About this episode

Willy Walker interviews Katie Cook, the first female Blue Angel pilot, discussing her groundbreaking career and leadership lessons.

Willy sat down with Katie Cook, a trailblazing Marine Corps pilot who made history as the first woman selected to fly with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, live from the Walker & Dunlop Leadership Summit. She and Willy discussed her path from a military family to the Naval Academy, the near-plane crash in flight school that shaped her career, and the combat mission in Afghanistan where she fired Hellfire missiles in defense of a pinned-down Marine squad. They also explored what it meant to become the first female Blue Angel, the weight of representing more than yourself, and how the leadership lessons in the cockpit translate to the boardroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Willy Walker

Guest: Katie Cook

Topics covered

• aviation
• leadership
• military
• entrepreneurship
• women in aviation

Keywords

• Blue Angels
• Katie Cook
• military pilot
• leadership
• aviation history
• women in military
• combat missions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

Places: Afghanistan

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