Mandy Hickson is an inspirational former fast jet/Fighter Pilot in Tornado GR4's. Now a motivational speaker and Human Factors facilitator she talks with Dervish about her experiences flying and making it in the RAF as a female.

They talk about motivating younger females and people to become fighter pilots and what pilot life is really like.

Mandy also explains how she made the move into motivational speaking and how recently she has been able to extend her reach through virtual conferences to talk globally about her passion and experiences.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• It's about challenging protocols and creating change through teamwork.
• You can't be what you can't see and girls need to be able to see strong role models and see things are open to them.
• Everyone needs a purpose and drive in their lives.
• We only want to better ourselves if we can see an end result
• I love low operational flying because you have to be really focused and it's about as exhilarating as flying can get.
• Failing something makes you stronger and working hard can get you where you want to be.
• You need in any organisation to have cognitive diversity.
• The air force is changing as an organisation with different ways to look at things
• I did one speech and then when asked said I was a motivational speaker because sometimes you have to fake it until you make it.
• After being heard speaking and sharing my story I was asked to be part of inspiring futures
• Speaking virtually has meant I have been able to extend my reach considerably and talk to people I would never have been able to speak with before.
• It's about finding what you enjoy doing and then working back to find a career that you can enjoy.
• You have to find a direction and a purpose when you find a career you want then you have a purpose.
• Whatever your background you need to believe in yourself, if it's going to be someone why shouldn't it be you?
• You determine where you are going to end up what journey you want to take

BEST MOMENTS

‘You need people who think differently'

‘It's important to maintain your femininity'

‘My public speaking has grown and grown and I've never looked back'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Full Throttle With Dervish podcast

https://www.internationalwomensday.com

https://hicksonltd.com

https://www.instagram.com/mandyhicksonspeaker/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=mandy%20hickson%20speaker

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandyhickson/

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer, he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster, he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and supercar worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and supercars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3  junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

CONTACT DETAILS

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