#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 of Feeney helped? (minute 9)
Feeney vs Fuchs - 1 v 1 basketball game (minute 11)
Who is Fuchs favorite Rabbi? (minute 17)
Feeney as a basketball captain at the JCC (minute 19)
Fuchs earned MVP during the Championship game (minute 20)
Rabbi Steve Chatinover (minute 22)
Ben’s dad is a Rabbi (minute 25)
Aaron Goldenthal’s +/- and The Camera Bar (minute 27)
Explaining what a Financial Advisor does to 3rd Grader (minute 28)
Shoutout to Eric Brown (minute 30)
How Fuchs Financial started (minute 32)
3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being Financial Advisor (minute 37)
Special guest, Billy shows up (minute 39)
Fuchs is on TV every Saturday (minute 42)
#BeAGoodFriends magnets being sold at The Daily Grind (minute 46)
Confirm or Deny: You film in Arizona? (minute 47)
Rachel Lutzker (minute 51)
Evan Gilchrest #55 or John Decker #65? (minute 54)
Financial advising (minute 56)
Is Ben flexing and holding his breath in these photos? (minute 58)
Billy donated to Birdies for Charity for each point scored by Ben, Thai & Bendor (minute 1.00)
Basketball Talk: Lebron, Knicks & Celtics (minute 1.02)
The JCC (minute 1.04)
Brad Drazen (minute 1.05)
Ben’s favorite teacher (minute 1.07)
Upcoming events (minute 1.08)

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#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? (minute 9)

Gut health (minute 12)

Podcast sponsors (minute 16)

3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being Psychotherapist (minute 17)

Jenny’s son, Kingsley was my former student (minute 19)

Johnny’s Jog (minute 21)

Parker’s Posse (minute 22)

Kingsley’s dad, Mike collects hats and sneakers (minute 24)

Mind-body medicine (minute 26)

Surprise guest and my former student, Sanai (minute 27)

Advice for someone with anxiety or depression (minute 32)

What makes Nicole a good #friend? (minute 37)

Suggestions for someone struggling with aging (minute 40)

Being bilingual is a superpower (minute 43)

Questions from Jenny’s niece (minute 46)

Jenny saved the life of Feeney’s dog, Barkley (minute 49)

The Enlightenment Counseling Center on Instagram (minute 51)

“Where’s my breath?” “How am I feeling?” “What do I need?” (minute 54)

Closing remarks (minute 58)

Unboxing a gift from Cricket Press (minute 1.00)

Podcast Sponsors:

The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com

West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com

Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com

Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net

Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com

Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu

PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com

Float 41 - www.float41.com

#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 #friend? (minute 11)
Projects: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 12)
Confirm or Deny: Did you print for NASA? (minute 17)
Their clients include: Google, Apple and MLB (minute 19)
I.T.A.R. (minute 21)
Dan Hovey from West Hartford Solar (minute 23)
EXCLUSIVE NEWS: Greg’s wife, Brittany is having a baby! (minute 27)
Friends of Feeney magnets are on sale at The Daily Grind (minute 29)
Handing out stickers at the Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade (minute 31)
Keating Agency Insurance sponsors everything! (minute 34)
Cricket Press merch: tattoos, erasable pens and yard signs (minute 36)
FoF 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on 9/13/25 (minute 38)
Greg built birdhouses for his Eagle Scout Badge (minute 42)
Greg’s OBP was 1.000 for Wentworth Institute of Technology’s baseball team (minute 45)
Greg’s favorite memory of his dad, Tim (minute 48)
Why the name Cricket Press? (minute 53)
Behind the Scenes: We print with The Roland VG3-540 (minute 56)
Upcoming events (minute 59)
Behind the Scenes: We print with The Logo JET VVx40R Plus (minute 1.03)

Podcast Sponsors:
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West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com
Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com
Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net
Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com
Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu
PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com
Float 41 - www.float41.com
Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com
Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com

