Cobec On Air

In this episode Hisham sits down with Talethia Thomas, former FAA Vice President and Current CEO of E2T2 Resources. They talk about Talethia’s trajectory from Intern to Executive and how careful observation, allyship, and courage makes for great leadership. Shoutout to Talethia for this great interview and reminding us all to bloom where we are planted.

Today on the podcast Hisham sits down with Nick Fuller. Nick serves as Acting Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization. Nick has been in Air Traffic and safety for his entire career- beginning as an air traffic controller in the United States Navy and working all the way up to the Senior Executive Service. Nick's journey is marked by determination, setting and achieving big goals, and a commitment to excellence. He and Hisham break down how Nick works with the FAA’s extensive workforce and how he leads at that scale; they discuss the routines and habits help Nick deliver for his teams, and many more important leadership lessons he learned along the way.  

Today on the podcast, Hisham sits down with retired Brigadier General Shawn Campbell of the United States Air Force. Over the course of his career, General Campbell rose from enlisted airman to senior officer and most recently played a key role in standing up the U.S. Space Force as one of its early human capital leaders.Today, General Campbell brings his deep experience in leadership, organizational culture, and talent development to the private sector.He currently serves as a Director at Victory Strategies and an Executive Partner at Gartner, where he works with C-suite leaders and organizations to build high-performing, resilient teams. He is also the bestselling author of The Mission of Leadership: The Character, Courage, and Conviction Leaders Need for Mission Success.Thank you for joining us, Shawn.Order the book here: https://shorturl.at/faEBC

On this episode, Hisham sat down with one of our most esteemed guests yet. Michael Huerta, former FAA Administrator, stopped by the studio to discuss his incredible career. His tenure at the FAA was the safest period in U.S. aviation history. Michael is the 2026 recipient of the Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award, the highest honor given by the Air Traffic Control Association. In celebration of his award, Hisham and Michael chatted about what it means to be a leader at the highest levels, how showing up matters, and lessons learned along the way.

In this episode, Hisham sits down with Chris Wilbanks, Vice President of Mission Support Services for the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization, for a thoughtful conversation on discipline, humility, and the personal standards that support mission success. Chris reflects on the role of self-awareness, physical readiness, and strong relationships in sustaining effective leadership.This episode offers a grounded look at how personal discipline and habits strengthen mission support, build trust, and help leaders show for their teams and in service of something bigger than themselves.

In this episode, Hisham is joined by Dave Spero, President of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union, for a candid conversation about labor leadership, trust, and advocacy. Dave shares his journey, what it means to represent the aviation safety workforce, and how strong, principled labor leadership protects both workers and the public they serve.This episode offers a clear, grounded look at leadership from the labor perspective, and why putting people first is always a good decision.

Cobec’s first-ever podcast is taking off! Listen in to Cobec On Air, the podcast where our CEO and Co-founder Hisham Jalil interviews people focused leaders from government, industry, labor and more. Hisham helped build a people-first company that employees love, and now he is sitting down with leaders who share that same people-centered philosophy. In Episode 1, former FAA Deputy Assistant Administrator, Executive Leadership Strategist and friend of Cobec, Tash Durkins dives into her book, her personal journey, and the leadership principles that have shaped her success.Purchase Tash's book, Fiercely Joyful, here: https://amzn.to/3KmOqPV