Lacey Pittman, Amazon Air

Lacey Pittman, Amazon Air

Released Wednesday, 18th August 2021
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Lacey Pittman, Amazon Air

Lacey Pittman, Amazon Air

Lacey Pittman, Amazon Air

Lacey Pittman, Amazon Air

Wednesday, 18th August 2021
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  • 0:00 – Introduction to Trust Tree Talks.
  • 0:40 – Meet Lacey Pittman
  • 2:20 – Catching up since our last conversation
  • 3:09 – Whole family transitioning to Seattle
  • 4:48 – Rediscovering yourself in a new location
  • 6:30 – When you enjoy your work, you are all in
  • 7:30 – From Horizon to Amazon
  • 8:02 – First steps of understanding the culture of a new team
  • 9:30 – Phenomenal growth rate for Amazon Air
  • 10:18 – Evolving leadership style with Amazon 
  • 11:39 – “Thinking Big”
  • 12:11 – A Passion for People
  • 13:13 – Lacey’s career origin story
  • 14:18 – The day the flight instructor visited Lacey’s high school
  • 15:18 – Importance of STEM & girls and a culture of support
  • 16:16 – Lacey in West Africa
  • 20:08 – Remembering that it’s all about making a difference in people’s lives
  • 21:39 – Seeing the humanity in each other
  • 24:04 – Making the decision to leave West Africa
  • 25:04 – “I know someone who works at an airline”
  • 27:32 – Roles within Horizon Air
  • 30:08 – Managing through a security incident
  • 34:47 – Is Lacey wired to be cool under pressure?
  • 36:50 – Taking lessons and applying them on a larger basis
  • 37:32 – Bold direction that inspires results
  • 38:37 – Building a bar raising team
  • 40:05 – 2020 stats: 5% of pilots are women, 1.5% are captains
  • 41:29 – Keeping fifth grade girls engaged in STEM
  • 42:47 – As women we need to lift each other up
  • 43:36 – Executive sponsor of Women@Air
  • 43:49 – Tuskegee Airmen interview
  • 44:46 – Rapid fire questions
  • 46:05 – What do you tell your daughters?
  • 46:51 – Closing; how you can support Trust Tree Talks

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Produced by: Chris Martin Studios

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