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Chief Executive Officer of The Registry of Aruba, Alexandria (Alex) Colindres, pivots from art to aviation.
AVIATE with Shaesta - April 04, 2022 15:56 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur guest today is the Chief Executive Officer of The Registry of Aruba, Alexandria (Alex) Colindres. Alex had fond childhood memories of spending her summers at The Registry of Aruba, which is a company founded by her dad. Although she was surrounded by business aviation, Alex had a soaring int...
Founder and CEO of Infinite Branches, Shelley Svoren, has worked in Finance for more than 30 years. She joins to talk about the importance of community.
AVIATE with Shaesta - March 25, 2022 15:41 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsToday, our guest, Shelley Svoren, is the Founder and CEO of Infinite Branches, which connects and transforms business aviation investments. With over 30 years of experience in finance, Shelley received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon in Finance, Economics, International Busin...
NTSB Investigator and Guyana’s first female pilot Beverly Drake talks about embracing unchartered territories
AVIATE with Shaesta - March 16, 2022 11:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur guest today is Guyanese American pilot Beverly Drake. In the 1970’s Beverley became one of Guyana’s first female pilots, flying both military for the Guyana Defense Force and commercial operations for Guyana Airways. By the end of the 1970s, Beverly left her country as a celebrated aviator, ...
NTSB Investigator and Guyanese Guyana’s first female pilots Beverly Drake talks about embracing unchartered territories
AVIATE with Shaesta - March 16, 2022 11:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur guest today is Guyanese American pilot Beverly Drake. In the 1970’s Beverley became one of Guyana’s first female pilots, flying both military for the Guyana Defense Force and commercial operations for Guyana Airways. By the end of the 1970s, Beverly left her country as a celebrated aviator, ...
Aviation has a cognitive bias problem, and Kimberly Perkins, a Gulfstream G650 Captain & PhD candidate wants to fix it
AVIATE with Shaesta - March 08, 2022 12:29 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur guest today is Kimberly Perkins who is a Gulfstream 650 Captain, writer, researcher, and mother to two adorable girls. Discovering the possibility of an aviation career during a college campus tour, Kimberly was determined to earn her wings to fly. After building her flight time and finding ...
Airline Pilot & Author Carole Hopson writes her own script for her career, and Bessie Coleman
AVIATE with Shaesta - February 27, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCarole Hopson, our guest today, is a New Jersey native who took notice of the airplanes flying above her in the sky at the young age of four. Although she admired flight because she didn't see other black women pilots, let alone pilots who wore glasses like her, Carole didn't consider an aviatio...
President of the Drone Racing League, Rachel Jacobson, talks about drone racing, tech, and aviation.
AVIATE with Shaesta - February 20, 2022 12:14 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRachel Jacobson, President of the Drone Racing League, is our guest launching us into season two, centering our conversation on the Act theme in AVIATE. A New Jersey Native, Rachel graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor's in Hotel and Business Management. Rachel spent 21 years at the ...
Zara Rutherford, Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World in A Single Engine Airplane, discusses her journey to take over my record.
AVIATE with Shaesta - February 20, 2022 11:59 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsZara Rutherford, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, joins me in the exclusive conversation where we discuss her historic and inspiring trip around the world. On January 20, 2022, Zara broke my record of being the youngest woman to fly solo around the world at the young age of 19, ca...
Part 1: “We almost never got off the ground.” – Behind the scenes highlights & what MLK & Afghanistan have in common| with Executive Producer, Michael Wildes
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:38 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMichael Wildes, our Executive Producer for Aviate with Shaesta, joins for a very special season one, three-part series recap. Michael stays busy. Outside of his role as Producer, Michael is the Business Editor for Flying Magazine and sits on the board of Dreams Soar. Michael is also a pilot, rece...
Part 2: Shaesta learns how to say “No”, a complete sentence. Favorite Moments, Mental Health, Pioneers, Motherhood, social media, & Self-Advocacy | with Executive Producer, Michael Wildes
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:38 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMichael Wildes, Executive Producer for Aviate with Shaesta returns for this second episode of a three-part season one review. This time we discuss our favorite moments of the season. Did Michael answer fully? You decide. She reveals why it was important to lead off with Mental Health and we brief...
Part 3: Shaesta shares the Pressure women face to be perfect; Why we admire Patty Wagstaff; People are leaving their jobs, Nicole Stott, & Atlantic Aviation.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:37 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this final of three-part season one review series, Michael Wildes, Executive Producer for Aviate with Shaesta returns. Michael joins to talk about why he’s a “superfan” of Patty Wagstaff: hint, she’s a 3-peat legend. Shaesta shares the pressure women face to be perfect, as we review Episode 7 ...
