Feeney Talks With Friends
Eric Feeney talks with #friends! Eric is the founder of the nonprofit organization Friends of Feeney. Their mission is to help children and families who need assistance after heartbreak and tragedy. www.friendsoffeeney.com
Episodes
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #144 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Cristina Savin.
It was great to talk with my #friend, Cristina!
Cristina is the founder of Sweet Bear Coffee Company.
We talked about:
Restore Hyper Wellness (minute 1)
Sweet Bear Coffee Company (minute 2)
Explain “Fair Trade” to a 3rd Grader (minute 4)
Costs of coffee (minute 6)
The Wiley Family (minute 8)
Flavors of coffee ...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #143 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Chidebe Ndibe
It was great to talk with my #friend, Chi!
Chidebe is an Associate Software Engineer at The Hartford and the Content Creator of Jumps By Chi.
We talked about:
143 & Nancy Sohn (minute 1)
Working at The Hartford (minute 2)
Explain “Software Engineer” to a 3rd Grader (minute 4)
Jumps by Chi (minute 7)
Jumping Even...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #142 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Samantha Merwin and Shaleela Pina.
It was great to talk with my #friends, Sam and Shaleela!
Sam is the President and Shaleela is the Director of Community Outreach and Fundraising of ElbowBumpKid Inc.
We talked about:
The ElbowBumpKid logo (minute 1)
What is Type 1 Diabetes? (minute 2)
Dianniversary (minute 5)
Time management and vo...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #141 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Ryan Young and Terisa Licciardi
It was great to talk with my #friends, Ryan and Terisa!
Ryan is the Bank Manager and Terisa is the Assistant Bank Manager at PeoplesBank.
We talked about:
Celebrate West Hartford (minute 1)
Hartford Boys and Girls Club (minute 7)
Terisa is the Assistant Bank Manager (minute 8:30)
Ryan is the Bank Man...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #140 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Sandy Finnimore and Chloe Roberts.
It was great to talk with my #friends, Sandy and Chloe!
Sandy is the Competitive Employment Coordinator and Chloe is an intern at Favarh’s Project SEARCH.
We talked about:
Competitive Employment Coordinator (CEC) (minute 1)
Beanz & Co. (minute 4)
The Special Olympics Summer Games (minute 7)
3 Ke...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #139 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Susan Averna.
It was great to talk with my good #friend, Susan!
Susan is an author, coach, college professor, public speaker, counselor and psychologist.
We talked about:
Explaining what “Mental Health” to 3rd Grader (minute 1)
Feeney’s reflection after school drop off (minute 3)
Her inspiration to study psychology (minute 4.30...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #138 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Ben Fuchs.
It was great to talk with my good #friend (& frenemy on the court), Ben.
Ben is the Founder of Fuchs Financial.
We talked about:
Feeney elbowed Fuchs on the basketball court (minute 2)
For consecutive years, Fuchs Financial is an Exclusive Hole Sponsor (minute 5)
Brook Goff (minute 7)
How many families has Friends...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #137 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Jenny Alzate.
It was great to talk with my #friend, Jenny.
Jenny is an Integrative Psychotherapist and Co-founder of The Enlightenment Counseling Center.
We talked about:
E.F.T. - Emotional Freedom Tapping (minute 1)
Being a Psychotherapist (minute 5)
May is Mental Health Awareness Month (minute 6)
Does exercise help mental health? (min...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #136 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Greg Confessore.
It was great to talk with my #friend, Greg
He is the Vice-President of Cricket Press Inc.
We talked about:
Earning Family-owned Small Business of the Year (minute 1)
Cricket Press (minute 3)
Podcast sponsors (minute 5)
4 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being Vice President (minute 6)
What makes Dom a good #...
#FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Michael Cantor
It was great to talk with my #friend, Michael!
He was the co-managing partner and is now a lawyer/employee of Cantor Colburn LLP.
We talked about:
What is “intellectual property”? (minute 1)
Tangible properties vs Intangible properties (minute 4)
Intellectual properties litigation (minute 5)
What makes Phil Colburn a good #friend? (minute 7)
Their cli...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #134 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Rick Wells.
