Chris Ferry
| Chris Ferry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher Francis Ferry January 29, 1989 Somers Point, New Jersey |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Addiction Recovery Advocate, Entrepreneur, and internet personality |
| Known for | Boca Recovery Center[1] |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Chris Ferry (born January 29, 1989 in Somers Point, New Jersey) is an Addiction Recovery Advocate, Entrepreneur, and internet personality (content creator). Ferry is best known for his work in digital marketing and social media, leading Florida–based company Boca Recovery Center.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Career[edit]
Based in Boca Raton, Florida, born and raised in New Jersey, Ferry began helping people early on. Ferry was a sportsman from the start and played Ice hockey as a part of his High School varsity team.[9][10] At the age of 18, he received a try out invitation for the US National Team Development Program (Team USA).[11] He quit Ice hockey and got into drugs.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
After ongoing drug abuse and struggling with his addiction, Ferry had to go to drug rehab several times.[18][19] During this time, he also was the Co-founder of the Jacksonville-based insurance franchise known as We Insure Florida. Due to his addiction, he had to leave his position and go back to rehab.[20][21] Once he got sober, Ferry started to use past experiences to help others in similar situations.[22][11][23][24][25][26][27][28]
After six years of being sober, he is the founder of a notable drug and alcohol treatment center, Boca Recovery Center.[29][30] Ferry is a Certified National Master Interventionist (C.N.M.I.) from the National Association of Drug & Alcohol Interventionists (N.A.D.A.I.).[31][32] He has studied marketing and business development in depth.[33][34][23][35][36][37][38]
Christopher Ferry, being a sportsman, now regularly attends sporting events and maintains his interest in physical fitness.[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]
He notably founded Clean and Sober - Addiction Recovery Support, one of the largest social media groups of its category.[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Yancey-Bragg, N'dea. "New Jersey dad gets thousands of birthday wishes after his sons pull billboard prank". USA TODAY.
- ↑ Norman, Derek M. (March 13, 2019). "Here's What Happens When 2 Sons Buy a Billboard Asking for Birthday Wishes for Their Dad" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Scholarship Program for Struggling Addicts - Boca Recovery Center". finance.yahoo.com.
- ↑ Today, Psychology. "Christopher Ferry, Boca Raton, FL, 33433". Psychology Today.
- ↑ "The Opioid Epidemic is ravaging America, cementing itself as one of the nation's most devastating health emergencies". Press of Atlantic City.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-02-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Mazanec, Cecilia. "NEW: 'Happy Birthday' billboard from local sons to dad goes viral, draws 20,000-plus calls, texts". The Palm Beach Post.
- ↑ Moye, David (March 12, 2019). "Dad Gets Pranked On Birthday When Sons Put His Phone Number On Billboard". HuffPost.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Michelle Lou; Brandon Griggs. "This man is getting thousands of birthday wishes from around the world after his sons bought a billboard for him". CNN.
- ↑ Phillips, Doug. "Birthday billboard from South Florida sons blows up the internet". sun-sentinel.com.
- ↑ Adamson, Allan (March 14, 2019). "Best Birthday Ever? NJ Dad Chris Ferry Receives 15,000 Texts And Calls After Sons Pull Billboard Prank". Tech Times.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2020-02-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Meet Christopher Ferry, the man behind RiFF RAFF's Addiction Recovery". August 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Social activist Christopher Ferry soon to turn Bollywood director". September 16, 2019.
- ↑ "'Longer stays result in better long-term outcomes for sobriety,' says Boca Recovery Center's Christopher Ferry - Baltimore Post-ExaminerBaltimore Post-Examiner". baltimorepostexaminer.com.
- ↑ "Entrepreneurs Christopher Ferry & Ryan Montgomery provide Scholarships to help Addicts". January 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-02-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Billboard advertises South Jersey man's birthday and phone number". FOX 29 Philadelphia. March 12, 2019.
- ↑ Marzo 2019, Por: Redacción | 12 de. "Padre recibe miles de mensajes de cumpleaños por culpa del ingenio de sus hijos".
