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 SAVES TWO LIVES. 

Leashes of Valor could not do what they do for our veterans without your help. They are always seeking foster homes for their service dogs for the duration of their training time as they get ready for their service. And donor contributions are also critical. And now through Dec. 31, the J...

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 about what Accountable Plans are, how to implement them and why they might be a benefit to your business. 

Valderas Financial prides themselves in their expertise and superior client service. They form a relationship with their clients where they work to make sure every aspect of their finances are in order through cool, calm, accounting.

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, Chris Wheless and the owner of Bend Movement, Ben Klingelhofer.

If you are looking to go on an outdoor adventure, this is a podcast worth listening to! Chris is a certified strength and conditioning specialist in the national strength and conditioning Association. He has over two decades of experience training athletes of all different levels as well as the general population, including seniors...

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 communities. 

IE Wellness focuses on the key dimensions of wellness—emotional, occupational, physical, spiritual, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial—to promote optimal health and performance. 

Today’s conversation centers on the Financial Wellness dimension, with guest expert Mary Kay Hacker answering common questions. They also dive into some exciting news for the future of the center, includin...

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 rooted in community outreach and involvement. She gets to walk in her purpose every day helping those in the community heal from their addiction. She is also the best Selling Author of "Scattered Pink" which is available here on Amazon.

Founded in 2004, The McShin Foundation is Virginia's leading non-profit, full-service Recovery Community Organization (RCO), committed to serving individuals and...

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 hiring your children to help with tasks and duties at your family business. 

Valderas Financial prides themselves in their expertise and superior client service. They form a relationship with their clients where they work to make sure every aspect of their finances are in order through cool, calm, accounting.

St...

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 BenX Consulting Group. 

Direct primary care is an increasingly popular option for covering the cost of medical care. It’s an agreement you make directly with your provider and it doesn’t use insurance claims. Typically, this type of membership covers the cost of routine screenings, management of chronic conditions, and acute-care visits. But, If you ha...

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 lemon to name a few things. 

A used vehicle will cost less based on sticker price alone — but that's not where the savings stop. You will also be reaching for your wallet much less than if you drove a brand-new vehicle in terms of fees, insurance and vehicle depreciation.  

List...

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 Infinity Health, Madison Shropshire along with her Medical Director, Kelly Anderson.   And this episode is all about Injectables. If you have considered botox or fillers, this is one you don't want to miss.  

Madison and Kelly explain their comprehensive cosmetic injection services, the various options available to help you look and feel your best and the importance of...

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. Whether you're seeking a natural energy lift, detoxification, or an immune system boost, wellness injections offer a convenient and effective solution.
Listen in and learn how these little shots make a HUGE difference in how you feel!



To learn more about Infinity Health and to set up an appointment, go to:
infinityhealthva.com

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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 deeply values and sees each student as an individual. They offer a stark contrast to traditional schools that often struggle with overcrowding and outdated industrial models. The modern era demands skills beyond rote learning and routine tasks because today's challenges require an understanding of context, the ability to ask pertinent questions, and the skill to find credible solutions in collaboration with...

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 corresponding credits. The general effect of this is to transfer the Virginia income tax liability on the PTE's income from the PTE's eligible owners to the PTE itself.

Today, Retha Valderas stops by to chat with host Jess Ellett about what the PTET really means and what the significance is for business owners. 

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 (FinCEN).

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted in 2021, was passed to enhance transparency in entity structures and ownership to combat money laundering, tax fraud, and other illicit activities.

Today, Retha Valderas stops by to chat with host Jess Ellett about what this act means for entrepreneurs and small business owners, what the deadlines are and what the penalties will be fo...

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 in partnership with the The McShin Foundation, a Richmond based addiction treatment center. 

In both 2019 and 2020 “A Night For Scott” was voted The Best Charity Event in Richmond and first runner-up in 2021 and 2022; each raising awareness and thousands of dollars. Jill has continued her advocacy by speaking nationally about addiction and its impact on individuals, families and communities and starting 2...

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, teamwork, sportsmanship and respect, leadership and competition.

Tyler LeClair acquired the baseball program in August 2021 and joins Jess Ellett to discuss the programs being offered,  elaborate on the new, improved culture to IYG Baseball, the recent upgrades to the facility and his ultimate goal, which is to become one of the best travel baseball organizations in Virginia.  To IYG, that  refers...

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. 

Richmond Center for Eating Disorders was created in 2021, based on the alarming rise of eating disorders in the community and the overwhelming requests for care following the pandemic. One of their early objectives was to make eating disorder recovery at home accessible and effective. They intended to grow their center to offer needed resources and yet stay small enough to provide excellent and co...

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  about the critical home repairs that have been taking place in Powhatan County over the years, the homes being built for qualified homeowners, the Habitat Store and some of the issues Powhatan residents have been facing over the past year.

This is an incredible organization to promote and support so listen in and learn why HFHP is so vital to the...

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 choices. 

Warren McCrickard is the Executive Director of Boys to Men Mentoring Network of Virginia and he joins Jess Ellett to discuss their programs and to share some amazing success stories coming out of their work.

Listen in to all of the incredible things this nonprofit is doing for y...

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 compares to BMI and gives recommendations on how to incorporate a fitness routine into your overall wellness plan.  She also addresses the popular trend of losing weight with Semaglutide, also sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy.  Her thoughts may surprise you!

For our listeners that want to understand how their unique metabolic and body composition data can create pe...

