Coffee with Doc

We had the pleasure of doing this podcast with Rachel Denison, AT University of Notre Dame Athletic Trainer.  Listen to her story of pathway and employment setting changes and challenges.  

Follow Schlackie's story as she graduates from Sturgis High School, travels through Muncie, IN, Illinios, and back to Indiana.  A story of experiences, Athletic Training, Internship, transitions, pandemic call to action, and true love for health care.  

My right hand man, marching band extraordinaire, Blue Coats Drum Corp, now turned entrepreneur.  Listen to his story of pathway change, failure, success, marriage, moving around the country to seek out his home base. 

An interesting conversation and journey of Chelsea Hills, AT, ATC.  Listen to her speak of Sturgis High, University of Michigan, Middle Tennessee State University, classmates, stories, experiences, and mentors and how it all shaped who she is today.

From Sturgis High School Student Athletic Training program to ER Paramedic. Listen to this story of life on an ambulance, career path redirection, and a continuing skill set of "setting yourself up for the next opportunity".

A interesting story about a 2010 graduate who's path differed from high school to college to where he is today.  A successful entrepreneur who is an example of hard work, sacrifice, faith, never give up approach, and dedication to his commitment to be a successful business man.  This young man gives us all hope.

Easy listening to these two young ladies who are now Health Care professionals, good fiends, and Sturgis community members. Both born and raised in Sturgis MI were not as good as friends in their younger years as they are today.  Two journeys with good life lessons to be share with our listeners.

A young man who was dedicated, focused, and goal oriented in his younger years tells us how those attributes set him up for the career he has today.  A young professional in the technology field and high school baseball coach, he shares stories about his upbringing and relationships that paved the way to becoming the man he is today.

In the 8th grade this young man moved with his mom and siblings from Connecticut to Sturgis Michigan.  Listen to his journey of life struggles, adversity, hardship, poor choices as a teenager and young adulthood to a prominent business owner, loving husband, Father, reserve Police officer, and coach of youth soccer.  He took his hits and poor choices.  He made decisions to turned them into positives and a growth mindset and reversed his life direction.  Very inspirational.  You will love the sincerity in this young man.

A friend for many years in the Sturgis community this dedicated SHS grad, US Marine war veteran, and retired Fire/Police Chief took his life full circle. Listen to his journey and giving back to his community along the way and to this day.

A journey from high school through medical school to being a team physician for a Div 1 athletic program.  Nosh shares the successes, failures, and adversity that has made him into the caring health care provider he is today in hopes to influence a young professional, or any follower of the podcast,  to stand up to the challenge of "you cannot do that".  His hard work and non-entitlement personality is certainly refreshing in today's society.  Nosh is the perfect example of being tenacious in working toward a goal in life.

Now an Engineer at Stryker Corporation this young lady has a story to tell about her journey,Life's adversities, staying focused on her goal the entire way, and her families support system.

An interesting conversation from a foreign exchange student's perspective of Sturgis High School, living in the USA, and returning to his mother land to live and prosper. 

Listen to this remarkable story of a Athletic Trainer becoming a pastor in VA.

SHS graduate turned law enforcement officer.  Listen to the path he took to where he is today serving our community as a hero.

An increadable story about a female Athletic Trainer's journey from high school to motherhood.