I sat down with Michael Daleo, an aerospace engineer turned career coach, to talk about the winding path from UCF engineering school to building a coaching business for engineers. Michael opened up about living two lives in college, getting fired from his first internship at Lockheed only to be rehired within Northrop Grumman, and the mindset shift from striving to sonship that changed how he approached work and life. We covered his move to Arizona, the influence of his coaches and the LA Group, his vision for becoming a startup incubator for engineers, and the advice that scares people most usually points to what they need to cut from their life. A conversation full of heart, ambition, and faith.

Michael shared how growing up between Key West and Orlando, with a dad who worked in guest relations at Disney, shaped the way he thinks about hospitality and connection. He talked about his grandfather's influence on his work ethic, the value of coaches in every area of his life, and how he found his way to entrepreneurship through a string of trial and error, from a short stint in life insurance to discovering the LA Group through Ian Macklin's videos. That path eventually led him to launch his own career coaching business focused entirely on helping engineers land the jobs they actually want.

We also got into some fun tangents, from hidden speakers at Disney to escape rooms, AI tools, and what the next few decades of technology might look like. Michael's excitement for building something meaningful came through in every story he told, and his belief that business should come from service rather than the chase for money stood out as one of the most grounded parts of our conversation. This episode is for anyone figuring out their own next step, whether that is in engineering, entrepreneurship, or just life in general.

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00:00 Intro
01:30 College at UCF and choosing aerospace engineering
06:00 Growing up in Key West and Orlando, dad's Disney career
10:30 Living two lives in college
15:00 Getting fired and rehired at Lockheed and Northrop Grumman
19:30 The five page resume that broke every rule
23:00 Family influence and grandparents' work ethic
26:00 Disney secrets and hidden speakers
29:00 Escape rooms and quick tangents
31:00 Life mission and moving to Arizona
36:00 Discovering coaching and the LA Group
40:00 Meeting Patrick Bet-David and PBD Minect
44:00 Starting Formal Win and career coaching for engineers
49:00 Why generic career advice does not work
53:00 Thoughts on AI and using Base44
58:00 Future of technology and teleportation talk
1:03:00 Scaling Formal Win and helping engineers build businesses
1:08:00 Best advice: what to cut to get to the next level
1:11:00 Where to find Michael Deleo
1:12:00 Closing thoughts