Ten years after awarding our very first VOLT Fund loan (on May 23, 2019) and ten days after the four-year anniversary of publishing our very first My ArundelBiz Podcast episode (on May 13, 2019), we’re excited to feature a dynamic duo that exemplifies just what our now officially “award-winning” podcast aims to do: give Anne Arundel County business owners a platform to share their unique stories and, in many cases, how AAEDC helped them grow.

We sat down with Kelsey and Stephanie Gary, President and Vice President of Glen Burnie-based ⁠KG Truck and Auto⁠ and our second VOLT Fund Series guests, to discuss:

• Why, after working at a dealership for 15 years, Kelsey decided to turn what began as a side hustle into his own single-bay business.
• How Stephanie, aka “the secret weapon,” came to join the business and help it grow by applying her DOD contracting experience and pursuing every professional development opportunity she could find.
• Why they viewed the combination of an AAEDC Volt Fund loan and an AAEDC Arundel Community Reinvestment (ACR) Fund loan as “the unicorn loan” when seeking to buy a new building for their rapidly-expanding business, which grew from 6 to 20 employees within a month of their move.
• How the business has evolved and grown over time, and what they have planned for its future.
• Plus some of their top business tips and some of their favorite places to eat in Anne Arundel County.

So tune in to learn about a “unicorn business” and a power couple that has no plans of slowing down!