🖼️ Picture this: It’s 1927. A mail pilot no one took seriously walks into a room with a bold idea—to cross the Atlantic alone. Every other competitor has had mounds of cash, a team to fly with, and top-tier aircraft. This mail pilot has financial backers, and almost nothing else. The odds are stacked against him—until one man, Frank Mahoney, makes a decision that would change history. He had recently hired Donald A. Hall from Donald Douglas in Santa Monica, California. Mahoney assesses the two: Engineer and Pilot. Hall wasn’t a drinker. Neither is Lindbergh. Both are focused, disciplined, and shared an unspoken understanding of flight and science. Hall has critical knowledge of ocean flying and piloting. Lindbergh understands engineering and mechanics. What of the two men's connection? Do they have chemistry? Yes...Its a spark between the two that catches Mahoney's eye. It will turn an underdog, into the greatest aviation legend of all time. 🔥 Do you bet on the impossible? Do you sweeten the deal, and take the bet on two you recently met? (which is what Mahoney does, then shortly after, accepts Donald Halls assessment to move the time frame up from 90 day delivery, to 60 days. Working the crews 24/7 and the engineer, w/o asking for more money from Lindbergh) As an business owner, do you risk it all on an unknown plane, a pilot-dreamer, and an new chief engineer? 🚨 Drop your thoughts below—what do you guess made Mahoney say “Yes”, when others said “No”?🚨 @Casey Gultom @Wendy Wiseman @Frank Kraljic @Dawn Nave @Misty Morrison

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