Two Mikes & a Guest

For our 40th episode, we're honored to welcome Chris Holiday. Not only is Chris the mother of one of our hosts, but she's also been a dedicated educator with 43 years of experience in both public and private schools and one of Tullahoma's most passionate sports fans. We enjoyed sitting down with Chris to reflect on her professional journey, her remarkable career in education, and the route that brought her from a small town in Northern Michigan to Tullahoma, Tennessee.

Please enjoy our episode with Chris Holiday.

Dale Shackleford joins us for episode 39 with great wisdom and insight into how he found his career field and the advice that was pivotal in achieving a Master's Degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Recording Arts and Technology.

We hope you enjoy what looks to be part 1 of our conversation with Dale Shackelford. Part 2 in the works… 

Episode 38 brings us a fun guest who we wouldn’t have without Episode 33’s guest.

Bobbi Dodson PT, DPT, COMT, OCS joins us to share about her journey from high school and college sports, to PT school, and eventually landing in Tullahoma, TN as Clinical Director at STAR Physical Therapy. A lot of great advice in this episode for anyone aspiring to be a Physical Therapist, as well as, some great life advice and stories mixed in along the way.

We hope you enjoy this episode with Bobbi Dodson. 

Jay Frank joins us on Episode 37 to talk about how someone from a Law Enforcement (Corrections) background gets into general education and becomes a Senior Director at an educational administration company. The company Mr. Frank works for specializes in workforce solutions addressing America’s labor gaps through innovative and technology-driven educational programs. 

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did with Mr. Jay Frank. 

We're so incredibly lucky to have multi-platinum and Grammy award-winning Producer and songwriter Joe West join us. His body of work is too extensive to mention it all, but Joe has worked with many artists including Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Emmylou Harris, and many many more. We know you'll like his story and what he's experienced along the way. Please enjoy episode 36 with Joe West. 

Makenzie McCarty, DVM joins us in the studio where we discuss the path she took in becoming a veterinarian. She's a Tullahoma native who graduated from THS and went on to UT Knoxville. Her story of animal medicine is a fun one we hope you will enjoy. 

So much fun to have Elizabeth Kilgore Teal join us for this episode. If you've spent any time in the Tullahoma area, her maiden name will be familiar to you. She is a second-generation funeral director and a native of Tullahoma. Elizabeth talks with us about how the family business wasn't necessarily her career focus when heading off to college at first. She has a great story of how that shifted and she found her calling. We hope you enjoy episode 34 with Elizabeth Kilgore Teal. 

In this episode, we have Amy Morris, DPT of STAR Physical Therapy of Tullahoma. We learn how a pre-med major(intended surgeon) at Alabama shifts her focus to PT instead. Not only does Amy have great insight into the world of PT, but we also learn about her personal journey through the challenges of college, and the importance of mentorship in life. We hope you enjoy episode 33 with Amy Morris.

Wow, what a fun one for episode 32! Former Tullahoma Mayor Lane Curlee talks with us about how a shy young man became a public figure and how small business ownership has its ups and downs. The story Lane shares with us about the mentor in his life that changed his perspective is one of our favorites so far. We know you'll enjoy our conversation with Lane Curlee. 

Pam Carver joins us this episode with a great story of growing up in Iowa and becoming a nurse right out of high school. Now she has shifted her career path and is a Realtor here in the middle Tennessee area. The story of her career shift and that transition is a fun one. We know you will enjoy this episode with Mrs. Carver.