The Aviation Innovation Podcast

  1. 04/15/2020

    Mitigating one of Aviation's biggest risk factors: fatigue

    Is fatigue putting your business at risk? That's a question Pulsar Informatics strives to answer. Pulsar's mantra is that Alert workers are more productive, and experience fewer accidents. Pulsar gives real-time information about fatigue levels in a business's operation, so they can actively manage risk and improve overall performance. Today on the Aviation Innovation Podcast, Matthew Van Wollen, the Chief Financial Officer and Co-founder of Pulsar Informatics joins Eugene Hoeven.

  2. 03/17/2020

    GoDirect: the B2B digital marketplace for aviation

    It's time for the aviation marketplace to go digital. Lisa Butters is the General Manager of the GoDirect Trade, the B2B digital marketplace at Honeywell Aerospace. In just over a year, GoDirect has solidified itself as the premier platform for aviation parts, and aims to provide an unseen level of transparency between both the buyer and seller. Lisa Butters joins Eugene Hoeven on today's episode of The Aviation Innovation Podcast

  3. 03/03/2020

    Rise of the Ecosystems

    Prof. dr. Annemieke Roobeek is professor of Strategy and Transformation Management at Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands. She is Founder & Director of MeetingMoreMinds B.V., an inter-company networking organization that helps accelerate innovation and sustainable implementation in a networked setting (www.meetingmoreminds.com). She recently set up GrwNxt B.V., a company that delivers data-driven infrastructure for producing fresh produce in megacities in fully controlled climate growth rooms (www.grwnxt.com). With experience in a range of industries from air transport to finance, Prof. dr. Roobeek holds informative insight into not only changing our technology, but changing our society.

  4. 02/18/2020

    Digital Wallets are Ready for Take-off in Travel

    Smartphones continue to have an increasing role in our day to day lives. Have you ever wondered who was behind tools like digital wallets and boarding passes? Andrew Phillips is the Director and Founder of Flon Solutions, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Flon provides the expertise to utilize smartphone digital wallets as customer engagement and marketing tools. Andrew Phillips joins Eugene Hoeven to discuss the future of mobile apps, and how digital wallets could impact travellers.

  5. 02/11/2020

    How to Become Unreasonably Successful: Richard Koch Part II

    The conclusion of our host Eugene Hoeven's special interview with Richard Koch, author of the 80/20 principle, and his new work, How to Become Unreasonably Successful.

  6. 02/04/2020

    The Building Blocks for Smart Airports

    Grant Furlane has over 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur in the technology sector, specializing in the parking, transportation, cloud computing and network security industries. He has been involved in over 600 million dollars of technology investments and was contracted to lead several initiatives for large public IT companies.

  7. 01/28/2020

    How to Become Unreasonably Successful: Richard Koch Part I

    In this special episode of the podcast, we navigate away from Aviation to hear from Richard Koch. A former management consultant, Koch has become a well known author, publishing several works on the 80/20 Principle. In the beginning of our special 2 part interview with Richard Koch, host Eugene Hoeven asks about the journey to becoming an author, and the important principles of good business.

  8. 01/21/2020

    Digitizing the future, and adapting to a generation shift in the workforce

    Today's guest is Per Ahl, CEO of Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions. Saab has been an evolutionary force in air traffic, working with outfits like LFV to provide remote air traffic control, and digitizing the workflow. Eugene Hoeven speaks to Per Ahl about the immense sea change in air traffic control, and the struggles in attracting a new generation of workers to the field.

  9. 01/07/2020

    Aviation – An Industry Ripe for Disruption

    This week's interview is with Ian Painter of Snowflake Software, an award-winning provider of cloud and on-premise software solutions for the aviation industry, which he co-founded with Eddie Curtis in 2001. Ian Painter and our host Eugene Hoeven discuss the challenges in breaking into Aviation, and what needs to happen in the industry to allow new players to enter the market.

  10. 12/24/2019

    Unity of Purpose

    For young entrepreneurs, navigating the path to successful growth can be elusive and intimidating. Searidge Technologies, begun in 2004 by two enterprising neighbours in Ottawa, Canada has become a leading technology innovator in air traffic control. In this episode, Alex Sauriol, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Searidge Technologies, joins Eugene Hoeven to discuss the lessons he's learned and the potential of digitalization in the world of aviation.

  11. 12/10/2019

    Leading the charge in electric aviation

    What do you think of being a passenger on an electric plane? It might become the status quo for air travel in the future, but challenges lie ahead when it comes to developing and implementing the technology to make electric flight viable. Kevin Noertker is the founder and CEO of Ampaire, a California based company leading the charge in electric flight. Kevin joins Eugene to talk about this exciting time in electric aviation, and the struggles ahead now that Ampaire has planes in the air.

  12. 11/26/2019

    On The Ball to Void a Stall: John Maris

    John Maris has devoted his entire career to understanding and upgrading stall warning systems. He is the CEO of Canadian consulting company Marinvent, and the inventor of the Airfoil Performance Monitor (APM) stall warning system. Eugene Hoeven speaks to John about his APM system, and the challenges in bringing new technology to market. John also weighs in on some high profile airline malfunctions, including the Boeing 737 MAX situation.

  13. 11/11/2019

    From Drones Beware to Flight Aware

    Unmanned flight technology is soaring with potential and airspace will become increasingly congested. With potential hazards to commercial aircraft, how do you regulate drones, while not detract from an emerging industry full of potential? That's where Unifly provides a solution with its unmanned aircraft system (or UAS) traffic management. Marc Kegelaers is the CEO of Unifly. He joins Eugene Hoeven on this episode of the Aviation Innovation Podcast.

  14. 11/11/2019

    To the City Hopper, Not the Chopper

    Instead of being stuck in gridlock traffic what if you could rise above it all - and quickly and comfortably fly to your urban destination in a 2-person pod the size of a Smart car? That's the idea behind Volocopter, An urban air taxi. Jan-Hendrik Boelens, Chief Technology Officer at Volocopter, joins Eugene Hoeven on this episode of the Aviation Innovation Podcast.

  15. 11/11/2019

    Meeting a Medical Need with Speed

    What if you could get medical supplies to people in remote regions of the world when they need them? That's what Will Hetzler is doing with drone technology. Will is the co-founder and Chief Operations Officer of Zipline, a medical product delivery company based in San Francisco. He joins Eugene Hoeven on this episode of the Aviation Innovation Podcast.

  16. 11/11/2019

    Entrepreneurs: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology; Fall in Love with your Clients

    Eric Bergeron is an engineer who's work with Optosecurity reshaped airline security screenings. His recent work with Flyscan provides automated leak detection in the oil and gas pipeline industry. Eric is no stranger to innovative thinking, and finding creative solutions to solve problems. Eric Bergeron joins Eugene Hoeven on The Aviation Innovation podcast to talk about his story, and impart some wisdom to young entrepreneurs.

  17. 11/11/2019

    Introduction to the Aviation Innovation Podcast

    Welcome to The Aviation Innovation Podcast! In this brand new series, our host Eugene Hoeven will explore the rapidly changing field of aviation, by speaking to some of its most unique players. The potential for growth in aviation is huge, but without the innovative ideas and hard work of entrepreneurs, change in the industry will simply not happen. In this introductory episode, you'll meet Eugene Hoeven and discover what drives his passion for emerging technologies, and why he wants to speak to the pioneering minds behind them.