you can’t mix business and pleasure when it
it
it outside working activities why is that
outside working activities why is that
outside working activities why is that maybe we’re a little bit embarrassed
maybe we’re a little bit embarrassed
maybe we’re a little bit embarrassed about what we’re doing or maybe we feel
about what we’re doing or maybe we feel
about what we’re doing or maybe we feel that what we’re doing outside of work
that what we’re doing outside of work
that what we’re doing outside of work can’t help us progress in our job or our
can’t help us progress in our job or our
can’t help us progress in our job or our career well to the to that I disagree
career well to the to that I disagree
career well to the to that I disagree you can’t mix business and pleasure if
you can’t mix business and pleasure if
you can’t mix business and pleasure if you’re smart about it we all probably
you’re smart about it we all probably
you’re smart about it we all probably want to have that feeling at times we’re
want to have that feeling at times we’re
want to have that feeling at times we’re around the beach and maybe doing a
around the beach and maybe doing a
around the beach and maybe doing a little bit of work or have our work feel
little bit of work or have our work feel
little bit of work or have our work feel like it’s a permanent vacation well I’m
like it’s a permanent vacation well I’m
like it’s a permanent vacation well I’m going to share this idea or my
going to share this idea or my
going to share this idea or my experience is mixing the two together
experience is mixing the two together
experience is mixing the two together with my stem hobby that I do outside of
with my stem hobby that I do outside of
with my stem hobby that I do outside of work with a non-stem job working in the
work with a non-stem job working in the
work with a non-stem job working in the consumer packaged goods industry as a
consumer packaged goods industry as a
consumer packaged goods industry as a sales and sales manager putting those
sales and sales manager putting those
sales and sales manager putting those two together having an enhanced quality
two together having an enhanced quality
two together having an enhanced quality of life and having a fun time and
of life and having a fun time and
of life and having a fun time and experience going through it so you’re
experience going through it so you’re
experience going through it so you’re probably all wondering what is this stem
probably all wondering what is this stem
probably all wondering what is this stem hobby that you have it is high-power
hobby that you have it is high-power
hobby that you have it is high-power rocketry
rocketry
rocketry couldn’t bring this one today but I
couldn’t bring this one today but I
couldn’t bring this one today but I brought a smaller version of it but
brought a smaller version of it but
brought a smaller version of it but people still know and I still have that
people still know and I still have that
people still know and I still have that day to day job is being in the sales
day to day job is being in the sales
day to day job is being in the sales world and you’ve got a better believe
world and you’ve got a better believe
world and you’ve got a better believe that people on both sides for my high
that people on both sides for my high
that people on both sides for my high power rocket hobby and people at work
power rocket hobby and people at work
power rocket hobby and people at work know that I do each of those I was
know that I do each of those I was
know that I do each of those I was introduced to this high power rocket
introduced to this high power rocket
introduced to this high power rocket hobby at a very young age and Wow when
hobby at a very young age and Wow when
hobby at a very young age and Wow when it was introduced to me it was just
it was introduced to me it was just
it was introduced to me it was just mesmerized by all the different things
mesmerized by all the different things
mesmerized by all the different things that you can do with the hobby variables
that you can do with the hobby variables
that you can do with the hobby variables and I’m sure we all probably remember
and I’m sure we all probably remember
and I’m sure we all probably remember when we’re all real little in the
when we’re all real little in the
when we’re all real little in the classroom you know what would you all
classroom you know what would you all
classroom you know what would you all like to be when you grow up hey I want
like to be when you grow up hey I want
like to be when you grow up hey I want to be a firefighter I want to be a
to be a firefighter I want to be a
to be a firefighter I want to be a police officer I was a hole doing this
police officer I was a hole doing this
police officer I was a hole doing this hey I want to be an astronaut and
hey I want to be an astronaut and
hey I want to be an astronaut and everyone’s like okay calm down space
everyone’s like okay calm down space
