Earlier this summer I was talking to a friend who works for Delta and thought, "I wonder what the president of Delta would say to young leaders?  What if the Catalyst Road Trip could make a visit to Delta's headquarters and spend a few minutes with the leader of the largest airline provider in the world?!"  This friend of mine laughed and politely said, "good luck!"

Well, I called Ed Bastian's office, spoke with his assistant and threw out this crazy request, and within a week we had an appointment scheduled to meet with Ed Bastian.  Not only was he willing to meet with us, he was more than gracious to give us over an hour of his time AND he met us here in Duluth at the Catalyst offices.  A huge thanks to Ed for taking time to meet with us and share part of his remarkable journey...in this first video, Ed responds to one of several questions we asked him - "What would you say to young leaders?"

Ed Bastian, President & CFO of Delta Airlines

Catalyst Voices - Ed Bastian from Catalyst on Vimeo.