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Only a particularly hard-hearted human could see a dog or cat in trouble and not want to help. Maybe you’d share a post on social media. Or make a donation to a shelter, or a Go-Fund Me for a pet. But would you contemplate turning your back on your current career and dedicating your professional life to saving the lives of thousands of pets? That’s what J.T Hackett did. (J.T’s real name is Jacelyn, but everybody calls her J.T.) For 12 years J.T. was co-owner of Petz Plaza, a pet-focused business that provides services like daycare, boarding, and grooming. That’s a business that’s focused on fortunate pets. In 2019, J.T turned her attention to less fortunate pets when she became the Director of Programs at Baton Rouge’s Companion Animal Alliance. The Alliance is a shelter that takes in over 9,000 stray or abandoned animals a year. In 2024, J.T. became the organization’s Executive Director. I mentioned that J.T was co-owner of Petz Plaza. The other co-owner of the business was her husband, Michael Hackett. When the Hacketts sold the business to private equity, Michael turned his attention to other successful ventures. Among them, he bought into The Main Squeeze – a juice franchise that started life in Lake Charles and now has stores spread across the country. In 2021 Michael decided to turn his expertise at business into a business. He founded a consulting company specializing in branding, public relations, business development and community outreach. The company is simply called Hackett Consulting and its wide range of clients include Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge, Our Lady of the Lake, a local automobile dealership, a mortgage lender, a concierge nursing group, and The Baton Rouge Area Chamber. What is as remarkable as the scope of these businesses is the fact that when a company hires Hackett Consulting they get Michael Hackett. He is the company. There are a lot of variations to marriage. There are couples whose marriage is a mystery, who seem to have nothing in common. At the other end of the spectrum there are couples like the Hacketts, who seem to have everything going for them. Typically, we have guests on this show who don’t know each other. We invite people to lunch who we think would get along, and could benefit professionally from knowing each other. Today we’ve worked backwards. We knew you J.T. and Michael get along, and that they benefit professionally from knowing each other. What we didn’t know is that their dedication - not just to each other and to business success, but to higher ideals and to Baton Rouge – is inspiring. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard. You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a long overdue chat with one of the most respected riders in the Australian amateur ranks. When not competing at faraway picnic meetings, Ricky Blewitt can be found riding trackwork at Narromine before starting his full time job as the Narromine Turf Club's track manager. The busy horseman speaks highly of the first class country racecourse.  Ricky confirms that he rides eight or more horses in trackwork most mornings for his partner Kylie Kennedy. He says Kylie competes mainly at professional meetings but occasionally takes a horse to the picnics. The top horseman speaks highly of Kylie's father, former jockey and successful trainer Wayne Collison. Ricky says he has no problem with the 62 kg minimum weight at the picnic meetings. The jockey declares his love for the business and his willingness to drive long distances to race meetings. He talks of early days in Queanbeyan and makes the surprise admission that he had a fear of horses in childhood days. Ricky recalls his friendship with a local apprentice who went on to Gr 1 success as a jockey. He looks back on a deal he made with his parents regarding schooling, and his first job with local trainer Amanda Langlar. Rick looks back on his transfer to respected trainer Arch Turner and the nasty trackwork fall that dimmed his enthusiasm for a while. He talks of his debut as an amateur rider and the thrill of a win at just his second ride. Ricky says he has no idea of the number of premierships he's won largely because of inadequate records. He talks of his wonderful run in Picnic Cups all over the state. He looks back on the first of his three Bong Bong Cup successes. He got a huge thrill to win his second Bong Bong Cup in the colours made famous by champions like Saintly and So You Think. Ricky's third win at Bong Bong gave him the biggest kick of all. He was chuffed to ride a horse called Frenzied for the Waterhouse/Bott combination. Both trainers were there on the day. The jockey says the Bong Bong Cup meeting is very different to days gone by. He talks of the famous Golden Triangle picnic circuit in the state's north west- three meetings in two weeks which all attract huge crowds. Rick pays tribute to Moree trainer Peter Sinclair who's given him great support over many years. He says the Sinclair trained Track Flash is almost certainly the best picnic galloper he's ridden. Ricky has no doubt the Picnic Cups are almost TAB standard races these days. He says the influence of Racing NSW has resulted in better maintained picnic race tracks. He reviews some of the many picnic tracks he's patronised over the year, with special mention of the popular Bedgerabong course. Ricky says he's been relatively lucky regarding injuries throughout his career but has unhappy memories of one three horse crash at Tomingley in 2019. He and Mick Gray sustained multiple injuries, while Michael Hackett had to call time on a successful career. He pays tribute to two great picnic jockeys who helped shape his career. Rick has had many memorable days of race riding. He recalls a couple of red letter days at Booroowa and Tottenham. I've had several requests to present a podcast with Ricky Blewitt. It was a delight to catch up with a true gentleman of the amateur riding ranks. 

