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Pete Lalor Brings a Coach’s Mindset to Surgery and Parenting
Pete Lalor, a bariatric surgeon and medical director in Ohio, launched from Amherst College to Ireland to the hockey rinks of Holland—but today we find him leading a surgical weight loss program. A former student-athlete, Pete shares how his performance mentality evolved from athletics into medicine, and why he remains… Listen ⇢
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Jane Rohde Bowers Excels In Public Health By Meeting People Where They Are
Jane Rohde Bowers grew up both overseas and in the Pioneer Valley, with parents who graduated from Amherst College and Mount Holyoke. She also had a front-row seat to international public health via her father’s career. A self-described “beach gal” who dreamed of marine biology, she instead found herself pulled… Listen ⇢
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Adam Bonin Champions Democracy One Ballot at a Time
Adam Bonin’s voice, passion for politics, and Philadelphia sports devotion certainly will sound familiar to his Amherst classmates, but his post-college path has been anything but predictable. Adam takes us through his early certainty that law was his calling, the disillusionment he experienced practicing corporate law, and the path he… Listen ⇢
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Toby King Made His Own Path—From Geology To Bluegrass To Academia
When I think of people who’ve allowed life’s serendipities to shape their course, Toby King comes immediately to mind. In this episode, he walks me through a zigzagging journey that began with a keg behind the geology building before his freshman year at Amherst College even started and took him… Listen ⇢
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Ana-Claire Meyer Finds Meaning in Medicine By Going Where The Problems Are
Early on in this project, a close friend told me that he hoped I’d interview Ana-Claire Meyer. Now I know why. Take a listen, and you will, too. AC’s professional and personal journeys are marked by curiosity, humility, and an eagerness to tackle big problems. After graduating from Amherst College,… Listen ⇢
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Maki Uchiyama Realized Everything Would Be Okay
Maki Uchiyama grew up as an only child in upstate New York, where her family’s Japanese restaurant functioned as both a business and a fourth member of the household. The experience left her with a certain set of skills—versatility, the ability to multitask, customer diplomacy, and, of course, how to… Listen ⇢
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Sean Gibbon Is A Storytelling Talking Ball Machine
Sean Gibbon lives a dual life. He has one foot planted firmly on the squash court, where he teaches the game, and the other in the imaginative realm of fiction writing. In this episode, we explore Sean’s journey from Amherst to professional squash coach, or what he playfully refers to… Listen ⇢
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Dr. Bob “Buck” Tashjian Makes His Mark In Medicine, Mentorship, And Art
It’s time to catch up with Dr. Bob “Buck” Tashjian, a leading orthopedic surgeon and researcher specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery at the University of Utah. Buck’s journey to medicine was anything but linear. Despite achieving academic and athletic excellence at Amherst College, he faced a major setback when… Listen ⇢
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Ed Castillo Is Not Your Average Strategist-Philosopher-Foreign Agent
Ed Castillo’s post-Amherst path might be one of the most uniquely purposeful stories you’ll hear from our classmates. In this episode, we follow his journey from a philosophy major at Amherst to advertising Chief Strategy Officer – and registering and acting as a foreign agent. He may not drive an… Listen ⇢
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