Ready to embark on an exhilarating adventure? ”A Journey Worth Traveling” offers a unique podcast experience that takes viewers on an immersive trip. Where do we go? All around Life. Join us as we take you on trips that share real-life experiences, from our travels to metaphoric trips that explore the essential themes of life’s journey. Our ”Tour Guides” navigate you through each trip, inviting you into their worlds and sharing the highs and lows of their personal journeys. With real, raw, and rich conversations, each episode is crafted to ignite curiosity and fuel the soul, leaving you with valuable life ”souvenirs.” Pack your adventurous spirit and get your passports ready! This is more than a podcast; it’s a Journey Worth Traveling.
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Ready to embark on an exhilarating adventure? ”A Journey Worth Traveling” offers a unique podcast experience that takes viewers on an immersive trip. Where do we go? All around Life. Join us as we take you on trips that share real-life experiences, from our travels to metaphoric trips that explore the essential themes of life’s journey. Our ”Tour Guides” navigate you through each trip, inviting you into their worlds and sharing the highs and lows of their personal journeys. With real, raw, and rich conversations, each episode is crafted to ignite curiosity and fuel the soul, leaving you with valuable life ”souvenirs.” Pack your adventurous spirit and get your passports ready! This is more than a podcast; it’s a Journey Worth Traveling.
Forging in the New Land of Innovation with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist
A Journey Worth Traveling
1 hour 23 minutes 59 seconds
2 months ago
Forging in the New Land of Innovation with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist
What if you could engineer your dream life one built on innovation, service, and lasting impact?
In this trip, Forging in the New Land of Innovation, Michigan’s Garlin Gilchrist II shares how he engineered a dream life from his start in engineering to becoming the state’s first Black lieutenant governor.From building computers at 16 to leading statewide transformation, Garlin reveals the principles and strategies that can help anyone turn vision into results.
Through his lens as an engineer, public servant, and father, he breaks down how to identify the right problems to solve, rally people around your vision, and create systems that work for everyone. Along the way, you’ll hear how his own roadmap for innovation has closed the tech gap, cleared over a million criminal records, expanded affordable housing, and built programs that keep talent and opportunity rooted in Michigan.
Trip Highlights:
💡 Innovation That Includes Everyone – Why “new, different, better” ideas must create value for more people
💻 From Tech to Public Service – Applying engineering problem-solving to rebuild systems and communities
⚖️ Systems That Change Lives – From clearing over a million offenses, to building 60,000 homes and expanding mental health care for all, Garlin shows what innovation looks like in action
🚀 The Michigan Blueprint – Creating a future where no one has to leave to succeed If you’ve ever been frustrated by slow progress or systems that leave people out, this conversation delivers a proven roadmap for innovation showing you how to go from idea to action, and from action to lasting change.
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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist's Contact Information:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garlinii/
Website: https://garlingilchrist.com/
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Trip Itinerary/Chapters:
0:00 - 3:46 | Intro: Meet Michigan's Lieutenant Governor, Garlin Gilchrist
3:47 - 6:26 | The Core of Identity: Husband, Father, Engineer
6:27 - 10:23 | The First Experience with Innovation
10:24 - 12:49 | Lessons in Building & Giving Back
12:50 - 14:19 | Technology & Imagination
14:20 - 18:39 | From Basketball to Leadership
18:40 - 21:39 | The Engineer's Mindset
21:40 - 23:22 | Solving the Housing Crisis
23:23 - 27:35 | A Bold Move to Microsoft
27:36 - 34:03 | The Power of Coming Home
34:04 - 40:18 | Making the "Impossible" Possible
40:19 - 46:10 | Staying Grounded in a Public Role
46:11 - 55:31 | The Seeds of Public Service
55:32 - 58:00 | Confirmation: The Full-Circle Moments
58:01 - 1:06:17 | The Cost of Innovation: Personal Sacrifices & The Michigan Innovation Fund
1:06:18 - 1:23:54 | The Future of Michigan
A Journey Worth Traveling
Ready to embark on an exhilarating adventure? ”A Journey Worth Traveling” offers a unique podcast experience that takes viewers on an immersive trip. Where do we go? All around Life. Join us as we take you on trips that share real-life experiences, from our travels to metaphoric trips that explore the essential themes of life’s journey. Our ”Tour Guides” navigate you through each trip, inviting you into their worlds and sharing the highs and lows of their personal journeys. With real, raw, and rich conversations, each episode is crafted to ignite curiosity and fuel the soul, leaving you with valuable life ”souvenirs.” Pack your adventurous spirit and get your passports ready! This is more than a podcast; it’s a Journey Worth Traveling.
