The interns have taken over the podcast! Listen in and hear directly from them about what an internship at Hermeus is like.

Atlanta is the place to be! In this special episode of the podcast we bring on the former Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantan Lauren Finney Harden and celebrated Atlanta chef Zeb Stevenson to talk about why the "City in the Forest" is so awesome.

PODCAST GUESTS

Natalie Brown – People Operations Lead, Hermeus

Lauren Finney Harden – Content Creator, former Editor-in-Chief, The Atlantan

Zeb Stevenson – Chef/Partner, Redbird

Imani Beckles – Growth Manager, Hermeus

Fun fact: "avionics" is a combination of the words "aviation" and "electronics". Which sums up exactly what avionics is. In this episode listen to members of the avionics team nerd out about this fact and much more.

PODCAST GUESTS

Antony Samuel – Lead Avionics Engineer

Matt Bigelow – Principal GNC Engineer

Natalie Rakoski – Flight Software Engineer

Deandre Capati – Flight Software Engineer

We raised a $100 million Series B! In this episode we discuss the fundraising process, what we'll do with this money, and review the initial logo ideas for Halcyon.

Time for some engine talk. Lots of aerospace jargon in this one, so either sorry, or you’re welcome!

PODCAST GUESTS

Glenn Case – Founder, CTO

Alex Miller – Sr. Propulsion Engineer

Noah Brunk – Lead Propulsion Engineer

Erik Dambach – Lead Propulsion Engineer

In this episode we dive into Hermeus culture, joining a startup at the ground floor, and why airplanes are better than rockets.

It's the first episode of The Hermeus Podcast! Get to know the founders of the company and hear stories from the "early days".

PODCAST GUESTS 

Skyler Shuford – Founder, COO 
AJ Piplica – Founder, CEO 
Glenn Case – Founder, CTO 
Mike Smayda – Founder, CPO 

TOPICS 

00:48 – Company growth
04:16 – Hypersonic travel
12:08 – Hermeus origin story
24:51 – Mental health day
29:01 – Seed funding, investors, pattern matching, Skyler’s launch company, DoD
37:18 – “That’s the way it’s always been done”
40:37 – The pathway to commercial hypersonic travel
42:46 – Queen’s Gambit, Game of Thrones, Men in Black, drive-thru strip club
45:34 – Engine and aircraft design
51:04 – What’s next for the podcast