Prior to becoming Franchise Advisors, Bud & Bonnie Trenum founded and built a consulting company in Warrenton, Virginia helping provide solutions for business owners, entrepreneurs, and their families. They met on Homecoming Weekend their freshman year in college and have been a team ever since. Bud owned a Plumb/HVAC contracting business for over 20 years while Bonnie taught as a Special Ed teacher for five years until their daughter was born. A few years later, Bonnie & Bud decided to home school and Bonnie continued doing so until all four children graduated from high school. After selling their contracting business, Bud worked as a manager for a couple of branches, professional equipment sales, and dealer recruiting and training for Carrier Corp, Frigidaire, and Goodman Manufacturing.
Bonnie has built a sizeable insurance brokerage across several states serving many loyal clients for years who have referred many others. Everyone who gets to meet Bonnie, whether on the phone or in person, loves to talk with her because she always makes them feel special. After Bud recovered from some health issues a few years ago, they decided they would continue to serve clients and customers from a more “digital platform”. Their four children are now grown with three of them married and their oldest son and his wife just had a baby son…Bud & Bonnie’s first grandchild!!!
Team Bud & Bonnie has been very blessed ever since they first met at Hampden-Sydney Homecoming at a Bill Dell & the Rondelles concert. They are both very excited about being Franchise Advisors and having the tremendous opportunity to help others participate in new business ventures. It doesn’t matter to Bud & Bonnie whether it’s their first time in business or they already own multiple businesses – whether their reason is to supplement or replace a job or to diversify their income to the max – Team Bud & Bon are always fired up about helping provide solutions that empower others (and their families) to prosper.
