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Shehnaz Soni was born and raised in a patriarchal culture in Karachi, Pakistan, where women are groomed, expected to be wives and homemakers, and not even encouraged to go to school. From day one, she was asked to fit inside a box, to make her feel trapped like a genie in a bottle. Despite being raised in a culturally imposed cage, she followed her inner voice. She pushed over one barrier after another in her determination to complete her high school education as the valedictorian and continued engineering at the University of Karachi.At the age of 21, Shehnaz's first transformational journey brought her to Los Angeles via an arranged marriage where the path of challenging lessons emotionally charged experiences, and roadblocks including cultural/language barriers began. As she tried to acculturate to her new life. Shehnaz reawakened her trailblazer instincts and chose the path of transformation.She thinks she is living the adventurous life of a Star Trek Captain where Science Fiction intersects Reality. Her current position as an Aerospace Engineer for NASA, combined with her passion to serve humanity with her ancient wisdom enables her to converge science with innovative technology to honor our multidimensional existence. Shehnaz has worked as a rocket scientist for both Boeing and NASA. She is currently working with NASA as a Senior System Engineer for the Artemis Project. She and her cutting-edge team are working towards the unprecedented Human Landing System. When ready to launch, this system will bridge mankind with a long-term presence on the Moon and, ultimately, on Mars.Shehnaz is the author of "The Quantum Being: A Self-Sustaining and Magnificent Human Craft" seamlessly weaves together science, spirituality, and ancient wisdom. She begins by introducing the mind-bending concepts of quantum mechanics, where atoms dance and particles defy conventional rules. She skillfully translates these scientific notions into relatable and accessible ideas, making the quantum world accessible even to novice readers. With a touch of humor and wit, she invites readers into the quantum playground, where endless possibilities await.As we undertake the daunting task of transformation, we embark on the journey that will ultimately become habitual, automatic, and effortless – akin to a rocket leaving the Earth. At first, the initial launch requires enormous power, then less and less as it leaves the Earth's gravitational field. Finally, the rocket moves through space under its own momentum breaking all the barriers beyond imagination to traverse new worlds.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.

In this episode, Michael Escalante, former Global Vice President of Hilton's Center of Operational Excellence, shares how his team delivered 6–12% savings on labor across more than 600 hotels, while improving both guest service and employee satisfaction. Michael explains the methodology behind Hilton's approach: observing processes instead of people, quantifying human behavior, and modeling work as a function of volume. He also shares how Hilton overcame the hardest part -- change management -- by building transparency, securing buy-in from teams and unions, and creating a culture of efficiency with technology.Also see: Labor, Leadership & Leveling Up: How Michael Escalante Went from Aerospace Engineer to Hilton's Global VP of Operational Excellence A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here with questions, comments, or guest suggestions If you want to get my summary and actionable insights from each episode delivered to your inbox each day, subscribe here for free. Follow Hospitality Daily and join the conversation on YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram. If you want to advertise on Hospitality Daily, here are the ways we can work together. If you found this episode interesting or helpful, send it to someone on your team so you can turn the ideas into action and benefit your business and the people you serve! Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands

Michael Escalante took an unexpected path from aerospace engineering to hospitality, eventually serving as Hilton's Global VP for the Center of Operational Excellence and the President of Operational Effectiveness at Hotel Asset Value Enhancement (hotelAVE). Today, he's the CEO and founder of R5 Hospitality Solutions. In this conversation, he shares how scientific thinking and people-first leadership helped him uncover hidden value, improve service, and deliver millions in labor savings across hundreds of hotels.See Michael's posts on LinkedIn.  A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here with questions, comments, or guest suggestions If you want to get my summary and actionable insights from each episode delivered to your inbox each day, subscribe here for free. Follow Hospitality Daily and join the conversation on YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram. If you want to advertise on Hospitality Daily, here are the ways we can work together. If you found this episode interesting or helpful, send it to someone on your team so you can turn the ideas into action and benefit your business and the people you serve! Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands

EVEN MORE about this episode!Step into the cosmos with Shehnaz Soni, NASA aerospace engineer and author, as she fuses rocket science, quantum physics, and ancient wisdom into a mind-expanding journey. Discover how shifting your thoughts can unlock the power already within you—activating your “light body,” traversing timelines, and revealing your multidimensional nature. From emotional healing techniques that dissolve deep wounds to the wonders of Mars colonization, black holes, and wormholes, Shehnaz takes us on an adventure where science and spirituality converge. Hear her personal encounters with star beings, explore the mysteries of vortex mathematics, and learn how intention and focus can transform your reality. If you're ready to stretch your imagination, explore the edges of human potential, and connect more deeply to the universe, this episode is your launchpad.Guest Biography:Shehnaz Soni, born in Karachi, Pakistan, broke free from cultural constraints to follow her inner voice. At 21, she began a transformational journey to Los Angeles through an arranged marriage. Now an Aerospace Engineer at NASA, she merges cutting-edge science with ancient wisdom, honoring our multidimensional existence. Author of The Quantum Being: A Self-Sustaining and Magnificent Human Craft, Shehnaz inspires others by weaving science, spirituality, and timeless knowledge into a vision for humanity's future.Episode Chapters:(0:00:01) - Exploring Multidimensional Existence(0:10:12) - Exploring Inner Self and Rocket Science(0:19:01) - Channeling and Transitioning Through Dimensions(0:26:28) - Journey Through Black Holes and Dimensions(0:38:32) - Connecting With Star Beings for Guidance(0:42:55) - Unveiling Quantum Physics and Consciousness(0:51:52) - Unraveling Vortex Mathematics and Manifestation➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan YouTube➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Español YouTube➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Português YouTube➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Deutsch YouTube➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Français YouTube✏️Ask Julie a Question!

Nikolaj Kloch is the founder of Thrivr Productions, a strategic video studio helping top-tier experts turn their talks and client work into lead-generating, premium-positioning media assets.#podcasting #podmatch #videographer====================Join Podmatch ⁠⁠ https://www.joinpodmatch.com/roy⁠Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts ⁠ https://bio.link/podcaster ⁠====================Bio of Nikolaj Kloch Today's guest isn't just a videographer — he's an engineer of influence.Nikolaj Kloch is a former aerospace propulsion specialist who left Boeing to help speakers, consultants, and B2B leaders scale their authority and revenue through content that actually performs. He's the founder of Thrivr Productions, a strategic video studio helping top-tier experts turn their talks and client work into lead-generating, premium-positioning media assets.His client list? It includes names you know: speakers from AWS, Red Bull F1, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, and Airbus — along with TEDx headliners, Fortune 500 consultants, and founders building multi-6 and 7-figure businesses.What makes Nikolaj different is that he doesn't just “shoot videos.” He builds high-leverage content systems — engineered with the same precision he once applied to jet propulsion — to help thought leaders look, sound, and scale like the top 1% of their industry.If you're a speaker, coach, or B2B founder trying to grow without grinding out daily content… you're about to get a masterclass.What we Discussed: 00:18 Who is Nikolaj Kloch02:25 How he went from Aerospace Engineer to Videographer07:15 Business is a People Business so Don't fear change08:30 Do not live in hope for Marketing11:45 The Better the Question, the better the Answer13:20 Do not change 2 or more variable at once to track better15:00 Ensure your Clips make sense17:20 Make Sure that the Clips are Relevant18:30 Should you put out a teaser short before the Episode21:00 Trying to Figure out YouTube23:00 Try to build your Video channel without a budget26:30 Should you have a clip of the show at the start to grab attention30:00 Releasing the Podcast fast is best31:30 Have a follow up on your Calendar to Stop No Shows33:20 Systemsize Everything35:45 Do you need expensive cameras to be successful41:00 Software for Editing your Videos43:45 Look at the Tool for the Solution to Your Problem46:10 How I evolved as a Podcaster47:00 How to do Chapters in YouTube48:45 Audio EnhancementHow to Contact Nikolaj Klochhttps://thrivrproductions.com/http://linkedin.com/in/nikolajkloch/___________________

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On The Space Show for Wednesday, 11 June 2025: Dr Naomi Mathers, Aerospace Engineer with Geospatial Intelligence and the Space Industry Association of Australia; Andrea Boyd, European Space Agency; and Mike Thompson, amateur astronomer with Backyard AstroScience, discussing Australian space technology applications: * puncture repair kit * using satellites * space situational awareness * 3D printing * skinsuits; and * other spinoffs. (Recorded by The Space Show at Scienceworks, Spotswood in 2018)Space Show News: * Jared Isaacman comments on the proposed NASA budget and his withdrawal of his nomination as NASA Administrator. (Inserts courtesy All-In. See the whole interview here — Jared Isaacman: What went wrong at NASA | The All-In Interview) * Another one bites the (lunar) dust: The failed lunar landing attempt by iSpace's Hakuto R-M2 “Resilience” on Mare Frigoris. (Inserts courtesy iSpace)Turn back Time: The 50th anniversary of the launch of Venera 9 and Venera 10 towards Venus and a report on their findings.

John Rising, co-founder and CEO of Stackup, joined me to discuss how his company is helping enterprises to adopt crypto.Topics: - Stackup's Enterprise Crypto Solutions - Helping Coinbase and TrustWallet to build infrastructure- John's time as an Aerospace Engineer at SpaceX, Virgin Galactic - Crypto and Blockchain in the Space economy - US Crypto Regulation and industry outlook Show Sponsor -

