#52 Homeless to Jet Mechanic - The Porsha Lippincott Story
Our first guest interview episode! Porsha Lippincott has an amazing story to tell about her journey from being homeless living in a box and garbage dumpster to becoming an A&P aircraft mechanic. Her story is truely inspiring even if you're not interested in aviation. We're very greateful Porsha agreed to have a chat with us and we couldn't imagine a better guest to have on the podcast.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
02:19 Porsha Lippincott Introduction
03:41 Porsha starts her story
05:19 Living in a box
10:20 Forced to be a mechanic
15:32 Employment journey
18:03 Aircraft mechanic
22:21 What is an A&P?
24:47 A job offer
26:08 Jet mechanic shortage
29:52 Porsha's current job
30:49 Becoming an instructor
35:45 Working with men
39:08 Porsha's story summary
40:16 Porsha's mindset
41:17 Fight with a raccoon
43:03 What's next for Porsha
45:22 Toby Keith- How Do You Like Me Now?
48:00 Oklahoma Horizon TV news video impact
50:47 Inovation on the job
52:44 A&P salary
53:40 Bachelors in engineering too!
54:50 Perfect story for our listeners
56:12 Finding a program for you
58:57 Porsha takes some flight training
1:01:22 Mechanics & Pilots
1:02:53 Wrap up