everyone’s like okay calm down space cadet but I still really had interest in
cadet but I still really had interest in
cadet but I still really had interest in really pursuing this hobby and this was
really pursuing this hobby and this was
really pursuing this hobby and this was going to be my stem stuff that’s going
going to be my stem stuff that’s going
going to be my stem stuff that’s going to go through that and I liked it
to go through that and I liked it
to go through that and I liked it because it wasn’t because the high-power
because it wasn’t because the high-power
because it wasn’t because the high-power rocketry hobby was easy it was hard a
rocketry hobby was easy it was hard a
rocketry hobby was easy it was hard a lot of variables and sometimes that
lot of variables and sometimes that
lot of variables and sometimes that doesn’t always go that way here’s one of
doesn’t always go that way here’s one of
doesn’t always go that way here’s one of my rockets that didn’t go so well
my rockets that didn’t go so well
my rockets that didn’t go so well so that’s a 8 foot tall rocket weighed
so that’s a 8 foot tall rocket weighed
so that’s a 8 foot tall rocket weighed 60 pounds that motor produced 4,500
60 pounds that motor produced 4,500
60 pounds that motor produced 4,500 pounds of thrust and the rocket
pounds of thrust and the rocket
pounds of thrust and the rocket disintegrated at about 2600 miles an
disintegrated at about 2600 miles an
disintegrated at about 2600 miles an hour
hour
hour so that was a tough loss to take but it
so that was a tough loss to take but it
so that was a tough loss to take but it was still I liked this hobby I still
was still I liked this hobby I still
was still I liked this hobby I still wanted to pursue it so you can see what
wanted to pursue it so you can see what
wanted to pursue it so you can see what is high-power rocketry hobby you can do
is high-power rocketry hobby you can do
is high-power rocketry hobby you can do stuff like that had a bowling ball and
stuff like that had a bowling ball and
stuff like that had a bowling ball and fly a rocket
fly a rocket
fly a rocket I took an industrial wire spool put a
I took an industrial wire spool put a
I took an industrial wire spool put a motor up the middle and flew that one
motor up the middle and flew that one
motor up the middle and flew that one successfully there’s one that’s got a
successfully there’s one that’s got a
successfully there’s one that’s got a bunch of lights and fully lit I can fly
bunch of lights and fully lit I can fly
bunch of lights and fully lit I can fly it at nighttime here’s one that’s
it at nighttime here’s one that’s
it at nighttime here’s one that’s actually remote-controlled so it goes up
actually remote-controlled so it goes up
actually remote-controlled so it goes up on a rocket motor and then you
on a rocket motor and then you
on a rocket motor and then you remote-control it back that’s actually
remote-control it back that’s actually
remote-control it back that’s actually one of my friends Rockets out of Texas
one of my friends Rockets out of Texas
one of my friends Rockets out of Texas and the basic definition of high-power
and the basic definition of high-power
and the basic definition of high-power rocketry as long as it weighs just over
rocketry as long as it weighs just over
rocketry as long as it weighs just over five ounces or Purdue or the rocket
five ounces or Purdue or the rocket
five ounces or Purdue or the rocket motor produces more than 36 pounds of
motor produces more than 36 pounds of
motor produces more than 36 pounds of force that is what a high power rocket
force that is what a high power rocket
force that is what a high power rocket is in its most basic form so this rocket
is in its most basic form so this rocket
is in its most basic form so this rocket may look really small to you but the
may look really small to you but the
may look really small to you but the motor goes all the way up to the top and
motor goes all the way up to the top and
motor goes all the way up to the top and it produces more than 36 pounds of force
it produces more than 36 pounds of force
it produces more than 36 pounds of force so as I was getting ready to go down
so as I was getting ready to go down
so as I was getting ready to go down that path if I’m gonna be an aerospace
that path if I’m gonna be an aerospace
that path if I’m gonna be an aerospace engineer I’ll be national all that I was
engineer I’ll be national all that I was
engineer I’ll be national all that I was this was around the time of the
this was around the time of the
this was around the time of the recession and I was really dejected that
recession and I was really dejected that
recession and I was really dejected that I don’t think there’s going to be jobs
I don’t think there’s going to be jobs
I don’t think there’s going to be jobs out there from networking with a lot of
out there from networking with a lot of
out there from networking with a lot of different people in the high-power