Monday marks what would have been Malcolm X’s 100th birthday. Akinyele Umoja, a professor in the department of Africana Studies at Georgia State University, talks more about the Muslim minister and civil and human rights leader’s life and legacy, from his early years when he was known as “Detroit Red” to his period within the Nation of Islam. Professor Umoja also discusses his own involvement in the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. INSERT: We continue with WABE’s “Server South” series. Residents in Fayetteville brace for rapid data center development, basically in their backyards, we air WABE Southside reporter DorMiya Vance’s latest report. Plus, for “Closer Look’s” Class of 2025 graduation series, we hear from Winter Jones. The standout graduate is part of Spelman College’s largest-ever graduating class, consisting of 694 students. While earning her degree, Jones became an astronaut scholar and worked with NASA on reducing emissions from supersonic jets. Now, Jones talks with Rose about her academic journey and her dreams of becoming an aerospace engineer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do NASA toilets and intuitive healing have in common? Amanda Smith, that's what. In this mind-blowing (and surprisingly grounded) conversation, I talk with Amanda Smith - an aerospace engineer turned medical intuitive - about how she bridges the mystical and the mechanical to heal bodies no one else can figure out. From designing the toilets for the Artemis space mission to creating her own Heal to Grow system for female athletes, Amanda's genius lies in solving what others can't even see. We explore what it really means to map the invisible, how intuition can be rigorously logical, and why some of the most brilliant minds are secretly the most intuitive. You'll love Amanda's wild journey from Division 1 athlete to body-mapping energy healer and you'll never think about gravity (or poop) the same way again.   Talked About in Today's Episode: 00:00 – Meet Amanda Smith: Aerospace Engineer Meets Intuitive Healer 00:30 – Designing Toilets for Space (Yes, Really) 02:18 – How Empathy and Engineering Solved the Grossest Problem in Zero Gravity 05:40 – From NCAA Athlete to Wellness Breakdown to Intuitive Awakening 09:00 – What Makes the Heal to Grow System So Powerful 13:00 – Working with Doctors While Thinking Outside the Box 17:25 – The Journey to Owning Her Gifts as a Medical Intuitive 22:00 – Science, Woo, and the Need for New Language 25:06 – Why Doctors Trust Her (and So Should You)   Connect with Amanda: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/body.whisper.healing  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-ritchie-smith Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/body.whisper.healing Work with Amanda: https://www.bodywhisperhealing.com  Listen to her podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gutsy-chick-podcast/id1727285215  Take the Gutsy Chick Quiz: https://quiz.bodywhisperhealing.com/gutsychick    Unlock Your Genius with Mellissa Seaman: Discover Your Soul Gift: Take Mellissa's free Soul Gift Quiz to uncover which of the five soul gifts is driving your life's purpose. Dive Deeper into Growth: Explore the Channel Your Genius Academy at channelyourgenius.com for personal and professional development resources. Check Out The Wisdom Mastermind: Want to add on private sessions for clearing and clarity each month with master healers for less than $500/month? https://channelyourgenius.com/wisdom-mastermind   More Resources:

Episode 90.  Mary Spio has a very impressive background. She's a rocket scientist who turned to the movie industry to transform how the industry delivered content. She built a virtual reality platform while also working to let content creators better monetize their work. What's behind all this?In this episode of the Lifetime at Work Podcast, host Greg Martin interviews Mary Spio, founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Seek (CEEK) - a platform designed to monetize online content. Mary's journey is discussed from her beginnings as an aerospace engineer, working with companies like Boeing to her current endeavors in VR and AI powered content monetization. They delve into the challenges creators face with free content, the importance of VR in training and education, and how CEEK empowers creators to control and monetize their own data using blockchain technology. The conversation provides insights on the evolution of virtual reality, the future of content monetization, and valuable career advice.00:00 Introduction00:23 Meet Mary Spio: From Aerospace Engineer to CEEK Founder01:50 Understanding CEEK: A Platform for Content Monetization06:30 Mary's Journey: From Digital Cinema to VR19:05 The Future of VR and Content Monetization36:15 Career Reflections and Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs40:26 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Meghan Buchanan - mountaineer, adventure athlete, and advocate for neurodivergence, & aerospace engineer. Meghan has successfully summited the Seven Summits—the highest peaks on each continent—including Mount Everest and Antarctica's Mount Vinson. She is also close to completing the Explorers Grand Slam, which entails reaching both the North and South Poles in addition to the Seven Summits. As an advocate for neurodivergence, Meghan openly shares her experiences with dyslexia, inspiring others to embrace their unique challenges. She developed the GGRIT philosophy—Gratitude, Growth, Resilience, Integrity, and Tenacity—which she embodies in her pursuits and promotes through motivational speaking engagements. In 2024, Meghan expanded her reach by joining the cast of Netflix's “Outlast” Season 2, a survival competition set in the Alaskan Arctic that tests contestants' physical endurance, mental fortitude, and teamwork skills. Her participation showcased her resilience and adventurous spirit to a broader audience. Meghan at a young age was diagnosed with dyslexia, and faced significant academic challenges. Her mother instilled in her a philosophy of perseverance, emphasizing that with hard work, she could achieve anything. This mindset propelled Meghan to earn an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and a master's degree in engineering management, leading to a successful career with prominent companies such as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Beyond her engineering achievements, Meghan is a dedicated adventure athlete. Her passion for the outdoors began in childhood, hiking with her father. In 2011, she suffered a severe snowboarding accident in Vail's Sunup Bowl, breaking her left femur and enduring a challenging 19-month recovery. Defying medical expectations, she not only regained her mobility but also pursued mountaineering with renewed determination. Through her multifaceted career and personal endeavors, Meghan Buchanan continues to inspire and empower individuals worldwide, demonstrating that with determination and GGRIT, any obstacle can be overcome. Tune in as Meghan Buchanan joins Bobby Marshall in studio to discuss mountaineering, impacts to the environment, public lands, Mt. Everest, neurodivergence, would travels, culture, mountain life, and so much more. Please subscribe or like us on social media platforms for updates on shows, events, and episode drops.www.TheMountainSidePodcast.comAffiliates LinksSponsor Linkswww.BulletProof.comMountain Side listeners Use Discounts code: MOUNTAINSIDE to receive 20% off all Bulletproof products!www.Knicpouches.comMountain Side listeners Use Discounts code: MOUNTAINSIDE15 to receive 15% off all K-Nic products!www.ONNIT.comMountain Side listeners use Discount code TMS to receive 10% off ONNIT products!

