Our first guest interview episode!  Porsha Lippincott has an amazing story to tell about her journey from being homeless living in a box and garbage dumpster to becoming an A&P aircraft mechanic.  Her story is truely inspiring even if you're not interested in aviation.  We're very greateful Porsha agreed to have a chat with us and we couldn't imagine a better guest to have on the podcast.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

02:19 Porsha Lippincott Introduction

03:41 Porsha starts her story

05:19 Living in a box

10:20 Forced to be a mechanic

15:32 Employment journey

18:03 Aircraft mechanic

22:21 What is an A&P?

24:47 A job offer

26:08 Jet mechanic shortage

29:52 Porsha's current job

30:49 Becoming an instructor

35:45 Working with men

39:08 Porsha's story summary

40:16 Porsha's mindset

41:17 Fight with a raccoon

43:03 What's next for Porsha

45:22 Toby Keith- How Do You Like Me Now?

48:00 Oklahoma Horizon TV news video impact

50:47 Inovation on the job

52:44 A&P salary

53:40 Bachelors in engineering too!

54:50 Perfect story for our listeners

56:12 Finding a program for you

58:57 Porsha takes some flight training

1:01:22 Mechanics & Pilots

1:02:53 Wrap up