Part 3: Michael, a Patty Wagstaff “superfan”; Shaesta shares the Pressure women face to be perfect, Why people are leaving their jobs, Nicole Stott, & Atlantic Aviation.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:37 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this final of three-part season one review series, Michael Wildes, Executive Producer for Aviate with Shaesta returns. Michael joins to talk about why he’s a “superfan” of Patty Wagstaff: hint, she’s a 3-peat legend. Shaesta shares the pressure women face to be perfect, as we review Episode 7 ...
"I was not okay." | Talking about mental health in aviation.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:37 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"My hero, Jerrie Mock." | Pioneers who paved the way.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:37 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"Where was my village?" | My Motherhood journey, so far.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:37 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"Instagrammable moments." | Handling social media pressures.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:36 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"I had to learn how to speak up." | Being your best advocate.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:36 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"I wanted to fly...like Gwyneth Paltrow." | How my new passport empowered me.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:36 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"Ma'am, where's the pilot?" | The price women in aviation pay.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:36 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"My New Flight Bag." | Innovation is improving the way we fly.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:35 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"Space, drones, airport designs, eVTOLs, Biofuels..." | Innovation is improving the way we fly.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:35 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"The first time I travelled." | Finding my passion and the courage to pursue it.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:35 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
"New Horizons." | Crossing the Pacific Ocean, solo.
AVIATE with Shaesta - December 14, 2021 15:35 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAVIATE with Shaesta brings some of the most interesting female aviators together- trailblazers, record-setters, mothers, adventurers, entrepreneurs- to have honest conversations about what it means to be a woman in aviation. Join Shaesta Waiz, the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, as s...
Fiona McKay, Founder of the Leading Ladies Of… Movement, discusses the importance of collaboration
AVIATE with Shaesta - October 27, 2021 15:47 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin my conversation with Fiona McKay at the NBAA convention in Las Vegas. As a podcaster and a woman in aviation, I was delighted to meet Fiona at the convention and learn more about her work to empower women in Aerospace through her movement. As a leading coach, trainer, and keynote speaker, Fi...
Stephanie Chung, Chief Growth Officer at Wheels Up returns!
AVIATE with Shaesta - October 27, 2021 15:46 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMeeting Stephanie Chung at NBAA this year was one of the highlights of the show. The conversation was packed with great laughter, insights into Stephanie’s position as Chief Growth Officer at Wheels Up, and at one point, Stephanie interviewed me, asking me questions about travel. Earlier this sea...
Dr. Cecilia Aragon, champion aerobatic Pilot, Professor & Author, discusses her achievements & work in Human-Centered Data Science
AVIATE with Shaesta - October 27, 2021 15:42 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin my conversation with Dr. Cecilia Argon at the NBAA convention in Las Vegas. As the Director of the Human-Centered Data Science Lab at the University of Washington, Cecilia grew up in America with her parents being immigrants. Timid and reserved, Cecilia described herself as timid and afraid ...
Kimberly Perkins, Researcher, Pilot & Writer, discusses Psychological Safety in aviation
AVIATE with Shaesta - October 27, 2021 15:41 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin my conversation from the NBAA convention in Las Vegas with Kimberly Perkins. Corporate pilot, mother, and PH. D Student at the University of Washington, Kimberly is an amazing woman researching significant areas in aviation like diversity, inclusion, psychological safety, and safety culture....
Vice President Sales & Marketing at Atlantic Aviation, Sue Sommers talks about the community in Aviation
AVIATE with Shaesta - October 11, 2021 13:42 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSue Sommers, VP of Sales and Marketing for Atlantic Aviation, has over 25 years of experience in aviation. She started her career working at an FBO in customer service and has built her career impressive career over the years. Sue is a native of Louisiana and a mother. Hear how she leaned on her...
Retired Astronaut, Artist, & Author, Nicole Stott discusses New Horizons & Lessons from Space
AVIATE with Shaesta - October 01, 2021 19:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur guest this week is Nicole Stott. Nicole grew up in Clearwater, Florida. She began her career in 1987 as a structural design engineer with Pratt & Whitney in West Palm Beach, Florida. In 1988, Stott joined NASA at the Kennedy Space Center as an Operations Engineer in the Orbiter Processing Fac...
Blue Origin's Kiah Erlich on the power of pivoting.
AVIATE with Shaesta - September 24, 2021 16:48 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsKiah Erlich, pilot, STEM advocate, and leader in aviation, has served in a wide variety of positions throughout her aviation career. Upon graduating from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in aviation management business administration, Kiah worked in Airport Management for the Sky Harbor...
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