About This Episode
In this episode, Max sits down with Brian “Beam” Maue, co-founder of AFWERX. This wide-ranging conversation dives deep into the frontline innovation happening throughout the United States Air Force. Beam details his innovation philosophy and how he goes about innovation empowerment while sharing hyper-exciting stories of innovation throughout the history of the United States Military. Finally, Beam elaborates on the incredible innovation resources available to entrepreneurs and innovators from all walks of life — industry, academia, and military — and how they can get involved with AFWERX.
Resources Mentioned & Other Links of Interest
The Declaration of Independence
The Base of The Future Challenge
The DIY Commercial Drone Industry
Beam’s Holistic Happiness Udemy Course
Beam’s AFWERX Fusion Talk “Four Key Principles To Drive A Culture Of Innovation”
About Our Guest
Brian “Beam” Maue is a founding-father and the first president of AFWERX.
“[Beam] leads a talented, nationally-dispersed mission team who connects innovators and creates accelerated technological and cultural agility for the 680,000 military and civilian members of the United States Air Force. Their AFWERX fusion of capabilities includes a system of “open to the public” innovation hubs, a virtual collaboration network for Airmen, and a network of innovation offices across Air Force bases.”
You can find Beam on LinkedIn here.
You can learn more about AFWERX here.
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