Listen as Dr. Michael Hackett discusses "Pelléas et Mélisande: From Play to Opera" in this recording from LA Opera Connects professional development series for teachers, Opera for Educators. Tickets to Debussy's only opera are available now at LAOpera.org.

If you follow us on social media, you may remember around this time of the year, we take our C-10 students and mentors to an incredibly moving production called “Underground” at the Kauffman Center here in Kansas City. It's put on by the Culture House and Störling Dance Theater. It's a dance interpretation of a story of three runaway slaves seeking refuge in the Underground Railroad.This week's interview is with one of the main people behind the Culture House and the Underground performance, Jeremiah Enna.Jeremiah Enna received his BFA in Theatre from UCLA and immediately upon graduation moved to Sweden to take a position with Kreative Mission, an international artist community, where he was a dancer and composer. In Los Angeles, he was awarded the Carol Burnett Award for his work in Musical Theatre under the direction of John Hall and was fortunate to have a rich theatrical education under the leadership of Michael Hackett. In Europe, Jeremiah traveled, performed and taught extensively under the direction of Vibeke Muasya, together with the professional artists in her company, Eternia.Jeremiah met his wife, Mona, in Israel. They moved to Kansas City in 1995 to establish The Culture House and Störling Dance Theater. Jeremiah is thankful to be a part of various community projects, including UniteKC, aimed at making Kansas City a thriving community. He and Mona are the proud parents of four wonderful children who are growing into adulthood at a rapid pace.Joining Jeremiah for part of this conversation is Christiane Lisabe, a dancer from France who's been coming to Kansas City every year to perform in “Underground," Matthew Roberts, a first-time cast member, and Lorna Jarrett, who, like Christiane, has been in "Underground" since its inception.We recorded this on Zoom on Wednesday night, January 25, 2023, with our C-10 students and mentors. You'll hear questions from them toward the end.We chat with Jeremiah about his background, the Underground Railroad, and much more. LINKS:For more information about the C-10 Mentoring & Leadership program for high school students, visit our website.To find out more about the Underground performance, please visit the Storling Dance Theater's website.To listen to our previous chat with Jeremiah Enna, episode 75, click here.To make a financial gift to give students life-changing one-on-one mentoring, visit our secure donation page.For all episodes of the C-10 podcast and ways you can listen, click here.If you'd like to make a comment, have a suggestion for a future guest, or your company would like to help underwrite this podcast, please visit our contact page.

“There is something about being content…we talked about us being neighbors,  I have outgrown my house but I'm not moving. I appreciate having coffee on the front porch on Saturdays when its just my wife and I. That… does it for me.” Hello my faithful listeners, welcome to Episode #21! Thanks for sticking with me! I have so much good stuff in the pipeline! I am incredibly thankful that YOU are carving out a chunk of your time to spend with me today. Now, I need to warn you this episode is really intense and also one you will not be able to stop listening to. So, be prepared. Today we dive into my friend Michael Hackett's journey with cancer. If you live in Baton Rouge, you have seen Michael's smiling handsome face on billboards all over town in the past few years with the tagline, “We don't treat Cancer, We treat Michael.” Michael is incredible vulnerable about his cancer journey, about what he wished he had done before hand, about the process, and about what he takes away from this difficult journey. For my listeners who have cancer or who have fought it, or have someone close to them who has,  my heart is with you. Michael's candor will draw you into his incredible story and I promise you'll walk away inspired, challenged, and likely need a few tissues as we dive deep into some of life's biggest questions and challenges. This conversation felt something similar to my talk with David Magee, episode number 1. I think anyone listening could hear the sincerity, the vulnerability, and the honesty of Michael, which makes it a story we can all connect to. No one is putting on a show here, this is just the raw truth. I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did, and that you now know that Michael is so much more than just the cancer guy. And, perhaps the biggest takeaway for me from this is the importance of having a great circle around you, to walk with you, through the good and the bad. The quote Michael said really rescinded with me and will be how we wrap this one up, “Shared joy is double joy. Shared sorrow is half sorrow.” Timeline:2:37- 4:30  Intro/Background5:00 “When did you first know there was a problem?”6:00: Start Cancer Story8:37 Bloody stool cannot be ignored any more11:00 Long walk the night before surgery, conversation about what goes wrong…12:00“The night before my surgery…she's such a strong beautiful person…”15:30 “I don't think I did this to myself… I'm not Googling anything, I'm just following my instructions… Physically I felt like a 1/10, but mentally spiritually emotionally I felt like  a 10/10”17:00 “And that's the one thing I am proud of that I still do today.”19:15 “Can you put us in the chair for round 1 of Chemo?”27:00 Stopped Chemo due to C-Diff29:00 “What i went through was nothing, it was 7 months of my life, when you see a child, knowing what you are going through, knowing the pain and suffering you are going through…”33:37 Getting good progress Reports from Docs. “All I gotta do is get to the finish line?”35:00 “You ring the bell and people come to celebrate…”39:00 “Tell me a few ways this experience has changed you?” “I never realized how friendships and family… its just unbelievable, I have so many people literally in my phone I can call up and have a meaningful conversation with, I'm talking hundreds of people. A lot of people don't have that.”41:00 “How has your relationship with fear changed?”42:00 “There is something about being content…we talked about us being neighbors,  I have outgrown my house but I'm not moving. I appreciate having coffee on the front porch on Saturdays when it's just my wife and I. That… does it for me. More than I ever would have imagined.”44:15 “Ego is really dangero