Kristin Peck joins Jess Ellett on River City Podcast to talk about what The Areola Restoration Center is doing to help women be fully restored physically and emotionally with 3D Nipple Tattooing Post Mastectomy.

They also discuss the educational need in our country for both the medical community and the survivor community to understand that there is a legal right to have full restoration and it is usually paid for by  insurance. This is all possible because of the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) that was signed into federal law on   October 21, 1998. S...

Forward Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting working, single parents and their children in the Greater Richmond area who are in the midst of a financial crisis. 

Their mission is "Empowering Action to Move Forward" - "Navigating life's challenges as a community with Strength, Perseverance, Persistence, and Purposefulness."

RCP Host Jess Ellett sits down with CEO & Executive Director, Andrea Starr, to discuss who the organization strives to assist, the services they offer, ways to get involved and their upcoming "Go Forward Together" Ride in October. 

If you are a wo...

So many of us have been touched by addiction and the crisis is involving younger ages each year. September is Recover Month and we thought it was important to talk to an organization that s helping our community every day.

Journey House Recovery is a holistic, peer recovery program teaching individuals
to live a recovery lifestyle and achieve a thriving life. They are a 501(c)(3) that specializes in teaching people to live a recovery lifestyle. They are not a treatment facility however they collaborate with treatment facilities and other licensed professionals to ensure access to the...

Today, Jess talks with their Executive Director, Jennifer Case. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of non-profit experience, with over 10 of those in early childhood development.  She is passionate about supporting individuals and families and has spent her career focused on creating a community where all individuals and families can thrive. Supporting individuals with disabilities and/or developmental differences and their families is a cause that she is connected to both professionally and personally.  Jennifer is also a mom to four uniquely gifted children! 

Also joining Jess is Janai Santiago and Jacqueline Santiago.  This amaz...

Innovitamin Solutions is here to help you feel your best from the inside out! Their experienced Registered Nurses are dedicated to providing MOBILE IV & IM vitamin therapy services to each and every client in a stress-free, comfortable environment of your choice while still being in full compliance with the highest industry standards and regulations.

Today, Founder and Owner April Morris stopped by River City Podcast to chat about what this therapy is doing to help our overall wellness, how Innovitamin Solutions came to fruition, some of the upcoming events this year and about ways her organization is...

Dr. Joseph Capri, D.C. is back to talk to Jess Ellett about his new concierge chiropractic membership program and his continued success getting 88% of patients out of pain,  in just three visits! Three of Dr. Capris patients join us to share their stories, so you can hear it directly from them.

Dr. Capri is becoming knows as "The Pain Killer" but he has been helping people in muscle & joint pain for over 20 years! He started as a massage therapist and has been a Doctor of Chiropractic since 2012.

If you have back or neck pain, c...

Cindy Shufflebarger is the Executive Director of P23 Retreat.  She is a published author who founded a nonprofit with her husband called P23 Retreat. Their mission is in serving grieving parents. Having experienced the death of a child herself, Cindy has a heart for offering encouragement to those walking a similar journey.

Cindy joined Jess Ellett to have a conversation about the services her organization provides to families in our community that have lost a child and why this mission is so vital in their healing process. 

To learn more about P23 Retreat or to he...

Heidi Winton-Stahle is an Energy Medicine, Clinical Practitioner. Her company, Elemental Healing, is located in Richmond Virginia.  Heidi utilizes simple and effective methods of energy medicine to improve the immune system, alleviate pain, cure illness of all kinds, reduce allergies, improve sleep, correct hormones, bring emotional balance, heart health, reduce stress and reactivity. 

In this podcast, Heidi and Jess discuss the overall philosophy of energy medicine, what sessions look like, how it can heal us and increase our vitality and overall joy. 

Tune in to learn more about how Heidi is guiding people into expansive hea...

We were just out at the 2023 RIMBY Festival at Hardywood Brewery having such a great time. RIMBY stands for Right In My Back Yard - a  A FREE OUTDOOR festival highlighting all of the fun and unique things going on in our backyard, RVA.  ⁠This is a fundraising event to help support the amazing Beyond Boundaries organization and to bring local nonprofits together to support one another as a community. Its also a celebration of RVA food, drinks and music. 

We wanted to share some of the amazing organizations that were out in force at the f...

Rich Franklin has a passion for people and technology. He was fortunate enough to begin his career with one of the country's largest wireless carriers. There,  he held positions in the call center, inside the store environment in various capacities and has had multiple levels of leadership, both in the corporate and indirect spaces. 

Rich's journey led him to his current role, which is cellular business to business in  the Richmond Market.  He truly is a business person for business people. 

If you are frustrated with your cell phone provider and looking to save time, stres...

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month (ABAM), and all month long, the Alzheimer's Association is holding special events to share facts about Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. What a perfect time to talk to Elizabeth McMasters about how her law firm helps in supporting families with loved ones who are suffering. 
This is a must listen to for anyone who has a loved one  that is showing signs of an impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with their ability to do everyday activities.

Though dementia mostly affects older adults, it is no...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Elizabeth McMasters is here to talk with Jess Ellett more about this topic and to offer some guidance for anyone that might experience a crisis with a loved one. 

Elizabeth explains what an Emergency Custody Order (ECO) is and how to get one. She also explains more about the option of a Temporary Detention Order  and what the process is in Virginia for obtaining one. And we discuss guardianship and when that may be necessary. 

One of the things that can be the most challenging things we might fac...