Colin Mutchler’s career has been anything but a straight path. Out of Duke his parents hoped he’d be a consultant, but instead he pursued his passions. Hobbies (musician, improv performer and more) battle for time with entrepreneurial business ventures. Colin says even in college he had a hard time considering the traditional career path. He’d think to himself, “This is weird, people just want you to get a job, get married, have kids, retire and die. That doesn’t sound interesting as a life.” He talks with his former professor and friend Tony Brown about choosing the road less traveled, how he’s making it work, and why he has no regrets.

At the Table with Tony is a series of conversations with Tony Brown, professor emeritus at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Tony is facing significant health challenges, and he is clear about his 2025 priorities. In addition to prioritizing his wife, Teddie, and his family, nurturing a generative, “grow together” friendship community that creates benefits for others is an important 2025 aspiration. At the Table with Tony helps him do that. As always, Tony is joined at the table by Duke senior, Penelope North. This is the final episode of Season 1. Season 2 will premiere in the fall of 2025.