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In his famous 1962 address to Rice University, President Kennedy declared,We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard . . .The current administration has chosen, among other things, to go to Mars. Some, Elon Musk included, are looking for a backup planet to Earth. For others, like Robert Zubrin, Mars is an opportunity for scientific discovery, pure challenge, and a revitalized human civilization.Today on Faster, Please — The Podcast, Zubrin and I discuss how to reorient NASA, what our earliest Mars missions can and should look like, and why we should go to Mars at all.Zubrin is the president of aerospace R&D company Pioneer Astronautics, as well as the founder and president of the Mars Society. He was also formerly a staff engineer at Lockheed Martin. He has authored over 200 published papers and is the author of seven books, including the most recent, The New World on Mars: What We Can Create on the Red Planet.For more, check out Zubrin's article in The New Atlantis, “The Mars Dream is Back — Here's How to Make It Actually Happen.”In This Episode* Colonization vs. exploration (1:38)* A purpose-driven mission (5:01)* Cultural diversity on Mars (12:07)* An alternative to the SpaceX strategy (16:02)* Artemis program reform (20:42)* The myth of an independent Mars (24:17)* Our current timeline (27:21)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. Colonization vs. exploration (1:38)I do think that it is important that the first human mission to ours be a round-trip mission. I want to have those people back, not just because it's nice to have them back, but I want to hear from them. I want to get the full report.Pethokoukis: Just before we started chatting, I went and I checked an online prediction market — one I check for various things, the Metaculus online prediction market — and the consensus forecast from all the people in that community for when will the first humans land successfully on Mars was October 2042. Does that sound realistic, too soon, or should it be much further away?I think it is potentially realistic, but I think we could beat it. Right now we have a chance to get a Humans to Mars program launched. This current administration has announced that they intend to do so. They're making a claim they're going to land people on Mars in 2028. I do not think that is realistic, but I do believe that it is realistic for them to get the program well started and, if it is handled correctly — and we'll have to talk a lot more about that in this talk — that we could potentially land humans on Mars circa 2033.When I gave you that prediction and then you mentioned the 2020s goal, those are about landing on Mars. Should we assume when people say, “We're going to land on Mars,” they also mean people returning from Mars or are they talking about one-way trips?Musk has frequently talked about a colonization effort, and colonization is a one-way trip, but I don't think that's in the cards for 2028 or 2033. I think what is in the cards for this time period on our immediate horizon is exploration missions. I do think that we could potentially have a one-way mission with robots in 2028. That would take a lot of work and it's a bit optimistic, but I think it could be done with determination, and I think that should be done, actually.To be clear, when people are talking about the first human mission to Mars, the assumption is it's not a one way trip for that astronaut, or those two astronauts, that we intend on bringing them back. Maybe the answer is obvious, but I'm not sure it's obvious to me.From time to time, people have proposed scenarios where the first human mission to Mars is a one-way mission, you send maybe not two but five people. Then two years later you send five more people, and then you send 10 people, and then you send 20 people, and you build it up. In other words, it's not a one-way mission in the sense of you're going to be left there and your food will then run out and you will die. No, I don't think that is a credible or attractive mission plan, but the idea that you're going to go with a few people and then reinforce them and grow it into a base, and then a settlement. That is something that can be reasonably argued. But I still think even that is a bit premature. I do think that it is important that the first human mission to ours be a round-trip mission. I want to have those people back, not just because it's nice to have them back, but I want to hear from them. I want to get the full report.A purpose-driven mission (5:01)In the purpose-driven mode, the purpose comes first, you spend money to do things. In the vendor-driven mode, you do things in order to spend money. And we've seen both of these.So should we just default to [the idea] that this mission will be done with government funding on SpaceX rockets, and this will be a SpaceX trip? That's by far the most likely scenario? This is going to need to be a public-private partnership. SpaceX is rapidly developing the single most important element of the technology, but it's not all the technology. We need surface systems. We need the system for making rocket fuel on Mars because the SpaceX mission architecture is the one that I outlined in my book, The Case for Mars, where you make your return propellant on Mars: You take carbon dioxide and water, which are both available on Mars, and turn them into methane and oxygen, which is an excellent rocket fuel combination and which, in fact, is the rocket fuel combination that the Starship uses for that reason. So that's the plan, but you need the system that makes itWe're going to need surface power, which really should be a nuclear power source and which is difficult to develop outside of the government because we're talking about controlled material. Space nuclear reactors will need to use highly enriched uranium, so it should be a partnership between NASA and SpaceX, but we're going to have to reform NASA if this is going to work. I think, though, that this mission could be the vehicle by which we reform NASA. That is, that NASA Artemis moon program, for example, is an example of how not to do something.That's the current government plan to get us back to the moon.Right. But you see, NASA has two distinct modes of operation, and one I call the purpose-driven mode and the other is the vendor-driven mode. In the purpose-driven mode, the purpose comes first, you spend money to do things. In the vendor-driven mode, you do things in order to spend money. And we've seen both of these. To be fair, there's been times when NASA has operated with extreme efficiency to accomplish great things in very short amounts of time, of which, of course, the Apollo Program is the most well-known example where we got to the moon and eight years from program start. The difference between Apollo and Artemis was it wasn't human nature — and there were plenty of greedy people in the 1960s that, when the government's spending money, they want a piece of the action, they were all there.There's no shortage of people who, when you've got a lot of money to spend, are willing to show up and say, “Hi, you got a great idea, but you can't do it until you fund me.” And there were plenty of them then, but they were shown the door because it was clear that if we did all these side projects that people were trying to claim were necessary (“you can't do your program until you do my program”) we would not make it to the moon by 1969. So actually, the forcing function was the schedule. That's what forced the nonsense out of the room.Artemis, on the other hand, has been undertaken as a project whose leadership thought that they could secure a lot of support for the program if they gave a lot of people money. So Artemis has five different flight systems which are incompatible with each other. It's a ridiculous program. That's not the way to do things. We have to have a program leadership which is committed to humans-to-Mars not as a way to get pet technology programs funded, or pet constituencies funded, or pet vendors funded, or any of that stuff. It's got to be: the mission comes first. And if you have that kind of emphasis on this, this can be done and it can be the way to reform NASA.I liken NASA today to a peacetime military, but then it gets thrown into battle, and you get rid of your McClellans and you bring in your Grants. In other words, you have a certain period of chaos and disorganization because you've got deadwood running the place, but under the stress of actually beginning a decisive mission and not being tolerant of anything less than real performance, you actually get the army you need.So that sounds like that's a presidential decision, to give that agency a very specific goal, and perhaps a timeline, to create that kind of purpose-driven culture.Yes. Now that's one necessity. There's another necessity as well, which is that the conceptual base of this program, the political base, if you will, which is derived from its intellectual base, has got to be expanded. This cannot be seen as a Trump-Musk boondoggle because Trump and Musk have both defined themselves in extremely partisan terms, and if this is seen as their program and not America's program, it will be gone as soon as the political fortunes of war shift, which they always do. Musk has this concept that he's been promoting, which is the reason why we have to go to Mars is so that there'll be survivors on Mars after the Earth is destroyed, and I don't think this is particularly —You don't find that a compelling reason, given that there's not currently an obvious threat of us being destroyed, to run a program that could necessarily exist over multiple administrations and be quite expensive.That idea is derived from Isaac Asimov's Foundation novel: The scientists go to the planet Terminus so they can reestablish civilization after the Galactic Empire collapsed. It may please science-fiction fans, but I don't think it's attractive to the general public, and also, frankly, I don't think it's practical. I don't think a Mars colony could have a million people on Mars that will survive as an autarchy. There's no nation on earth that survives as an autarchy. The ones that try are extremely poor as a result for trying.The correct reason to go to Mars is, immediately, for the science, to find out the truth about the prevalence of diversity of life in the universe; for the challenge, to challenge our youth, learn your science and you can be an explorer and maker of new worlds; and for the future, but for the future, it's not for a few survivors to be hiding away after the earth is destroyed, it's to create a new branch, or perhaps several new branches, of human civilization which will add their creative inventiveness to human progress as a whole, as America did for Western civilization. By establishing America, you had a new branch of Western civilization which experimented in everything from democracy to light bulbs and airplanes and greatly enhanced human progress as a result.And the Martians, you are going to have a group of technologically adept people in a frontier environment that's going to challenge them. They're going to come up with lots of inventions that they need for their own progress, but which will benefit human as a whole. And that is why you should colonize Mars.Cultural diversity on Mars (12:07)I believe that there will . . . be many colonies on Mars established by different people with different ideas on what the ideal civilization should be, and the ones with the best ideas will attract the most immigrants and therefore outgrow the rest.It very much reminds me of the scenario laid out in The Expanse book and TV series where mankind has spread throughout the solar system. They're all branches of human civilization, but being out there has changed people, and Mars is different than Earth. Mars has a different society. The culture is different. I think that's a very interesting reason that I had not heard Elon Musk discuss.I have a book called The New World on Mars, which you might want to check out because I discuss this very thing. I believe that there will, once it's possible to colonize Mars, there'll be many colonies on Mars established by different people with different ideas on what the ideal civilization should be, and the ones with the best ideas will attract the most immigrants and therefore outgrow the rest. So, for example, the one thing I disagree with about The Expanse is they have this militaristic Spartan civilization on Mars.There's just one sort of universal culture.Yeah, and I don't think that that civilization would attract many immigrants. The reason why the American North outgrew the South is because the North was free. That's why all the immigrants went to the North. That's why the North won the Civil War, actually. It had a larger population of more industry because all the immigrants went there and became far more creative. This is a very good thing, that the form of civilization that ultimately prevails on Mars will be one, I think, that will offer human freedom and be the most attractive in as many other respects as possible. That's why it will prevail, because it will attract immigrants.But I want to get back to this program. If it is possible not to land humans on Mars in 2028, but to land — if you can land Starship on Mars, you can land not a robot, but a robotic expedition.Starship, Musk claims it could land 100 tons on Mars. Let's say it could land 30. That's 30 times as much as we can currently land. The JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)-led Mars science community, they're still thinking about Mars exploration in the terms it's been done since the '60s, which is single spacecraft on single rockets. Imagine you can now land an entire expedition. You land 30 rovers on Mars along with 30 helicopters that are well instrumented and a well instrumented science lab in it. So now you are bringing not only heavy lift, but heavy lander capability to the Mars science program, and now you have a robotic expedition on Mars. For every instrument that made it onto perseverance, there were 10 that were proposed because they could only take six, and like 100 teams wanted to get their instruments on the rover. So imagine now we can actually land 30 rovers and 30 helicopters, not little ones like Ingenuity, but ones that can carry five or six instruments each themselves.So now you have 100 science teams, you've got life-detection experiments, you've got ground penetrating radar, you've got all sorts of things that we haven't done on Mars all being done. You're expanding Mars science by two orders of magnitude by bringing into existence the kind of transportation capability that is necessary to enable humans to Mars. So now you bring on board the science community and the science-interested public, which includes all parts of the political spectrum, but frankly it leans somewhat left, overall — university scientists, people like this.So now this isn't just about Elon Musk, the Bond villain. This is about what we as America and we as a culture which is committed to pushing the boundaries of science. This is what we are doing. It's not what SpaceX is doing, it's not what Musk is doing, it's not what Trump is doing, it's what America is doing, and celebrating the highest values of Western civilization, which is the search for truth.An alternative to the SpaceX strategy (16:02)Starship plus Starboat is the flight hardware combination that can do both the moon and Mars.That said — and we're talking about this being a public-private partnership —should we just default into thinking that the private part is SpaceX?Well, SpaceX is one part of it. There's no question, to me anyway —There's other companies that are building rockets, there's other rocket companies, maybe they aren't talking about Mars, but Blue Origin's building rockets.I think it should be fairly competed, but SpaceX is well ahead of anyone else in terms of a booster capability. That said, I think that the mission architecture that Musk has proposed, while workable, is not optimal, that there needs to be another vehicle here. He's got the Starship, I want to have a Starboat. I've written an article about this, which was just published in The New Atlantis.Basically, the problem with Musk's architecture is that the direct return from Mars using a Starship, which is a 100-ton vehicle, would require manufacturing 600 tons of methane oxygen on the surface of Mars, and if that's to be done in a reasonable amount of time, requires 600 kilowatts, which is about 13 football fields of solar panels, which means we're not doing it with solar panels, which means it has to be done with a nuke, and that then adds a lot to the development.If we had a Starboat, which is something 10 to 20 percent the size of Starship, but it would go from Mars orbit to the surface and we refuel it, and then it is what takes the crew down to the surface — although the crew could go one way to the surface in a Starship, that's okay, but whether they go down in a Starship or down in a Starboat, they come up in a Starboat, and now you're reducing the propellant requirement by an order of magnitude. It makes this whole thing work much better. And furthermore, Starship plus Starboat also enables the moon.We've forgotten about the moon in this conversation.Starship plus Starboat is the flight hardware combination that can do both the moon and Mars. If you take the Starship version of the Artemis thing, it takes 10 to 14 Starship launches to land a single crew on Mars refueling Starship on orbit, then refueling it in lunar orbit, and with tankers that have to be refueled in earth orbit, and doing all this, it's crazy. But if you positioned one Starship tanker in lunar orbit and then used that to refuel Starboats going up and down, you could do many missions to the lunar surface from a single Starship positioned in lunar orbit. Once again, Starship is suboptimal as an ascent vehicle to come back from the moon or Mars because it's so heavy. It's a hundred tons. The lunar excursion module we used in Apollo was two tons. So we make the Starboat — Starship plus Starboat gives you both the moon and Mars.Here's the thing: With rockets, you measure propulsion requirements in units we call delta V, velocity changes. That's what rockets actually do, they change your velocity, they accelerate you, they decelerate you. To go down from lunar orbit to the lunar surface is two kilometers a second. Delta V to come back up is two kilometers a second. Roundtrip is four. To go down from Mars orbit to the Martian surface is practically nothing because there's an atmosphere that'll slow you down without using your rocket. To come up is four. So the round trip on Mars and the round trip from orbit to the surface on the moon are the same, and therefore the same combination of the Starship plus the Starboat as a landing craft and, in particular, ascent vehicle (because ascent is where small is beautiful), this will give us both. So we don't have to wreck the moon program in order to do Mars. On the contrary, we can rationalize it.I mentioned one group of potential enemies this program has been the anti-Musk Democrats. The other group of enemies that this program has are the moon people who are very upset that their moon program is about to be wrecked because Musk says the moon is a diversion. Now, if it was a choice between the moon and Mars, then I would choose Mars. But we can do both. We can do both and without it being a diversion, because we can do both with the same ships.Artemis program reform (20:42)SLS was worth a lot in its time, but its time was the '90s, not now.There's been some talk about canceling — I'm not sure how serious it is — the Artemis program. If we want the next person on the moon to be an American rather than a Chinese, do we need to keep Artemis to make sure that happens?We need to reform Artemis and this is the way to do it: Starship plus Starboat will give you the moon.Aren't we under a time constraint, given that if we are competing and if we think for whatever national pride reasons we want the next person on the moon to be an American, do we just kind of have to continue with the Artemis program as sort of a wasteful boondoggle as it is?No, because there are things in the Artemis program that don't even make any sense whatsoever, like the lunar orbit gateway, which is simply not necessary. The SLS (Space Launch System) as a launch vehicle is not necessary now that we have Starship. SLS made a lot of sense when it was first proposed in the late 1980s under a different name. I happen to know that because, as a young engineer, I was on the design team that did the preliminary design for what we now call SLS at Martin Marietta in 1988. And it was really just a simplification of the Space Shuttle, and if it had been developed in flying by the mid-'90s, as was entirely reasonable, it could have had a great role in giving us massively improved space capabilities over the past quarter-century. But they let this thing go so slowly that by the time it has appeared, it's obsolescent, and it's as if someone had stalled the development of the P-51 fighter plane so it wasn't available during World War I, but it's just showing up now in a world of jet fighters — this is worthless. Well, it was worth a lot in its time. SLS was worth a lot in its time, but its time was the '90s, not now.Orion doesn't really make that much sense, and the National Team lander would make sense if it was modified to be Starboat. What happened was NASA gave the contract to SpaceX to use Starship as a lunar lander, and it can be, but it's suboptimal. In any case, the National Team, which was Lockheed, and Boeing, and Blue Origin, they complained, but basically their complaint was, “We want a contract too or we won't be your friends.” And so they had sufficient political heft to get themselves a contract. The least NASA could have done is insist that the lander they were getting a contract for run on methane-oxygen, the same propellant as Starship, so Starship could service it as a tanker. Instead, they let them do their own thing and they've got a hydrogen-oxygen rocket, which makes no sense! It's like someone going to the Air Force and proposing a fighter plane that runs on propane and saying, “Well, I can make a fighter run on propane, but my tankers use jet fuel.” Air Force, being sensible, insists that all their planes run on the same fuels. They don't just let someone come along and use whatever fuel they like. So the National Team contract should be changed to a Starboat contract, and the requirements should be interoperability with Starship.The myth of an independent Mars (24:17)We go to Mars not out of despair, we go to Mars out of hope, and by establishing new branches of human civilization, they'll be able to do all sorts of things.As we finish up, I just want to quickly jump back to something you mentioned earlier about autarchy. Do you think it's possible to have a thriving, successful, sustainable Mars colony that's on its own?No. I don't think it's possible to have a thriving, successful nation on earth that's on its own. This is why I think Trump's trade war is a big mistake. It will damage our economy. Now, obviously, we can survive a trade war better than a Mars —That's what Musk is also suggesting in its whole light of consciousness that we need to be able to establish sustainable, permanent colonies elsewhere that can be just fine without a relationship with Earth.I think that's incorrect, and as you know, since you are an expert in economics, it's nonsensical. I don't think a colony of one million people would have the division of labor to build anything like an iPhone or even an iPhone battery if you think of the complexity of what is involved.There's this famous essay, “I, Pencil,” which I'm sure you're acquainted with. An economist went through all the different things that went into —Yes, Milton Friedman used that example famously. I think I get your point.iPhones are more complex than pencils. I mean, you probably could build a pencil with a million-person city, but we need to build things more complicated than that. But that's not the point here, that's not why we're going on. And I object to this. It's the Masque of the Red Death theory of how you're going to survive a plague: We'll have our castle and we can go into it and we'll be fine. No, it's extremely unattractive and it's false. The people in that castle in the Masque of the Red Death, the Edgar Allen Poe story, did not survive the plague, and it's not why we should go to Mars. We go to Mars not out of despair, we go to Mars out of hope, and by establishing new branches of human civilization, they'll be able to do all sorts of things.America developed steamboats because we needed inland transportation because the only highways we had were rivers, and so forth, and so we've been an engine of invention. Mars is going to be an engine of invention. Mars is going to want to have not just nuclear reactors, but breeder reactors, and they're going to want to have fusion power because deuterium is five times as common on Mars as it is on earth, and they're going to be electrolyzing water all the time as part of their life-support system, which means releasing hydrogen, making deuterium separation very cheap, and one could go down this kind of thing. There's all sorts of things that a Martian civilization would develop, to say nothing of the fact that a spacefaring civilization will have the capability to divert asteroids so that they don't impact the earth. So that's why we're going to Mars. We increase the creative capacity of humanity to deal with all challenges raging from asteroid impacts to epidemics.Our current timeline (27:21). . . if you have your first humans on Mars in early 2030s, I think we can have a permanent Mars base by the end of that decade . . .So let me just finish up with this, and I think as far as a justification for going to Mars, that's about the most persuasive I know, and maybe I'm an easy audience, but I'm persuaded.Let's set aside just putting an astronaut or a few astronauts on the moon and bringing them home, and let's set aside the permanent, sustainable, solo, doesn't-need-Earth colony. Just as far as having a sort of a permanent outpost, what do you think is the reasonable timeframe, both technologically and given the politics?I do think, if we do what I am arguing for, which is to make it the mission of this administration to not only just land a Starship on Mars, but land a Starship on Mars bringing a massive robotic expedition to Mars, and then following that up with several more robotic landings to Mars that prepare a base, set up the power system, et cetera, then yes, I think landing the first humans on Mars in 2033 is entirely reasonable. What the Trump administration needs to do is get this program going to the point where people look at this and say, “This is working, this is going to be great, it's already great, let's follow through.”And then, if you have your first humans on Mars in early 2030s, I think we can have a permanent Mars base by the end of that decade, by 2040, a base with 20–30 people on it. A human expedition to Mars doesn't need to grow food. You can just bring your food for a two-year expedition, and you should. You establish a base of 10 or 20 to 30, 50 people, you want to set up greenhouses, you want to be growing food. Then you start developing the technologies to make things like glass, plastic, steel, aluminum on Mars so you can build greenhouses on Mars, and you start establishing an agricultural base, and now you can support 500 people on Mars, and then now the amount of things you can do on Mars greatly expands, and as you build up your industrial and agricultural base, and of course your technologies for actually implementing things on Mars become ever more advanced, now it becomes possible to start thinking about establishing colonies.So that's another thing. Musk's idea that we're going to colonize Mars by landing 1,000 Starships on Mars, each with a hundred people, and now you've got a hundred thousand people on Mars, kind of like D-Day, we landed 130,000 men on the Normandy Beach on D-Day, and then another 100,000 the next day, and so forth. You could do that because you had Liberty Ships that could cross the English Channel in six hours with 10,000 tons of cargo each. The Starship takes eight months to get to Mars, or six, and it takes a 100 tons. You can't supply Mars from Earth. 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Ch. 1 - The Dharma of an Aerospace Engineer from Journey of Insight Meditation by Eric Lerner About a dozen of us sat cross-legged in a darkened living room in a Massachusetts country home, attentive to the speech of a man whom all present including myself would agree was a highly unlikely candidate for a meditation teacher. His name was Robert Hover, and he was an aerospace engineer from Los Angeles. He had the incongruity of a centaur. The bottom part of him looked right, seated comfortably on a cushion, wrapped in a Burmese style lungi, a cloth cylinder tied at the waist. Above that, though, was a 1950's style short-sleeved sport shirt and a prominent, clean-shaven face and balding head with a fringe of gray hair cut as close as possible. He didn't radiate beatitude, only practicality. He reminded me of my junior high school football coach. Something about his sparkling eyes, though, the slight hint of otherworldliness, reassured me. by Eric Lerner 2025 27 minutes 13 seconds Listen to Streaming Audio Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Audio (13.9MB) Audio copyright, 2025 Pariyatti View the book, eBook and free PDF download. You can also find it at Amazon worldwide using this link: http://a-fwd.com/com=pariyatti-20&asin=B0CJL9SG5D. About Eric Lerner. View more books and audio resources available in the Pariyatti bookstore.

