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Insights from the Bench

Taking Point is about clarity, knowing who you are getting information from and understanding influencers are not necessarily experts. 

For me, it is owning where my expertise is and isn't. What I have are a very particular set of skills, which don't normally live together. Taking Point is where I can share my expertise as appropriate, and more often the expertise of others as it relates to the subject. 

Taking Point

Julia Cannell — pilot, educator, caregiver, and unapologetic truth-teller — this platform brings together aviation, leadership, and emotional intelligence through one unifying idea: that progress starts when someone has the courage to go first.

From the cockpit to the classroom to the caregiving chair, Julia explores what it means to lead with purpose, think critically, and take point in a world that desperately needs more grounded leadership.

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