In this episode of Values Based Life, Kevin Bokelman, Vice President of Device Development at Aspen Neuroscience, shares his engineering and leadership journey, highlighting how culture, values, and people-centered leadership shape his professional experience.
He holds a mechanical engineering degree from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and previously spent 12 years at Hewlett-Packard, starting as a Manufacturing Engineer and advancing to an R&D Expert role. He also spent 16 years at NOVO Engineering, a contract engineering company in the medical device and biotech space, where he grew from Senior Engineer to Director of Engineering.
Kevin is married with four sons (ages 13–22), has coached and mentored robotics teams and Scouts, and enjoys hands-on and active hobbies including woodworking, auto repair, rock climbing, and playing soccer.
This episode is part of a new chapter of the Values Based Life podcast, the "Mentor Series." The Mentor Series features executives and other leaders from organizations that have a proven track record of operating in alignment with their mission, vision, purpose and values. By doing this they have created truly engaging cultures - environments where people love to work. The purpose of the Mentor Series is to highlight these committed organizations and share their stories with other leaders so everyone can see the huge benefits of being a Values Based Organization. We hope you enjoy listening to the Mentor Series episodes as much as I have enjoyed being in amazing conversations with these remarkable leaders.