LA Opera is proud to share this special conversation recorded on November 9, 2015 between renowned opera artist Maria Ewing and Michael Hackett of UCLA. Throughout her remarkable career, Miss Ewing astonished audiences with her searing performances in both soprano and mezzo-soprano roles. As one of the early leading artists at LA Opera, she spoke with Dr. Hackett as part of LA Opera's oral history project to discuss her career, roles and a life in opera. We celebrate Maria Ewing's life, honor her legacy and remember her artistry and performances across the world.

If you follow us on social media, you may remember around this time of the year, we take our C-10 students and mentors to an incredibly moving production called “Underground” at the Kauffman Center here in Kansas City. It's put on by the Culture House, and it's a dance interpretation of a story of three runaway slaves seeking refuge in the Underground Railroad.This week's interview is with one of the main people behind the Culture House and the Underground performance, Jeremiah Enna.Jeremiah Enna received his BFA in Theatre from UCLA and immediately upon graduation moved to Sweden to take a position with Kreative Mission, an international artist community, where he was a dancer and composer. In Los Angeles, he was awarded the Carol Burnett Award for his work in Musical Theatre under the direction of John Hall and was fortunate to have a rich theatrical education under the leadership of Michael Hackett. In Europe, Mr. Enna traveled, performed and taught extensively under the direction of Vibeke Muasya, together with the professional artists in her company, Eternia.Jeremiah met his wife, Mona, in Israel. They moved to Kansas City in 1995 to establish The Culture House and Störling Dance Theater. Jeremiah is thankful to be a part of various community projects, including UniteKC, aimed at making Kansas City a thriving community. He and Mona are the proud parents of four wonderful children who are growing into adulthood at a rapid pace.Joining Jeremiah for part of this conversation is Christiane Lisabe, a dancer from France who's been coming to Kansas City every year to perform in “Underground.”We recorded this on Wednesday, January 12, in front of our C-10 students and mentors at Musical Theater Heritage inside Crown Center.We chat with Jeremiah about his background, the Underground Railroad, he takes a swing at our Pregame Batting Practice, and much more. LINKS:To experience the "Underground" performance on Feb. 4 and/or 5 at the Kauffman Center, click here.For more information about the C-10 Mentoring & Leadership program for high school students, visit our website.To make a financial gift to give students life-changing one-on-one mentoring, visit our secure donation page.For all episodes of the C-10 podcast and ways you can listen, click here.If you'd like to make a comment, have a suggestion for a future guest, or your company would like to help underwrite this podcast, please visit our contact page.

