Interesting Humans

Autumn has come alive here in the midwest. It's my favorite time of the year. For most of three months -- from about September 1 to December 1 -- I feel productive and energized by the cooler temps a…

I have to admit to being a bit bouncy right now. It happens every year around this time. It’s as if I emerge from the doldrums of late summer with a renewed sense of purpose and, yes, even optimism. …

One of the great gifts of curiosity is that it takes you places you can’t foresee. That was the case for Elin and me July 4th when we slid over to downtown Ypsilanti to see the 2nd Annual Black Empow…

“I was born with a big engine, a big heart and a really bad chassis," Keith Kelly, today's guest tells me in his familiar Irish. 

Keith was the NCAA National Cross Country Champion for Providence Coll…

Flow. Details. Impact. These are the hallmark words in Elin Walters' world. She is the owner and curator at Exactly Designs, an interior design firm she founded a little more than four years ago.
As …

I call Emily McGuire a Relational Marketer. Not only is she a guru of email marketing but she also is growing her one-person business to include copy writing and even business coaching. Emily and her…

If you saw Kendra Stanley Mills’ photographs you’d be impressed but you would have no idea of the story of how this incredible artist found her place behind a camera lens.

Kendra is a combination of e…

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I had the chance recently to sit in a Zoom meeting with one of my two high school senior daughters. It was a zoom call in place of the end of the year banquet for her h…

When I played tennis in high school, my coach was a guy named Ed Deitch. Ed was a new teacher and had never coached any sport before. And he didn't play tennis.

What I loved about Ed was that he didn…

Maybe a couple times in one's life are you lucky enough to come across truly unique characters. I'm talking about original, authentic and truly unique individuals who enlighten and inform your world …

What makes a good teacher? More important, what makes a teacher good? Just as with any professional endeavor there are character habits that lead to mastery. Teaching is no exception. And while there…

Let's be honest. Few people get really excited about minute details of home building projects and how to make them more energy efficient. It can get pretty esoteric. Today's guest, Scott Hedges, can …

Michelle Plucinsky is the epitome of a human passionate about evolving. Together with her husband Chris Nordin, Michelle runs Furnace Design Studio, a place where glassblowers create their incredible…

Jeffrey Post has a little swagger. He a mix of Johnny Depp's Capt. Jack Black and the debonnaire Carry Grant. I suspect it comes from the natural actor in him. Though he's not boastful, Jeffrey has s…

If there is one thing I know about Lori Brauer, it's her enormous heart. You can feel it the moment you meet. For the past 15 years Lori has been engaged in work with non-profits, raising funds and a…