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Ripping Up the Playbook to Innovate in Novel Industries with OxWash Founder & Exited CEO, and Ex-NASA & SpaceX, Dr Kyle Grant-Talbot - Episode 31
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Dr Kyle Grant-Talbot is a self-described: ‘washed up astronaut’.
Don’t let his humility fool you, though - his talents and innovations continue to leave their mark among the stars for NASA and SpaceX.
Kyle’s intelligence in Engineering Biology was matched by the ambition to tackle an industry which has shocking, high-stakes ripple effects through hospitality and healthcare - industrial laundry.
Today’s episode of Pivot Points paints a portrait of pure ambition.
The portrait of a leader who’s grounded, but possesses the drive to turn his hand to anything, and make it fly.
The portrait of a leader who’s learned the traits of mature, experienced leaders, decades ahead of his time.
You will learn:
- How the life-support engineer role at NASA/SpaceX translated space-grade thinking into a scalable, real world business
- Strategies to spot high-impact, overlooked industries where deep tech can create real competitive advantage
- How to navigate rapid growth, painful pivots and tough calls with patience and maturity
- The aspects of Kyle’s business that have proven more important than any single piece of technology
🔑 Key Themes
- Applying modern engineering to outdated industries
- The zero‑to‑one hundred founder grind
- Obsessive customer focus as the real engine of growth
- The significant pivots on the scaling journey
- The emotion and timing behind selling Oxwash
Dr Kyle Grant-Talbot
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-c-grant/
OxWash
https://www.linkedin.com/company/oxwash/
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