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Alec Reinert is the Director of Operations at Science Explorers, focusing on shaping the minds of youth through STEM education. Alec and I have been friends for years and are apparently mistaken for brothers! He's a community pillar and asked for my involvement in 2019 when I founded the Awesome Toy Drive. Fast forward to 2023, and he is now a member of the awesome team at Science Explorers. I was recently invited to participate in an experiment for the children at Riverside Elementary in Reading, PA, and I can't wait for the next one! Learn More About Alec Reinert Website: Science Explorers Facebook: @ScienceExplorersInc Instagram: @ScienceExplorers LinkedIn: @AlecReinert Connect with FXV Digital Design Website: FXV Digital Design LinkedIn: @fxv-digital-design Instagram: @fxvdigital TikTok: @fxvdigital Show Notes Produced By: Joseph Alexander Media Music By: Beats by Dai

Rachel Romig is the Senior Director of Events and Special Programs at the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance and the owner of Just Breathe Wedding and Event Planning.

I was lucky enough to connect with Rachel on LinkedIn after she sent me a message about an upcoming GRCA event. I knew her from gracing local magazine covers and being a community leader, so I figured why not take a shot and ask her to be on the show? Let me tell ya, that was one of my best moves because the conversation we had was awesome!

We talked baseball, Parks and Recreation, The Office, feminism, masculinity, and a slew of other subjects that we both hold near and dear to our hearts. This was an episode for the books!

Learn More About Rachael Romig

Website: Greater Reading Chamber Alliance Wedding Wire: Just Breathe. Facebook: @JustBreatheEventsCo Instagram: @JustBreatheEventsCo LinkedIn: @RachaelRomig

Connect with FXV Digital Design

Website: FXV Digital Design LinkedIn: @fxv-digital-design Instagram: @fxvdigital TikTok: @fxvdigital

Show Notes

Produced By: Joseph Alexander Media Music By: Beats by Dai

Alexis Kessaris is a Pelvic Floor Therapist at Core Health Chiropractic.

Have you ever heard of pelvic floor therapy? I just found out this existed when I met the wonderful Alexis Kessaris. She filled me in on the specialized therapy's "ins and outs" and how it is not just for women. It may be embarrassing to most men if you're having "male problems," but seeing a pelvic floor therapist can change your life!

Oh, did I mention she has a vagina costume?

Learn More About Alexis Kessaris

Website: Core Health Chiropractic Facebook: @CoreHealthBerks Instagram: @CoreHealthBerks

Connect with FXV Digital Design

Website: FXV Digital Design LinkedIn: @fxv-digital-design Instagram: @fxvdigital TikTok: @fxvdigital

Show Notes

Produced By: Joseph Alexander Media Music By: Beats by Dai

Brad Stephenson is an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO of New Castle Lawn and Landscape.

And this means absolutely nothing! And it's not a dig because the worth Brad brings to the table is not in business but instead in human development and belief in oneself. Our conversation was one of the most transparent in the 74 times I've done this podcast, and I couldn't help but appreciate his trust in me to share his story.

Learn More About Brad Stephenson

Website: New Castle Facebook: @94newcastle Instagram: @94newcastle LinkedIn: @brad-stephenson YouTube: @newcastle9474

Connect with FXV Digital Design

Website: FXV Digital Design LinkedIn: @fxv-digital-design Instagram: @fxvdigital TikTok: @fxvdigital

Show Notes

Produced By: Joseph Alexander Media Music By: Beats by Dai

We don't usually wait to bring back a guest. Still, I was so enamored by his story that I forgot the selfish reason I wanted Sir Hamilton Newton on this show - voiceovers. Hamilton started as a local DJ on the ones and twos, got gigs at prestigious radio stations around the country, and has now excelled in his career in the voiceover space. I've always been told I had a face for radio, so why not learn from the best?

Website: Sir Hamilton Newton Facebook: @sirhamiltonnewton Instagram: @sirhamiltonnewton_vo LinkedIn: @sir-hamilton-newton YouTube: @sirhamiltonnewton8520

Website: FXV Digital Design LinkedIn: @fxv-digital-design Instagram: @fxvdigital TikTok: @fxvdigital

Produced By: Joseph Alexander Media Music By: Beats by Dai

Tricia Williams is the founder of Social Clover Marketing.

For many of us, COVID was a huge bummer. But for some, it was a new opportunity. Tricia was furloughed from her employer at the time with no timeline for return. Instead of sitting on her laurels, she decided to start a new business where her talents could be used to give her the freedom she longed for.

Now, this isn't the first rodeo for Tricia. She has already started and sold a business since I met her. Being an entrepreneur is in her DNA.

Website: Social Clover Marketing Facebook: @SocialCloverMarketing Instagram: @SocialCloverMarketing LinkedIn: @tricia-williams

Website: FXV Digital Design LinkedIn: @fxv-digital-design Instagram: @fxvdigital Facebook: @FXVDigitalDesign TikTok: @fxvdigital

Produced By: Joseph Alexander Media Music By: Beats by Dai

Sir Hamilton Newton is a DJ, Voiceover Artist, Fighter, and Survivor.

When I first sat down to speak with Hamilton, I figured we would do the usual routine of where you're from, where you've been, etc. But what I didn't expect was full transparency.

Hamilton has lived not one but many lives in his short span of time here on Earth, and he's made it admittedly hard on himself and others. But what I truly respect about the man is how he sat here like an open book hoping to let anyone in the dark know that the light is not too far away.

Website: Sir Hamilton Newton Facebook: @sirhamiltonnewton Instagram: @sirhamiltonnewton_vo LinkedIn: @sir-hamilton-newton YouTube: @sirhamiltonnewton8520

Website: FXV Digital Design LinkedIn: @fxv-digital-design Instagram: @fxvdigital TikTok: @fxvdigital

Produced By: Joseph Alexander Media Music By: Beats by Dai

Adam Serrano is a freelance artist originally from Brooklyn, NY, currently residing in West Reading, PA.

Adam is influenced by anything from graffiti to hip-hop to sci-fi. He's known locally for his incredible mural work in Lancaster, PA, logo designs, album artwork, and he's personally created not one but two original pieces for FXV Digital Design.

The cool part about this conversation was that it was just that - a conversation. We discuss the new AI craze, aliens, and even if there is other life in the universe! I can't wait to do it again!

Website: Adam Serrano Art Instagram: @ifstagram Lancaster Online: Artist Adam Serrano encourages others to conjure giants with latest mural Lancaster Public Art: A Conversation with PSA Muralist Adam Serrano

Website: FXV Digital Design LinkedIn: @fxv-digital-design Instagram: @fxvdigital TikTok: @fxvdigital

Produced By: Joseph Alexander Media Music By: Beats by Dai

Kevin Kolb is the founder of Soul Recovery Academy in Bernville, PA.

His new podcast, 6:47 with Kevin, helps get your day started by motivating you to achieve positivity by fighting through the pain, hurdles, and challenges we all have daily.

Kevin and I have that type of relationship where we build each other by using our skill sets to help each other. This first episode featuring just the two of us may be the spark we need to create something more significant.

Russell Farbiarz is the owner of Antanavage Farbiarz, PLLC in Hamburg, PA.

Russell has been a friend of mine for over ten years now, and there isn't anything I don't know about him. But it was great to FINALLY sit down and discuss how he is on a mission to ensure Berks County is prepared for the inevitable!

Russell also has an AWESOME new podcast, "Not Minding My Own Business" where he talks with business owners, operators, and influencers in Berks County.

YOU NEED TO SET UP AN ESTATE PLAN! Listen to Russell and have many of your questions answered in this week's Fred Talk!