This week we sit down with Michael Hackett to discuss the ever evolving door that is entrepreneurship. Throughout his career he's gone from being raised in an entrepreneurial home where he worked for his parents' business to then deciding to go into business for himself. After successfully growing his company Pet's Plaza for well over a decade, he decided it was time for something new. While making a career change after so many years can seem to be quite scary, Michael said the reason for the decision was to continue to remain true to himself and chasing what makes him happy. In his current work day he provides expertise to GMFS Mortgage, manages one of his franchise purchases with Main Squeeze and is involved with Clean Pelican by helping beautify the city one piece of garbage at a time. This is truly a great episode for any and all thinking about making a shift of those genuinely interested in what it takes to make a tough decision. If you are enjoying the show, we'd be forever grateful if you took the time to click that share, subscribe/follow button and told all your friends about the show. Also, if you or someone you know would make an excellent guest on the show, be sure to reach out to us and let us know! Sponsors: Triton Stone Group & Falaya Real Estate Produced by: Flashbang Productions Podcast Link: https://thepattygshow.com/ GMFS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmfsmortgage Main Squeeze Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msjclongfarm/ Clean Pelican Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cleanpelicanbr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pattygshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pattygshow/support

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Jockey Michael Hackett chats to Andrew Kuuse re his recent return to Tomingley races where his career ended after a horror fall in 2019

On this episode of Eternal Lines, we're kicking off our "Speak the Speech" series where we discuss one monologue in depth with a few different actors who know it well. This episode we focus on Queen Margaret's monologue from Act 1 Scene 4 of Henry VI Part 3. Violet is joined by fellow acting students from UCLA, Magenta Rose Brown (@magentarosebrown) , Mary Alex Daniels (@mary_alex18) , and Michael Hackett (@mikey.hackett). Thanks for listening and follow us @bruinbard for more from the Eternal Lines team!

In Deborah Zoe Laufer’s End Days, a suburban family is undergoing a spiritual crisis following the September 11th attacks. Sylvia Stein has turned to Christianity to save her disaffected husband Arthur and her rebellious teenage daughter Rachel. And as Sylvia races around preparing for the Rapture, Rachel is learning that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in her philosophy.End Days is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.Directed by Michael Hackett;Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg;Josh Clark as Jesus/Stephen Hawking;Shannon Cochran as Sylvia Stein;Dane DeHaan as Nelson Steinberg;Arye Gross as Arthur Stein;Kenneth Houston as the Bully;Kate Rylie as Rachel Stein

In Deborah Zoe Laufer’s End Days, a suburban family is undergoing a spiritual crisis following the September 11th attacks. Sylvia Stein has turned to Christianity to save her disaffected husband Arthur and her rebellious teenage daughter Rachel. And as Sylvia races around preparing for the Rapture, Rachel is learning that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in her philosophy.End Days is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.Directed by Michael Hackett;Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg;Josh Clark as Jesus/Stephen Hawking;Shannon Cochran as Sylvia Stein;Dane DeHaan as Nelson Steinberg;Arye Gross as Arthur Stein;Kenneth Houston as the Bully;Kate Rylie as Rachel Stein

Michael Hackett and I grew up together in Baton Rouge, LA. Our fathers are both veterinarians and best friends. The best way for me to describe Michael is....one cool cat. Michael got the surprise of his life a year and a half ago when he was diagnosed with colon cancer. His whole life was turned upside down to say the least. What he says about this major life event will surprise and inspire you!

Rosalind Franklin's more famous contemporaries Watson and Krick took all the kudos for the discovery of the molecule’s double helix structure - yet it was Franklin’s skill with X-ray diffraction that first uncovered what’s called “the secret of life.”Photograph 51 is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.Directed by Michael Hackett. Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Miriam Margolyes as Rosalind Franklin. Also starring Matthew Arkin, Maxwell Caulfield, Jon Matthews, Darren Richardson, and Nick Toren. Sound Designer, Recording Engineer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Editor: Wes Dewberry. Foley Artist: Theresa Arrison

Rosalind Franklin's more famous contemporaries Watson and Krick took all the kudos for the discovery of the molecule’s double helix structure - yet it was Franklin’s skill with X-ray diffraction that first uncovered what’s called “the secret of life.”Photograph 51 is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.Directed by Michael Hackett. Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Miriam Margolyes as Rosalind Franklin. Also starring Matthew Arkin, Maxwell Caulfield, Jon Matthews, Darren Richardson, and Nick Toren. Sound Designer, Recording Engineer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Editor: Wes Dewberry. Foley Artist: Theresa Arrison

Vivian has spent her adult life traveling the world as an anthropologist. When her estranged husband gives up custody of their autistic daughter Lucy, Vivan faces a daunting challenge to become a responsible parent while dealing with her daughter's condition. "Lucy" by Damien Atkins stars Roxanne Hart as Vivian, Lucy DeVito as Lucy, Geoffrey Lower as Gavin, Sarah Rafferty as Julia, and Rafael Sbarge as Morris. Directed by Michael Hackett.The Relativity Series is generously supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