different people in the high-power
different people in the high-power rocketry community community whether it
rocketry community community whether it
rocketry community community whether it was the local clubs or the national
was the local clubs or the national
was the local clubs or the national clubs I noticed a lot of people didn’t
clubs I noticed a lot of people didn’t
clubs I noticed a lot of people didn’t had contractors phal work or didn’t have
had contractors phal work or didn’t have
had contractors phal work or didn’t have jobs that they were felt very
jobs that they were felt very
jobs that they were felt very comfortable about or not jobs that were
comfortable about or not jobs that were
comfortable about or not jobs that were really out there so I completely made a
really out there so I completely made a
really out there so I completely made a change and went down the business route
change and went down the business route
change and went down the business route because I wanted to be able to continue
because I wanted to be able to continue
because I wanted to be able to continue to fly these Rockets as they started to
to fly these Rockets as they started to
to fly these Rockets as they started to get bigger and bigger they got much more
get bigger and bigger they got much more
get bigger and bigger they got much more expensive so I wanted a nice steady
expensive so I wanted a nice steady
expensive so I wanted a nice steady career so I could continue to have this
career so I could continue to have this
career so I could continue to have this hobby has a lot of fun by what I
hobby has a lot of fun by what I
hobby has a lot of fun by what I realized early on when I was in college
realized early on when I was in college
realized early on when I was in college that this is something I could offer a
that this is something I could offer a
that this is something I could offer a back to the high-power rocketry
back to the high-power rocketry
back to the high-power rocketry community being a business student you
community being a business student you
community being a business student you know like hey I took a finance course
know like hey I took a finance course
know like hey I took a finance course maybe I can help the club the local club
maybe I can help the club the local club
maybe I can help the club the local club out and step up and be the treasurer for
out and step up and be the treasurer for
out and step up and be the treasurer for the local club and when I when I did
the local club and when I when I did
the local club and when I when I did that everyone thought well that’s a
that everyone thought well that’s a
that everyone thought well that’s a really good idea because our community
really good idea because our community
really good idea because our community of people in the industry we’re a little
of people in the industry we’re a little
of people in the industry we’re a little different we’re collect eccentric
different we’re collect eccentric
different we’re collect eccentric why is there a woman sit in the back of
why is there a woman sit in the back of
why is there a woman sit in the back of the car looks to be out in the middle of
the car looks to be out in the middle of
the car looks to be out in the middle of nowhere wearing goggles and it’s not
nowhere wearing goggles and it’s not
nowhere wearing goggles and it’s not windy don’t know I could poke fun or
windy don’t know I could poke fun or
windy don’t know I could poke fun or that’s my mom but we can do stuff like
that’s my mom but we can do stuff like
that’s my mom but we can do stuff like that I mean it’s looks like it’s
that I mean it’s looks like it’s
that I mean it’s looks like it’s interesting so I had this kind of
interesting so I had this kind of
interesting so I had this kind of business mindset that I could take over
business mindset that I could take over
business mindset that I could take over into the high-power rocketry community
into the high-power rocketry community
into the high-power rocketry community and I saw that it was working then when
and I saw that it was working then when
and I saw that it was working then when I was coming out of college I had to go
I was coming out of college I had to go
I was coming out of college I had to go get a job at it grow up and get ready to
get a job at it grow up and get ready to
get a job at it grow up and get ready to go out into the working world what was
go out into the working world what was
go out into the working world what was it sure to put on my resume because you
it sure to put on my resume because you
it sure to put on my resume because you got to find ways to set yourself apart
got to find ways to set yourself apart
got to find ways to set yourself apart I’m from other students coming out of
I’m from other students coming out of
I’m from other students coming out of college so I decided I’m gonna put right
college so I decided I’m gonna put right
college so I decided I’m gonna put right on there for leadership skills that I
