01 Mar 2025 Person of the Month: Cole Schaefers

Posted at 11:49 AMh in Neighbors by
“Freyaldenhoven has had long-standing ties with the Central Arkansas community and surrounding areas since 1970. I was taught that our customers are the No. 1 priority and to always provide excellent service. John and Scott Freyaldenhoven and Matt Lea have taught me about leadership, and their wisdom spreads from the top to the bottom of the company. Our motto is ‘Quality is our specialty,’ and all of us hold that standard high so we can best meet the needs of our customers. Our core values and integrity are what truly make us who we are as a business.”

HOMETOWN:I have lived in Conway for 29 years.

FAMILY: Katie and I have been married for six years and we have three children: Charlotte, Clyde and Annie, who is 7 months old.

EDUCATION: I am a 2014 graduate of St. Joseph School and I earned a degree in finance from the University of Central Arkansas.

CAREER: I am the New Construction Manager for Freyaldenhoven Heating & Cooling. I have worked for the company for eight years.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:When I started at Freyaldenhoven, I started at the very bottom. Over the past eight years, I have worked my way into the position I am in now and it just goes to show that hard work and dedication pay off.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: We are members of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Clyde and Charlotte attend St. Joseph Preschool and School.

HOBBIES: I like spending time with the family, golfing, keeping up with all things St. Louis Cardinals and anything Arkansas-sports related. I also like spending time on my cattle farm where I run a small beef cattle operation. My grandfather started the family farm in 1970 in the Lollie Bottoms and I was raised working on it. I had the opportunity to learn from my grandfather, dad and uncle how it was to be successful and the day-to-day work it took to accomplish that goal in the agriculture sector. It is where I learned my core values of “accountability, honesty, compassion, dependability, respect, determination and leadership.” I apply these values in everyday life to be successful and accomplish the goals I set in place for myself and my family.

WHY DO YOU LOVE LIVING IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS: Conway is the place where I was born and raised and met my beautiful wife, and now we have the opportunity to raise our kids in a growing, loving community. One of the things I love about Conway is that it has the feeling of a small town with all the large-town amenities. The friendships and relationships I have built through networking over the years truly show how it is a special town and will always be near to my heart.