I got a chance to sit down with Hilldrup President and CEO Charles W. McDaniel this week for the second episode of our monthly Biz Beat Banter podcast (which you can now find on Spotify and iHeart).
We covered a range of topics during our 45-minute conversation, including:
- His long career with the family-owned business
- The tradition of multiple generations of Charles McDaniels having a different middle name
- His standout football career with the University of Virginia, how lessons learned on the gridiron translate to the boardroom, and why he doesn’t regret not pursuing the National Football League
- What it’s like to live almost next door to his brother, parents and daughter
- His hopes for the family’s riverfront land on Caroline Street
Our next episode will be with Fredericksburg Nationals majority owner Art Silber. That will air sometime in mid-December. Joel Griffin was the subject of our first episode.
More to come! Enjoy this month’s episode.
Bill Freehling covers local business for the Fredericksburg Free Press. He can be reached at [email protected].
