Hill, born and raised in Frederick, found himself in unfamiliar circumstances involving drug charges in 2009, and found himself behind bars. He grew up in a loving, supportive family and Aje never imagined his life would turn out this way.  After serving time, he wanted to make a change. He began...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Naheed Mir from RugKnots joins us for Episode 161 and shares her powerful story. Moving from Pakistan to the United States when she was only 21, Naheed began creating her rug empire, RugKnots. RugKnots is an ethical rug company specializing in hand knotted Oriental rugs. A RugKnots rug is sustainably sourced, made...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Tobin Lehman from New North Inbound Marketing joins us today for episode 160. Located on 124 South Carroll Street, New North provides innovative inbound marketing tech services for businesses through years of experience and expertise. Specializing in helping small businesses and advertising agencies reach marketing potential, New North focuses on massive growth....

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Raised in Frederick County, and growing up with a police and lawyer family, it was only natural that Meghan Delawter became an attorney herself. D-Law was established in 2016, and focuses on family law and domestic work. Located on 128 West Patrick Street, Suite 1 on “lawyer row”, Meghan focuses on serving...