Fave Five Podcast

Stan Garfield
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Each episode includes my interview with a friend or family member. Guests answer questions about their life story and talk about reading or viewing, food, music, sports, and humor. They then tell a story about themselves. stangarfield.substack.com

  1. Jul 6

    Fave Five Podcast 28 - Sean Mellody

    Sean sits at the intersection of AI and knowledge strategy. His work spans content governance, metadata architecture, AI/RAG integration, stakeholder alignment across senior leadership, and building the organizational cultures that make knowledge programs sustainable long-term. Sean’s interests include homebrewed beer, homemade pizza, home-cooked food, Phillies baseball, fly fishing, his dog, and restoring and upgrading his 1860ish farmhouse. I met Sean in 2008 when we both worked for PwC in Tampa. After I left PwC, I was in his native Philly for a Deloitte meeting, and he led me on a food crawl. Soon thereafter I referred Sean for a job at Deloitte, where he still works. We reconnected at KMWorld 2025 in Washington, DC. Recorded December 19, 2025. Links for this episode: * LinkedIn * Instagram * Facebook * The Lone Bellow * Philly Food Specialties * Sean takes first place in a brewing competition Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com

  2. Jun 22

    Fave Five Podcast 27 - Mark Mitra

    We both moved to Northville, Michigan in 1986. Now retired, Mark was a successful restaurant owner and operator. He owned five Arby's restaurants in metro Detroit. He also offered authentic barbecue at the Kensington Grill in Lyon Township. We share a love of food and music, and frequently go on food crawls together. Mark also likes to play golf and racquetball, go fishing, work on his collection of old cars, cook, travel spontaneously, and spend time with friends in South Haven, Michigan. Recorded December 17, 2025. Links for this episode * Facebook * The Pony Man - the Gordon Lightfoot song that Mark likes * Kensington Grill closes after a decade serving customers in New Hudson * A new restaurant in the area - by Norm Werner (who once worked for me at DEC) Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com

  3. Jun 15

    Fave Five Podcast 26 - Lee Romero

    Lee has deep expertise in knowledge management (KM) technologies, including search, content management, taxonomy, and artificial intelligence. We collaborated at Deloitte and continue to do so in local and global KM communities. His interests include running, trivia, and music. Recorded December 13, 2025. Links for this episode: * LinkedIn * Blog * Profiles in Knowledge * Facebook * Fermat’s Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem by Simon Singh — the story of how Sir Andrew Wiles for proved it Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com

  4. Jun 8

    Fave Five Podcast 25 - Marc Solomon

    Marc and I have been connected for many years through the SIKM Leaders Community and the SIKM Boston local chapter. We met up at KMWorld 2025 in Washington, DC in November and had some interesting conversations. We share an interest in baseball history. Marc describes himself as a consummate designer of human/AI alignments to deliver standards-based ESG reporting solutions. For Generative AI Modeling, he focuses on the importance of selectivity in determining business outcomes, the collaboration model between AI and human inputs, and the need for accuracy in spotting and correcting default programming biases. His specialties are prompt engineering; data normalization; entity extraction; competitive benchmarking; knowledge management; business analysis; taxonomy and metadata capture; competitive intelligence; enterprise search; content management; training and development; professional investigations; and curriculum design. Recorded December 11, 2025. Links for this episode: * Hampshire College Closure and Marc’s letter to the editor * Michael Pollan and Tracy Pollan * A Stranger Among Us (the movie Marc mentioned with Tracy Pollan) * Friendly Persuasion (the movie Marc mentioned with Gary Cooper) * NHL teams that have overcome 3–0 series deficits (The 1975 Islanders were the second team ever to do it; the 1942 Maple Leafs were the first.) * Hayley Reardon * LinkedIn * Searching Out Loud Blog * KMWorld * SIKM Leaders Community Presentation: Content Supply? Meet Knowledge Demand! The Case for Knowledge Planners Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com

  5. May 24

    Fave Five Podcast 24 - Joan Garfield

    Joan loves traveling, cooking, reading, hiking, running, swimming, yoga, and spending time with her friends and family in Minneapolis. We share a love of books, food, music, humor, statistics, writing, walking, travel, socializing, and grandchildren. Joan had a huge influence on my musical taste and often recommends good books to read. We are fortunate to be able to spend time together each summer at The Homestead Resort on Lake Michigan in Glen Arbor, Michigan. In 2001 Joan was recognized as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She was first elected a Member of the International Statistical Institute in 2002. In 2005 the American Statistical Association gave her their Founder’s Award for distinguished service to the association. The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education gave her their lifetime achievement award in 2007. Recorded on December 10, 2025. Links for this episode * University of Minnesota * Wikipedia * Facebook * Blog * Research * Retiree Interview * ASA Interview * Tribute * My Tribute Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com

  6. May 11

    Fave Five Podcast 23 - Tom Marcus

    Tom now lives in South Pasadena after many years in San Francisco. He was the winner of the first (and only) Clayton Invitational Table Tennis Tournament. Tom was one of four Clayton classmates to attend Yale, two of whom have been previous podcast guests, Gingy Scharff and Peter Krentz. Tom loves to reminisce about the American Basketball Association. He convinced me to attend my first Final Four with him in St. Louis in 1978, and I have now been to 21 more (and counting). Recorded on December 8, 2025. Links for this episode * LinkedIn * Facebook * Spirits of St. Louis * Remember the ABA * The night Freddie Lewis of the Spirits made the shot heard 'round the world * High School Classmates at Hotel Cafe Stage Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com

  7. Apr 27

    Fave Five Podcast 22 - Peggy Najarian

    I met Peggy through her husband, John Bommarito, who was my guest on the third episode of the podcast. Peggy and I share a love of food and playing games, especially euchre. She is an avid golfer. Recorded on December 6, 2025. Links for this episode * The Guncle by Steven Rowley (mentioned by Peggy) * #1 UNLV 95, #21 Michigan State 75 on December 15, 1990 in Auburn Hills, MI * Air and Air Quality (Michigan State University Master’s Thesis) * Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA) * Using Play-Doh to Demonstrate the Development of Endochondral Bone * Superintendent Honors Teachers Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com

  8. Apr 13

    Fave Five Podcast 21- Sierra Woods

    I met Sierra at Knowledge Summit Dublin in 2025, the KM conference for which she leads marketing, branding, and social media. I currently serve as her mentor. Recorded on November 14, 2025. Links for this episode * Sierra’s LinkedIn Profile * Parascape Consulting Ltd. * Rend Collective (Irish band Sierra mentioned) * Mike Birbiglia (comedian Sierra mentioned) * Knowledge Summit Dublin * Humans in the Loop Podcast Video Version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com

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Each episode includes my interview with a friend or family member. Guests answer questions about their life story and talk about reading or viewing, food, music, sports, and humor. They then tell a story about themselves. stangarfield.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Stan Garfield
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Stan Garfield
  • Show Website
    Fave Five Podcast