EPISODE · Jun 16, 2025 · 27 MIN
#36 - Ellen Brennan Flat: The Mindset of the World’s Fastest Flying Woman
from growth path · host Andy Culligan
Ellen is a wingsuit based jumper and extreme sports athlete based in France. She is known as the fastest flying woman in the world, a TEDx Chamonix speaker, 4x WWL competitor, and Red Bull Aces competitor 2014.Ellen shares how fear, instinct, and resilience shaped her wingsuit journey, and how motherhood and safety drive her approach to extreme flight.➡️ Key topics- Jumping career beginning at age 18 - Unexpected reason for becoming a wingsuit based jumper: safety- Wanting to experience it as a ‘forever’ sport and not a stunt- If you’re not afraid when standing at the edge of a cliff - there’s something wrong- A little bit of healthy fear is a good thing. The difference between having some fear and not being terrified.- Trusting and learning to listen to her gut - because it’s usually right- Being a woman in a male-dominated sport: not slipping into a herd mentality and sticking to her intuition- Slowing down and low tolerance of risk since becoming a mom - Committing and training for another competition this year- Training regime - different aspects of competitions: speed, the exit, safety assessment- Flying 200-250 km/hour during flight- Mental and physical fitness- Lessons from high-stress situations - Scariest jump with close to zero visibility- Pushing on even in midst of fear - Past experience as ICU nurse helped build resiliency to high-stress situationsWhere you can find Ellen Brennan Flat:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellen.frat/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ellen.brennan.frat/https://www.ellen-brennan.com/🧐 Learn more- Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU- Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io- Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content- Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact- [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union
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Ellen is a wingsuit based jumper and extreme sports athlete based in France. She is known as the fastest flying woman in the world, a TEDx Chamonix speaker, 4x WWL competitor, and Red Bull Aces competitor 2014.Ellen shares how fear, instinct, and resilience shaped her wingsuit journey, and how motherhood and safety drive her approach to extreme flight.➡️ Key topics- Jumping career beginning at age 18 - Unexpected reason for becoming a wingsuit based jumper: safety- Wanting to experience it as a ‘forever’ sport and not a stunt- If you’re not afraid when standing at the edge of a cliff - there’s something wrong- A little bit of healthy fear is a good thing. The difference between having some fear and not being terrified.- Trusting and learning to listen to her gut - because it’s usually right- Being a woman in a male-dominated sport: not slipping into a herd mentality and sticking to her intuition- Slowing down and low tolerance of risk since becoming a mom - Committing and training for another competition this year- Training regime - different aspects of competitions: speed, the exit, safety assessment- Flying 200-250 km/hour during flight- Mental and physical fitness- Lessons from high-stress situations - Scariest jump with close to zero visibility- Pushing on even in midst of fear - Past experience as ICU nurse helped build resiliency to high-stress situationsWhere you can find Ellen Brennan Flat:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellen.frat/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ellen.brennan.frat/https://www.ellen-brennan.com/🧐 Learn more- Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU- Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io- Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content- Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact- [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union
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