by John U. Bacon | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Episode Summary: Joe Parker Joe Parker grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan, where a 6th grade teacher recommended him for student council. He never forgot it. Parker went on to win multiple state titles in swimming, became an All-American at the University of Michigan,...
by John U. Bacon | Jul 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Episode Summary: Paul Helber This week, with the Helber family’s approval, we’re presenting my eulogy of their husband, father, and grandfather, Paul Helber, who was very well known and respected by anyone who grew up playing hockey (and probably baseball and...
by John U. Bacon | Jun 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Episode Summary: Brenda Ryan Brenda Ryan grew up in Detroit in the late 1960s, and took a big chance to enroll at Michigan Tech, sight unseen. She started a promising career at General Motors before getting her masters and starting her own companies – three, now, all...
by John U. Bacon | Jun 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Episode Summary: Amanda Macaluso Almost three decades ago, Amanda Macaluso, from Australia, decided to work at Hayo-Went-Ha for Girls just for a year, on a lark – but she never left. Thanks to a dramatic scene on a beach, she was transported her from possibly being...
by John U. Bacon | Jun 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Episode Summary: Brad Black Brad Black grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he met people from across the country passing through their train station. He rose up quickly through the ranks at Pitney-Bowes, then re-built the sales side of Stryker Corporation, and...
by John U. Bacon | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Episode Summary: MTU Commencement Today’s podcast is the commencement address I gave for Michigan Tech this spring. In it, I discuss what I call “the myth of inevitability. We’re often told our present world was created by enormous, unstoppable forces. Not...
