AVIATE with Shaesta
di Shaesta Waiz
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AVIATE 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 she goes around the world (via a podcast) and connects with the industry to have honest conversations about being a woman in aviation. AVIATE, which stands for Acknowledge, Vocalize, Inclusion, Act, Travel, and Evolve, are the themes guiding each conversation.
AVIATE With Shaesta is sponsored by Atlantic Aviation.
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- Kelly Carrillo on Cabin Safety, Entrepreneurship, and Building PROLOCKD · 22 minWhat does it really take to work as a corporate flight attendant? In this episode of AVIATE, I sit down with Kelly Carrillo, who has spent the past nine years working in…
- What AI Means for Aviation’s Workforce with Paula Sacks · 24 minAI is changing how we work, but what does that mean for the people behind aviation? Shaesta Waiz sits down with Paula Sacks, Chief Human Resources Officer at Atlantic Aviation…
- Making Room for More: Rethinking What an Aviation Career Can Look Like with Marlis D’Souza · 20 minWhat happens when you love aviation, but it isn’t your only passion? Marlis D’Souza built a career as an aerospace engineer and genuinely loved the work. But she was also an…
- Who Gets to Decide? Rethinking Aviation Policy with Samantha Sliney · 25 minWhat happens when a policy that looks reasonable on paper doesn’t work in real life? In this episode of AVIATE with Shaesta, I sit down with Samantha Sliney, an attorney, Air…
- Building What Aviation Needs Next with Lisa DeFrees · 25 min · Stagione 9 Episodio 1Building What’s Next with Lisa DeFrees What does it take to build a career in aviation that can evolve alongside the industry? In this episode of the AVIATE with Shaesta…
- Aviation Pro Sarah Kalmeta Reveals Why Pivoting Is Power · 37 minSarah Kalmeta built her career around one core truth: a pivot is not a failure. It is feedback. In this conversation, Sarah explains how her own aviation career forced her to…
- Tasha Funes: What Private Aviation Flight Attendants Really Do · 15 minTasha Funes built her aviation career across commercial, charter, government, and private aviation, and in this conversation she explains how each chapter taught her something…
- Katherine Moloney Built a Movement in Aviation — And It Started With 40 Women and Sandwiches · 28 minKatherine Moloney did not grow up thinking she would become a pilot, even though aviation was in her family. Her father flew, but she never saw herself in the cockpit and brushed…
- Katie Hill on eVTOLs, policy, and building aviation’s next chapter · 39 minKatie Hill works at the center of aviation policy, government affairs, and advanced air mobility, and in this conversation she explains how she got there. She started on Capitol…
- Pilot-Turned-Candidate Shelly DeZevallos Says Aviation Needs a Bigger Voice in Washington · 24 minShelly DeZevallos has spent decades working in aviation and public service, and in this conversation she explains why running for Congress felt like the natural next step. She…
- Samantha Spencer: Why airport ops is the hardest job at the airport · 44 minSamantha Spencer oversees both landside and airside operations at South Bend International Airport—meaning she’s responsible for everything from FAA and TSA compliance to snow…
- Amman Mujahid: There’s No Female or Male Engineer—There’s Just an Engineer · 47 minAmman went from rejection to finding her path in aircraft maintenance—then had to fight to be treated like a real technician. In a mostly male program, she was pushed toward…
- Sabira Rezaie: Afghan Helicopter Pilot Rebuilds Her Life in America After Losing Everything · 31 minWhen Sabira Rezaie sits in a cockpit, she says she carries two things at once: the voices of Afghan women who never got the chance to fly, and the weight of everything she lost…
- The 3% Club: Aviation Needs Mechanics but Women Are Leaving with Veronica Leacock Borchardt · 1 h 5 minWhen Veronica Leacock moved from Panama to the U.S., she wasn’t just changing countries. She was rebuilding her entire career—new language, new system, and a licensing process…
- Trip Your Way Forward: Abingdon Mullin on Watches, Aviation, and Not Quitting · 1 h 3 minWhen Abingdon sat at a 99s Christmas dinner in 2006, she thought she was just celebrating her new private pilot certificate. Instead, she discovered a gap no watch company was…
- The Cost of Silence: DEI Rollbacks, Safety, and the Future of Aviation with Dr. Kimberly Perkins · 32 minIn this episode, host Shaesta Waiz speaks with Dr. Kimberly Perkins—787 airline pilot, research scientist at the University of Washington, and fellow of the Royal Aeronautical…
- Purpose-Driven Leadership: Lynda Coffman on DEI, Workforce, and the Future of Aviation · 43 minIn this episode, host Shaesta Waiz speaks with Lynda Coffman—CEO of Women in Aviation International, former United Airlines executive, and Northwestern adjunct professor— about…
- “Don’t Wait for the Invitation” — Aircraft Mechanic & Advocate Samantha T. Mitchell on Owning Your Path in Aviation · 33 minIn this episode, host Shaesta Waiz speaks with Samantha T. Mitchell—licensed A&P mechanic, author, and founder of Black Women in Aviation—about building a career where women are…
- A Business Case for DEI in Aviation with Jennifer Pickerel · 41 minIn this episode, host Shaesta Waiz speaks with Jennifer Pickerel—President of Aviation Personnel International and a veteran executive search consultant—about the rollback of…
- If the Space Won’t Hold You, Move: Leadership and Well-Being with Captain Reyné O'Shaughnessy · 27 minIn this candid conversation, host Shaesta Waiz speaks with Captain Reyné O'Shaughnessy—veteran FedEx pilot, human-performance specialist, and author of This Is Your Captain…
