In this monologue, Ed Weeks Jr., founder of HV Social Media, reflects on the unique communication and marketing landscape of the Hudson Valley, noting how it differs from larger cities and upstate regions. He observes an influx of residents from New York City into towns like Beacon, Poughkeepsie, and Kingston, which is reshaping local business dynamics. To address these nuances, Ed announces the launch of a new weekly podcast called "Hudson Valley Business," aimed at helping entrepreneurs, freelancers, artists, and other professionals succeed in the area. He outlines his personal background—born in Newburgh, raised in Highland, now living in Poughkeepsie—and leverages his experience across multiple industries to provide a distinctive perspective. The podcast will feature guest interviews, vlogs, and YouTube content, delivering practical insights and success stories. He concludes with holiday wishes and an invitation to tune in in 2019.
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Hey everybody, Ed Weeks Jr., the founder of HV Social Media, up there a little bit here on the shirt. Obviously I put content out here, we're all out here trying to up our content game. But as I was sitting here, actually over this month of December, it's the middle of December, December 17th today, I really thought about the fact that I'm in the Hudson Valley, right? HV Social Media, Hudson Valley Social Media, and I'm really keen on Like highlighting what the difference is and why the Hudson Valley, when you market, when you sell, when you communicate, when you go out here and do whatever it is you do, whether you own a business, whether you're a sales rep, whether you're in the not-for-profit space, the reality is how you communicate to the Hudson Valley is completely different than how you do things south of here, down in the big city, north of here, up in Albany, way upstate. It's a completely It's a completely different vibe. It's a completely different way of truly communicating and getting after your end goal, whatever that may be. The reality is you have to understand how different it is, and it's ever-evolving. There's a lot of people— there's an influx now down in Beacon, here in the city of Poughkeepsie, up in Kingston. There is a lot of people coming up from the city that can no longer afford the big city and they're here trying to really cut their teeth and make ends meet here in the Valley. And they are finding it completely different how to communicate in this neck of the woods. So I launched a podcast. I just put out an intro today called Hudson Valley Business. And it's really about how to succeed out here no matter what business you're in. And maybe you're just, you know, a consultant, a freelancer, an artist, Artist, very official. An artist, what a musician, whatever it may be. This is a different area, and I really think that it takes a different mentality, and I'm looking to you know add that perspective. Me personally, I grew up in Highland. I was born in Newburgh, grew up in Highland, and now live in Poughkeepsie. So I really just had a three county experience in my life. Obviously, I've traveled a lot and been out of here, out of this area a lot, but I've had a really long. lifelong pursuit in the Hudson Valley. I've had roles across many different industries, now in my own marketing agency. I think I bring a really unique perspective to basically what it takes to succeed in the Hudson Valley. What I'm gonna do on the podcast is bring in a lot of other personalities on the podcast. I'm gonna try to do it weekly and really just show What success looks like and get valuable insights and hopefully give valuable information to anyone who's listening to that podcast. We'll do some vlogging, we'll do some YouTube stuff, we're gonna do a lot of things. But I just wanna put that out there today. I wanna wish everybody out here a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and hopefully see you on the podcast in 2019. Guys, peace. Have a wonderful day. Peace.
