Jared Isaacman: CEO of Shift4 Payments, entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut (commander of inspiration 4 mission and the upcoming Polaris Dawn missions).

Jared Isaacman is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, CEO of Draken International and Shift4 Payments. As well as being commander of the iconic inspiration 4 mission last year, Jared will command the Polaris Dawn mission, the first private spaceflight in a series of missions named the Polaris Program which starts early next year. In this episode, Ben and Jared discuss the upcoming Polaris missions, his entrepreneurial journey and his relationship with SpaceX. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsor: Spaced Ventures: https://www.spacedventures.com/ to invest into shares of actual space startups! OUTLINE: Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode. 0:16 Spaced Ventures 00:40 Jared Isaacman 01:22 The importance of reflection 02:52 Shift 4 Payments  05:22 Where did Jared’s passion for space start? 07:42 Telling board about space dreams 10:18 Hand over business responsibility when in space? 12:08 Inspiration 4 success 15:08 When did SpaceX conversation start? 17:20 Polaris Dawn conception 18:35 Timing for Polaris Dawn 23:34 What to look for in a crew?  25:15 Upcoming Polaris missions 26:40 Moon & Mars 28:02 Family Life 29:44 Advice to budding space entrepreneurs 34:00 Wrap up and socials Follow the Polaris Program Website: https://polarisprogram.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rookisaacman & https://twitter.com/polarisprogram Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polarisprogram/ Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/