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Episodes
84 episodes
Navigating Midlife with Clarity & Confidence: A Conversation with Midore Takada
Midore Takada is a trauma-informed, certified master coach with over 25 years of experience in architecture, design, and construction. Specializing in career-driven women in midlife, she blends cognitive, mindset, somatic, and nervous system ex...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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26:55

2025 Real Estate Market Predictions with Vicki Vogt
In this episode, Jess Ellett sits down with seasoned real estate expert Vicki Vogt to dive into all things real estate—including her insights and predictions for the 2025 market.With 26 years of experience at Long & Fos...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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9:57

Lawn & Order with G & R Contracting
In this episode of River City Podcast, host Jess Ellett sits down with Chris Gutzmer, owner of G & R Contracting, a trusted name in Richmond’s landscaping scene. With ov...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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22:13

Forward Foundation is Empowering Single Parent Families
Jess sits down with Andrea Starr to find out the latest happenings at Forward Foundation. They are a unique nonprofit that serves a very niched demographic of single parents who typically cannot receive help from the state due to earning too hi...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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29:21

Making Every Connection Count: Networking Insights with Dawne Brooks Gulla
Jess Ellett welcomes nationally renowned business networking expert Dawne Brooks Gulla for an insightful discussion on all things networking. This episode is packed with invaluable information, offering something for everyone—from newcomers ste...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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36:02

DermaHue Total Wellness Studio
Whether you're looking to enhance your beauty with Botox or fillers, perfect your brows with microblading, achieve weight loss goals, explore hormone replacement therapy, indulge in an amazing facial, or tighten and tone your body, DermaHue has...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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35:40

Leashes of Valor
Today, Jess Ellett chats with Kristin Davis and Mike Wentworth, who work with Leashes of Valor, a Virginia nonprofit that provides highly-trained service dogs at no cost to wounded and disabled post-9/11 veterans. Their motto is ONE LEASH
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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21:44

Does Your Business Have an Accountable Plan?
Business owners! Do you have an Accountable Plan in place? It could offer your business significant tax benefits and be beneficial to your employees who work from home. Today, Retha Valderas stops by to chat with host Jess Ellett a...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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11:04

Adventure Fit - Let's Go!
AdventureFIT blends outdoor adventure type activities with traditional strength and conditioning with the ultimate goal of helping people achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Today, Jess Ellett is chatting with the Founder of AdventureFit,...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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19:07

Navigating Financial Wellness
In this episode, Jess sits down with Dr. Aimee Harris, founder of the IE Wellness Center, to explore their mission of bringing together a diverse range of wellness providers and services aimed at building happier, healthier, and more productive...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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26:04

McShin - Recovery Resource Foundation
In this informative episode, Jess Ellett interviews Honesty Liller, CEO of The McShin Foundation. Honesty is a woman in long-term recovery from addiction who has been drug and alcohol free since May 27, 2007. Honesty's mission as CEO is firmly ...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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24:56

Hiring Your Children
Many small businesses hire their children to help out in one way or another. But what are some of the benefits and what are some tips on doing it the right way? Today, Retha Valderas stops by to chat with host Jess Ellett about hir...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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7:27

How Direct Primary Care Works With Insurance!
Today, we are joined by the owner of RevMed, Dr. Dan Moore. Dr. Dan is a local, on-call Direct Primary Care physician in Richmond, Virginia. Also joining us is Christian Mosier who is the President of a health benefit solution firm called...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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29:46

Used Car Buying Tips!
Buying used will save you money but it can be scary for many car shoppers. Trying to figure out the history of the vehicle, whether the price is fair, if the warrantee is worth the additional dollars and making sure you don't head home with a l...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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18:01

Beauty Enhancing Injectables!
Infinity Health is truly your one stop shop for beauty and wellness. They have over 12 years of experience and continue to educate themselves regularly on this ever changing industry. Today, Host Jess Ellett chats with the owner of...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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13:55

Boost Energy & Your Immunity with Wellness Injections
Jess chats with Infinity health about the little secret to big energy and glow! Whether you're seeking a natural energy lift, detoxification, or an immune system boost, their wellness injections offer a convenient and effective solution. Whethe...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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9:08

Richmond's only project-based learning high school!
Welcome to Richmond's only project-based learning high school! Today, host Jess Ellett talks to Dr. Hitchcock, who was named the second Head of School at Lynnhaven in 2023.Lynnhaven School provides an innovative, small school model that ...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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49:20

What are Pass-Through Entity Taxes?
Business owners! The PTET could be significant as you start working on your 2023 taxes! Under Virginia law, pass-through entities (PTEs) can choose to pay Virginia income tax at the entity level, and eligible owners of the PTE can receive...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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7:15

The Corporate Transparency Act
On January 1, 2024 a new reporting requirement went into effect that requires millions of small businesses to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinC...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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12:35

Alleviating Addiction Barriers
In February 2017, Jill Zebrowski Cichowicz’s twin brother died from Fentanyl poisoning. To help manage her grief, and as a way to bring something positive out of her family’s devastation, Jill created the Scott Zebrowski Scholarship Fund ...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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24:35

Improve Your Game!
The IYG’s travel baseball program strives to develop young people into successful athletes and leaders with character and a passion for excellence, both in baseball and in life, by focusing on five core principles: individual development,...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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20:45

Eating Disorders & Anxiety
Cedar -Richmond Center for Eating and Anxiety Disorders offers expert eating and anxiety care in a comforting environment. They use evidenced based treatments with a team of Therapists, Dietitians, Coaches and Mentors. ...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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48:13

Building & Improving a Strong and Stable Community
Founded in 2001, Habitat for Humanity – Powhatan (HFHP) is a locally run, independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity and is responsible for the Powhatan County area in Virginia. Today Jess speaks to Executive Director Susan Winiecki&...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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28:12

Listen. Accept. Encourage. Boys to Men Mentoring.
Boys to Men Mentoring Network of Virginia (BTMVA) offers young men a safe place where they can talk about what is really going on in their lives, as well as a community of mentors and peers who listen, believe in them and help them make better ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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35:01

Why diets stop working over time
Today, host Jess Ellett chats with the Co-Owner and Founder of METAFITRX; Metabolic Fitness Prescriptions, Melissa Ambrose. Melissa provides insight about why diets tend to stop working over time, offers clarity on how Body Composition ...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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34:46
