306. On the Job with Jenny Benjamin, Air Traffic Controller

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Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

“Your teacher says you can’t have a job where you’re looking out the window all day — well that’s exactly what I do!”

We’re closing out Season 3 of the On the Job series today with Jenny Benjamin — a woman with her eyes on the skies! Jenny is an air traffic controller at Denver Centennial Airport in Colorado, and on this episode, she talks about why she loves her job so much. She explains how she and her team safely and efficiently move air traffic, and talks about why it’s so important to be seamless behind the scenes. (Their goal, she says, is to stay out of the news!) She talks about the sacrifices she has to make as a mother who works long and oftentimes demanding hours, and explains how Ironman training fits into her schedule.

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0:00.0	The On The Job Series on the Alley On The Run Show is brought to you by Tracksmith.
0:04.6	Go to Tracksmith.com slash On The Run and Use Code On The Run 15 to get 15% off your first Tracksmith purchase.
0:17.3	Welcome to the Alley On The Run Show.
0:19.2	I'm your host Allie Feller and this is the On The Job Series where we hear from women with cool, unique, interesting careers.
0:28.0	Now, since season one of The On The Job Series, we have really gone all in on learning about life in the friendly skies.
0:35.7	In season one, we heard from Julia Harrington, Corporate Pilot.
0:39.8	In season two, we got to hear from U.S. Air Force Colonel Shelley Mendietta.
0:44.5	And earlier in this third season, we learned all about what it's really like being a flight attendant, courtesy of a Lee Scarsa.
0:52.1	And today, to close out season three, the All Things Flying Trend continues.
0:57.6	I don't know why I'm so fascinated by all things related to flight and planes right now, but here we are.
1:04.0	Maybe I just really miss getting to go anywhere.
1:07.2	Today, we are learning about what it's like being the person with eyes on the skies.
1:13.2	Jenny Benjamin is an air traffic controller based in Colorado.
1:17.6	She's an Iron Man. She's a mom. And she loves her job so much.
1:23.1	I absolutely adore her passion and enthusiasm for her work.
1:26.4	You're going to love hearing from her. So let's get right to it.
1:29.7	Please join me in welcoming our seventh and final guest for season three of The On The Job Series, air traffic controller Jenny Benjamin.
1:39.2	Jenny, I'm so excited to have you here. I have so many questions because your job is so cool.
1:53.1	Thank you for being here and welcome to The On The Job Series on the Alley on the Run Show.
1:57.8	Yeah, thank you so much, Alley. I'm super excited to be here and I'm excited to share my really fun career.
2:05.2	Okay, so before we get into all the good stuff, can you please tell everyone who you are, where you're from, and what you do.
2:12.5	Yeah, my name is Jenny Benjamin. I live in Pine, Colorado, which is in the mountains just west of Denver.
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