Season 3 · Episode 6
Keith Harmon
Professional Skydiving to CFO'ing to Teaching a Million Kids Math
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A life journey that defies convention. Keith Harmon transitioned from an engineer to a competitive skydiver, spent years in hospitality, and is now on an ambitious mission to teach a million children math. We unpack the transformative moments that shaped him, including a near fatal skydiving accident, and how the genuine empathy learned in bartending impacts his current educational vision. This is a masterclass in living a purposeful, service driven life.
Core Ideas
- The dynamic career transitions from engineering to skydiving to hospitality.
- How a near fatal accident tested his limits and reshaped his worldview.
- The profound life lessons of empathy and human connection learned behind a bar.
- Revolutionizing education with a goal to teach math to one million kids.
Resources & References
- Connect: X
- People: Surabhi, Steve, Brad Aussie Brad, Martin, Joseph, Nina, Sarah, Brian Norgaard, Priyanka Prenkuchan, Siphiwe, Kaito
- Places: AirChat, Seacoast NH, Northampton MA, Eloy AZ, Castelo Branco Portugal, Granada Spain, Lowell MA
- Books: A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, works by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Institutions: Lockheed Martin, Harvard University, MIT, Swiss National Skydiving Team, Danish Free Flight Team, US military
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