Join me as I sit down with Ron Drost, a retired aerospace engineer with 20+ years of experience working on advanced propulsion systems with NASA, DARPA, and the U.S. Air Force. Now a MUFON Field Investigator, Ron applies his deep scientific knowledge to UAP investigations, separating fact from fiction in UFO research. We discuss:

Have you ever wondered how our reality works? What is it that propels us? Slows us down? Connects us to each other? Is it really just a simulation that we're all living in? Is there something that science is missing, and are we really alone? Today we are joined by NASA rocket scientist Shehnaz Soni who splits her time between both the science of classical physics and the spirit of our quantum world. Perhaps the magic so many of us seek lies right in the middle, just waiting to be discovered!MEET SHEHNAZShehnaz was born and raised in a patriarchal culture in Karachi, Pakistan, where women are groomed, expected to be wives and homemakers, and not even encouraged to go to school. Despite being raised in a culturally imposed cage, she followed her inner voice, completed her high school education as the valedictorian and continued engineering at the University of Karachi.At the age of 21, Shehnaz's first transformational journey brought her to Los Angeles via an arranged marriage where the path of challenging lessons emotionally charged experiences, and roadblocks including cultural/language barriers began. She later went on to hold her current position as an Aerospace Engineer for NASA as a Senior System Engineer for the Artemis Program. She and her cutting-edge team are working towards the unprecedented Human Landing System. When ready to launch, this system will bridge mankind with a long-term presence on the Moon and ultimately, on Mars. Combined with her passion to serve humanity with her ancient wisdom enables her to converge science with innovative technology to honor our multidimensional existence.Shehnaz is also the author of “The Quantum Being: A Self-Sustaining and Magnificent Human Craft,” which seamlessly weaves together science, spirituality, and ancient wisdom. She begins by introducing the mind-bending concepts of quantum mechanics, where atoms dance and particles defy conventional rules.Shehnaz's Other Credentials include working as a health coach at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She is a practitioner of Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) Level 1. She is a Life Activation Practitioner (Modern Mystery School), works with Access Consciousness Bars, and she is a Reiki Healer (Level 1 & 2). CONECT WITH SHEHNAZWebsite: https://www.shehnazsoni.com/about/ Email: Emerge@ShehnazSoni.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shehnazsoni/?hl=enYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShehnazSoni Check out In a Spiritual Sense on YouTube to watch full length videos of each episode!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBgQnDQn0nXEcmYZqx8VgA For those looking to connect further please see my accounts below:email: info@inaspiritualsense.comwebsite: inaspiritualsense.com instagram: @stacypiagno  https://www.instagram.com/stacypiagno/ TikTok: @in_a_spiritual_sense  https://www.tiktok.com/@in_a_spiritual_sense?_t=8nKbtkX8Fu2&_r=1 Support the show

This talk explores the intersection of science and art, transcending cultural barriers to bring people closer to the marvels of space. Dr. Leonardo Barilaro, a pianist and aerospace engineer known as 'The Space Pianist,' will showcase his compositions sent to the International Space Station (ISS) and streamed back to Earth. He will discuss the scientific projects connected to this endeavor, including his ASTROBEAT project, which addresses space debris risks and explores new artistic frontiers. Through this event, Dr. Barilaro aims to inspire and raise awareness about space exploration and its potential for human civilization, highlighting the power of collaboration, creativity, and the boundless potential of science and art. Speaker Leonardo Barilaro, Pianist, Composer and Aerospace Engineer

LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the intergalactic planetary official NASA Astronaut JEANETTE EPPS! Call it a curveball but you have our word, this episode (Epps-isode) is a wonderful one, and a totally perfect temporary departure from your regularly scheduled guest list! Jeanette is a delightful presence and utterly essential listening for anyone who is in the least bit interested in space and astronaut life. You'll hear how the whole thing came together but take comfort in knowing that all pertinent questions get answered (not just the film ones - like actual space logistics and how it all works up there), and by the end you'll be a definite pal of Jeanette's and hopefully follow her adventures from here on. Really lovely stuff from someone who's been putting in work and time into all sorts of space research, as well as literally doing a couple of stints living underwater and in a cave. But that's for you to hear more about. ENJOY! Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! INSTAGRAM ONLINE BRETT • X BRETT • INSTAGRAM TED LASSO SHRINKING SOULMATES SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode (part 2) of the Iowa Manufacturing Podcast, we explore the remarkable story of Kwizera Imani, a Project Engineer at Collins Aerospace. Born in a Tanzanian refugee camp, Imani's early life was defined by adversity but also by a deep sense of community, teamwork, and resilience. At just 15 years old, he arrived in the United States with a 3rd-grade reading level, facing immense challenges in adapting to his new environment. Through sheer determination and the guidance of a dedicated mentor, David Staab, Imani discovered his aptitude for math and was encouraged to pursue a degree in aerospace engineering. Today, he is a thriving professional, having graduated first in his class and working on cutting-edge projects in the aerospace industry. Joining Imani in the studio is Brian Patterson, Executive Director of Freedom for Youth, who shares how mentorship and faith-based programming helped shape Imani's path and continue to empower youth across Iowa. Together, they reflect on the importance of building communities that uplift and support one another. Despite his incredible success, Imani's journey is bittersweet as he advocates for his father, a fellow refugee, who is struggling to find work due to language barriers. His story is a powerful testament to the importance of mentorship, perseverance, and the collective effort required to create opportunities for those seeking a better life. Hear the full show: https://iowapodcast.com/tanzanian-refugee-aerospace-engineer

In this episode (part 1) of the Iowa Manufacturing Podcast, we explore the remarkable story of Kwizera Imani, a Project Engineer at Collins Aerospace. Born in a Tanzanian refugee camp, Imani's early life was defined by adversity but also by a deep sense of community, teamwork, and resilience. At just 15 years old, he arrived in the United States with a 3rd-grade reading level, facing immense challenges in adapting to his new environment. Through sheer determination and the guidance of a dedicated mentor, David Staab, Imani discovered his aptitude for math and was encouraged to pursue a degree in aerospace engineering. Today, he is a thriving professional, having graduated first in his class and working on cutting-edge projects in the aerospace industry. Joining Imani in the studio is Brian Patterson, Executive Director of Freedom for Youth, who shares how mentorship and faith-based programming helped shape Imani's path and continue to empower youth across Iowa. Together, they reflect on the importance of building communities that uplift and support one another. Despite his incredible success, Imani's journey is bittersweet as he advocates for his father, a fellow refugee, who is struggling to find work due to language barriers. His story is a powerful testament to the importance of mentorship, perseverance, and the collective effort required to create opportunities for those seeking a better life. Hear the full show: https://iowapodcast.com/tanzanian-refugee-aerospace-engineer

Julie Davis, a former aerospace engineer, shares her inspiring journey to plant-based living on the NHA Health Science Podcast with Dr. Frank Sabatino. Julie's path to becoming a plant-powered lifestyle coach is rooted in personal struggles with weight and health that led her to embrace the power of whole, plant-based nutrition. In this episode, Julie reveals: Her lifetime struggle with weight and how fast food addiction impacted her health. The pivotal moment that led her to discover plant-based eating. How transitioning from engineering to wellness coaching changed her life. Strategies she uses to help clients make sustainable diet changes. Tips for navigating relationships when adopting a plant-based lifestyle. Julie now empowers women over 40 to transition to plant-based living, focusing on manageable steps and long-term health benefits. Her coaching addresses weight loss, chronic health issues, and the challenges of incorporating plant-based meals into daily life. Listen to this episode to learn how Julie transformed her life and how you can start your own plant-based journey. https://www.HealthScience.org/111-Julie-Davis #NHAHealthSciencePodcast #PlantBasedLiving #WellnessJourney #WeightLoss #HealthyEating

TODAY'S SPONSORALIGNmat: Check out myalignmat.com and use the code DANIHEALTH to get 10% off your order!BEAM Minerals: Head to beamminerals.com and use the code DANIHEALTH to get 20% offMake sure to check out Fullscript.com to get 10% discount on my Supplement Store!TODAY'S GUESTAlyssa is a non-practicing Aerospace Engineer who found the human body more fascinating than rockets. After suffering a health crisis in her early 20s, she embarked on a decade-long journey learning how to heal herself. Today, as an FDNP, her research background shines as she takes a deep dive into investigating her clients' bio-individuality and walks with them on a path back to balance.Alyssa and her partner Mike bring together a unique blend of science and intuition to empower others on their healing journeys. Mike, a medical intuitive with a passion for energetic modalities, has dedicated his life to helping others release subconscious trauma patterns and return to balance.Together, they co-created ALIGN, born out of a desire to help more people than their 1:1 practice could reach. After a 2.5-year journey of R&D, they developed the only Schumann Resonance-tuned PEMF mat on the market. ALIGN is a meticulously crafted art piece blending Alyssa's scientific precision with Mike's energetic insights, merging ancient wisdom with modern technology to unlock the body's innate healing potential.WEBSITE: https://myalignmat.comINSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/myalignmatON TODAY'S EPISODEWhat exactly is PEMF technology, and how does it benefit the body?Why is it important to understand the difference between native and non-native electromagnetic fields?How does the Schumann resonance support human health?What are the key benefits of grounding and connecting with the earth's frequencies?How do infrared heat and PEMF work together to promote muscle relaxation and recovery?Why is it crucial for individuals to understand their unique health needs when using healing technologies?What role does belief in one's own ability to heal play in the process of recovery?How does using a PEMF mat influence the nervous system and improve sleep quality?Can the PEMF mat accelerate athletic recovery?How can people start incorporating PEMF technology into their daily routines for optimal health benefits?STAY IN TOUCH WITH ME:You can find me:On Instagram @daniellehamiltonhealth On Facebook at Danielle Hamilton Health.My website is daniellehamiltonhealth.com (scroll down to sign up for my Newsletter!)On my YouTube Channel (make sure you subscribe!)

Aisha Bowe is an aerospace engineer and the founder of the engineering consultancy firm STEMBoard. Bowe wasn't always an engineering wizard. In high school, she struggled to connect academically and enrolled in community college with little hope that any field could interest her. But a teacher identified her strengths and suggested she try out engineering. She thrived in her engineering courses, and her confidence and sense of possibility for her career began to grow. She followed this passion to the University of Michigan, where she gained two degrees in aerospace engineering. Bowe interned at NASA in college and then was hired full-time. She ultimately spent seven years there, working on small spacecraft and flight trajectory dynamics. In 2013, she founded STEMBoard, a startup that provides engineering services and solutions—a feat she accomplished without any outside funding—and eventually left her job at NASA to pursue her startup full-time. In 2020, she founded Lingo, a company that creates self-paced, at-home STEM education kits for kids. Earlier this year, it was announced that she would be the first Black woman to travel to space with Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by Jeff Bezos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ABOUT CHRIS LENTOChris Lento is the Founder and Managing Member of EM Capital. He has a background in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon and professional development training at Boston University and MIT. Chris has over twenty years of experience in multifamily ownership, management, and investing. In addition to his academic achievements, Chris serves as a Board Member for Bay Cove. His passion is a testament to his dedication to building a better quality of life, which carries over into his professional commitment to EM Capital and its investors.   THIS TOPIC IN A NUTSHELL:  Chris's journey to real estateFrom being an Aerospace Engineer to an InvestorFirst few investments before going full-timeWhy choose multifamily compared to other asset classes?What skills have you learned as an aerospace engineer that you applied to real estate?How do you choose which market to target?Financial metrics that you are looking for in a dealKnowing your investor's appetiteUsing your network to expand to new marketsAbout the 67-unit deal in Kentucky Challenges and lessons learned from this dealProperty Management and Value-Add Plan Connect with Chris  KEY QUOTE:  On Dealing with Property Managers:“I learned that once you feel something's not right here, something's probably not right. You can tell by how the property is performing, and how things are being handled.”  SUMMARY OF BUSINESS:EM Capital is a trusted real estate investment firm located in Boston, MA, led by founder Chris Lento. We cater to accredited investors seeking to diversify their portfolio through multifamily real estate investments. We focus on providing both cash flow and asset appreciation, ensuring our investors benefit from balanced a investment strategy.  ABOUT THE WESTSIDE INVESTORS NETWORK   The Westside Investors Network is your community for investing knowledge for growth. For real estate professionals by real estate professionals. This show is focused on the next step in your career... investing, for those starting with nothing to multifamily syndication.     The Westside Investors Network strives to bring knowledge and education to real estate professionals that is seeking to gain more freedom in their life. The host AJ and Chris Shepard, are committed to sharing the wealth of knowledge that they have gained throughout the years to allow others the opportunity to learn and grow in their investing. They own Uptown Properties, a successful Property Management, and Brokerage Company. If you are interested in Property Management in the Portland Metro or Bend Metro Areas, please visit www.uptownpm.com. If you are interested in investing in multifamily syndication, please visit www.uptownsyndication.com.    #RealEstateInvesting #RealEstate #AparmentInvesting  #AssetManagement #MultifamilyInvestment #CommercialRealEstate #CashFlow  #MultifamilySyndication #InvestmentReturns #NewMarket #TargetMarket #DistributedPortfolio #AssetClasses #EmergingMarkets #TertiaryMarket #ValueAddPlan #StreamlinedAssetManagement #CapEx #AerospaceEngineer #CapitalExpenditures #CapitalImprovements #EconomiesOfScale #InvestorsApettite #PropertyManagement #PropertyManagers #LatestPodcastEpisode #RentalProperty #PassiveWealth #JoinTheWINpod #DealDeepDive  #WestsideInvestorsNetwork CONNECT WITH CHRIS LENTO:Website: https://emcapitalgroup.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherlento    CONNECT WITH US   For more information about investing with AJ and Chris:  ·    Uptown Syndication | https://www.uptownsyndication.com/  ·    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/71673294/admin/   For information on Portland Property Management:  ·    Uptown Properties | http://www.uptownpm.com  ·    Youtube | @UptownProperties     Westside Investors Network  ·    Website | https://www.westsideinvestorsnetwork.com/  ·    Twitter | https://twitter.com/WIN_pdx  ·    Instagram | @westsideinvestorsnetwork  ·    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13949165/  ·    Facebook | @WestsideInvestorsNetwork  ·    Tiktok| @WestsideInvestorsNetwork  ·    Youtube | @WestsideInvestorsNetwork  

Christopher Huie, known to his teammates as “Chuie”, is an Aerospace Engineer and Senior Manager on Virgin Galactic's Flight Sciences Engineering team. "In the six years" he has been with the company leading the External Loads Engineering discipline, Chuie's thoughtful approach to both his work and to those he works with has set him apart as a leader at Galactic.The University of Maryland Clark School of Engineering graduate is intimately familiar with VSS Unity and VMS Eve having worked on nearly every component of the spaceship's and mothership's designs, helping to ensure both structural integrity and mission success. He is the co-founder of and spokesperson for Virgin Galactic's Black Leadership in Aerospace Scholarship and Training (BLAST) Program, mentoring college students with the aim of increasing the number of Black leaders in the aerospace industry. Chuie, who hails from Florida, is the son of Jamaican immigrants and became only the 19th Black astronaut in the world.Support the show

 My guest this episode is X. Ho Yen, a science fiction author whose work challenges traditional genre boundaries. X draws on a career in aerospace engineering and his own experiences with neurodivergence to create what he calls 'realism-based' science fiction. He avoids typical tropes in favor of narratives grounded in complex human challenges. Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center, with a huge archive of 2,000+ blog posts, and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. We invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. Sponsor Inspirational Indie Authors is proudly sponsored by Bookvault. Sell high-quality, print-on-demand books directly to readers worldwide and earn maximum royalties selling directly. Automate fulfillment and create stunning special editions with BookvaultBespoke. Visit Bookvault.app today for an instant quote. About the Host Howard Lovy has been a journalist for 40 years and now amplifies the voices of independent author-publishers and works with authors as a developmental editor. Find Howard at howardlovy.com, LinkedIn, and X.

