096 Cirrus Life & Moxie with Ivy McIver – Visionary, Pilot, Endurance Athlete (2021)

When Women Fly

In this episode, Sylvia talks with pilot, visionary, and strategist Ivy McIver, the Director of the SR Product Line at Cirrus Aircraft.
Ivy talks about parachutes in airplanes, where planes can go and how they can change your life, why training is so critical, the importance of collaboration in the design process, and bringing outrageous innovations to market.
They also dig into the psychology of endurance multi-sports and how lessons learned from extreme physical challenges can be applied in other areas of life.
Topics Include:
- Laser focus in pursuit of a dream as a child and Top Gun
- Adapting to circumstances and the tyranny of minimum height requirements
- General aviation and the adventure that profits
- Moving job titles from computer programmer, to salesperson, to innovator and influencer
- Working in a male-dominated industry
- Extreme endurance sports such as completing 10-day races
- Lessons learned from team adventure races
- Overcoming the fear of failure
- Risk tolerance in relationships
- And other topics...
Resources Mentioned:
http://www.cirrusaircraft.com/
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