Meeting Kyle Rote Jr.

Had the great pleasure of meeting Kyle Rote Jr. this week during a business meeting in Chicago. Mr. Rote was the keynote speaker at a Global Heat Treat Summit luncheon. Now I am not usually big on meeting big name people, but since the magazine I publish was a co-sponsor of the event, I was fortunate enough to sit at the “reserved” table with Mr. Rote and several other key players.
There was one person sitting between Mr. Rote and myself but I was fortunate enough to engage Mr. Rote in conversation with the rest of the table for 15-20 minutes before he spoke.
To my great surprise and pleasure, Mr. Rote made several biblical allusions during his presentation that was entitled “What Michael Jordan, Mother Teresa and You Have In Common.” Before the talk was over, it was pretty clear to me that Mr. Rote had some Christian underpinnings. Following his talk, I got his photo with several of my customers and then asked one of them to get a picture of Mr. Rote and myself. During the photo, I said something like, “I’m guessing you are a lover of Christ. Am I right?” He was not shy to reply in the affirmative. It was a real encouragement to see a well-known figure like Mr. Rote, professing Christ in the most appropriate ways he could.