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

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Frederick Advice Givers Founder and Host, Eric Verdi, has grown up in Frederick County his entire life. The Verdi Family moved to Frederick and planted their roots in 1957, on a 150 acre farm. It started as a horse farm. Eric’s father was a well-known foaler and breeder. Eric adopted his work...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Sarah has always had a passion for cooking, food and history. Growing up in Sykesville, Maryland, Sarah always appreciated the history and richness her small town had to offer.  It wasn’t until she went on a food tour in Greenwich Village that she decided to bring her interests of food and history...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Geni has been an entrepreneur the majority of her life. From owning a restaurant at 23 called “Donnelly’s Saloon” to now owning an appraisal business and founding a non-profit called Yogamour, Geni is not a novice to the business realm.   Yogamour works under Seva, or selfless volunteering towards creating a social change. The...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Teresa Kuhn and Damion Lupo saw a discontent with financial alternatives when it came to the American public, especially when it came to alternatives geared towards the current election. They saw an opportunity for people to take all their money and uncertainty aside and put the control and power of their financial future...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Trey Wilkes is a true Fredericktonian, he was born and raised in Ijamsville, Maryland. He went to Urbana High School and he remembers how strong the community was, especially with sports. Trey was an opportunist when it came to sports. Anything that interested him, he tried and his parents were there to...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Janice grew up on a quaint fruit farm in Garners, Pennsylvania. She would pick apples, trim trees, learn how to manage an orchard, but this experience grew to something more- Janice learned how to cultivate a strong work ethic along with honing in on her effectiveness and efficiency. Following her experience at...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Adam Bradley has been a resident of Maryland his entire life. He moved to Frederick County with his wife 1o years ago. He has a one year old named Georgia as well. Adam Bradley is the typical family man, who happens to own not one, but TWO businesses! About 6 years ago...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Earl’s talent for hair styling came early. After being injured in Football and unable to play, he searched for a new avenue and stumbled upon hair dressing. Earl’s newfound passion ignited. Earl lived in California for most of his life. It wasn’t until he met his wife, Kelly, that he decided to spread...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Rehab 2 Perform is Frederick’s most innovative Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Josh Funk began his business in 2014 and it has been an immense success ever since. His inspiration for Rehab 2 Perform? The fact that the number one risk factor for injuries is previous injuries. Dr. Funk realized that he could change...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Harold Bussey Jr was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Soon after he graduated High School he was introduced into the cleaning atmosphere through his newly found job in his hometown development, New York City Housing Authority. He says he feels humbled because not every one made it out of his neighborhood....

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Jessica McHugh has always been a huge reader. When she was 19 years old, she would go to Walden Books after her minimum wage perfume kiosk job, and read a new book. She loved anything horrific and twisted. She then found herself trying to write short stories fixated on the macabre nature of a horror novel....

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Growing up in a town outside of Erie, Pennsylvania, Dr. Alison Bomba had a lifelong dream of becoming a Psychologist and opening her own practice. She always loved working with children, it was her passion. She graduated from college, obtained her doctorate and started practicing  in Howard county for about 9 years where she...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Jordan Lewis grew up in Frederick.  She attended Salisbury University for college but then found herself between a rock and a hard place, she had no idea what she wanted to do with her career.  Her father suggested she should take a semester off to find her niche, and so she decided to...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Antoine Thomas grew up in Frederick. Before he grew his cleaning company, ATQ Cleaning, he worked for Biotech. He was faced with a bit of a debacle when it came to Biotech and he found he needed to find a backup plan. In 2009 he decided to open the doors to ATQ...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Nicole Knight grew up in Frederick County, went to Mount St Mary’s and then began her teaching career. Nicole found her passion with makeup and products during the summers which swiftly led to 15 years in the salon industry.  It wasn’t until much later that she took her expertise in the salon and...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Scott Alexander, Owner of Scott Alexander Consulting is a 3rd Generation Fredericktonian.  He enjoys spending time with family, friends as well as inspiring others to find their leadership role within their business and in everyday life.  Scott is extremely knowledgeable about leadership and what it means to lead as he held various CEO and...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Danny Farrar has a not so typical success story to share with our listeners today.  He came from an adopted family, struggled his way through High School, joined the military and after losing his job as a Personal Trainer, he became homeless.  Danny never gave up hope, he always saw some light...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Diana Kaye has been in the Organic business for 25 years with her business, Terressentials. She knows everything and anything about organics, some would even call her Frederick’s Organic Guru. Terressentials came about during a tough time in Diana’s life, she was diagnosed with Cancer at only 29 years old. Through her...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Monica Stuckey is the owner and founder of ML Stuckey Consulting. This came about when she was jobless after a car accident and a friend wanted her to build their own website and even pay her for it. She quickly realized her passion lived in entrepreneurship and started building her client base. Monica’s passion lies...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: A few  years ago Joyce’s reflexology and reiki journey began. A friend had referred her to a reflexologist and this opened her eyes to a brand new passion. Joyce began taking Reiki master courses in 2010 and then took classes at a reflexology school and gained her certification in 2015. Thus Body...