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March 12, 2024

S6/EP 10 Juan Quinones of LuxyDrone

We're excited to announce that Season 6 Episode 10 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is out! Our guest for this episode is Juan Quinones of LuxyDrone . https://www.instagram.com/juan.c.quinonez/ Juan Quinones, founder of FPV Creato...

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March 5, 2024

S6/EP 9 Guillermo Wenzel of Drone Sky Visuals

We're excited to announce that Season 6 Episode 9 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is out! Our guest for this episode is Guillermo Wenzel of Drone Sky Visuals . Guillermo, founder of Drone Sky Visuals, came back to the …

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Feb. 27, 2024

S6/EP 8 Noah Ruiz of Soaring Eagle Technologies

Go to learndronemapping.com to enter the giveaway and sign up for the training! Season 6 Episode 8 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is out! Our guest for this episode is Noah Ruiz of Soaring Eagle Technologies . Noah Ruiz, …

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Feb. 20, 2024

S6/EP 7 Zach Pieper of Quantum Land Design and Arrowview Services

Our guest for this episode is Zach Pieper of Quantum Land Design and Arrowview Services. Zach worked for Caterpillar in civil engineering and then ventured into entrepreneurship by establishing Quantum Land Design and Arrowvi...

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Feb. 13, 2024

S6/EP 6 Matt Harvey of Edge Drone Services

Our guest for this episode is Matt Harvey of Edge Drone Services. https://edgedroneservices.com/ Here are the main highlights of this episode: Matt's journey into the drone industry began while he was still in college, sparke...

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Feb. 6, 2024

S6/EP 5 Pedro Silva of Drone By Dro

Welcome back to the Drone to 1K podcast! In Season 6, Episode 5, host David Young catches up with Pedro Silva of Drones by Dro. Pedro shares his journey from part-time drone enthusiast to running a thriving drone business ful...

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Jan. 30, 2024

S6/EP 4 Blake Skor of CT Aerial Photo

Join us for a free webinar - How to Launch a Drone Business in 2024 (...and What Services Are Trending Now) https://training.dronelaunchacademy.com/dronebusiness2024 Welcome back to Season Six, Episode Four of the Drone to 1K...

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Jan. 23, 2024

S6/EP 3 Jeff Hughes of Campfire Video Solutions

Join us for a free webinar - How to Launch a Drone Business in 2024 (...and What Services Are Trending Now) https://training.dronelaunchacademy.com/dronebusiness2024 Our guest for this week's episode is Jeff Hughes of Campfir...

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Jan. 16, 2024

S6/EP 2 Cody Retlich of Midwest Aerial Productions and DroneAdair

Join us as we chat with Cody Retlich of Midwest Aerial Productions (MAP) and DroneAdair. In this episode of Drone To $1K, Cody shares his stories and experiences, giving us a peek into the exciting realm of aerial innovation...

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Jan. 9, 2024

S6/EP 1 Brian Koester of Southbay Drone Services

We're excited to announce that Season 6 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is officially here! Our first podcast guest of season 6 is Brian Koester of Southbay Drone Services . Brian's journey began with real estate photography, evo...

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July 11, 2023

S5/EP 10 Thomas Wasinski of Aerial Agents

Welcome to the final episode of Drone to $1K, Season 5! In today's episode, we have a special guest, Thomas Wasinski from Ariel Agents. Thomas shares his fascinating journey from starting drones as a side hustle to turning it...

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May 22, 2023

S5/EP 9 Robert Nix of RE Drone SC

In this episode of Drone to 1K podcast, David interviews Robert Nix, a drone business owner of RE Drone SC. David and Robert discuss Robert's journey from a hobbyist drone pilot to a full-time drone business owner, offering t...

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Sept. 7, 2022

S5/EP 8 Curtis Kloc of Inspections Over Coffee

This week’s guest is Curtis Kloc from Inspections Over Coffee. Inspections Over Coffee is an inspection company that uses drones to help inspect roofs. The company also sells franchises, and Curtis says that everyone that purchases a franchise also has …

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Aug. 18, 2022

S5/EP 7 Pedro Silva of Drone By Dro

Our guest this week is Pedro Silva from Drone by Dro. Since getting his Part 107 license, Pedro has worked on a variety of drone photography and videography jobs, including construction work, real estate listing photos and videos, and even …

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Aug. 10, 2022

S5/EP 6 Chris Francescani of Sunset Beach Films

This week's guest is Chris Francescani from Sunset Beach Films. Chris was a journalist and reporter for 25 years. Now, he uses drones to create marketing and promotional videos for local businesses in Eastern Long Island. Chris has been able …

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July 28, 2022

S5/EP 5 Grant Puckrin of 19th UAS Precision

Our guest this week is Grant Puckrin from 19th UAS Precision. Grant's drone business started out doing real estate photography and videography. Now, Grant wants to expand into the agriculture industry. Growing up on a farm, Grant experienced firsthand the

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July 14, 2022

S5/EP 3 Joe Morgan of Eyes Above Texas Imagery

Our guest this week is Joe Morgan from Eyes Above Texas Imagery. Joe's been a Part 107-licensed drone pilot since 2017. Since then, he's gained tons of experience in the drone industry. He's skilled in photography & videography, mapping & …

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July 7, 2022

S5/EP 2 Eric Hellinger of Vivid Flight Media

Eric Hellinger from Vivid Flight Media is our guest for this week's episode. Eric only started flying drones about a year and a half ago, and he's already running a successful drone business that specializes in providing FPV videos. If …

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June 1, 2022

S5/EP 1 Dusty Jolley of Jolley Works LLC

Season 5 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is here! This week, Dusty Jolley joins us as our first podcast guest of season 5. Since getting his Part 107 license back in 2020, Dusty has been able to quit his …

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Nov. 2, 2021

S4/EP 10 Danny Elassad of Mole Media and Hoverscape

Danny Elassad from Mole Media and Hoverscape joins us this week to talk about his full-time drone job AND his drone side hustle! Danny is the chief remote pilot at Hoverscape, where he uses drones to create “digital twins” (extremely …

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Oct. 19, 2021

S4/EP 9 Thom Monterville of NexGen Drones

This week, our guest is Thom Monterville from NexGen Drones, LLC. Currently, Thom’s business is focused on agriculture and mapping drone services. In this episode, Thom talks about how he started his business, how he landed his first paid job …

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Oct. 11, 2021

S4/EP 8 Patrick Whalen of Backstage Aerial

Patrick Whalen of Backstage Aerial joins us this week to talk about how he grew his business from $0 to 6 figures in less than a year. When Patrick’s job was affected by the pandemic, he decided to invest in …

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Aug. 13, 2021

S4/EP 7 Guillermo Wenzel of Drone Sky Visuals

This week, Guillermo Wenzel joins us to talk about how he’s built and scaled his drone business, Drone Sky Visuals. Since starting his business in 2019, Guillermo has gotten experience working in the real estate, construction, inspection, and event indu

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