Category: Take The Hill
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Episode 28: Ryan Farran
“”Aviation & Purpose in Papua New Guinea” Ryan FarranMissionary Bush Pilot Missionary Bush Pilot Ryan Farran has blended his desire to serve others with his love of aviation. Join us in the studio to learn more about his background and journey that has taken him to the beautiful Melanesian island of Papua New Guinea. You…
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Episode 27: Dr. Jonas Prida
“Leadership, Music & Perspective” Dr. Jonas Prida Dr. Jonas Prida, Acting Provost @ Point Park University joins us to talk about Leadership, Perspective, and musical influences. Join us in the studio for this high energy and fast paced episode.
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Episode 007: Leading Through Uncertainty
Student Narratives The capacity for hope is one of the most significant elements of life… it provides human beings with a sense of destination, and perhaps most important, the energy to get started. As we reflect upon these conversations, though they may still be tinged with a bit of uncertainty, each of our guests demonstrated…
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Episode 006: Change My Perspective
Special “Pop Up” Podcast This special episode is our first in a series of “Pop-Up” podcasts that will feature students from the Point Park University community. Our guests and their topics are not prescreened, so the conversations are authentic. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we have enjoyed the conversations
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Episode 005: Megan Livingston
Talent Development at Highmark Health Megan Livingston has spent 18 years in the field of instructional design, learning and development. During her time at Highmark Health, Megan has lead enterprise initiatives around employee engagement and leadership development. She works with all levels of leadership across the organization, including the Executive Leadership Team. She currently is…
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Episode 003: Marissa Colclasure
Airline Pilot, Mom and Dreamer In this episode we meet Marissa Colclasure. She is a First Officer (Pilot) with Air Wisconsin, a blogger, a mom and a dreamer. Take some time to listen to the podcast and learn about her journey to the cockpit and some leadership lessons she has acquired along the way.
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Episode 002: Reflection
Reflection on our Conversation with Lee Cockerell In this episode, we reflect upon the conversation with Lee Cockerell. The show revisits the main themes that Lee Cockerell illuminated during their time together, and connects these ideas with what is happening within organizations today.
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Episode 001: Lee Cockerell
Retired V.P. Operations at Walt Disney World Lee Cockerell is a leader. It doesn’t take long to gain an understanding of why organizational cultures defined by excellence developed around Mr. Cockerell. To learn more about Lee, visit his website at: http://www.leecockerell.com
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Episode 003: Dave Berke
Marine Corps Pilot, Combat Veteran, Top Gun Instructor Dave Berke As an F-18 pilot, Dave deployed twice in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He spent three years as an Instructor Pilot at TOPGUN where he was dual qualified in the F-16 Fighting Falcon and served as the program’s Training Officer He then served…
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Episode 26: Dr. Paul Hennigan
Reflections of Leadership Join us in studio with Dr. Paul Hennigan, President of Point Park University, to reflect upon a lifetime of Leadership, Courage, Advice for Students, and perhaps a peek into songs that are on his playlist. We want to wish all the best to Dr. Hennigan, his wife Colleen, and their two children…