on there for leadership skills that I
on there for leadership skills that I was the club treasurer for the local
was the club treasurer for the local
was the club treasurer for the local club and I also stepped up and certified
club and I also stepped up and certified
club and I also stepped up and certified them the really big rock is to help
them the really big rock is to help
them the really big rock is to help people out when they really want to fly
people out when they really want to fly
people out when they really want to fly the big ones so I put that right on my
the big ones so I put that right on my
the big ones so I put that right on my resume top and bottom there I did a
resume top and bottom there I did a
resume top and bottom there I did a call-out and that made myself very
call-out and that made myself very
call-out and that made myself very marketable
marketable
marketable to a lot of companies and I was able to
to a lot of companies and I was able to
to a lot of companies and I was able to land that job so I thought yes I made it
land that job so I thought yes I made it
land that job so I thought yes I made it now I can go out there and fly some big
now I can go out there and fly some big
now I can go out there and fly some big Rockets again so I took another shot
Rockets again so I took another shot
Rockets again so I took another shot though that one that crashed earlier did
though that one that crashed earlier did
though that one that crashed earlier did it again this time it was successful so
it again this time it was successful so
it again this time it was successful so that time I got it to 1,700 miles an
that time I got it to 1,700 miles an
that time I got it to 1,700 miles an hour with a perfect recovery then he got
hour with a perfect recovery then he got
hour with a perfect recovery then he got after I recovered it burned off the
after I recovered it burned off the
after I recovered it burned off the paint had a little some battle scars
paint had a little some battle scars
paint had a little some battle scars because I was flying so fast I was
because I was flying so fast I was
because I was flying so fast I was really excited but then as I’m going in
really excited but then as I’m going in
really excited but then as I’m going in the working world I really didn’t want
the working world I really didn’t want
the working world I really didn’t want to give up my hobby it felt like my
to give up my hobby it felt like my
to give up my hobby it felt like my child to me I didn’t want to let it go
child to me I didn’t want to let it go
child to me I didn’t want to let it go but I had to grow up but I thought well
but I had to grow up but I thought well
but I had to grow up but I thought well what if I took the best of both worlds
what if I took the best of both worlds
what if I took the best of both worlds this high power rocket hobby in this
this high power rocket hobby in this
this high power rocket hobby in this consumer packaged goods company and
consumer packaged goods company and
consumer packaged goods company and sales that I was now working for what if
sales that I was now working for what if
sales that I was now working for what if I put those two together so what I did
I put those two together so what I did
I put those two together so what I did is I went to my boss and said hey I
is I went to my boss and said hey I
is I went to my boss and said hey I would like to outfit this rocket so with
would like to outfit this rocket so with
would like to outfit this rocket so with the company brand okay that’s a little
the company brand okay that’s a little
the company brand okay that’s a little different I mean my boss thought well
different I mean my boss thought well
different I mean my boss thought well we’re not in the rocket business or have
we’re not in the rocket business or have
we’re not in the rocket business or have nothing to do with it but well you know
nothing to do with it but well you know
nothing to do with it but well you know people at work know that you build these
people at work know that you build these
people at work know that you build these high-power rockets for those on your
high-power rockets for those on your
high-power rockets for those on your resume and a few people work knew about
resume and a few people work knew about
resume and a few people work knew about it so said you need to go talk to other
it so said you need to go talk to other
it so said you need to go talk to other people about getting that approved so I
people about getting that approved so I
people about getting that approved so I had to make that cautious walk down the
had to make that cautious walk down the
had to make that cautious walk down the legal being in sales I don’t want to go
legal being in sales I don’t want to go
legal being in sales I don’t want to go see legal no one wants to go see them
see legal no one wants to go see them
see legal no one wants to go see them it’s like I’m gonna open up Pandora’s
it’s like I’m gonna open up Pandora’s