In this episode of the Grow or Die podcast, I sit down with Justin Cross, the founder of Earn Your Booze, to talk about entrepreneurship, personal growth, and the challenges of breaking away from a conventional career path. Justin shares his personal story of leaving a secure aerospace engineering job to pursue his passion for fitness and business, despite the doubt and skepticism he faced from friends and family. We dive into the mindset required to make such a bold transition and how to overcome the negativity that often comes with chasing a dream. Justin also gives valuable insight into the concept of “earning” your rewards in life—whether it's fitness, success, or even relaxation—through hard work and delayed gratification. This episode is filled with motivational tips, discussions on building resilience, and practical advice for anyone looking to take control of their life, especially those ready to break away from the status quo and start their own ventures.   Timestamps: - [00:28] – Sneak peak into the episode. - [06:14] – Exploring the dopamine-driven society and how men are becoming trapped in instant gratification cycles. - [10:45] – The connection between physical fitness, discipline, and success in business and life. - [13:19] – Breaking away from distractions such as sports and entertainment to focus on personal and professional growth. - [16:50] – The origin of *Earn Your Booze* and the challenges Justin faced when launching the brand. - [19:00] – Discussing Elon Musk's recent accomplishments and how his perseverance serves as inspiration for entrepreneurs. - [22:35] – Justin Mihaly and Justin Cross talk about dealing with criticism and learning to brush off negativity in business. - [24:10] – Testosterone and male health: How low testosterone levels contribute to poor mental and physical performance in men. - [27:30] – Why testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is important for men over 30 and how it impacts health and performance. - [30:25] – The benefits of optimized testosterone levels, beyond physical appearance—covering motivation, drive, and success. - [33:06] – Curiosity and critical thinking as key traits of high-functioning men: Why men with low testosterone lose these qualities. - [36:50] – Justin Mihaly's experience building a personal brand and overcoming obstacles in the social media space. - [38:15] – Discussion on how society and environmental factors impact male health, specifically testosterone. - [41:32] – Exploring Justin Cross's aerospace engineering background and how working with fighter jets shaped his perspective. - [44:15] – Insights into Justin's time spent in the Middle East during his Navy service and how those experiences influenced his mindset. - [49:30] – Transitioning from a stable career to entrepreneurship: The critical mindset shifts required to succeed. - [52:15] – How Justin balanced working multiple jobs and his side hustle before fully committing to entrepreneurship. - [55:12] – Justin Cross's approach to personal development, and how childhood influences shaped his path toward entrepreneurship. - [58:00] – The importance of resilience and hard work in overcoming challenges during career transitions. - [1:02:18] – The long-term payoff of choosing personal fulfillment over financial security in the early stages of entrepreneurship. Links & Resources: Follow Justin Cross On Instagram: @justin.j.cross Work With Justin Cross: https://www.earnitall.com/ Follow Me On Instagram: @jmihaly_ Follow "Grow or Die" On Instagram: @growordiepodcast Work With Me: https://www.togethermorefit.com/founder Join Substack For More Exclusive Content: https://justinmihaly.substack.com/ Join Patreon For More Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/JustinMihaly?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Sign Up For The Together More Elite Mentorship: https://togethermorefit.com/elitepurchase

Charles Thuo is the CEO and Founder of Apexloads. Apexloads is an online load board that addresses the critical challenges faced by the logistics sector, paving the way for a more efficient, transparent, and reliable industry.  In this episode, KJ and Charles cover the importance of Africa's youthful demographics, market potential, and natural resources, as well as the challenges in implementing infrastructure and regulatory standards in the logistics industry. Charles highlights how technology and verification systems can bridge the gap, increase efficiency, and foster economic development across the continent.  Key Takeaways: 01:49 Transforming Africa's Logistics Landscape 06:31 The Importance of Africa in the Global Market 14:30 Challenges and Solutions in African Logistics 23:45 Future Vision for Apexloads  Quote of the Show (21:00): "Right now, if you're not talking about Africa, you're not talking about the future." - Charles Thuo Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we're keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome. Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval Ways to connect with Charles Thuo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesthuo/   X: https://twitter.com/CharlesThuoh   Company Website: https://www.apexloads.com/    Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apexloads/  How to get more Disruption/Interruption:  Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the world to meet its growing need for low-cost clean energy and achieve ambitious decarbonization targets, land-based onshore wind energy must be an increasingly large part of the electricity generation mix—potentially as much as 20-41% by 2050, according to BloombergNEF and the International Energy Agency (IEA). But there is a challenge: the most efficient and cost-effective wind turbines, currently applied only in offshore wind farms, have enormous blades—some longer than a football field. That makes them extremely difficult, if not impossible, to deliver and deploy, as bridges, tunnels, and road curves literally get in the way.To explore how the onshore wind industry can overcome these obstacles and drive further growth for the sector, Gil Jenkins spoke with Mark Lundstrom, Founder and CEO of Radia. Mark is a serial cross-industry entrepreneur and MIT aerospace engineer who has co-founded companies over the course of his career that seek to bring aerospace solutions to new sectors, including biotech, telecommunications, and materials science. With Radia, Mark is focused on applying these technologies to the low-carbon energy transition. Radia is in the process of building the world's largest aircraft, which will enable the deployment of the industry's biggest and best wind turbines to locations they could never reach before—creating more clean power at a lower cost.Links:Radia WebsiteMark Lundstrom on LinkedInRadia on LinkedInPress Release:Radia to Provide Low-Cost Clean Energy with the World's Biggest Wind Turbines Enabled by the World's Largest Aircraft (March 17, 2024)Press Release: Aerospace Leaders Aernnova, Leonardo and AFuzion Will Partner With Radia to Build WindRunner™, World's Largest Aircraft (July 16, 2024)Whitepaper: DeSolve Study: GigaWind has enormous economic and environmental impact (Princeton University researchers Dr. Jesse Jenkins and Dr. Nestor Sepulveda - September 1, 2023)Episode recorded August 22, 2024  Email your feedback to Chad, Gil, and Hilary at climatepositive@hasi.com or tweet them to @ClimatePosiPod.

Because she was a female, Kristine Johnson was told in her private school that upper level math was not her place. Following God's call she persevered. Now she is a Senior Advanced Systems Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace technologies. This is her story on The Eden Podcast!Kristine Johnson is a Senior Advanced Systems Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies leading the hardware team and qualification testing on the GPAHRS (GPS-Aided High-Integrity Attitude and Heading Reference System), a next-generation navigation system for commercial aircraft, helicopters, and urban air mobility vehicles. She is also the systems lead engineer on multiple programs for Boeing products. She was part of the design team for the first FAA-certified (SDA) Precision Landing System installed at many airports worldwide. In her 25+ years at Honeywell, she has gained extensive experience with Air Data Inertial Reference Units (ADIRUs), navigation systems for commercial aircraft which integrate data from GPS, inertial sensors, and air pressure inputs, and for which she received the Honeywell Technical Achievement Award. Outside work, Kristine enjoys time with family, leading a small group Bible study, reading, cooking, moderating several science-faith groups on social media, volunteering in her community, and exercising. She is also a professional face painter.Here are several links from Kristine's interview on The Eden Podcast:Bruce and Joy Fleming, The Book of Eden, Genesis 2-3, https://medium.com/@pkajjohnson/book-review-the-book-of-eden-god-didnt-curse-eve-or-adam-or-limit-woman-in-any-way-3334779281ddBeth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth, https://medium.com/@pkajjohnson/book-review-the-making-of-biblical-womanhood-how-the-subjugation-of-women-became-gospel-truth-by-7f38ec9bca2bSheila Wray Gregoire, The Bare Marriage Podcast that uses evidence-based approaches to marriage:https://www.youtube.com/c/SheilaWrayGregoire The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn't curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the other passages on women and men become clear too. You are encouraged to access the episodes of Seasons 1-11 of The Eden Podcast for teaching on the seven key passages on women and men. Are you a reader? We invite you to get from Amazon the four books by Bruce C. E. Fleming in The Eden Book Series (Tru316.com/trubooks). Would you like to support the work of the Tru316 Foundation? You can become a Tru Partner here: www.Tru316.com/partner

Advisory boards are an important part of business. In this episode, Adam Torres and Cameron Clark, Board Advisor and Aerospace Engineer, explore Cameron's board advisory work and journey as an aerospace engineer. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be a guest on our podcast: https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/ Visit our website: https://missionmatters.com/ More FREE content from Mission Matters here: https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia

