This week on Red Pub Pod, we sit down with debut author Aaron Kohrs to discuss his inspiring memoir, Big Dreams Back Home: Finding Purpose and Building Community in Small-Town America.
After earning a graduate degree in Ireland, Aaron expected his future to unfold in a major city. Instead, life brought him back to Hickory, North Carolina, where an unexpected lesson emerged: success isn't always measured by promotions, prestige, or the next rung on the career ladder. Sometimes it's found in serving your neighbors, building genuine relationships, volunteering, listening, and discovering that community may be life's greatest achievement.
Join hosts Patty Thompson, Jane St. Clair, and Richard Eller as they explore Aaron's journey—from adopted son to teacher, community organizer, school board candidate, and public engagement professional—and discuss why small towns still have something profound to teach all of us.
It's a conversation about belonging, purpose, empathy, civic engagement, and redefining what it really means to live a successful life.
Oh... and somehow Blue Pub Pod, Yellow Pub Pod, Green Pub Pod make an appearance. You'll have to listen to understand.
Because sometimes the biggest dreams begin by coming back home.
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