Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17th, at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM.
There are still some tickets available, though we are expecting a sellout, so purchase them now before it’s too late. Tickets available here.
This week, we introduce the storytellers you will hear on Saturday night. Hope to see you there!
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Alan MacKenzie was born on a naval base in the Philippines on New Year’s Day. He grew up on his grandparents’ citrus ranch in southern California. While his father was fighting in the Pacific, he learned to love raising animals, creating things, working hard, and playing outdoors. His grandfather, a self-made man, was his mentor, role model, and father figure.
During his elementary and high school years, his family moved back and forth between California and Washington, D.C. He graduated from Princeton, got an MBA from Stanford, and was a Sloan Fellow at MIT.
After 25 years working in large corporations, he burned out and left to start his own business, Street Smart Ventures. He creates entrepreneurial projects that teach social and workplace skills to young adults facing barriers to work. He is an avid fly fisherman, hunter, and wood carver who watches UConn basketball far too often for his wife, Carole, who is a Clinical Social Worker, Sex Therapist, and Professor at the University of Hartford. Alan and his wife live in Hartford’s West End along with their two dogs, Posy and Virginia Woof.
