The Marquis Masters Podcast
The Marquis Masters Podcast spotlights leaders and innovators who have shaped industries and inspired generations. Each episode features an intimate conversation with a Marquis honoree, exploring the stories, pivotal choices, and lessons behind their success.
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Michael Kounavis: Engineering Innovation, Cryptography, and a Life of Continuous Growth (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Marquis Masters Podcast, Nick Franck sits down with Dr. Michael Kounavis, a software engineer whose three-decade career has spanned computer architecture, cryptography, security, and emerging technologies. Michael’s journey began in childhood, inspired by his father’s passion for electronics and computing. From learning about processors, registers, bits, and bytes at an early age to becoming a researcher and engineer working on technologies that helped accelerate encrypted
The Lioness of Education: Dr. Cynthia Park on Reflexivity, Social Justice, and 44 Years of Putting Students First (opens the original)
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Episode Summary Dr. Cynthia Park, Faculty Emeritus Full Professor at San Diego State University and founder of its Institute for Transformative Education, joins Ryan Estes for a wide-ranging conversation on what it really takes to transform a student's life. Over a forty-four-year career that began in 1983, Dr. Park rejected the federal "deficit" model of education in favor of an asset-based approach that treats every student's background as a source of strength rather than something to be fixed
Richard C. Larson: A Lifetime of Operations Research and Model Thinking (opens the original)
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In this episode of Marquis Masters , host Nick Franck welcomes Dr. Richard C. Larson, professor post-tenure at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and internationally recognized pioneer in operations research. Dr. Larson reflects on a remarkable career spanning more than five decades at MIT, where he evolved from student to professor while making lasting contributions to mathematics, public safety, and education. He explains the foundations of operations research, describing how math
Dr. Nan Cowardin-Lee, PhD – The Workplace Bullying Strategist Helping Employees Build Resilience (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Marquis Masters Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Nan Cowardin-Lee , organizational psychologist, workplace bullying strategist, and author of 10 Steps to Overcome Workplace Bullying: From Recognition to Resilience . Drawing from decades of research and personal experience, Dr. Nan helps employees and organizations recognize the hidden patterns of workplace bullying, build resilience, and create healthier workplace cultures. After experiencing workplace bullying herself, Dr. N
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