Episode 138
Frostbite and a Sale
This is referred to as a corner piece of the puzzle. We talk with Mike Freeman. He drove a ‘41 Ford up the Al-Can in 1961. Mike sold computers for IBM, helped grow an auto parts chain in far flung locations of Alaska and encouraged his son to try new things. By now you know his son, Phil, pretty well. After listening to Mike, you’ll understand him better.
Mike regales one last story about frostbite and a sale.
Episode 137
An Unconventional Way
This is referred to as a corner piece of the puzzle. We talk with Mike Freeman. He drove a ‘41 Ford up the Al-Can in 1961. Mike sold computers for IBM, helped grow an auto parts chain in far flung locations of Alaska and encouraged his son to try new things. By now you know his son, Phil, pretty well. After listening to Mike, you’ll understand him better.
In this episode, Mike talks about his unconventional business life in Alaska and the love of logistics.
Episode 136
An Engine and a Prayer
This is referred to as a corner piece of the puzzle. We talk with Mike Freeman. He drove a ‘41 Ford up the Al-Can in 1961. Mike sold computers for IBM, helped grow an auto parts chain in far flung locations of Alaska and encouraged his son to try new things. By now you know his son, Phil, pretty well. After listening to Mike, you’ll understand him better.
In this episode, Mike talks of living and adventuring in Alaska, a close call, and doors opened by Rotary.
Episode 135
Falling Upstairs in the Far North
This is referred to as a corner piece of the puzzle. We talk with Mike Freeman. He drove a ‘41 Ford up the Al-Can in 1961. Mike sold computers for IBM, helped grow an auto parts chain in far flung locations of Alaska and encouraged his son to try new things. By now you know his son, Phil, pretty well. After listening to Mike, you’ll understand him better.
In this episode, Mike talks of an unconventional father, a wide open start in Alaska and a memorable horse rental.
Episode 132
The World by Boat
Meet Mereidi Liebner. Born in a tiny village on Kodiak Island and raised on the Kenai Peninsula, she started working on boats as a young girl. Liebner worked her way up to bigger boats and longer voyages. Join us for a rollicking conversation across the Seven Seas.
Mereidi regales us about the places she has been around the world by boat, from tugs to z drives, from north and south.
Episode 131
The Art of the Fish Guide
Meet Mereidi Liebner. Born in a tiny village on Kodiak Island and raised on the Kenai Peninsula, she started working on boats as a young girl. Liebner worked her way up to bigger boats and longer voyages. Join us for a rollicking conversation across the Seven Seas.
In this episode, Mereidi talks of being a female fishing guide and the benefits and trials that come with it.
Episode 130
Keeping it Professional
Meet Mereidi Liebner. Born in a tiny village on Kodiak Island and raised on the Kenai Peninsula, she started working on boats as a young girl. Liebner worked her way up to bigger boats and longer voyages. Join us for a rollicking conversation across the Seven Seas.
Mereidi talks of the delicate and sometimes awkward dance of working in a male dominated industry.
Episode 129
Cook Inlet Respect
Meet Mereidi Liebner. Born in a tiny village on Kodiak Island and raised on the Kenai Peninsula, she started working on boats as a young girl. Liebner worked her way up to bigger boats and longer voyages. Join us for a rollicking conversation across the Seven Seas.
In this episode, Mereidi talks of reasoning with tough tides in Cook Island and climbing the sailing ladder.
Episode 128
An Alaskan Start
Meet Mereidi Liebner. Born in a tiny village on Kodiak Island and raised on the Kenai Peninsula, she started working on boats as a young girl. Liebner worked her way up to bigger boats and longer voyages. Join us for a rollicking conversation across the Seven Seas.
In this episode, she talks of growing up in Alaska and the perspective it delivers.
Episode 127
The Gift of Travel and First Motorcycle
Hop aboard for a trip with Simon Siggs. Simon’s a Brit who’s never met a stranger. He shares his love of the peoples and places he’s seen. Simon worked the mail room, rode a bike from the tippy top to the bottom of the Americas and ran a food truck on the English Coast. He shoots photos, makes coffees and wears hats. He’ll opine on teddy bears, foods named after colors and when the travel bug bit him right in the arse.
In this episode, Simon talks of the fulfillment of travel and his very first motorcycle.