Biz Beat Banter

This week Bill sits down with John Fick, whose family for many years owned and operated the J.F. Fick Inc. local Anheuser-Busch beverage distributor. 

This week we sit down with M.C. Morris, who has spent most of her career promoting the virtues of the Fredericksburg region to businesses and visitors.

This week we hear from Ponshop owners Gabe and Scarlett Pons about their decision to move from NYC to Fredericksburg to open their business, how the business has evolved and how it is to run a business with one’s spouse.

This week’s episode features financial advisor Doug Stewart discussing his career, philanthropy, and personal challenges.

This week we sit down with longtime community and Mary Washington Healthcare leader Xavier Richardson.

This week we sit down with Jerry Ulman to hear about his lifetime of work running Ulman’s Jewelry in downtown Fredericksburg.

This week’s guest is Antoine Carey, a local entrepreneur and public speaker who was once incarcerated.

This week we sit down with Rich Larochelle, who had a hall of fame career working with electric cooperatives and is now putting those skills to work helping to build a variety of local community-minded entities including the Fredericksburg Food Cooperative and the Rappahannock Education Farm.

This week we sit down with longtime Fredericksburg-area real estate investor Neil Sullivan to talk about his success in real estate, his decision to semi-retire at a young age, and more.

Longtime PermaTreat Pest Control owner Joe Wilson tells about the many moments of serendipity that have marked his career and life.

Snead's Farm owner Emmett Snead tells us about his childhood on Braehead Farm in Fredericksburg, his long career in farming, his stint as a star basketball player at UMW and more.

Brompton Community School Founder Amber Dawson discusses why she started an independent school, the challenges of running one and what she sees for Brompton’s future.

This week we speak with Collage Spa owner Brian Lam about his entrepreneurial journey, his goals for the spa and the challenges of running three separate locations (with more to come?).

This week, Print Jazz owner talks about why he became an artist, his creative process, and how it feels to see his works around Fredericksburg

Hirschler attorney Charlie Payne talks about his childhood in Falmouth, his decision to become an attorney, and his thoughts on the data center boom in the region.

This week we talk to Clint Van Zandt, a Fredericksburg resident who was a longtime FBI profiler and negotiator, about his storied career and life.

Our guest this week is longtime Fredericksburg-area radio personality Ted Schubel. We talk to Ted about his early love for radio, what brought him from Michigan to Virginia, the most-memorable stories and people he has covered over the decades, and more.

Nick Cadwallender tells about his life journey from Australia to Fredericksburg, a diverse career including as former Free Lance-Star publisher, the keys to a good life, and more.

Sprelly co-founder Adrian Silversmith tells us about Sprelly's origins, his aspirations for the brand, and what he likes about being an entrepreneur.