EPISODE · Dec 18, 2020 · 42 MIN
Executives by Day, Superheroes by Night
from From Tanks to Teleportation
The private and public sectors are two completely different worlds that often speak different languages. That’s why people such as Erringer Helbling and Doug Beck, who have worked in both, are vital in building bridges between the sectors allowing the best innovation possible for our nation’s security. Helbling is the Director of Operations for HawkEye 360 and a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve for DIU, and Beck is the Vice President of the Americas and Northeast Asia at Apple and a Captain in the U.S. Navy, who helped start DIU. The two embody the sentiment “executive by day and superhero by night” perfectly. In this episode, they join hosts Dan Dillard and Zach Walker to discuss how they ended up with a foot in both public and private sectors, and why this interaction is so critical.Guests: Erringer Helbling and Doug BeckHosts: Dan Dillard and Zach WalkerProducer: Kathryn HudackAudio Engineer: Jake WallaceLearn more about the Defense Innovation Unit: https://www.diu.mil/aboutfounding_media YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlc0lfwr6IBWgGl0hm8HGXOAu8jwy_vy_Defense Innovation Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/defense-innovation-from-tanks-to-teleportation/A founding_media Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The private and public sectors are two completely different worlds that often speak different languages. That’s why people such as Erringer Helbling and Doug Beck, who have worked in both, are vital in building bridges between the sectors allowing the best innovation possible for our nation’s security. Helbling is the Director of Operations for HawkEye 360 and a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve for DIU, and Beck is the Vice President of the Americas and Northeast Asia at Apple and a Captain in the U.S. Navy, who helped start DIU. The two embody the sentiment “executive by day and superhero by night” perfectly. In this episode, they join hosts Dan Dillard and Zach Walker to discuss how they ended up with a foot in both public and private sectors, and why this interaction is so critical.Guests: Erringer Helbling and Doug BeckHosts: Dan Dillard and Zach WalkerProducer: Kathryn HudackAudio Engineer: Jake WallaceLearn more about the Defense Innovation Unit: https://www.diu.mil/aboutfounding_media YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlc0lfwr6IBWgGl0hm8HGXOAu8jwy_vy_Defense Innovation Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/defense-innovation-from-tanks-to-teleportation/A founding_media Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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