“Easy, guys. I put my pants on just like the rest of you—one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records.” – Bruce Dickinson (Christopher Walken), Saturday Night Live For as long as I can remember, Jenny role-modeled conservation for us three boys. She cared deeply about the environment, limiting waste and being resourceful. This mindset spanned conserving hydrocarbons, electricity and water. As I mentioned many times in this space, the rules she set for our home still...

Throughout my relationship with Jenny, I never once saw her drink coffee. Tea was her hot drink of choice. Good Earth tea — Sweet & Spicy, specifically — was her favorite, though she always enjoyed trying teas of all kinds. She liked it enough that she made sure we never ran out. Of all the vendors who would deliver it to our door, Walmart had the lowest price. Amazon would deliver it too, but at a multiple of the cost. So Jenny signed up for a Walmart+ subscription just to make sure her Good...

Before I get to Jenny and her valuable contributions to innovation, I want to say this first. When I was a boy, my mom was an anesthesiologist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis. I visited regularly and was awestruck by the medical professionals working there, doing everything in their power to care for those who served our country. Their level of dedication to their patients set a standard for me that endures to this day—both in attitude and in work ethic. Alex Pretti...