Ep04: OBAP - Not Just a Job Fair - Joel Webley
Ready 4 Pushback
Nik Fialka
4.8 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Today, we’ll detail the history behind the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, what they do, and their perspective on streamlining the educational processes of the aerospace industry with the OBAP Chairman of the Board, Joel Webley. Listen in to know more about their purpose!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE
- The reason for OBAP’s (Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals) existence
- How OBAP develops and support work force in the aerospace industry
- OBAP programs to promote aerospace to youth
- Career opportunities from the aerospace industry
- Benefits of OBAP conferences
- The importance of allyship in your life journey
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ABOUT JOEL WEBLEY
Hailing from Grand Rapids Michigan, Joel Webley is a FedEx 757 Captain, and Instructor Pilot with the New Hampshire Air National Guard. A graduate of Western Michigan University College of Aviation, Joel started his career first as a Certified Flight Instructor, next as an Officer and Pilot in the USAF, and later a Captain and Business Leader with the General Electric Corporate Flight Department. As a true ‘success story’ of OBAP initiatives, Joel initially began his relationship with OBAP in 1999 as a high school student attending an affiliated summer program. There he first interacted with OBAP members and was inspired to work with other community programs targeted towards promoting diversity within the aviation industry as his career burgeoned. Almost 20 years later, Joel brings to the OBAP leadership, years of aviation experience as a pilot, as well as strong business skills sharpened while working within a Fortune 100 corporation as Process Improvement Leader.
Joel joined the OBAP Board of Directors in January 2019 and currently serves as Board Chair. During his time with the board, he has served as Chair for the Professional Skills Development Program Subcommittee, Chair for the 2019 Convention Professional Development Committee, Corporate Luncheon Committee, and Member of the 2019 Convention Committee. His current focus is on helping develop new strategies to keep OBAP effective in its mission despite challenges presented by a changing industry.
Joel holds an M.S. in Project Management from Boston University. He currently resides in the greater Memphis area with his wife Julia and their two sons.
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| 0:00.0 | If they're not hooked yet, it's like, man, what else can we do? |
| 0:03.0 | And all we're doing is we're trying to just provide the access, the opportunities, the skills, |
| 0:09.0 | for these young people to have the option. |
| 0:11.0 | We're not forcing anybody to do anything. |
| 0:14.0 | We want them to have the option. |
| 0:15.0 | Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation. |
| 0:21.8 | They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums, |
| 0:27.4 | meaning they are taking huge risks with their livelihood without having all the details. |
| 0:32.7 | This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job. |
| 0:39.6 | Let's get ready for pushback. Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca. |
| 0:46.0 | Here we are. You found us. It is ready for pushback and I'm your host, Nick Fialca. I cannot |
| 0:51.7 | thank you enough for joining me today on this interview with a guy who is |
| 0:59.4 | a man among men, Joel Webley, the current president of Obab, the organization of Black |
| 1:08.0 | Aerospace Professionals. He sat down with me prior to this previous |
| 1:12.6 | Obab convention. And we sat down and had a really detailed conversation about the organization, |
| 1:20.4 | what it does, how it helps people, and how it helps promote aviation and grow everything. |
| 1:27.1 | There's so many things going on. This is, you want to talk about |
| 1:29.9 | big fish. This is a big fish. Joel is quite a person and his organization does so, so much for |
| 1:38.4 | their community and I absolutely love it. I think you're really going to enjoy this conversation. |
| 1:43.3 | And I cannot wait to hear this feedback. |
| 1:47.7 | Sit back, relax, enjoy this conversation. |
| 1:50.9 | Before we get to the interview, two quick things. |
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