it’s like I’m gonna open up Pandora’s Box now and the people evil are great
Box now and the people evil are great
Box now and the people evil are great but pitching this idea to them hey I
but pitching this idea to them hey I
but pitching this idea to them hey I want to outfit a high power rocket with
want to outfit a high power rocket with
want to outfit a high power rocket with the company logo
the company logo
the company logo okay well these Rockets seem to be
okay well these Rockets seem to be
okay well these Rockets seem to be dangerous it can be squirrely they can
dangerous it can be squirrely they can
dangerous it can be squirrely they can go up and they can go down they can
go up and they can go down they can
go up and they can go down they can crash they can blow up are you trying to
crash they can blow up are you trying to
crash they can blow up are you trying to get paid to do this once I ease them a
get paid to do this once I ease them a
get paid to do this once I ease them a little bit and explain that we’re very
little bit and explain that we’re very
little bit and explain that we’re very safe I don’t need money for this I just
safe I don’t need money for this I just
safe I don’t need money for this I just want to do this at a goodness in my
want to do this at a goodness in my
want to do this at a goodness in my heart I wanted to be able to get the
heart I wanted to be able to get the
heart I wanted to be able to get the brand properly I’m just like an outfit
brand properly I’m just like an outfit
brand properly I’m just like an outfit it correctly and I acted with the best
it correctly and I acted with the best
it correctly and I acted with the best respect for the Hobby and for my work to
respect for the Hobby and for my work to
respect for the Hobby and for my work to put the two together so they were like
put the two together so they were like
put the two together so they were like alright let’s go for it so once they
alright let’s go for it so once they
alright let’s go for it so once they were approved me to do that I outfitted
were approved me to do that I outfitted
were approved me to do that I outfitted the rocket and people loved it people at
the rocket and people loved it people at
the rocket and people loved it people at work I was great people in the
work I was great people in the
work I was great people in the high-power rocketry community thought it
high-power rocketry community thought it
high-power rocketry community thought it was something neat as well and I noticed
was something neat as well and I noticed
was something neat as well and I noticed that this could help out in other forms
that this could help out in other forms
that this could help out in other forms when I was starting to mix the two
when I was starting to mix the two
when I was starting to mix the two together I can see that one was feeding
together I can see that one was feeding
together I can see that one was feeding off another when I first got into the
off another when I first got into the
off another when I first got into the job being in sales I wasn’t very
job being in sales I wasn’t very
job being in sales I wasn’t very comfortable communicating I got through
comfortable communicating I got through
comfortable communicating I got through college okay but it wasn’t very
college okay but it wasn’t very
college okay but it wasn’t very comfortable with communication so what I
comfortable with communication so what I
comfortable with communication so what I did is I went back to my high power
did is I went back to my high power
did is I went back to my high power rocket hobby and I stepped up and was
rocket hobby and I stepped up and was
rocket hobby and I stepped up and was the little person at the local clubs
the little person at the local clubs
the little person at the local clubs that would be the emcee the person on
that would be the emcee the person on
that would be the emcee the person on the microphone to help increase my
the microphone to help increase my
the microphone to help increase my confidence in communication so I could
confidence in communication so I could
confidence in communication so I could speak to everyone out of the range I
speak to everyone out of the range I
speak to everyone out of the range I could help correct or the range and all
could help correct or the range and all
could help correct or the range and all that and then launch the Rockets as
that and then launch the Rockets as
that and then launch the Rockets as they’re going off I took those increased
they’re going off I took those increased
they’re going off I took those increased skills and took that back to work and I
skills and took that back to work and I
skills and took that back to work and I could see that my communications were
could see that my communications were
could see that my communications were increasing and my confidence was
increasing and my confidence was
increasing and my confidence was increasing the people at work noticed
