Fave Five Podcast

Sean sits at the intersection of AI and knowledge strategy. His work spans content governance, metadata architecture, AI/RAG integration, stakeholder alignment across senior leadership, and building the organizational cultures that make knowledge programs sustainable long-term. Sean’s interests include homebrewed beer, homemade pizza, home-cooked food, Phillies baseball, fly fishing, his dog, and...

We both moved to Northville, Michigan in 1986. Now retired, Mark was a successful restaurant owner and operator. He owned five Arby's restaurants in metro Detroit. He also offered authentic barbecue at the Kensington Grill in Lyon Township. We share a love of food and music, and frequently go on food crawls together. Mark also likes to play golf and racquetball, go fishing, work on his collection...

Lee has deep expertise in knowledge management (KM) technologies, including search, content management, taxonomy, and artificial intelligence. We collaborated at Deloitte and continue to do so in local and global KM communities. His interests include running, trivia, and music. Recorded December 13, 2025. Links for this episode: * LinkedIn * Blog * Profiles in Knowledge * Facebook * Fermat’s Enigm...

Marc and I have been connected for many years through the SIKM Leaders Community and the SIKM Boston local chapter. We met up at KMWorld 2025 in Washington, DC in November and had some interesting conversations. We share an interest in baseball history. Marc describes himself as a consummate designer of human/AI alignments to deliver standards-based ESG reporting solutions. For Generative AI Model...

Joan loves traveling, cooking, reading, hiking, running, swimming, yoga, and spending time with her friends and family in Minneapolis. We share a love of books, food, music, humor, statistics, writing, walking, travel, socializing, and grandchildren. Joan had a huge influence on my musical taste and often recommends good books to read. We are fortunate to be able to spend time together each summer...

Tom now lives in South Pasadena after many years in San Francisco. He was the winner of the first (and only) Clayton Invitational Table Tennis Tournament. Tom was one of four Clayton classmates to attend Yale, two of whom have been previous podcast guests, Gingy Scharff and Peter Krentz . Tom loves to reminisce about the American Basketball Association. He convinced me to attend my first Final Fou...

I met Peggy through her husband, John Bommarito, who was my guest on the third episode of the podcast. Peggy and I share a love of food and playing games, especially euchre. She is an avid golfer. Recorded on December 6, 2025. Links for this episode * The Guncle by Steven Rowley (mentioned by Peggy) * #1 UNLV 95, #21 Michigan State 75 on December 15, 1990 in Auburn Hills, MI * Air and Air Quality...

I met Sierra at Knowledge Summit Dublin in 2025, the KM conference for which she leads marketing, branding, and social media. I currently serve as her mentor. Recorded on November 14, 2025. Links for this episode * Sierra’s LinkedIn Profile * Parascape Consulting Ltd. * Rend Collective (Irish band Sierra mentioned) * Mike Birbiglia (comedian Sierra mentioned) * Knowledge Summit Dublin * Humans in...

I met Cheyenne (then known as John) in 1965 in the seventh grade at Tenafly Junior School in New Jersey. He now lives in the Los Angeles area where I get to see him at least once during the winter. We also meet regularly via Zoom. His latest book is Grace Notes . As an actor, he is known for The Rules of Attraction (2002), True Blood (2008) and Desperate Housewives (2004). Recorded on November 13,...

March Madness is an appropriate time to feature my friend Mark Edwards. Yesterday was Selection Sunday and the men’s and women’s tournaments begin tomorrow. I ran into Mark at the 2001 Final Four in Minneapolis and the 2003 Final Four in New Orleans, and he had a lot of success in the D3 tournament over his years at WashU. I met Mark in 1981 when the basketball program at Washington University was...

I met Janet in 1975 when she joined the Biomedical Computer Lab (BCL) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. We ended up sharing an office there, and later she worked for me as a computer programmer at St. Louis University School of Medicine. After I joined Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1983, Janet took a job there as well, eventually joining my sales support team. She...

Arnold has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BA in Economics from Swarthmore College. In addition to being a prolific writer, he is currently a Visiting Professor at University of Austin (UATX). When we were at Clayton High School, Arnold was co-editor (with Gingy Scharff ) of Clamo , the high school newspaper for which I wrote. He did occasional color commentary...

