It was July 16th, 1969 at exactly 9:32 a.m. when Apollo 11’s engines fired and cleared the tower, headed for the Moon, and Fernando Niebla, today's guest, was an instrumental part of this historic mission. He even went on to start his own high tech company after 18 years with Rockwell International. Fernando’s professional and entrepreneurial track record, his accomplishments and experience are vast, but most importantly it is ultimately his humanity, his humbleness, his selfless disposition to give back... what makes him a remarkable person. Having said that, enjoy the first part of my conversation with Fernando Niebla in which we discussed: his experience growing up just a short walk from, and on both sides of, the US/Mexico border; the forward thinking element of opting for an Electrical Engineering degree back in 1957 and the still prevalent need to increase Latino representation in the STEM fields; been an instrumental part of Apollo 11 firing its engines and changing the course of history; the need for more Latinos and other minorities to “Shoot for the Moon”; launching his own high tech company and what it took to scale it; access to capital, lessons learned and much more.