Walk On

Season two kicks off with Erin Barbeau, Senior Director, Sales Performance at FIS. What an energetic, fun and insightful conversation. This emerging corporate leader shares her insights on finding your voice at work, paying it forward, and investing time and treasure in organizations growing women in the workforce.  We also fit in a little conversation about sports, travel, and finding passion out...

Michael interviews noteworthy Finger Lakes winemaker Kelby James Russell for the final episode of season one. Kelby recently launched Apollo's Praise winery after successfully leading winemaking at Red Newt Cellars and his eponymous Kelby James Russell brand. He graduated from Harvard University, participated in the glee club and returned home to the FLX in 2009. He is a Wine Enthusiast “40 U...

Season one, episode four of the Walk On Podcast features an interview with Anna Ruth Peiffer who founded Alloy in 2012 (then known as ARPR), with just a laptop and a small family loan. In its first decade of business, the marketing communications agency grew to over $10M USD, acquired a unit to expand creative and technical offerings, and became sought after by global software brands.  In 2022, An...

Interview three has Michael interviewing Mark Taylor, Mason Family Head Coach of the current back-to-back NCAA champion Hobart Hockey Team. Mark is the Edward Jeremiah Award AHCA Division III and NEHC Men's Coach of the Year for 2023 and 2024. Taylor is the fourth leader of the Hobart hockey team and is the most successful coach in program history with a 406-176-55 record.  The interview cove...

Michael interviews Craig Allen Eck, Guitar Tech for country superstar Sam Hunt. The interview covers life on the road, holding on to your passion, and insights like "you can't teach experience." Craig rose from music retails sales to professional touring musician to serving on the road team for Sam Hunt who has received many awards, including one American Music Award, one CMT Music...

Michael Mills kicks off the first episode of the Walk On Podcast with his brother James Richard Mills. The two discuss sales, finding your passion, and leading with purpose leveraging insights from James' successful career in pharmaceutical sales and a recent transition to selling real estate.  Walk On is a podcast about the journey of finding passion in a life of purpose and turning that int...