Ron Telpner

05/09/23 • 26 min

In 2016 Ron Telpner received a cancer diagnosis and was told he had just months to live. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, he decided to learn how to play the ukulele, posting a new song to Instagram every single day to chart his progress. Now seven years later, Ron is alive and kicking, and he credits the uke with helping him outlive his diagnosis.

This is a must-listen episode, as Ron is full of positivity and has an incredible story to tell which I feel honoured to share with you.

We talk about:

His diagnosis
His pre-cancer career working in marketing for several multi million dollar companies
Learning the ukulele to fight cancer
His unique dress sense
His positivity
Performing at NaMM and nearly getting the entire Kala booth closed down!
Ukes Not Nukes - his annual virtual flashmob for peace
The naked ukulele player!
And lots, lots more

Ron is an absolutely terrific guy, and I think you're going to love getting to know him just as much as I did.

If you have any thoughts, comments or suggestions for the show please send me a message to [email protected]

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