It was great to talk with my good #friend, Rick!
He is a financial advisor at Baystate Financial.
We talked about:
Ryan’s Softwash (minute 1)
Being a male elementary school teacher (minute 2)
Anthony’s favorite teacher was Dr. Wells (minute 5)
Recess games (minute 7)
Dorian from Doro (minute 9)
Patriotic songs (minute 11)
Earn...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #133 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Ryan McGinnis.
It was great to talk with my #friend, Ryan!
He is the owner of Ryan’s Softwash.
We talked about:
Thank you card from Christina from Empower (minute 1)
Ryan donated $2000 worth of toys to our Toy Drive (minute 2)
Webster Hill School and the West Hartford community (minute 5)
The softwash business (minute 7)
“Feeney giving m...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #132 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Christina Zarotney and Tom Atterrato.
It was great to talk with my #friends, Christina and Tom!
Christina is a teacher and Program Coordinator for Empower. Tom is a Detective and Mentor for Empower.
We talked about:
Empower in CT (minute 1)
Cara Belvin (minute 2)
Christina is a Program Coordinator (minute 4)
Become a volunteer and mentor...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #131 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring John Lyons.
It was great to talk with my #friend, John!
John is a car enthusiast and “town weatherman.”
We talked about:
Marsha and WHFD (minute 1)
John’s daughters (minute 2)
Podcast sponsors (minute 3)
Being the “Local Facebook Meteorologist” (minute 5)
Parades (minute 6)
John’s job with classic cars (minute 7)
Newport, RI (minute 10)
Wooden ...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #130 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Allie Belluci.
It was great to talk with my #friend, Allie!
Allie is the owner of Bellu Jean Creative LLC.
We talked about:
West Hartford (minute 1)
Bellu Jean Creative (minute 3)
Allie created the Friends of Feeney website (minute 3)
Allie’s inspiration and story (minute 5)
Teaching during Covid-19 (minute 8)
Cameras, photos and storage (minute 12)
S...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #129 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Anthony Torromeo.
It was great to talk with my #friend, Anthony!
Anthony is the President of Anthony’s Abatement.
We talked about:
SCSU (minute 1)
What’s Abatement? (minute 3)
Friends of Fox (minute 5)
Super Bowl commercial (minute 6.40)
Evan runs the website (minute 8.40)
Anthony’s Abatement tee shirt (minute 11.30)
Working out (minute 14.40)
Float 4...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #128 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Patrice Taffe, Victor Gonzalez and Kyle Egress!
It was great to talk with my #friends, Patrice, Victor and Kyle!
The trio are Rotarians for The Rotary Club of West Hartford. Their 13th Annual Vines of March event is on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
We talked about:
The Vines of March event (minute 1)
The Rotary Club Dictionary Program (minute 2.30)
What...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #127 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Bill and Max Markowitz .
It was great to talk with my #friends, Bill and Max!
Bill is a Marketing Specialist forAshley Furniture. Max is a Movie Critic and Blogger onThe Film Critic’s Ticket.
We talked about:
Swim, Sauna, Steam, Shave & Shower at the JCC (minute 2)
Thai Tran (minute 6.40)
Podcast sponsors (minute 10)
3 Keys (sponsored by West Ha...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #126 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Helen Brower and Cesar Contreras.
It was great to talk with my #friends, Helen and Cesar!
Helen and Cesar ownSally and Bob’s Eatery.
We talked about:
Podcast sponsors (minute 2)
3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to owning a restaurant (minute 3)
Cesar’s favorite meal to cook (minute 4.30)
Carne Asada & Avocado Eggs Benedict (minute 6)
Helen i...
#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #125 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Greg Hammond and Chelsea Dropik.
It was great to talk with my #friends, Greg & Chelsea!
Greg is a financial coach for HammondIles Wealth Advisors and Chelse is a Campaign Development Director for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. They collaborated on the Connecticut Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future.
We talked about:
Greg earned Visionary...
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