Path and Focus

[00:00:24] World, meet Leum Elvins
[00:01:57] Leum describes how rapattack personnel are deployed onto a fire
[00:04:21] So, what do the helicopters do after they drop the firefighters off?
[00:05:54] We learn about all the other gear the crews are dropped off with at the top of the mountain
[00:07:32] Once they're deployed and dropped off... then what?
[00:10:42] Why are rappel firefighters even a thing?
[00:12:18] Leum teaches us about burn operations
[00:13:33] We talk about how the red book is used, by whom and why?
[00:14:26] If/when a firefighter references the red book, what will it tell them
[00:15:59] What are some drawbacks to the way the red book works?
[00:16:13] Ever wondered how you calculate the way a fire will burn up a slope?
[00:17:55] Leum shares what value he sees in digitizing the red book
[00:19:08] We get an example of how the red book doesn't always get it right
[00:19:51] Goodbyes

[00:00:48] Kaileen informs us what the term "greenup" means with regards to weather and fire
[00:01:36] Let's get into what we're building: an app for people who work out in the bush
[00:02:45] What circumstances might get someone on the hook for starting a wildfire?
[00:04:07] Jonathan gives us the run down on how industry workers currently figure out whether it's safe to work or not

[00:01:00] Jonathan shares the original intention and meaning behind the name Path and Focus
[00:01:31] We then get into how the name translates really well into our new goal for for the company
[00:03:10] Kaileen describes the logo with special attention to detail
[00:04:02] J chimes in with his own imaginative description 
[00:04:22] We talk about scaling the logo down for favicon usage
[00:04:47] Benefits of having a black and white version of the logo
[00:05:31] K & J discuss their differing opinions of logo colour preferences 
[00:07:05] J gets excited about prospect of drawing logo with code
[00:07:24] Next steps in branding journey
[00:08:10] Pondering plans for building the Path and Focus website
[00:09:03] Plans for blog posts, and a quick gut check on whether we're doing this whole thing backwards
[00:09:44] Outro

[00:00:10] What is path and Focus?
[00:01:25] What is the goal of this podcast?
[00:01:47] Jonathan & Kaileen talk about who might be most interested in the products we intend to build
[00:02:43] Kaileen shares what she looks for in a podcast and hopes to bring to this one
[00:04:40] Jonathan ponders what exactly Path and Focus for is striving for as a company
[00:06:24] We describe what kind of products might come out of P&F
[00:07:25] J goes into more detail on some specific apps in the works and on the horizon
[00:08:21] We learn more about who Kaileen is as she shares her background specifically relating to firefighting 
[00:10:00] Jonathan shares his background rich in software development 
[00:11:00] Outro

Hosts Jonathan and Kaileen reminisce on the fateful event at which they met four years ago, the projects they've worked on together since then, and how all of those experiences wove together to bring them to this new venture: building wildfire technology.