E125 - Guests: Emma Henderson MBE, Former Easyjet Captain and Founder of "Project Wingman"

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageThis episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/gu9CR1eAvycEmma Henderson is now a highly successful motivational speaker and a published author, but this episode focuses mostly on her back story which is an amazing and very impressive one!Married to a Royal Air Force pilot soon after university, Emma also had the desire to fly, and a chance posting on exchange to New Zealand offered her the opportunity to realise her dream.  She returned from there with a full commercial pilot's licence and then went on to finalise her qualifications and subsequently joined Easyjet.  Rising to be one of far too few female captains in the airline industry as a whole, the effective shutdown of the airline industry during the Covid19 pandemic then caused a further direction change for this inspiring lady.  Seeing the plight of the National Health Service staff during the pandemic, Emma had the vision to found Project Wingman, a concept that then saw huge numbers of volunteer airline aircrew from across the industry set up and run "airline style lounges" to give the hard pressed hospital staff some respite.  The idea blossomed and at its peak there were 104 Project Wingman lounges running in the UK and America.  Subsequently Emma's outstanding work was rightly rewarded with the honour of an MBE. This was another incredibly enjoyable conversation with a really inspiring and fascinating guest; I really hope you enjoy it.  Please share widely, comment and send feedback if you do!You can find Emma here:Website: https://www.emma-henderson.com/LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-henderson-speakerInstagram: @emmahendersonspeakerFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/emmahendersonspeakerIf you wish to purchase Emma's book, you can do so directly from this link:https://www.emma-henderson.com/store/p/nv1ngu6mup4daujb7r8i0yc9csrwdwSupport the showThank you for listening!  If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life