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How This Fighter Pilot Makes Life-or-Death Decisions at 500 MPH (And What It Teaches Us About Business)

My interview with Michelle "Mace" Curran

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Ryan Hanley
Aug 04, 2025
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In this explosive episode, we sit down with Michelle "MACE" Curran, a former F-16 fighter pilot and member of the elite Thunderbirds demonstration team, to uncover the mental frameworks that enable split-second decision-making when lives are on the line.

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