Vivian has spent her adult life traveling the world as an anthropologist. When her estranged husband gives up custody of their autistic daughter Lucy, Vivan faces a daunting challenge to become a responsible parent while dealing with her daughter's condition."Lucy" by Damien Atkins stars Roxanne Hart as Vivian, Lucy DeVito as Lucy, Geoffrey Lower as Gavin, Sarah Rafferty as Julia, and Rafael Sbarge as Morris. Directed by Michael Hackett.The Relativity Series is generously supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

LA Opera is proud to share this special conversation recorded on November 9, 2015 between renowned opera artist Maria Ewing and Michael Hackett of UCLA. Throughout her remarkable career, Ms. Ewing has astonished audiences with her searing performances in both soprano and mezzo-soprano roles. As one of the early leading artists at LA Opera, she spoke with Dr. Hackett as part of LA Opera's oral history project to discuss her career, roles and a life in opera.

Today on STP Radio Mike Lyles chats with Michael Hackett, Senior VP at LogiGear about his upcoming session and workshops at #STPCon in Phoenix, AZ - March 14-17, 2017. Listen in as Mike and Michael touch on DevOps, test case design, offshore teams and the new face of quality in testing.Learn More about STPCon: http://www.STPCon.com

Today on STP Radio Mike Lyles chats with Michael Hackett, Senior VP at LogiGear about his upcoming session and workshops at #STPCon in Phoenix, AZ - March 14-17, 2017. Listen in as Mike and Michael touch on DevOps, test case design, offshore teams and the new face of quality in testing.Learn More about STPCon: http://www.STPCon.com

Hansel Harlan has taken the hook fanged scourge of Louisiana s disappearing wetlands and turned it into a dog s best friend. Hansel is the co founder of Marsh Dog, creators of doggy treats in the form of biscuits and jerky, made out of nutria. If you think giving your dog nutria treats is a little unusual, meet Niki Hansen. Niki can give your pet a lot more than a unique dog biscuit. Niki is the founder of a company with an almost accurate name, Impossible Innovations, that makes what she calls "veterinary prosthetics" fake legs for animals, from goats to horses and of course including your dog. While this may be the first you re hearing about pets wearing prosthetics it s more than likely not the first you ve heard of the many ways you can pamper your pet. Here in Baton Rouge, Michael Hackett is your pet pampering person of record. Michael co owns two locations of Petz Plaza with his wife and father, and a third location, not family member is on the way. Stephanie Riegel hosts the guaranteed most fascinating conversation you ve heard about pets, prosthetics and wetland pests. And all this is going on right here in Baton Rouge. Photos at Mansur s On the Boulevard by Ken Stewart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Kauffman and Jonathan Moscone: On November 14, 2010, SDCF hosted their first One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season at Atlantic Theatre Studios with 2009 Fichandler Award winner Jonathan Moscone (Artistic Director, California Shakespeare Theatre) and 2010 Alan Schneider Award winner Anne Kauffman (Obie Award, The Thugs) and moderated by SDCF Executive Director Laura Penn. The two directors discuss their career paths and the many mentors and forms of mentorship they encountered along the way, including directing professor Michael Hackett and artistic directors Joe Papp, Richard Hamburger (Dallas Theater Center) and Irene Lewis (Baltimore Centerstage). Other topics include directing regionally as a freelance director and as an artistic director, the balance of running an institution and being an artist, and how to approach and direct a new play vs. the classics. Listeners will gain a new appreciation for theatre outside of New York City and what it means to pursue a career as an American director in 2011. Originally recorded - November 14, 2010. Running Time - 1:20:21 © 2010 SDCF

On November 14, 2010, SDCF hosted their first One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season at Atlantic Theatre Studios with 2009 Fichandler Award winner Jonathan Moscone (Artistic Director, California Shakespeare Theatre) and 2010 Alan Schneider Award winner Anne Kauffman (Obie Award, "The Thugs") and moderated by SDCF Executive Director Laura Penn. The two directors discuss their career paths and the many mentors and forms of mentorship they encountered along the way, including directing professor Michael Hackett and artistic directors Joe Papp, Richard Hamburger (Dallas Theater Center) and Irene Lewis (Baltimore Centerstage). Other topics include directing regionally as a freelance director and as an artistic director, the balance of running an institution and being an artist, and how to approach and direct a new play vs. the classics. Listeners will gain a new appreciation for theatre outside of New York City and what it means to pursue a career as an American director in 2011.