When he was captain of the volleyball team his senior year of college, Yale won the Eastern Collegiate Volleyball League and got to play in the Final Four at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. Peter in his own words (from his Davidson profile): I can see pretty clearly that my love of classics and ancient history started with and has been regularly reinforced by travel in the Mediterranean world. When I was...

Kim Glover (her last name rhymes with “clover”) is Director of Employee Communications & Change Management at TechnipFMC, where she leads enterprise programs that make work clearer and culture stronger—integrating change strategy, internal comms, digital platforms, expert networks, and social learning. We have both attended the annual KMWorld Conference for many years, and in November 2025 we pres...

I met Jeri in 1997 when our sons were on a travel baseball team together. Barb and I became good friends with Jeri and her husband Kyle. They have both been of great help to us over the years, and we have enjoyed traveling, dining, playing, laughing, talking, and just hanging out with them. Jeri has a multitude of friends and is my counterpart in organizing and hosting social events. Jeri told me...

I met Don on the Cayamo music cruise in 2012. We have enjoyed seeing music, collaborated on hosting house concerts, and traveled together in Italy. In addition to listening to and playing music, Don loves camping, fishing, and spending time with his family. Originally from Battle Creek, Michigan, he now lives in Roseville, Minnesota, a suburb of the Twin Cities. Don is a prolific poster on social...

Walker Bennett Hayes Jr. started college at Vanderbilt, graduated from Colorado, and earned his MBA from Michigan. He worked in the IT services industry for many years, specializing in software sales. Buzz later owned his own company in the vending machine industry. He ran cross country and played basketball and baseball at Clayton High School in Missouri. He played baseball at Vanderbilt. Recorde...

David and I worked together at Digital Equipment Corporation, including his role working for me as manager of the Proposal Team in the Digital Customer Center. He is also a talented musician. Recorded on October 1, 2025. Links for this episode: * TCAN Announcement: New position as Strategic Advisor and Executive Director Emeritus * ‘Felt like the right time.’ Longtime Natick arts director steps do...

Eli was a member of the Kalamazoo College men's basketball team from 2001-2005. He and my son Roger were teammates from 2003-2005, and they have remained good friends. Recorded on September 30, 2025. Links for this episode: * Prosecuting Attorney for Washtenaw County * Eli Savit for Attorney General * Wikipedia * University of Michigan Law School * Kalamazoo College Men’s Basketball * Video Versio...

Sue and I meet up every year at the KMWorld Conference in November. We cohosted an annual dinner for the SIKM Leaders Community during KMWorld for many years. Recorded on September 9, 2025. Links for this episode: * Sue’s Site * Profiles in Knowledge (my profile of Sue) * Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode...

Cheryl Lilley and I were classmates at Tenafly High School in New Jersey. We reconnected at our 40th reunion in 2011 and have stayed in touch ever since. Recorded on September 8, 2025. Links for this episode: * Joyful Voices of Inspiration (Gospel Choir) * Wedding Notice in The New York Times * Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

Scott is also the C. Everett Koop Professor of Pediatric Surgery at CHOP and a Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. I met Scott, whom we knew as Nick, in 1970 when we were seniors at Clayton High School in Missouri. He was an outstanding student and athlete, starring in basketball and baseball. Recorded on Septembe...

Bill has been my close friend ever since we met as freshmen at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1971. We both started out in Oak Park, Illinois in 1953, and we share a love of index funds, laughter, and good food. Recorded on September 5, 2025. Links for this episode: * Profile * Boomernomics: The Future of Your Money in the Upcoming Generational Warfare * Cocina 214 * Video Versio...

Ari performed in our home on March 6, 2011. He made a surprise appearance in Santa Barbara at the wedding of our daughter Tracy and her husband Matt on July 2, 2017. Recorded on September 3, 2025. Video Version Links for this episode: * Ari’s Site * Support Ari on Patreon * Ari’s YouTube Channel * My Fave Five Profile of Ari * My Playlist of Ari’s Music A Fond Farewell Acoustic Alternatives Podcas...

David has recorded with George Benson, Smokey Robinson, Cher, Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather, Spinal Tap, The Manhattan Transfer, Eros Ramazzotti, David Sanborn, and The Rippingtons. He has performed with Freddie Hubbard, Boz Scaggs, Earl Klugh, Oleta Adams, Brenda Russell, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Willie Bobo, Larry Coryell, Tom Scott, and Alex Ligertwood. David is a founding member of Karizm...