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Hangar X StudiosWe Don’t Need Drone Pilots Anymore | Pramod B RahejaEpisode SummaryIn this episode of Hangar X Studios, host John Ramstead sits down with Pramod B. Raheja, aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, and CEO of Airgility, to explore the rapidly evolving world of autonomous drones and aerial robotics.From flying drones through doorways in GPS-denied environments to redefining what autonomy really means on the battlefield and in public safety, this conversation dives deep into the intersection of AI, robotics, defense, and logistics. Pramod shares how Airgility pivoted from cargo drones to cutting-edge autonomy, why edge computing is the real differentiator, and how future drone operators will...
2026-01-0935 min
Listen with IrfanGuftagoo with Salima RazaSalima Raza is a veteran personality in the world of radio, television, theatre, and films, whose illustrious career has been an inspiration to many.
I had the privilege of meeting her on 31st January 2025 in Mumbai, where she currently resides.
As someone who has admired her work for years, I can never forget her iconic radio show "Awaz-aur-Andaz" on FM, which she co-presented with the late V.M. Badola, the renowned journalist and actor. Excerpts from Awaz-aur-Andaz (recorded in 1997) can be heard at the end of this Guftagoo.
Our conversation was recorded at...
2025-02-011h 29
America: Open for BusinessAirgility: Taking Unmanned Aviation to New Heights With Pramod RahejaPramod Raheja is the Co-founder and CEO of Airgility, an enterprise platform specializing in autonomous aerial robotics. With over three decades of experience in aviation and aerospace, including being a pilot and captain at United Airlines, he's a successful entrepreneur with a fervor for growing businesses and creating new service offerings. Pramod has earned many certifications and honors, including the FAA Flight Instructor of the Year Superior Achievement award, is a graduate of the Entrepreneurial Master's Program at MIT, and has a degree in Aerospace Engineering through UMCP. With a comprehensive understanding of technology at both a tactical and...
2024-04-0334 min
The Adulting ProjectEpisode 13 - Screw the Plan, Embrace the Leap: Why Pramod Raheja Dared to Dream Bigger"If you are going to do something, believe in yourself and think big." - Pramod Raheja On today's episode, guest star Pramod Raheja, a serial entrepreneur and a 30+ year pilot who is currently a Captain of a major airline, graciously took time out of his incredibly hectic schedule to chat with us. In this episode we discuss with Pramod about navigating turbulence in both the skies and the startup world, embracing calculated risks while refusing to please everyone, and making sacrif...
2024-02-0552 min
From Spaghetti to GrowthFrom Pilot to Autonomous Drones CEO: Growing an Emerging Tech Company with Pramod Raheja📌Today’s guest on the From Spoaghetti to Growth podcast is founder Pramod Raheja. Pramod is a trained pilot who now operates the emerging tech company Airgility, which produces autonomous drones. In this insightful episode, we cover the important lessons Pramod took from his earlier aviation career into the world of entrepreneurship and what it takes to pivot into new and daring industries, even if your business plan isn’t quite fleshed out when you get going. Sometimes the opportunities reveal themselves as you go along. We discuss the importance of knowing your target c...
2023-10-2253 min
The Startup DefenseAI Driven Unmanned Vehicle Mission Autonomy with Pramod RahejaEpisode Summary: Callye Keen sits down with Pramod Raheja, the co-founder and CEO of Airgility, a company pioneering drone and aerial robotics technology. They delve into the world of emerging tech startups, discussing the unique challenges, potential pitfalls, and the excitement of taking a new idea to market, with a particular focus on Department of Defense (DoD) solutions.Topic Highlights:00:00 - Societal Impact Fuels InnovationRaheja talks about the larger societal mission that drives Airgility, sharing the company’s aspiration to use drone technology to make a significant impact, be it in defending the co...
2023-06-1431 min
The Impactful Leadership ShowIntentionally Becoming a Great Leader - Pramod Raheja - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode #040Today’s guest is an entrepreneur of 25+ years and a longtime member and past President of EO DC. He is also a commercial pilot with over 14,000 flight hours in more than 30 types of aircraft. Pramod Raheja is the CEO & Co-Founder of Airgility, Inc. Pramod shares why you need to build up your leadership skills, how to get the most from professional networks, and whether you should execute your idea or seek funding for it first.Â
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Takeaways:
As you build your team, you won’t be a great leader just because you founded the company, you ne...
2022-11-1828 min
Entrepreneur Soundoff!21-*Special* Founder Interview with Pramod Raheja, CEO and Co-founder of Airgility Inc.Pramod Raheja is the CEO and Co-founder of Airgility Inc. Airgility is a company dedicated to making a big social impact by creating unparalleled aerial unmanned systems that can fly anywhere, including areas where there is limited or no GPS access and in confined areas. These capabilities allow Airgility to conduct the most important missions which include search & rescue, protecting our borders, delivering medical supplies to remote areas and many more important missions. Our drones utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning so they can perceive their surroundings, which enables them to map areas, track objects and provide analytical feedback i...
