Leadership Interviews

Industry leaders share their insights on their own career paths and the essentials of hiring, management and leadership.

Featured Interviews

Professor Robert Twiggs

Emeritus Professor – Astronautics at Morehead State Univ. and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

Steve Spengler

Former CEO of Intelsat and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

Dr. William S. Marshall, Robert H. Schingler and Dr. Christopher R. Boshuizen

Co-Founders of Planet Labs PBC and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees

Frank DiBello

President and CEO of Space Florida and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

Current Interviews


Raven Moreland Ball Aerospace Spacecraft Power Systems Engineer and 2021 Promise Award Recipient	Sydney Hamilton Boeing Structures Stress Engineering Manager and 2021 Promise Award Recipient	Kelsey Doerksen Planet Space Systems Engineer in Satellite Operations and 2021 Promise Award Recipient	Donna Potter Maxar Technologies Former Senior Executive Director of Research and Development (Now Retired) and 2021 Mentor of the Year	Jim L. Oliver Founder, Owner and CEO of AvL Technologies and 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee	Kathryn L. Lueders Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA and 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee

Peter B. de Selding Co-Founder and Chief Editor of SpaceIntelReport and 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee	Brittany Zimmerman Paragon Space Development Principal Investigator and Aerospace Engineer and 2020 Promise Award Recipient	Brittany Zajic Planet Business Development and Disaster Response Operations Lead and 2020 Promise Award Recipient	Taylor Kerl Maxar Technologies Systems Engineer and 2020 Promise Award Recipient	Craig Clark AAC Clyde Space Founder and CSO	Tory Bruno United Launch Systems President & CEO and 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee

Steve Collar SES CEO and 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee	Paul Gaske Hughes Network Systems Executive VP and General Manager for North America and 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee	Matt Desch Iridium Communications CEO and 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee	Greg Wyler OneWeb Founder and Executive Chairman and 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee	Henry Goldberg Partner at Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright and 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee	Sir Martin Sweeting Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Founder and Executive Chairman

Robert Lyon Maxar Technologies Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Flight Assurance and 2019 Mentor of the Year	Daniel Alvarez Millennium Space Systems Space Mission Program Manager and 2019 Promise Award Recipient	Julian Horvath Iridium Principal Engineer for Satellite Operations & Ground Development and 2019 Promise Award Recipient	Natalia Larrea Brito Euroconsult Senior Affiliate Consultant and 2019 Promise Award Recipient	Jillian Gorsuch SSL Additive Manufacturing Technology Manager and 2018 Promise Award Recipient	Theodore McDonald SpaceX Raptor Test Manager and 2018 Promise Award Recipient

Mike Safyan Planet VP of Launch and 2018 Promise Award Recipient	Kay Sears Lockheed Martin Vice-President and General Manager for Military Space	Mark Dankberg Viasat Chairman and CEO and 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee	Gwynne Shotwell SpaceX President and COO and 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee	Terry Hart Professor and Former Astronaut and 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee	Otto Hoernig, Jr. Founder of Spacelink International and 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee

Jorge Villarreal Schutz Elara Comunicaciones Founder and CEO and 2017 Mentor of the Year	Ryan Carlisle SpaceX Senior Manager for Launch Mechanical Systems and 2017 Promise Award Recipient	Joyeeta Chatterjee Reed Smith Project Manager and 2017 Promise Award Recipient	Jamal A. Madni Boeing Satellite Systems Program Manager & Chief Architect for Special Projects and 2017 Promise Award Recipient	Dr. Walter Scott DigitalGlobe Founder and CTO and 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee	James Monroe III Globalstar Chairman and CEO and 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Thomas Choi ABS Global Co-Founder and CEO and 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee	David Myers Datapath President and CEO and 2016 Mentor of the Year	Dr. Jennifer Dawson SSL Director of Marketing & Sales and 2016 Promise Award Recipient	Pascale Dumit SES Manager of Spectrum Management and Development for the Americas and 2016 Promise Award Recipient	Erin Feller Boeing Network & Space Systems Advanced Government Space Systems Project Manager and 2016 Promise Award Recipient

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Making Leaders episodes feature conversations with executives and rising star employees who offer insights on their career paths, their management practices and what it takes to succeed.