Today we are happy to share a bonus episode from the 2024 Vail Dance Festival. In this episode we are joined by Kyle Ikuma, last year's Scholar-In-Residence at the Vail Dance Festival. Kyle is a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer living in California's Bay Area and a graduate of Princeton. He is also a freelance ballet dancer. Kyle's story is fascinating, so we hope you enjoy! https://kyleikuma.wordpress.com/Stream the closing night performance, 'NOW Premieres,' from the 2024 Vail Dance Festival from August 5-13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-Yq_0AlcLINKS:Website: conversationsondancepod.comInstagram: @conversationsondanceMerch: https://bit.ly/cod-merchYouTube: https://bit.ly/youtube-CODJoin our email list: https://bit.ly/mail-COD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Aerospace Engineer to Multi-Passionate Author and Musician | Aliki Samone's JourneyIn this episode of 'Something More Fulfilling,' we are joined by the multi-talented Aliki Simone. Aliki shares her incredible journey from being an aerospace engineer to becoming a successful author and musician. Learn about her 'Summit Method' life planning technique, how she tackled imposter syndrome, and tips for aspiring authors. Aliki also dives into her music career and the challenges and joys of pursuing multiple passions. Whether you're looking for inspiration to chase your dreams or practical advice on goal-setting, this episode is packed with insightful conversations and actionable takeaways.00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:30 Aliki's Background and Career Shift 01:22 Discovering the Summit Method 02:43 Writing the Book: Conquer Your Summit 05:23 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 07:04 Daily Writing Routine and Goal Setting 10:53 Publishing Journey and Community Support 16:15 Finding Mentors and Building Community 25:02 The Importance of a Growth Mindset 31:37 The Power of Visualization and Mindset 32:27 Drafting Your Life Purpose Statement 33:09 Breaking Down Your Long-Term Goals 33:47 Creating a Two-Year Action Plan 34:55 Quarterly Goals and Execution Habits 40:13 Overcoming Distractions and Barriers 44:39 The Importance of Saying No 48:20 Alakai Simone's Music Journey 51:48 Future Goals and Finding True Fans 54:09 Where to Find Alakai Simone 56:24 Alakai Simone's Why and Final ThoughtsLink to Alikihttp://www.conqueryoursummit.com/https://instagram.com/alikisamonebooks?igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg==

The Boeing 737 Max line of airplanes has been in the news often in the last 5 years after two fatal plane crashes and a door plug flew off a plane mid-flight, but Boeing's recklessness extends far beyond the 737 Max. In this episode, hear testimony from whistleblowers, engineering experts, and government regulators during recent Congressional investigations into Boeing's prioritization of its stock price over our safety. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes Boeing's Ongoing Problems Mike Bedigan. July 10, 2024. The Independent. July 10, 2024. Federal Aviation Administration. Noa Halff. July 9, 2024. The Daily Mail. March 8, 2024. NBC Bay Area. Tom Vacar and Zak Sos. March 7, 2024. KTVU FOX 2. NASA Starliner AP. June 29, 2024. NPR. Kenneth Chang. June 5, 2024. The New York Times. Kenneth Chang. March 6, 2020. The New York Times. Ties to US Government Defense Edward Carver. May 29, 2024. Truthout. Yeganeh Torbati and Aaron Gregg. November 25, 2020. The Washington Post. Lobbying OpenSecrets. OpenSecrets. Alaska Airlines Door Plug Blowout Simon Scarr et al. January 11, 2024. Reuters. FAA “Oversight” Marc Warren and Paul Alp. February 1, 2024. Adams and Reese LLP. Deferred Prosecution Agreement January 7, 2021. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. Boeing Guilty Plea David Koenig and Alanna Durkin Richer. July 9, 2024. AP News. Joel Rose. July 9, 2024. NPR. David Dayen. July 3, 2024. The American Prospect. Stock Buybacks Stock Buybacks History. Boeing Orders Boeing. John Barnett Mike Bedigan. June 18, 2024. The Independent. Theo Leggett. March 11, 2024. BBC News. May 4, 2021. United States Department of Labor Administrative Law Judges. Staying Safe on Planes Peter Weber. January 8, 2015. The Week. Harold Maass. January 8, 2015. The Week. Charles W. Bryant. Nd. Mapquest Travel. McDonnell Douglas Merger James Surowiecki. January 15, 2024. The Atlantic. Natasha Frost. January 3, 2020. Quartz. Laws Audio Sources June 18, 2024 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Witnesses: David Calhoun, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Boeing Company June 13, 2024 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation Witnesses: , Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration April 17, 2024 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Witnesses: Sam Salehpour, Current Quality Engineer, Boeing Ed Pierson, Executive Director, The Foundation for Aviation Safety, Former Boeing Manager Joe Jacobsen, Aerospace Engineer and Technical Advisor to the Foundation for Aviation Safety, Former FAA Engineer Dr. Shawn Pruchnicki, Professional Practice Assistant Professor of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University April 17, 2024 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation Witnesses: Dr. Javier de Luis, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Dr. Tracy Dillinger, Manager for Safety Culture and Human Factors, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Dr. Najmedin Meshkati, Professor, University of Southern California, Aviation Safety and Security Program March 6, 2024 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation Witnesses: Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board Bloomberg Originals March 12, 2020 June 4, 2019 Music by Editing Production Assistance

Welcome back to another exciting episode of "Beats Vines & Life"! Today, we have the pleasure of diving deep into the fascinating journey of Jeb Dunnuck, a renowned wine critic who transitioned from an aerospace engineering career to become one of the most respected voices in the wine industry. Our host MJ Towler sits down with Jeb to discuss his multifaceted career path, from working at leading companies like Lockheed Martin and Ball Aerospace to the grueling, solitary life of a professional wine critic. They touch on the evolution of wine criticism, the controversy surrounding natural wines, and the ongoing development of the global wine market. We'll also explore Jeb's personal experiences, from his humble beginnings in rural Indiana, his passion for rock climbing, and the family dynamics that shaped him. Get ready for an insightful conversation about dedication, industry insights, and the sheer joy of discovering great wines. Whether you're an oenophile or simply love a good story, this episode is packed with knowledge and inspiration that you won't want to miss. Tune in now!---A Massive THANK YOU to JEB DUNNUCK!!! Subscribe to Jebdunnuck.com!Follow Jeb on IG!Follow Jeb on X!____________________________________________________________Until next time, cheers to the mavericks, philosophers, deep thinkers, and wine drinkers! Subscribe and give Beats Vines and Life a five-star review on whichever platform you listen to.For insider info from MJ and exclusive content from the show, sign up at blackwineguy.comFollow MJ @blackwineguyFollow Beats Vines and Life @beatsvinesandlifeThank you to our sponsor, GrenacheFest. The Second Annual Grenache Festival in Walla Walla, Washington, will be held on November 8th, 2024. It will feature a seated comparative seminar, followed by live music, food, plenty of Grenache wines, and tons of fun.For more information, go to GrenacheFestFollow GrenacheFest on IG GrenacheFest[SPECIAL THANK TO BOBBY STUCKEY AND THE FRASCA FOOD GROUP] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Noertker is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ampaire, a developer of Hybrid Aviation Propulsion Systems to Decarbonize Air Travel Today.Currently they are scaling up their tech. Their tech is proven to reduce fuel usage by about 50% for small aircrafts (anything with a propeller).Today, Kevin shares his story and we discuss:Aerospace Engineer to Ampaire: His story of co-founding Ampaire. Addressing Existing Stock: Electric aircraft is the future, but their solution helps address the existing stock of aircraft. Bridging the Infrastructure Gap: How fully electric air travel will require massive infrastructure upgrades, so they are building a solution that will work in between.Enjoy today's conversation! ---

"What happens when the original plan you create changes?" - Aliki SamoneAre you ready to transform your life with a method crafted by an aerospace engineer turned dynamic entrepreneur? Join us on this exciting episode of The Be Better Broadcast as we delve into Aliki Samone's innovative Summit Method. Aliki, a multi-talented artist and former spacecraft designer, combines her love for science and creativity to help you design a life filled with passion and purpose.Aliki spent a decade in spacecraft design and program management before retiring to pursue her own ventures. She now channels her creativity into music, writing, and abstract art while exploring nature in her camper van. Her holistic approach to life planning is inspired by her adventures and deep connection to the outdoors.In our conversation, Aliki will cover:

Margo is joined by artist, photographer and author Mary Jo Hoffman. In her previous life, Mary was an aerospace engineer until one day she decided to take up a daily practice of photographing something in nature. This daily practice turned into STILL Blog, profound revelations about the connectedness of all things, the importance of place, and her own life. Her new book, STILL: The Art of Noticing, features 275 of the most stunning photographs Mary Jo has accumulated over thousands of consecutive days of daily shooting accompanied by perceptive, deeply felt, and oftentimes humorous essays illuminating the insights gained through this daily creative practice. Mary Jo has enlisted the help of her husband, Steve, and their two children on this creative endeavor. What started out as a way to practice for retirement, has turned into a second career! Mary Jo's photos will have you looking at your own backyard in a different way and noticing much more than you ever did before.   Margo and Mary Jo discuss: Her creative path and how she went from aerospace engineer to photographer and author The importance of continuing the creative process despite life events Creating a memory grid The concept of 72 microseasons and how it impacts her creativity and photography Benefits and challenges of committing to long-term creative projects Licensing Deals, her experiences in working with Target and West Elm Maintaining a creative life while raising a family and the impactful legacy that can leave for children The intricacies of finding beauty in everyday life, Her new book, Still: The Art of Noticing   Connect with Mary Jo Hoffman: https://www.instagram.com/maryjohoffman/ STILL: The Art of Noticing http://eepurl.com/bTvh4n (Newsletter)   Connect with Margo: www.windowsillchats.com www.instagram.com/windowsillchats www.patreon.com/inthewindowsill  

Can an engineer make a good investment manager? When it comes to our guest Bob Killen, the answer is yes. In his early years, Bob worked as an aerospace engineer at Pratt & Whitney and later at GE. For family reasons, he went on to change careers and founded an investment firm, The Killen Group where he had great success for over 55 years as an investment manager. Bob discusses how his background as an engineer was an asset in his investing career by applying skills such as in-depth research and math-oriented thinking, as well as understanding physical processes. Bob and the three Paynes cover many interesting topics and we hope you join us for this episode of Payne Points of Wealth.

