By Media Coverage | Mar 1, 2016
I spent 30+ years working for a national healthcare company in Hartford, Connecticut, not really a stretch for a math major in the “insurance capital of the world,” as the city was known at the time. I began as an underwriter trainee, worked my way up and made the...
By Gary Hume | Feb 16, 2016
I retired from my primary career and entered my “encore” in April 2015. I know that while I am not working at a specific job each day, I am working to make my community better each day. In my encore, I volunteer with a local women’s community service...
By Gary Hume | Feb 16, 2016
In 1959, I co-founded the first professional modeling and grooming club, Les Mannequins Club, in Oklahoma City, whose goals included teaching young people how to dress for success as they sought employment. The club was featured in a major newspaper, the first...
By Gary Hume | Feb 16, 2016
My “encore” has just begun. My first act was as a teacher for 20 years. I loved teaching pre-school and kindergarten because I could be silly and loving while educating young children, who were like sponges who wanted to learn. Oh, the adventures we had as...
By Gary Hume | Feb 16, 2016
After work for four wonderful decades as a television executive at WGBH/Boston, raising three children, and serving my home community, imagine my delight when I found myself living my childhood dream of wearing a “flat hat” and serving as a paid, part-time...