increasing the people at work noticed
increasing the people at work noticed that well then I took my increased
that well then I took my increased
that well then I took my increased business acumen from work put that back
business acumen from work put that back
business acumen from work put that back over into my high-power rocketry habían
over into my high-power rocketry habían
over into my high-power rocketry habían took additional leadership skills within
took additional leadership skills within
took additional leadership skills within the rocket organization so they can see
the rocket organization so they can see
the rocket organization so they can see that those were feeding off of one
that those were feeding off of one
that those were feeding off of one another that took that increased
another that took that increased
another that took that increased leadership from the high power rocket
leadership from the high power rocket
leadership from the high power rocket hobby to use that as ways to leverage
hobby to use that as ways to leverage
hobby to use that as ways to leverage myself for future opportunities within
myself for future opportunities within
myself for future opportunities within the organization I worked for it wasn’t
the organization I worked for it wasn’t
the organization I worked for it wasn’t the reason I was getting promoted but
the reason I was getting promoted but
the reason I was getting promoted but it’s a little caveat to say hey it’s
it’s a little caveat to say hey it’s
it’s a little caveat to say hey it’s doing something a little different on
doing something a little different on
doing something a little different on top of performing well that I could be
top of performing well that I could be
top of performing well that I could be ready to take our more responsibility
ready to take our more responsibility
ready to take our more responsibility so other idea is setting yourself apart
so other idea is setting yourself apart
so other idea is setting yourself apart from your competitors and twofold so one
from your competitors and twofold so one
from your competitors and twofold so one with actual my customers some people
with actual my customers some people
with actual my customers some people that I work with or my customers know I
that I work with or my customers know I
that I work with or my customers know I have this hobby that I have a little bit
have this hobby that I have a little bit
have this hobby that I have a little bit of extra time to talk with them and just
of extra time to talk with them and just
of extra time to talk with them and just keep them away from my competitors and
keep them away from my competitors and
keep them away from my competitors and build that connection with them like hey
build that connection with them like hey
build that connection with them like hey there is more to Jarrell than just
there is more to Jarrell than just
there is more to Jarrell than just working in selling sewing
working in selling sewing
working in selling sewing product and then I also used it for my
product and then I also used it for my
product and then I also used it for my my co-workers my coworkers are great but
my co-workers my coworkers are great but
my co-workers my coworkers are great but you got to find a way to set yourself
you got to find a way to set yourself
you got to find a way to set yourself apart for future for promotions and
apart for future for promotions and
apart for future for promotions and responsibilities this is a cool fact to
responsibilities this is a cool fact to
responsibilities this is a cool fact to CNN 2014 money article stated 74% of
CNN 2014 money article stated 74% of
CNN 2014 money article stated 74% of stem college graduates going into a
stem college graduates going into a
stem college graduates going into a non-stem job so it’s interesting so a
non-stem job so it’s interesting so a
non-stem job so it’s interesting so a lot of people that have that stem
lot of people that have that stem
lot of people that have that stem background I’m going to say I do because
background I’m going to say I do because
background I’m going to say I do because I am full-fledged into this high power
I am full-fledged into this high power
I am full-fledged into this high power rocket hobby in it
rocket hobby in it
rocket hobby in it it’s very challenges me quite a bit but
it’s very challenges me quite a bit but
it’s very challenges me quite a bit but I am in a non-stem job and people will
I am in a non-stem job and people will
I am in a non-stem job and people will come up to me and work and say so what’s
come up to me and work and say so what’s
come up to me and work and say so what’s your take on Mars Mike well I’m not the
your take on Mars Mike well I’m not the
your take on Mars Mike well I’m not the Mars expert I just fly high power rocket
Mars expert I just fly high power rocket
Mars expert I just fly high power rocket have to be well and then the cognitive
have to be well and then the cognitive