Dean discusses NASA Quesst's X-59 aircraft with Senior Research Engineer at NASA Langley, Dr. Jonathan Rathsam and Aerospace Engineer at NASA Armstrong, Ed Haering. Will supersonic air travel make a comeback? Homework assignment: Would you go on a suborbital flight? Send us your thoughts at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppod Want to find out how you can get involved with the Quesst mission? Check out nasa.gov/quesst to learn more! Music from Blue Dot Sessions this episode: Fornax Ditty, Louver, Voyager, Preston and Carle, Null Melody and TK Club. Music shortened to match episode. View license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Find Us Online: Twitter: @lookinguppod @deanregas, Instagram: @917wvxu @deanregas, Tiktok: @cincinnatipublicradio @astronomerdean, Episode transcript: www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up, More from Dean: www.astrodean.com

My guest today is Michelle LaBrosse, a powerhouse in project management and innovation. As the Founder & CEO of Cheetah Learning, Michelle brings her dynamic expertise to the forefront, sharing insights from her incredible journey as an Aerospace Engineer and former Air Force Officer. Discover the secrets behind Cheetah Learning's groundbreaking methodologies that have earned global recognition, including being named the 2008 Professional Development Provider of the Year by the Project Management Institute. Michelle's accolades extend further as she's celebrated as one of PMI's 25 Most Influential Women in Project Management. In our conversation today, Michelle unveils her remarkable story of growth and leadership, from her engineering roots at Syracuse University and the University of Dayton to her transformative experience at Harvard Business School. With features in over 1000 publications and a dedicated readership of over 50,000 through her Know How Network column, Michelle's impact on project management education is unparalleled. Michelle is on a mission to revolutionize project management, making it accessible and enjoyable for all. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a true visionary, as she reveals the keys to unlocking exceptional outcomes in any endeavor. This interview promises to be an inspiring journey through innovation, leadership, and the power of getting things done fast, the Cheetah Project Management way. Connect with Michelle LaBrosse on her website: https://www.cheetahlearning.com/wp/  On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/best-pmp-exam-prep-course/  = = = = = Thank you for supporting the show! Your 5-star rating and review makes a difference -- it's easy to leave one and it helps spread the word about the podcast! = = = = = My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available everywhere books are sold including Audible! Get your copy and learn more about it here Are we connected yet on social?  @maryloukayser (Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlkayser/ (LinkedIn)

Katelyn (Kate) Gunderson is a mechanical and aerospace engineer currently attending the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, CA through a flight test engineering fellowship. Kate also has a passion for increasing female participation in engineering and authors a blog aimed at empowering women to confidently thrive in STEM fields. In this conversation, we dig deep into Kate's fascinating career, how she balances marathon training and what is next on the agenda for her running and career goals. Later on, Kate shares some really cool recommendations on where to run and and lot more around the Mojave Desert.Click HERE for the show notes.This episode is sponsored by:HydrapakHydrapak has been designing and producing performance hydration systems for over 20 years, and their mission is to help athletes reach their peak performance. By offering better ways to hydrate, HydraPak has pioneered new product categories and become a trusted partner for athletes and brand partners worldwide. Use the code NATRUNSFAR10 to save 10%! Where to find Kate Gunderson:Kate on InstagramKate's WebsiteWhere to find Natalie and Jerold:Natalie's InstagramSuite Run InstagramNatalie's TwitterSuite Run TwitterNatalie's FacebookSuite Run WebsiteSuite Run Facebook

We catch up with our dear friend Chelsea Nicholas who suffered and achillies tear at the 2023 CrossFit Games while sitting in first place in the 35-39 year old Masters division.  How is the rehab going? When will she be able to compete again? How did she fight through the low moments? what are her goals now?  Also she loves being an aunt, what were her highlight Aunt Adventures over the past 6 months.

The Quantum Being is for anyone looking for inspiration, direction, and comprehension to jump-start their life to move forward, embrace freedom and create their magickal life.By reading this book, you will embark on a journey to get you in touch with your superpower within.I have had an awareness growing up about myself and my surrounding. This awareness led me to ask questions. Answers came in the form of people, experiences, tests, and sometimes trial and error. Living my life for half a century in this quantum body has gifted me with the wisdom to navigate life with a strategy that is beneficial for the natural progression of life and its universal laws. Hence this book is the catharsis of my soul.The rhythm of my life started at a faster pace when I came to the United States (US) in 1992 at an early age, soon after an arranged marriage. I was born and raised as an orthodox Muslim in Karachi, Pakistan. Upon my arrival in Los Angeles, CA, I couldn't speak English, nor did I have any financial means. Being new to a country like the United States felt like being on a new planet to me, and complicated by the fact that I accompanied a man I barely knew.Life took a path that has been full of hard lessons, emotionally challenging experiences, roadblocks, and cultural and language barriers.How did I come this far despite my conservative upbringing?How did I break through all the cultural, social, and religious barriers?How did I stay strong through the storms and come all this way far enough to touch the star? To live in a world where science fiction is becoming a reality.How did I navigate my life to draw happiness and independence?This book shares wisdom via storytelling to help you come out of trenches no matter how deep the hole is.This book will enhance your understanding of the Quantum humans we are and how living by the principle of Quantum Physics, everyone can choose a life path and career path that perfectly aligns with their goals and personality.This book bridges science and spirituality and helps you see the truth for yourself by showing you the magnificent interconnectedness we have all around us and within us guiding our pathway to our true self, home, and final destiny.Shehnaz is an accomplished Aerospace Engineer, an Author, a Health and Transformational Coach, an Energy Healer, and the proud Mother.Shehnaz was born and raised as an orthodox Muslim in Karachi, Pakistan. From day one, she was asked to fit inside a box that didn't align with her true calling. She grew up feeling trapped within a patriarchal, cultural mindset where women are groomed, expected to be wives and homemakers, and not encouraged to go to school. Being a bright and headstrong young girl, she pushed over one barrier after another in her determination to complete her high school education and go on to college. Shehnaz graduated high school as the valedictorian and continued engineering at the University of Karachi despite persistent cultural and familial abuse and degradation as a female.Upon her arrival in the United States, she faced a new set of challenges, including financial, cultural, and language barriers—as she tried to acculturate to her new life. Shehnaz reawakened her trailblazer instincts and chose the path of transformation. Therefore, as a transformational coach, she uses the bio-individuality philosophy, meaning everyone is unique.Shehnaz has worked as a rocket scientist for both Boeing and NASA. Her most recent work at NASA includes the Artemis Project. She and her cutting-edge team of aerospace engineers have developed requirements for the unprecedented Human Landing System, also known as HLS. When ready to launch, this system will finally bridge mankind with a long-term presence on the Moon and ultimately on Mars."The Quantum Being" by Shehnaz Soni is part memoir and part guide for humanity, bridging science and spirituality to help the reader realize the truth of their magnificence as human beings on the journey to manifest their own miracles. Shehnaz believes that we all have the power to live an incredible life as quantum beings. She teaches Quantum Physics implementation in daily life to heal and reprogram un-serving beliefs and patterns.As we undertake the daunting task of transformation, we embark on the journey that will ultimately become habitual, automatic, and effortless – akin to a rocket leaving the Earth. At first, the initial launch requires enormous power, then less and less as it leaves the Earth's gravitational field. Finally, the rocket moves through space under its own momentum breaking all the barriers, beyond imagination to traverse new worlds.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

If you wouldn't want to trade places with your boss, then that's a sign you should find another job or start a business." That's when our guest Deshan knew he needed to pave his own way by starting a business. In this episode, David Lecko interviews Deshan Hillman, a successful wholesaler in the DFW market of Texas. Deshan shares his journey into wholesaling, starting with his first wholesale deal that earned him $10,000. He explains how he found the deal through a pocket listing and worked with a contractor to assess the property. Deshan also discusses the importance of transparency in deals and building a buyer's list. He shares his experience working with a partner and offers advice for beginners in the wholesaling industry. Overall, Deshan's story highlights the potential for success in wholesaling and the importance of taking action and seeking mentorship. Takeaways • Start with a base level of information before getting into wholesaling, either through research, mentorship, or joining a community.• Transparency and professionalism are key in building trust with sellers and buyers.• Building a buyer's list is crucial for finding buyers quickly and efficiently.• Consistency and goal-setting are important for scaling and growing a wholesaling business.• Working with a partner can have its challenges, but clear division of responsibilities and effective communication can lead to success. Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction01:07 How did DeShan start wholesaling real estate?02:16 How did DeShan find his first wholesale deal?03:19 What is a pocket listing?05:01 How does consistency in wholesaling build your confidence?06:23 How did DeShan build his first buyers list?07:04 What kind of buyers did DeShan have on his list?08:13 How many buyers are on DeShan's buyers list today?09:39 What is DeShan's background?10:23 Why did DeShan want to do something on his own?11:41 How much has DeShan's wholesaling business grown?12:57 What is DeShan's goal for their wholesaling business in 2024?13:47 How are the responsibilities divided between DeShan and his partner?14:13 What is DeShan's advice to new wholesalers?15:25 How can you connect with DeShan? Links Instagram: DeShan Hillmanhttps://www.instagram.com/deshanhilman David's Social: @dleckohttps://www.dealmachine.com/pod Ryan's Social: @heritage_home_investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

What gives people enough reason to leave a lucrative job for real estate investing? Let's hear it from Alvin Scioneaux, Jr., joining us today to talk about a huge step he had to take to start living life on his terms.This episode delivers so much value about nurturing a growth mindset, overcoming what holds people back from investing in real estate, and top-tier advice from Alvin on how to succeed in the investing space, career shift, and decision-making. Don't miss out on every guidance towards the right direction to your success!Key Points & Relevant TopicsAlvin's background as an athlete and aerospace engineer, and his discovery of real estate investingWhat made Alvin decide to invest in real estate despite having good and high-paying careersA quick overview of how Alvin started from single-family to commercial multifamily spaceResidential vs. commercial: Their differences in terms of acquiring loans, scalability, and income potentialThe benefit of forming a partnership when investing out-of-stateA valuable advice for people with a successful full-time job planning to invest in real estateTwo things people and investors need to cultivate a growth mindsetWhat is “NBS” and why it's important in moving forward in life and achieving goalsThe importance of being a lifelong learner and sharing knowledge in real estateAdvantages of knowing how to communicate and network with peopleResources & LinksFree e-book: Financial Athlete's Guide to Passive Real Estate InvestingApartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive InvestorAbout Alvin Scioneaux, Jr.Alvin Scioneaux, Jr. is a force of diverse passions and talents. He was born & raised in St. John Parish, Louisiana, and is currently a real estate investor and author. He previously worked for 8 years as an Aerospace Engineer with a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University. He serves on the regional executive board for the National Society of Black Engineers while also being a traveling public speaker, where he engages with various schools and programs. In his career prior, Alvin was an All-American student-athlete who majored in Physics at Wofford College, then moved onto being an NFL linebacker with the LA Chargers. He transitioned to serving as a Fitness Coach, helping people on their fitness and nutritional journey, as well as a Model & Actor, working on various promotional and commercial projects. Alvin has gone from receiving over $2 million in scholarships, being inducted into his collegiate Hall of Fame, and playing in the NFL to now philanthropy, giving back towards scholars and athletes while running a multi-million dollar real estate business. He is also a proud executive member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. and the NFL Players Association. Get in Touch with AlvinWebsite: https://www.imperiumfortune.com/ / https://www.financialathletecapital.com/Facebook: Alvin Scioneaux Jr.Instagram: @a1scioneauxLinkedIn: Alvin Scioneaux, Jr., M.S.To Connect With UsPlease visit our website www.bonavestcapital.com and click here to leave a rating and written review!