Flying Adventurously and Empowering Women – With Abingdon Mullin
How adventurous can you get with your career choice? As a woman, you shouldn’t allow anything to affect you if you want to pursue a career in a male-dominated field and succeed.
In this episode of the SpeakEasy Podcast, we have Abingdon Mullin, a pilot and founder of Abingdon Foundation. She’s also the CEO of The Abingdon Co. a watch company geared towards adventurous women. Abingdon has a serious spirit for adventure and excitement, especially when it has to do with flying. She has dared to tread on man’s ground and succeed in industries that are traditionally male-dominated.
Listen in to learn the importance of encouraging and contributing towards STEM-related education for girls.
“You don’t let anything affect you unless you let it affect you.”- Abingdon Mullin [17:01]
What you will learn in this episode:
•[1:10] Get to know Abingdon and her adventurous side.
•[5:00] How she discovered flying and figured out the industry plus the many avenues you can study and practice as a pilot.
•[9:01] She describes the most favorite flights she has flown so far.
•[11:03] How the idea of making women’s aviation watches came to be.
•[15:52] How she’s adopted the right attitude of not allowing anything to affect her to succeed in male-dominated fields.
•[19:45] Where to find Abingdon and contribute towards her nonprofit organization.
Relevant Links:
Website: https://www.theabingdonco.com/
Foundation: https://abingdonfoundation.org/