Jim Mitchum, CEO of Heart to Heart International, answers The Pitch‘s questionnaire
Name: Jim Mitchum
Occupation: CEO of Heart to Heart International
Hometown: Rolla, Missouri
Current neighborhood: Old Leawood
What I do (in 140 characters): I work with some dedicated people, including hundreds of volunteers, trying to improve the lives of people in need … and getting it done!
What’s your addiction? Antique maps
What’s your game? Squirt guns at 6 feet with two grandchildren
What’s your drink? Red wine from the Rhone Valley
Where’s dinner? Home, fresh off the grill
What’s on your KC postcard? A scene from Brookside
Finish this sentence: “Kansas City got it right …” When it built the Royals’ and Chiefs’ stadiums side by side.
“Kansas City screwed up when …” It did away with streetcars.
“Kansas City needs …” More unity.
“In five years, I’ll …” Still be younger than my brother is now.
“I always laugh at …” TV weather predictions.
“I’ve been known to binge-watch …” Mad Men.
“I can’t stop listening to …” Iris DeMent.
“I just read …” The Power of Serving Others by Gary Morsch and Dean Nelson.
The best advice I ever got …” Fasten your seatbelt.
Worst advice: Oh, go ahead, they’ll never check!
My sidekick: My wife, Terry, who has put up with moving all around the world.
My brush with fame: Presenting an award to Stephen Hawking in London for his book The Universe in a Nutshell.
My 140-character soapbox: Don’t ignore the opportunity to help others and thereby bless yourself.
What was the last thing you had to apologize for? Not listening
Who’s sorry now? Connie Francis
My recent triumph: Cutting up a large limb from a walnut tree in the backyard and not cutting off my foot with the chainsaw.
Mitchum is in Liberia to help open an ebola treatment unit. Follow his journey there at hearttoheart.org/stories.
