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Hello, World! : Delali Dzirasa, CEO of Fearless. Nov 11, 2020

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In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Delali Dzirasa, CEO of Fearless. Delali talks about his career in the tech industry and creating Fearless and his other endeavors such as Hack Baltimore and Hutch. Listen to how he describes how Fearless’s goal to create software with soul is not just a tagline.QUOTES“It always starts with why. Like why are we here? And why are we doing what it is that we say we’re doing? It has to come from a very genuine place.” -Delali Dzirasa [05:30]“Just that little comment had me reframe my thinking. I’m like I’ll make everyone remember me, right? It kind of freed me up to just be me and to be unique and knowing that that was a strength, not a weakness.” -Delali Dzirasa [34:34]“But what we are learning is this is much more than an event. It is a movement that we’re trying to build here within Baltimore city.” -Delali Dzirasa [55:35]TIMESTAMPS[00:35] Intro[01:30] Meet Delali Dzirasa[03:24] His favorite part of being CEO of Fearless[05:16] Four things behind the Purple Sauce[10:06] The story behind the Fearless name[12:20] Least favorite thing about his job[14:40] Delali’s family life[17:40] Attending college[21:31] Work after college[25:39] Starting Fearless[31:38] His biggest professional success and failure[38:47] His superpower and weakness[40:47] What he wish he did differently[42:54] The progression of Fearless[45:33] Other organizations and events[56:53] Testifying to the Senate[01:00:30] Hutch[01:04:23] Delali’s advice for young people today[01:07:04] OutroRESOURCEShttps://www.amazon.com/Purple-Cow-New-Transform-Remarkable/dp/1591843170 (Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable) by Seth Godinhttps://digitalservicescoalition.org/#/ (Digital Services Coalition)https://devopsdays.org/about (Devopsdays)https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/hubzone-program (The HUBZone program)https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2019/6/reauthorization-of-the-sba-s-contracting-programs (Delali Dzirasa testimony to the Senate)https://theleadership.org/ (The Leadership)RELEVANT LINKShttps://fearless.tech/ (Fearless website)https://hutchstudio.io (Hutch website)https://hackbaltimore.io/ (HACK Baltimore website)https://www.linkedin.com/in/delalid/ (Delali Dzirasa on LinkedIn)https://twitter.com/DelaliDzirasa (Delali Dzirasa on Twitter)https://www.instagram.com/delalid/ (Delali Dzirasa on Instagram)

Hello, World! : Leandra Cain, founder and president of Hurricane Aerospace Solutions. Nov 11, 2020

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In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Leandra Cain, founder and president of Hurricane Aerospace Solutions. Leandra talks about her career trajectory that led her to start her own company selling airplane parts to the U.S. government and the domestic and international commercial aviation industry. She also discusses how she adapted her business during the COVID-19 pandemic.QUOTES“I believe as an owner, you never stop. You always jump in and lead by example.” -Leandra Cain [08:18]“I didn’t have anything to fear because I was in shared space. I was still supporting my husband and his business and his bookkeeping, and this was just a throw the dice and see what happens.” -Leandra Cain [31:37]“If you can’t think out of the box during these times, you won’t survive.” -Leandra Cain [44:53]TIMESTAMPS[00:04] Intro[03:38] Hurricane Aerospace Solutions in Leandra’s words[05:00] PPE equipment for sale[07:38] Leandra’s role at Hurricane[09:23] What she likes most about the job[10:01] A HUBzone business[13:55] Her least favorite part about her job[14:50] Leandra’s childhood[17:55] Attending college in Rhode Island[20:45] Moving to Florida and working for L'Oréal[24:15] Launching Hurricane Electronics[26:11] How credit helped Leandra’s company[28:53] Defining value-added reseller[30:57] Her first sell[32:30] Aerospace quality registration and certification[38:23] Her biggest professional success and biggest failure[41:28] Her super power[46:01] How she grew her business[48:58] What she would do differently and what success is to her[54:19] Her advice for young women[56:48] OutroRESOURCEShttps://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/hubzone-program (The HUBZone program)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_reseller (Value-added reseller)https://www.iso.org/iso-9001-quality-management.html (ISO 9000)https://www.componentcontrol.com/ (Component Control)https://a-lign.com/what-is-the-cybersecurity-maturity-model-certification-cmmc/ (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC))https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/series/twilight-saga-series/_/N-2k2t (The Twilight Saga)https://www.amazon.com/Moved-Cheese-Spencer-Johnson-M-D/dp/0743582853 (Who Moved My Cheese?) By Spencer JohnsonRELEVANT LINKShttps://hurricaneaerospace.com/ (Hurricane Aerospace Solutions website)Email info@hurricanaerospace.com to order PPE for salehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/leandra-cain-b2119037/ (Leandra Cain on LinkedIn)https://twitter.com/hurricaneaero (Hurricane Aerospace Solutions on Twitter)https://www.instagram.com/hurricaneaerospacesolutions/ (Hurricane Aerospace Solutions on Instagram)https://www.facebook.com/HurricaneAerospaceSolutions/ (Hurricane Aerospace Solutions on Facebook)

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