EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 10 MIN
Food Poisoning Put Me in the ICU—Here Is How I Reset My Life - Former Microsoft EVP Rich Kaplan
from Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins · host FourFs Host
Food poisoning. 5 days in the ICU. Five weeks of chemotherapy. And a priority list that's never changed since.Microsoft veteran Rich Kaplan walks through the 2005 illness that nearly took his life, the operating philosophy he's lived by ever since — family, health, service — and the unforgettable QVC moment where he sold 22,000 copies of Windows 95 in a single appearance.In this 10-minute conversation, Rich shares:• The 2005 food poisoning that became 5 days in ICU and weeks of chemo• Family > health > service to others — and ignoring everything else• Selling 22,000 copies of Windows 95 in a single QVC appearance• Meeting Susan Lucci and working with anchor Joyce Taylor on TV• Joining the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center board after the experience• The early-internet marketing problems no one talks about anymore—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
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Food poisoning. 5 days in the ICU. Five weeks of chemotherapy. And a priority list that's never changed since.Microsoft veteran Rich Kaplan walks through the 2005 illness that nearly took his life, the operating philosophy he's lived by ever since — family, health, service — and the unforgettable QVC moment where he sold 22,000 copies of Windows 95 in a single appearance.In this 10-minute conversation, Rich shares:• The 2005 food poisoning that became 5 days in ICU and weeks of chemo• Family > health > service to others — and ignoring everything else• Selling 22,000 copies of Windows 95 in a single QVC appearance• Meeting Susan Lucci and working with anchor Joyce Taylor on TV• Joining the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center board after the experience• The early-internet marketing problems no one talks about anymore—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
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