#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 clients include: Samsung, Ferrari and MLB (minute 9)
3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being the former owner of Cantor Colburn LLP. (minute 11)
Michael’s role changed on December 31st (minute 14)
Trademarks (minute 17)
Can you do a cartwheel? (minute 20)
Shari was the co captain of Hall High School Gymnastics (minute 21)
“Shari can see around corners” - John Lyons (minute 23)
Michael’s episode #135 and Shari’s episode #35 (minute 25)
Michael and Shari are both in the UConn Hall of Fame (minute 27)
Attended UConn’s Final Four for four years in a row (minute 29)
Thoughts on Shari being a politician in the digital age of social media (minute 32)
Bleeding Blue for UConn (minute 34)
Work/Life Balance (minute 37)
Going to India and Israel with Governor Ned Lamont (minute 40)
Pop Rocks Event benefiting The Playhouse on Park (minute 42)
Fries of Feeney at A.C. Petersens (minute 44)
Michael’s favorite restaurant and 4 dinner guests (minute 46)
Michael’s favorite teacher (minute 48)
Feeney going to UConn Law School? (minute 50)
Upcoming events (minute 52)
Michael recommends “Running Point” on Netflix (minute 54)
Lauren Carmody Grenier (minute 56)
Birdies for Charity (minute 58)

Podcast Sponsors:
The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com
West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com
Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com
Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net
Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com
Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu
PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com
Float 41 - www.float41.com
Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com
Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com

#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)

Earning a Doctorate in Education from The University of Hartford (minute 13)

Covenant Prep (minute 16)

Being the guest speaker at The All-State Riflery Dinner (minute 15)

Being in the military (minute 23)

Officer Candidate School (minute 26)

Medal of Honor recipient, Paul Bucha (minute 28)

West Point (minute 30)

Being a financial advisor at Baystate Financial (minute 33)

Podcast sponsors (minute 35)

3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being a financial advisor (minute 37)

Rick’s children (minute 42)

Feeney at Wolcott Park (minute 49)

Rob Oliver is good #friend (minute 50)

Upcoming events (minute 54)

Ball 4 A Cure (minute 55)

Rick’s favorite teachers (minute 56)

“Are you down with OPP?” (minute 57)

Podcast Sponsors:

The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com

West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com

Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com

Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net

Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com

Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu

PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com

Float 41 - www.float41.com

Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com

Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com

#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 me a shoutout” Instagram reel (minute 9)

Podcast sponsors (minute 10)

Our newest podcast sponsor, Sally and Bob’s! (minute 11)

3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to running Ryan’s Softwash (minute 13)

Ryan’s Softwash flyer (minute 15)

Matt Dicks (minute 17)

Phone call from “Wife of Feeney” (minute 22)

Softwash Jobs: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 24)

Pro & Cons of Softwashing (minute 28)

Jeff Webster (minute 31)

Eric Bergenn (minute 32)

Allie Belluci (minute 35)

The Dancing Leprechaun (minute 36)

Mark from First Tee (minute 38)

FoF Collaboration with Eric Bergenn (minute 39)

Upcoming events (minute 40)

Sully Shamrock’s Pasta Dinner (minute 41)

Ryan’s favorite restaurants (minute 42)

Ryan’s favorite teacher (minute 44)

Eggs Benedict (minute 45)

Recommendations (minute 46)

Homemade hot sauce! (minute 49)

Thai Tran, our newest director on the board

Podcast Sponsors:

The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com

West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com

Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com

Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net

Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com

Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu

PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com

Float 41 - www.float41.com

Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com

Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com

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#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 (minute 6)

Tommy's story and involvement (minute 8)

Mentor’s role and responsibility (minute 11)

Formerly called “EmpowerHER” (minute 13)

Feeney reads Empower’s Shoutout (minute 15)

The 8 Anchor Regions of Empower (minute 16)

Our #friend, Katie Grenier (minute 18)

Podcast Sponsors (minute 21)

Christina’s 3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being a Program Coordinator (minute 22)

Tommy’s 3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock to being a Future Mentor (minute 23)

Tommy and Christina’s children (minute 25)

Empower’s Luminaria Event at The Aqua Turf (minute 27)

Bob Maxon (minute 31)

Brooke Viens at The Cove (minute 32)

Christina’s mentee, Abby (minute 35)

Tommy lost his mother when he was 12 (minute 35)

Christina lost her mother when she was 11 (minute 43)

The Mother’s Day Event at Gillette Stadium (minute 47)

The Falmouth Road Race (minute 50)

What makes Cara a good #friend? (minute 52)

Looking for event sponsors (minute 53)

Christina’s favorite teacher (minute 56)

Tommy’s favorite teacher (minute 57)

Podcast Sponsors:

The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com

West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com

Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com

Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net

Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com

Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu

PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com

Float 41 - www.float41.com

Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com