The View From The Great Plains In this third segment of Stories of the Drone, we travel to the Great Plains, to the town of Mandan, North Dakota to talk with Marlo Anderson. Marlo, also known as the "Guru of Geek", is the host of the Tech Ranch, a weekly radio program featuring technology for everyday use. He is also co-founder of Zoovio, Inc., Awesome 2 Products and NationalDayCalendar.com. Marlo is actively involved in promoting unmanned and robotics technology in North Dakota. In … [Read more...]
Stories Of The Drone: Volume III – Marlo Anderson, The Tech Ranch
Drones and Our National Infrastructure: Brigham A. McCown, Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure
How do Drones fit into the national plans for our infrastructure? For that question, we turn to Brigham A. McCown, Chairman and Founder of the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure. AII is an independent, national, educational organization dedicated to identifying our nation’s infrastructure needs, creating awareness of those needs and developing public-private partnerships to address those issues. Their goal is to create higher standards by promoting innovative technologies and safer … [Read more...]
Rewarding UAV Compliance – Steven Flynn, CEO of Skytango
Are you getting undercut by drone pilots that don’t follow the rules? According to today’s guest, there is a way to grow and sustain a drone based industry by rewarding compliance. Steven Flynn is an Emmy Award winning Filmmaker: Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, and a drone pilot. With a background in electronics and photography he honed his skill both as a photographer and editor, forming his own post-production company in 1996. Among his past clients are PBS, … [Read more...]
7 Predictions for the Drone Industry – Jeremiah Karpowicz & Chris Korody
What’s in store for the Commercial Drone Industry for 2017? If you asked today’s guest, he’d give us seven predictions for a dynamic year ahead. Jeremiah Karpowicz is the Executive Editor for Commercial UAV News. He creates articles, videos, newsletters, ebooks and other content for various communities as a contributor and editor. He is also the author of a number of industry specific reports how drones are being used in various markets. His latest report is called “7 Commercial … [Read more...]
Rewards of a Drone Business – Niel Guilarte, Wildstyle Media Group
Just how rewarding can it be to fly a drone? Niel Guilarte is the owner and Chief Creative at Wildstyle Media Group, a professional digital media/content company in in Tampa, Florida, and a drone enthusiast who took up flying drones one year ago. Initially a hobby, drones are now part of his production business. Niel is also a podcaster, coach and public speaker, His weekly podcast, All Things Post, highlights the talented magicians behind the scenes in film, television, video,music, arts … [Read more...]
2016 Drone Industry in Review: Colin Snow, Drone Analyst
What did we learn about the drone industry in 2016? For that question, we turn to Colin Snow, CEO and founder of Skylogic Research a research, content and advisory services firm in Redwood City, California. Skylogic helps companies make critical investments by providing research-based insights on commercial drone markets. In this episode, Colin shares some of the findings of the firm’s analyses from 2016, talks about current trends and he shares some things we should look for in … [Read more...]
Stories Of The Drone – Vol. 2: Sally French, The Drone Girl
What was 2016 like for the drone industry? In Volume 2 of "Stories of the Drone," we hear from Sally French, a reporter with Market Watch and a drone enthusiast. She is also The Drone Girl and writes a blog under that same name. She's been covering the drone industry for four years. In this episode, she talks about some of the stories from 2016 and what we might expect to see in 2017. We had a great conversation about drones, technology, events and even learned a few new things about … [Read more...]
Stories Of The Drone Volume I – Jason Reagan, Writer
On this first edition of “Stories of the Drone”, we hear from Jason Reagan, a communications professional with 18 years of combined experience in communications, news, marketing and information technology. Jason is a blogger and a self-proclaimed "geek evangelist" in the area of emerging tech and science. Jason works as a corporate communications director for a company in Boone, North Carolina and he’s a regular contributor to on-line magazine, Drone Life. On this show, Jason talks about recent … [Read more...]
The UAS Strategic Partner: Steven Smith, Ultravance Corp.
Could your UAS company benefit from a strategic alliance? Steven Smith is President of Ultravance Corporation, a company that works with select UAS manufacturers and end-users helping them land new customers. He has played a pivotal role introducing 3D printing, 3D LCDs, and has worked for years with UAVs. Steve was the top sales engineer at four companies and has extensive experience working in the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. And that’s only part of his extensive … [Read more...]
Fargo’s Drone Culture – Greg Tehven, Emerging Prairie
Twenty years ago, the world was introduced to Fargo, North Dakota through the lens of the Coen Brothers in what has become one of the most iconic movies of all time. When people hear the name Fargo, oftentimes, they’re first thoughts go to the movie, but as my guest reveals, there’s a lot more to Fargo than accents, woodchippers and ice scrapers, especially today. Greg Tehven is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Emerging Prairie, an organization that connects and celebrates the … [Read more...]