2022-09-0636 min
The DMV (Washington, DC | Maryland | Virginia) Business Show63 - Believe In Yourself with Pramod Raheja of AirgilityIn this week's episode we have Pramod Raheja, CEO of Airgility with offices in College Park, Maryland! Â They do artificial intelligence and autonomy for unmanned robotics systems, basically they build robots and do AI in them. Â Growing up he lived in different places until he was 12 when he moved to the DMV area and has been here ever since. Â His love of airplanes and spaceships started at the young age of 4, he would receive in the mail a science kit of the month that he always looked forward to. Â He began taking flying lessons while attending the University of Mary...
2021-11-231h 03
The dojo.live show / Interviews with Visionaries Shaping Travel TechAI & Robotics: On the EdgeHow does layering in AI on the edge of robotics systems save lives, improve efficiency and simply return an ROI for the stakeholder?
View the full video interview here.
Pramod Raheja, is the CEO & Co-Founder of Airgility, Inc., a company focused on artificial intelligence and aerial autonomous systems based in the Washington DC Metro area and a spinout from the University of Maryland. He is an entrepreneur of 20+ years and a longtime member and past president of the Entrepreneur’s Organization of Washington DC.
2021-09-0731 min
She Said Privacy/He Said SecurityPrivacy, Security, and Artificially Intelligent DronesPramod Raheja is the Co-founder and CEO of Airgility, a top designer and manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Airgility is building the enterprise platform for aerial intelligence by enabling autonomous aerial robotics that solve real-world problems to improve and save lives. Outside of his work at Airgility, Pramod is a Captain for United Airlines and an active member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. He also serves as a coach and mentor for FedTech and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, as well as a Member of the Board of Directors at Mindshare. In this episode… ...
2021-06-1029 min
DCNeXTPramod Raheja - Autonomous DronesToday I had the pleasure of speaking with Airgility CEO Pramod Raheja. Airgility is a leading designer & manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
2020-11-0420 min
1Mstrong: Track, market, and make decisions on products to grow eCommerce sales faster.#E7. How to re-invent your business model with Pramod RahejaPramod Raheja serial entrepreneur and CEO of Airgility joins Marvin to discuss how small businesses can re-invent their business models.Â
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Host: Marvin Harris, host
Guest: Pramod Raheja, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Airgility.Â
Show Notes:
Airgility's website:Â www.airgility.co
Pramod's email" pramod@airgility.coÂ
2020-08-1339 min
Sales Game Changers | Tips from Successful Sales LeadersWays to Recharge Sales Efforts as Business Begins to Ramp Up with Sales Leader Mark LaFleur and Entrepreneur Pramod RahejaThis is episode 254. Read the complete transcript on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. MARK'S TIP TO EMERGING SALES LEADERS: "Sit down and intentionally write down a plan for what you need to achieve in the short term but also what you might need to do for the long term. We don't know if we're at the end of the first inning or the seventh inning here so we're going to need long-term mindset with a lot of short-term goals." PRAMOD'S TIP TO EMERGING SALES LEADERS: "Do something every day to up your...
2020-07-2044 min
Smart Business Revolution | Turn Relationships into Revenues | Networking | More Clients | Relationship AdvicePramod Raheja | Creating Better Leaders, MIT Entrepreneurial Master's Program, and Building a Fleet of AI-Powered Drones
2020-07-0142 min
The District Channel10 for TEN: Pramod Raheja, CEO of AirgilityIn partnership with the 2020 EnTERPreneur Conference we sat down with Pramod Raheja. Pramod is the CEO of Airgility and an Aerospace Engineering graduate from UMCP with over 30 years of aviation/aerospace operations experience. Airgility is an early-stage unmanned aerial systems. At Airgility, they build autonomous systems that solve real world problems.
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2020-03-1109 minSales Game Changers | Tips from Successful Sales LeadersAdopting This Atypical Sales Mentality is Imperative for Business Owners with Serial Entrepreneur and Drone Innovator Pramod RajehaThis is episode 199. Read the complete transcription on The Sales Game Changers Podcast website. PRAMOD'S FINAL TIP TO EMERGING SALES LEADERS:Â "Stay persistent because that victory might be right around the corner and you might give up just before you get there. I can think of many times where I've attempted or tried to sell 4, 5, 6, 7 times and on the 8th time we actually hit it and if we had given up it wouldn't have happened." Today, we're talking to a very successful entrepreneur who understands the value of sales and the process.
2020-01-0924 min
What's Working in WashingtonWhat's Working in Washington - Ep 334 - How drones can lift up nearly every industry - Pramod RahejaPramod Raheja, CEO of Airgility, discusses how drone production has created an entire economy around research and development for specific applications, and how those applications can revolutionize nearly any industry where logistics is a constraint. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2019-05-0108 min
FoundersGyanHow MyStaffNow helps companies staff freelancers through algorithms!
“If you have an idea, research it, but take it (the research) with a grain of salt…”
“Who am I selling to? Who is actually the buyer?”
“Technology has changed, but habits have not necessarily changed!”
–  Pramod Raheja, founder and CEO of MyStaffNow(startup that helps companies staff freelancers through algorithms)
In this week’s episode, we chat with Pramod Raheja, the founder of MyStaffNow. Pramod not only runs this company, but is a full-time pilot too. We wonder when he gets some sleep! The platform easily helps companies and small businesses f...
2016-09-0400 min