Shock Talk Podcast

In this episode, hosts Jacob O'Connor and Rob Gerlach from Wichita State's Tech Transfer & Commercialization sit down with local entrepreneur Luke Luttrell '02. A mechanical engineering graduate, Luke is co-founder and CEO of two different entrepreneurial ventures: Next LED and Project Content. From working for his fraternity after college, to making a name for himself in the Software As A Service (SAAS) industry, there‘s a common theme: Keep moving forward even if you don't know how things will turn out. As Steve Jobs said, "You can only connect the dots looking backwards." Tune in to hear the full story!

Wichita State graduates A.A. Mohib ’97/01, aerospace and industrial engineer, and Greg White ’89, venture partner, Kubera Venture Capital LLC, Atlanta, talk about the spirit of innovation at WSU — and tell a few tales of their undergraduate days on campus. Credits: WSUAA communication staff Connie White, Scott Paske, Connor Freund

Welcome to Shock Talk: Innovators

Wichita State’s Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization and the WSU Alumni Association team up on a Shock Talk Podcast miniseries hosted by entrepreneurship student and 2020 Fran Jabara Endowed Scholarship recipient Jacob O’Connor. Shock Talk: Innovators salutes Wichita and Wichita State’s rich history of innovation, brings you news and information about our ever-changing entrepreneurial climate — and features select individuals whose signature ideas and ways of doing business are making things new. From episode to episode, our subject matter is wide open, and our temporal focus ranges from past, to present, to future potentials. The one constant is this: every Innovators episode drills in on someone worth listening to. Episodes are released at 7 a.m. CT every non-holiday Wednesday.

Former Wichita State basketball standout and AfterShocks player Markis McDuffie visits with Scott Paske of the Wichita State University Alumni Association to preview the TBT Wichita Regional on July 16-20. McDuffie, who played at WSU from 2015-19, also discussed his Shocker playing days and his pro basketball experience playing in Hungary and Italy.

Former Wichita State basketball players Ron Baker ’15 and Zach Bush ’17 visit with Scott Paske of the Wichita State University Alumni Association about The Basketball Tournament’s (TBT) Wichita regional, which begins July 16, 2021, at Charles Koch Arena. Baker is the general manager and Bush is head coach of the AfterShocks, a predominantly Shocker alumni team that will compete in the 64-team, winner-take-all tournament for $1 million.

In the debut episode of the WSUAA's Shock Talk podcast series, Karon Bradley, head coach of the Wichita State alumni team AfterShocks, talks Shocker Basketball with AfterShocks players Garrett Stutz and Shaquille Morris. Competing in 2019's The Basketball Tournament for a $2 million top prize, the AfterShocks won their opening TBT game in the Wichita regional on July 25 in Charles Koch Arena. Coach Bradley, Stutz and Morris got together the day after the victory to talk Shocker hoops and what it's like to be back playing the Roundhouse. Credits: Connor Freund, Scott Paske, Connie White for the WSUAA

Courtney M. Marshall, WSUAA president and CEO, moderates this discussion with recent Shocker graduates Kaisha Batman ’20, news reporter for KSNG in Garden City, Kan.; Kylie Cameron ’20, digital producer for KWCH 12 in Wichita; and Shelby (Reynolds) Kellerman ’16, reporter for the Wichita Business Journal.

The WSUAA continues its Career Chats series with Shock Talk Career Chats: Human Resources Professionals, in partnership with Wichita State’s Shocker Career Accelerator. This second Career Chat features a panel discussion with Brian Austin ’08, Lane Lindt, Kent Dang ’19 and Jena Lysen ’80/85/95.

Veteran theater, television and film actor Ray Wills ’82 hosts this WSUAA-produced Shock Talk Career Chat video featuring Wichita State University-educated performing artists Rhonda Aldrich ’78, Angela Parrish ’10/10, David Stone ’70 and Julius Thomas III ’05, aka “Alexander Hamilton,” who each talk about their work, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the current performing arts scene, and how their days at Wichita State set the stage for their professional creative endeavors.