- ↑ "Sons Wish Dad Happy Birthday With Huge Billboard". Inside Edition. March 12, 2019.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Vogt, Erin. "NJ man getting nonstop birthday calls after sons' prank billboard". New Jersey 101.5.
- ↑ "Ryan Montgomery says accepting your addiction is the first step towards recovery". November 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Social activism to Bollywood - Its Producer Christopher Ferry for you!". The Asian Age. September 17, 2019.
- ↑ "5 Sources of Motivation Anybody (Yes, This Means You) Can Access Today". BuzzFeed Community.
- ↑ "Meet Christopher Ferry of Boca Recovery Center in Boca Raton". www.prdistribution.com.
- ↑ "Helping Struggling Addicts is Gratifying, Says Boca Recovery Center's CEO Ryan Montgomery". News18. November 22, 2019.
- ↑ Eades, John (August 23, 2019). "The Role of Humility at Work (and Why the Best Leaders Embrace It)". Inc.com.
- ↑ "What Motivates a Recovery Advocate? – SubstanceForYou.com". www.substanceforyou.com.
- ↑ Wallace, Danielle (March 12, 2019). "Sons rent billboard advertising dad's birthday and phone number: report". Fox News.
- ↑ Desk, IBT Entertainment (August 24, 2019). "Christopher Ferry: The story of a former addict who founded Boca Recovery Center". International Business Times, India Edition.
- ↑ O'Neill, Natalie (March 11, 2019). "New Jersey brothers rent billboard to prank dad on birthday".
- ↑ "This billboard has everyone talking....to a South Jersey dad". KYW. March 10, 2019.
- ↑ NJ.com, Sophie Nieto-Munoz | NJ Advance Media for (March 8, 2019). "Thousands of strangers are calling a N.J. man for his birthday, so here's his number". nj.
- ↑ Writer, VINCENT JACKSON Staff. "Atlantic City billboard encourages world to wish Linwood man happy birthday". Press of Atlantic City.
- ↑ "Optical illusion of girl with 'skinny legs' leaves netizens bemused". December 1, 2019.
- ↑ Tariq, Imran (July 24, 2019). "4 Science-Backed Ways to Prevent Burnout". Entrepreneur.
- ↑ "Brothers use billboard to get birthday greetings for dad". UPI.
- ↑ Stirewalt, Chris (March 11, 2019). "Washington's debt farce". Fox News.
- ↑ City, Vincent Jackson / Press of Atlantic. "'Love, Your Sons': Atlantic City billboard encourages world to wish N.J. dad happy birthday". WacoTrib.com.
- ↑ Anchor, News. "Mad Minute stories from Monday, March 11th". KHQ Right Now.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "New Jersey brothers rent billboard to prank dad on birthday". NewsComAu. April 11, 2019.
- ↑ "This picture of a little girl holding a pack of popcorn has left netizens confused". www.timesnownews.com.
- ↑ "Cornfused? A Photo of Young Girl With 'Thin Legs' Has Bamboozled the Internet. Here's Why". News18. November 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Invitan a la gente a felicitar a su papá en su cumpleaños". El Siglo.
- ↑ "Sons Prank Dad With Giant Birthday Billboard In New Jersey, Bringing In Thousands Of Phone Calls". March 11, 2019.
- ↑ City, Vincent Jackson / Press of Atlantic. "'Love, Your Sons': Atlantic City billboard encourages world to wish N.J. dad happy birthday". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- ↑ "Reklam panosundaki "Babamızın doğumgününü kutlayın" şakasına binlerce kişi yanıt verdi". BBC News Türkçe. March 13, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ "Dad Flooded With Birthday Messages From Strangers After Sons Put His Phone Number On Atlantic City Billboard". March 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Sons buy billboard to encourage everyone to wish their dad a happy birthday". 6abc Philadelphia. March 8, 2019.
- ↑ Robinson, Ryan. "5 Steps To Managing Stress And Taking Back Control As A Busy Entrepreneur". Forbes.
- ↑ Wiles, Matthew (January 17, 2020). "Facebook Group 'Clean and Sober' is helping addicts and their families find Hope".
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