Earning Your Wings with Swami Iyer at Virgin Galactic
With a strong work ethic and a supportive community, Indian Americans can successfully achieve greatness in all industries.
On this inaugural episode, I’m joined by Swami Iyer, former President of Aerospace Systems at Virgin Galactic. He shares with me how his determination, cultivated through a childhood of scarcity, allowed him to pursue a career in which he is quite literally reaching for the stars.
We discuss:
– As a minority in America, Swami often felt he had to be better, just to be considered equal.
– As Indian immigrants, Swami’s parents demonstrated a work ethic that he sought to emulate throughout his career.
– How a sense of optimism is a powerful tool in overcoming adversity.
– Maintaining connectedness to his Indian roots has allowed Swami to appreciate the values that were instilled in him.
To Swami, Indianness is a mix of hard work, acceptance of diversity and creativity, and he tries to embody these values in his work every day.
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