Charlie McGillis: Securing the Final Frontier

About this episode

Charlie McGillis discusses her journey from military to the space industry, emphasizing leadership and mentorship.

In this episode, we’re joined by Charlie McGillis, a retired Air Force Colonel and founder and CEO of 2 Polaris & Beyond, LLC. Charlie shares how her early curiosity, shaped by travel, a military family, and mentorship, led her to engineering, a long-held career as an intelligence officer, and ultimately, to use her expertise in national security to start her own business in the space industry. Charlie also reflects on leadership, the importance of mentorship, and her passion for empoweri...

People in this episode

Host: Shawn Linam

Guest: Charlie McGillis

Topics covered

• space industry
• leadership
• mentorship
• national security
• engineering

Keywords

• Charlie McGillis
• space industry
• national security
• engineering
• mentorship
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 2 Polaris & Beyond, LLC

Places: Air Force

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