by RG | Aug 14, 2025 | legal matters
From the time she began visiting her grandfather’s medical office, Tristan Bickman knew medicine was her path. “I always thought I wanted to be a pediatrician, but when I did my obstetrics and gynecology rotation, I fell in love,” Bickman said. She was attracted by...
by RG | Aug 14, 2025 | legal matters
Growing up in a medical family didn’t automatically guide Dr. C. Lan Fotopoulos toward a career in medicine, but one could argue it definitely planted the seeds. His parents met at Kansas City’s old General Hospital, where his mother served as head nurse on both the...
by RG | Aug 14, 2025 | legal matters
In her plebe year as a West Point cadet, Nancy Grugle took an engineering psychology course that sparked an interest that would shape her career. “We learned how human-centered design of equipment, systems and environments directly affected the safety of soldiers in...
by RG | Aug 14, 2025 | legal matters
Marriage and family therapy was a natural path for Christian Jordal. “From early on, I was drawn to understanding how people relate and communicate—especially in families. During my training, I realized that systems thinking provided the clearest lens for making sense...
by RG | Aug 14, 2025 | legal matters
The restaurant industry boasts more than a million locations, employs more than 15 million workers, represents more than 12% of the entire U.S. workforce, and serves nearly 100% of the U.S. population. “Restaurants and bars are home to the most important happenings of...
by RG | Aug 14, 2025 | legal matters
AALM: What experiences drew you to the construction industry? SL: At age 19, while attending architecture school, my father became disabled, and I had to jump in and run his construction business. My firsthand construction experiences led me to the technical side of...
