Interviewer Owen Lessiter (right), interviews dad Mike Lessiter on the history of Lessiter Media and his entry into business journalism.Editor’s Note: Owen Lessiter, Brookfield Central High School Class of 2023, came in just under the wire with his final project before graduation. Assigned to conduct and record a professional interview for a public speaking course, he…
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Mike Drop: Takin’ Care of Business
By Mike Lessiter, President From the Mike Drop column of the February 2019 Lessiter Link newsletter In each of the last 3 months, I’ve represented LM at 3 media executive events — the Niche Media CEO Summit, the Media Growth Council and, last week, the Specialized Industry Publishers Assn. (SIPA) Owner’s Retreat. I’ve found each to…
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The ‘Rest of the Story’
By Dave Kanicki, Publisher From the February 2019 Lessiter Link newsletter Back in December, listeners of the Farm Equipment podcast series, “Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs,” asked about LM’s story. Frank, Pam and Mike Lessiter were subsequently interviewed, and the resulting Jan. 10 podcast ran a little over 30 min. long. The actual interview/conversation, however, lasted well over an…
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