by lameredith | May 11, 2021 | Persistence U podcast show notes
When Neloo’s Bahai and Muslim parents married in Iran decades ago, it didn’t take long to them to realize that to raise children safely, they would need to come to America. Years later, their children embraced religious freedom to the max. The skill set...
by lameredith | May 3, 2021 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Before he was a cancer survivor, author Terry Tucker had a life filled with exciting challenges and goals achieved. An NCAA Division I college basketball player, a Citadel cadet, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, and a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, that...
by lameredith | Apr 8, 2021 | Persistence U podcast show notes
No one expects to be a victim of crime, especially not in the broad daylight on a sunny Alaskan evening. Victoria Shanklin was held at gunpoint while leaving a friend’s birthday party. The justice system’s response sparked a...
by lameredith | Apr 4, 2021 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Like many Peace Corps volunteers, young Evelyn LaTorre fell in love with a handsome man native to the country she served. The two eventually married. Unlike many of her Peace Corp peers, Evelyn remains happily married to the same man 55 years later. ...
by lameredith | Apr 2, 2021 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Rick Heyland learned the hard way that simply having goals wasn’t enough to succeed. In this week’s episode, he tells how he brought his family across the globe years ago to pursue a career, and failed. Hard. But rather than give up, Rick regrouped. And...