have to be well and then the cognitive back was well you’re the closest person
back was well you’re the closest person
back was well you’re the closest person that’s ever flown it in our company I’m
that’s ever flown it in our company I’m
that’s ever flown it in our company I’m like well I guess 30,000 feet is a lot
like well I guess 30,000 feet is a lot
like well I guess 30,000 feet is a lot closer than zero so so yeah let’s place
closer than zero so so yeah let’s place
closer than zero so so yeah let’s place to set yourself apart another idea is
to set yourself apart another idea is
to set yourself apart another idea is this I’m building this brand so building
this I’m building this brand so building
this I’m building this brand so building my personal brand so I talked about how
my personal brand so I talked about how
my personal brand so I talked about how I built this company themed rocket and I
I built this company themed rocket and I
I built this company themed rocket and I successfully flew it multiple times
successfully flew it multiple times
successfully flew it multiple times across the country well I was made aware
across the country well I was made aware
across the country well I was made aware that the company was outfitting a new
that the company was outfitting a new
that the company was outfitting a new museum I thought would be cool if I
museum I thought would be cool if I
museum I thought would be cool if I donated this rocket to the museum and
donated this rocket to the museum and
donated this rocket to the museum and they thought that’s a great idea
they thought that’s a great idea
they thought that’s a great idea even though our company has nothing to
even though our company has nothing to
even though our company has nothing to do with this this high-power rocketry
do with this this high-power rocketry
do with this this high-power rocketry they were estatic to have that so that
they were estatic to have that so that
they were estatic to have that so that helped build my brand so people knew
helped build my brand so people knew
helped build my brand so people knew about me instantly within the company
about me instantly within the company
about me instantly within the company hey there’s a guy that’s built this
hey there’s a guy that’s built this
hey there’s a guy that’s built this rocket and fluid and donated it and and
rocket and fluid and donated it and and
rocket and fluid and donated it and and that helped set myself apart another one
that helped set myself apart another one
that helped set myself apart another one is this networking has helped to expand
is this networking has helped to expand
is this networking has helped to expand my network by having the two best of
my network by having the two best of
my network by having the two best of both worlds I’ve been lucky to be able
both worlds I’ve been lucky to be able
both worlds I’ve been lucky to be able to move around a little bit with my work
to move around a little bit with my work
to move around a little bit with my work so when I go into a new market I’ve got
so when I go into a new market I’ve got
so when I go into a new market I’ve got a bunch of new rocket friends
a bunch of new rocket friends
a bunch of new rocket friends immediately and they are very welcoming
immediately and they are very welcoming
immediately and they are very welcoming when I come in a new area but
when I come in a new area but
when I come in a new area but additionally from the work side I could
additionally from the work side I could
additionally from the work side I could see that when I come a new area people
see that when I come a new area people
see that when I come a new area people automatically knew me or someone knew of
automatically knew me or someone knew of
automatically knew me or someone knew of me to help start that conversation and
me to help start that conversation and
me to help start that conversation and made it much more comfortable I love to
made it much more comfortable I love to
made it much more comfortable I love to hear that quote it’s not who you know
hear that quote it’s not who you know
hear that quote it’s not who you know it’s who knows you well having this
it’s who knows you well having this
it’s who knows you well having this high-power rocketry hobby helps out
high-power rocketry hobby helps out
high-power rocketry hobby helps out quite a bit and being able to progress
quite a bit and being able to progress
quite a bit and being able to progress within the company I could build bigger
within the company I could build bigger
within the company I could build bigger funner Rockets like this one
funner Rockets like this one
funner Rockets like this one so you can see that’s a 11 just over 11
so you can see that’s a 11 just over 11
so you can see that’s a 11 just over 11 feet tall don’t blink so the rocket is
feet tall don’t blink so the rocket is
feet tall don’t blink so the rocket is 11 feet tall weighs 112 pounds on the
11 feet tall weighs 112 pounds on the
11 feet tall weighs 112 pounds on the launch pad
