Let them Lead: Podcast

Serge Savard Hockey Leader and Legend One of the NHL’s top 100 hockey players, Savard won 8 Stanley Cups as a player, the most by any defenseman, and 2 more as...

Morton Schapiro Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro explains how he rose from a community college student to the president of...

David Harlock From the Olympics and NHL to business In this conversation, David Harlock, one of only two 3-year captains in the 100 year...

John Wangler Michigan Quarterback John Wangler, a great Michigan quarterback in the 70s and 80s, became a successful businessman, and father of five children –...

Ross Childs, Hockey Mentor This week I pay homage to one of my best mentors, role models, and friends: K. Ross Childs, who passed away a year ago at 84. He played goalie at...

Ross Childs, Hockey Mentor This week I pay homage to one of my best mentors, role models, and friends: K. Ross Childs, who...

Matt Maasdam, Navy SEAL - Part 2 Matt Maasdam, a top Navy SEAL for 20 years, returns for a riveting bonus round: how he got selected to carry the “Nuclear Football” for...

Matt Maasdam, Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam, a Navy SEAL for 20 years, the SEAL training program’s head instructor, and for 2.5 years, the carrier of the President’s ‘nuclear...

WTKA Appearance | 09-15-23 In this week's Let Them Lead podcast, John Bacon and WTKA's Sam Webb discuss Michigan State University football coach Mel Tucker, who has...

Scott Miller Scott Miller learned worked under leadership legend Stephen Covey, author of the classic The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People....

Brad Park Inspirational Lessons From The Summit Series Brad Park has been voted one of the 50 best hockey players of all time. The nine-time...

The Heart of Sports Bacon's interview on the NCAA This week we're sharing an interview I just did on Jeff Cohen's popular "Heart of Sports" radio...

Episode Summary: Mike Mauti and Mike Zordich Saving Penn State Football Before Penn State’s 2012 football season, Jerry Sandusky was arrested, Joe Paterno...

Episode Summary: Paul Helber This week, with the Helber family’s approval, we’re presenting my eulogy of their husband, father, and grandfather, Paul...

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...

Episode Summary: Amanda Macaluso Almost three decades ago, Amanda Macaluso, from Australia, decided to work at Hayo-Went-Ha for Girls just for a...

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...

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...

Episode Summary: Al Gallup Al Gallup, a 96-year old veteran of World War II, still bikes every day. A former assistant principal at Ann Arbor Huron and Dean of...

Episode Summary: Rick Koubek Richard Koubek grew up in Illinois and attended community college, but eventually rose to become department chair at Penn State,...

Episode Summary: Dave Deluca Dave Deluca never went to camp as a kid, but got hooked on it when he became a camp counselor in college. Now he’s spent four...

Episode Summary: Brian Lawlor Brian Lawlor has been the president of local media for Scripps TV for ten years, which has grown from 10 stations to 61 nationwide...

Episode Summary: Ron Alvesteffer By his own admission, Ron Alvesteffer is no computer whiz, but after he took over ServiceExpress, which provides data center...

Episode Summary: Author Talk Interview A fun and lively 25-minute conversation with Fred Nahhat, Senior Vice President of Detroit PBS and a...