AVIATE with Shaesta

AVIATE with Shaesta

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AVIATE with Shaesta episodes

  • Aviation has a cognitive bias problem, and Kimberly Perkins, a Gulfstream G650 Captain & PhD candidate wants to fix it

    Our guest today is Kimberly Perkins who is a Gulfstream 650 Captain, writer, researcher, and mother to two adorable girls. Discovering the possibility of an aviation career during a college campus tour, Kimberly was determined to earn her wings to fly. After building her flight time and finding unique ways to instruct pilots, Kimberly landed a job flying a CRJ for a US regional air carrier. When the 2008 recession hit, impacting air travel, Kimberly moved to a different continent to operate a CRJ 900 out of Lagos, Nigeria. While in Lagos, Kimberly identified a need in her new community, a lack of basic school supplies for children, which eventually inspired her to start her non-profit, Aviation for Humanity.

    Today, Kimberly is working her Ph.D. at the University of Washington, focusing her work on the impact of cognitive bias on aviation safety. She is here today to share her story and more about the important research she is doing in our industry.

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    57 min
  • Airline Pilot & Author Carole Hopson writes her own script for her career, and Bessie Coleman

    Carole Hopson, our guest today, is a New Jersey native who took notice of the airplanes flying above her in the sky at the young age of four. Although she admired flight because she didn't see other black women pilots, let alone pilots who wore glasses like her, Carole didn't consider an aviation career. 

    She went on to earn her bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and a master's in journalism from Columbia University. Carole's impressive career path includes being a journalist, working for the NFL, and serving in executive leadership positions for Foot Locker and L'Oréal.

    It wasn't until Carole was flying on a business trip as a passenger when the pilot invited her to the flight deck that she discovered that she, too, could be a pilot. At age 34, Carole pivoted, leaving behind her successful career, and started flight training. At an aviation conference, Carole first discovered Bessie Coleman's story of becoming the first African woman pilot, and she was inspired. She started writing a book about Bessie's life and her historical flying adventures. 

    Today, Carole, a mother of two boys, is a first officer for United Airlines, flying the Boeing 737 aircraft and the author of, “A Pair of Wings, A Novel Inspired by Pioneer Aviatrix Bessie Coleman”.

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    1 hr 13 min
  • President of the Drone Racing League, Rachel Jacobson, talks about drone racing, tech, and aviation.
    Rachel Jacobson, President of the Drone Racing League, is our guest launching us into season two, centering our conversation on the Act theme in AVIATE.
    A New Jersey Native, Rachel graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor's in Hotel and Business Management. Rachel spent 21 years at the National Basketball Association (NBA), where her career culminated as the Senior Vice President of Business Development. Rachel pivoted from the NBA and followed her other passion in tech by joining Landit as the Chief Business Development Officer. In April 2020, Rachel found an opportunity to bring her passion for sports and tech together by becoming the President of the Drone Racing League. Rachel joins me today to talk about all things drone racing, tech, and aviation.
    The DRL championship airs today at 1pm EST on NBC and Twitter. There will be a "Tournament of Champions" drone racing tournament on the Drone Racing Arcade mobile game where players can win cash prizes. Check it out!

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    32 min
  • Zara Rutherford, Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World in A Single Engine Airplane, discusses her journey to take over my record.
    Zara Rutherford, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, joins me in the exclusive conversation where we discuss her historic and inspiring trip around the world. On January 20, 2022, Zara broke my record of being the youngest woman to fly solo around the world at the young age of 19, capturing the hearts of so many who followed her flight. As we launched season two of the podcast, it is important to capture this historical moment of two earth-rounder women coming together to share their experiences and journey in aviation. This conversation captures the Acknowledge theme in AVIATE, where we talk about flying, share the highlights and challenges related to a trip of this caliber, and the importance of empowering women.

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    47 min
  • Part 1: “We almost never got off the ground.” – Behind the scenes highlights & what MLK & Afghanistan have in common| with Executive Producer, Michael Wildes
    Michael Wildes, our Executive Producer for Aviate with Shaesta, joins for a very special season one, three-part series recap. Michael stays busy. Outside of his role as Producer, Michael is the Business Editor for Flying Magazine and sits on the board of Dreams Soar. Michael is also a pilot, recently working at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as a Check-Pilot.
    In this episode, you’ll hear how the podcast came together from its inception, and hear how we worked behind the scenes for many months. we each share the lessons we learned, challenges we encountered, and more. Michael talks about our “big fight”. Shaesta says it was just a “heated argument”. You decide. We also review the first bonus episode with Dr. Sima Samar and the Afghanistan Special we hosted. What does that have to do with Aviation? We explained this here. Finally, we discussed how we plan to support the girls in Afghanistan over the long run.

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    29 min
  • Part 2: Shaesta learns how to say “No”, a complete sentence. Favorite Moments, Mental Health, Pioneers, Motherhood, social media, & Self-Advocacy | with Executive Producer, Michael Wildes
    Michael Wildes, Executive Producer for Aviate with Shaesta returns for this second episode of a three-part season one review. This time we discuss our favorite moments of the season. Did Michael answer fully? You decide. She reveals why it was important to lead off with Mental Health and we briefly outline our plans for more. Michael shares what he learned from Ariel Tweto’s episode. Finally, we gush about Stephanie Chung.
    In this episode: Mental Health with Airline Pilot, Linda Berlin, Pioneers in Aviation with the Smithsonian’s Dr. Ellen Stofan, Motherhood with Retired Coast Guard Pilot, Liz Booker, Social Media Pressures with TV Personality, Ariel Tweto, Self-Advocacy with Chief Growth Officer at Wheels Up, Stephanie Chung.

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    23 min
  • Part 3: Shaesta shares the Pressure women face to be perfect; Why we admire Patty Wagstaff; People are leaving their jobs, Nicole Stott, & Atlantic Aviation.
    In this final of three-part season one review series, Michael Wildes, Executive Producer for Aviate with Shaesta returns. Michael joins to talk about why he’s a “superfan” of Patty Wagstaff: hint, she’s a 3-peat legend. Shaesta shares the pressure women face to be perfect, as we review Episode 7 with Erika Armstrong. Michael wants to know if Shaesta feels pressure to be perfect. Is there a premium to being a woman in a male-dominated space? Also, we reveal and discuss why the episode with Kiah Erlich on pivoting at work resonated.
    Michael shares his favorite Nicole Stott quote, and finally, we gush about the support of Atlantic Aviation and Sue Sommers, who joined us to talk about community. That’s a wrap on season 1! Season 2 returns February 2022!
    In this episode: On Patty Wagstaff’s successes and travel; the cost of being a woman with Erika Armstrong, Pivoting with Kiah Erlich of Blue Origin, New Horizons with Retired Astronaut, Nicole Stott, Sue Sommers, VP of Marketing at Atlantic Aviation.

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    18 min

About AVIATE with Shaesta

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AVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as she goes around the world (via a podcast) and connects with the industry to have honest conversations about being a woman in aviation. AVIATE, which stands for Acknowledge, Vocalize, Inclusion, Act, Travel, and Evolve, are the themes guiding each conversation.

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