This week, we are welcoming Ryan Jones to the Long Island Legends Podcast! Ryan is the owner of Chubs Meats and Catering and the CEO of the Jones Food Group. Born and raised in Selden, New York, Ryan’s entrepreneurial journey began at just 17 years old when he started working at a family business called Cow Palace.

While learning the ins and outs of the food industry, Ryan was also pursuing another dream, becoming a rock drummer. He spent years playing in a band and touring before ultimately shifting his focus toward building a business of his own. After the band broke up and the tours came to an end, Ryan dedicated himself fully to creating his own path to success.

Through years of hard work and persistence, Ryan’s opportunity arrived in 2014 when he and his wife purchased their first store. What began as a single location has since grown into a thriving operation that now includes three stores, food trucks, and several other ventures.

In addition to the food business, Ryan has expanded his entrepreneurial footprint into industries such as pickleball facilities, real estate, and credit card companies. Today, he continues to build and grow the Jones Food Group while remaining deeply connected to the Long Island community where his journey began.

This week, we are welcoming Adam Haber to the Long Island Legends Podcast!

Adam Haber is the Co-Founder and CEO of Trellus, a technology-driven commerce and logistics company enabling small businesses to compete more effectively with large e-commerce platforms. Over the past four years, he has led Trellus from concept to execution, building a same-day delivery and e-commerce infrastructure designed for affordability, reliability, and scale.

Trellus leverages proprietary batching and routing technology to reduce delivery costs while improving speed and unit economics. To date, they have completed 200,000+ deliveries, serving merchants and consumers across the NY Metro Area, and expanded into their second market in the North Bay of San Francisco in September 2025.

This week, we are welcoming Chris R. Vaccaro onto the Long Island Legends Podcast!

Chris R. Vaccaro is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award–winning media executive, author, and professor from Long Island. As VP of Digital Technology and Communications, Vaccaro has built a media consulting agency that focuses on client-first multiplatform storytelling and brand management. He served as VP of News 12 for several years, leading the tri-state network’s digital, social, and streaming efforts. He also served for many years as the Editor-in-Chief of Topps. Vaccaro’s work has been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Associated Press, and The Athletic, among hundreds of others.

Locally, he is the president and founder of the Sachem Alumni Association and the Sachem Education Foundation, and he also runs the Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame and Sachem Hall of Honor. In addition, Vaccaro has been President of the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame since 2017 and is a board member and educational director of the Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society. He is also the National President of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the nation’s oldest professional journalism organization.