launch pad
launch pad there’s another angle of it
and this last Camry we’re actually gonna
and this last Camry we’re actually gonna take a ride inside the rocket now so
take a ride inside the rocket now so
take a ride inside the rocket now so like I said it’s just over 11 feet tall
like I said it’s just over 11 feet tall
like I said it’s just over 11 feet tall weighs 112 pounds on the launch pad this
weighs 112 pounds on the launch pad this
weighs 112 pounds on the launch pad this motor produces almost 7,000 pounds of
motor produces almost 7,000 pounds of
motor produces almost 7,000 pounds of thrust the motor weighs 30 pounds and
thrust the motor weighs 30 pounds and
thrust the motor weighs 30 pounds and burns it all in 1.32 seconds and that
burns it all in 1.32 seconds and that
burns it all in 1.32 seconds and that motor burns out at 500 feet and coasts
motor burns out at 500 feet and coasts
motor burns out at 500 feet and coasts to 30,000 feet so think about those
to 30,000 feet so think about those
to 30,000 feet so think about those commercial jetliners that rocket went
commercial jetliners that rocket went
commercial jetliners that rocket went pretty close to that now we have
pretty close to that now we have
pretty close to that now we have airspace approved so we’re not flying it
airspace approved so we’re not flying it
airspace approved so we’re not flying it near anything but and this is not
near anything but and this is not
near anything but and this is not spinning as bad as some of the other
spinning as bad as some of the other
spinning as bad as some of the other ones I’ve done you’ll get real sick in
ones I’ve done you’ll get real sick in
ones I’ve done you’ll get real sick in those ones so this is actually pretty
those ones so this is actually pretty
those ones so this is actually pretty good but I was able to be able to
good but I was able to be able to
good but I was able to be able to continue to fly and have this big
continue to fly and have this big
continue to fly and have this big passion that I had because of my work
passion that I had because of my work
passion that I had because of my work and then people now know that hey what’s
and then people now know that hey what’s
and then people now know that hey what’s your next project and what are you
your next project and what are you
your next project and what are you working on well they wanted to see the
working on well they wanted to see the
working on well they wanted to see the videos so think about that when people
videos so think about that when people
videos so think about that when people say you gotta keep business and pleasure
say you gotta keep business and pleasure
say you gotta keep business and pleasure separate you can put them together and I
separate you can put them together and I
separate you can put them together and I always people say well what’s what are
always people say well what’s what are
always people say well what’s what are you gonna do now you’ve built a rocket
you gonna do now you’ve built a rocket
you gonna do now you’ve built a rocket donate to the museum and now I thought
donate to the museum and now I thought
donate to the museum and now I thought this idea of taking some of one of our
this idea of taking some of one of our
this idea of taking some of one of our consumer products mixing in with my next
consumer products mixing in with my next
consumer products mixing in with my next rocket motor so come on for kind of a
rocket motor so come on for kind of a
rocket motor so come on for kind of a different angle here but why now let’s
different angle here but why now let’s
different angle here but why now let’s keep going forward with it see how far I
keep going forward with it see how far I
keep going forward with it see how far I can get along with the project but I’m
can get along with the project but I’m
can get along with the project but I’m sure we all have something we do outside
sure we all have something we do outside
sure we all have something we do outside of work
of work
of work we’ve probably never mixed it in with
we’ve probably never mixed it in with
we’ve probably never mixed it in with what we’re doing or we thought about
what we’re doing or we thought about
what we’re doing or we thought about doing something outside of work mix it
doing something outside of work mix it
doing something outside of work mix it in a little bit with your work and see
in a little bit with your work and see
in a little bit with your work and see what can come from that you might
what can come from that you might
what can come from that you might enhance have an enhanced quality of life
enhance have an enhanced quality of life
enhance have an enhanced quality of life or put you in contention for future
or put you in contention for future
or put you in contention for future promotions thank you for your time
promotions thank you for your time
promotions thank you for your time [Applause]
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