M&P Ep. 200 Brad Plothow, Intergalactic

In the 200th episode of Meat and Potatoes, Garrett Clark sits down with Brad Plothow, Chief Growth Officer at Intergalactic. Intergalactic is an Aerospace Thermomanagment Systems Operator currently based out of St. George, Utah. Intergalactic specializes in creating products and systems that help regulate temperatures anywhere in the aerospace industry. According to Plothow, managing temperatures is extremely important as even a slight change in temperature can alter human behavior, so having a space team or a jet pilot in perfect temperatures can be the difference between failure and success of a mission. In addition, when we finally establish bases on Mars, these thermomanagement products are vital because the temperatures on Mars can swing by 70 to 80 degrees. Meat & Potatoes Podcast is Silicon Slopes longest standing podcast show. The podcast highlights Utah startups and celebrates, promotes, and features business leaders within and outside the Silicon Slopes community. Outline of the conversation: 0:00 Introduction to Intergalactic 2:00 Thermal systems 7:30 Areas of focus 10:30 Complications of space 14:15 Certifications 16:00 Location 20:30 Testing standards 25:15 Chief Growth Officer 26:45 Products and systems 28:00 Product development 30:00 Recruiting 32:45 Closing remarks Show links: https://ig.space Social: Intergalactic LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/airborneecs/ Intergalactic Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/intergalactichq/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/siliconslopes Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/siliconslopes/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-slopes/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aEtQ1KJrWhJ3C2JnzXysw