While waiting for her United Airlines flight, Heather witnessed Captain Mark Hardcastle be a Leader with Heart for his team members and passengers. She got out her phone and recorded a small part of Captain Hardcastle speaking to the passengers waiting to board his flight, with the purpose of showing others this act of Leadership with Heart. With the curiosity to know more about his leadership, she invited him to be a guest on the show and these rich 40 minutes are the result.

 

Mark graduated from the USAF Academy in 1982. After nine years as a pilot on active duty including multiple combat missions during the Persian Gulf War, he left the military to join United Airlines. In addition to flying B-737s around the country, Hardcastle spends time in the Rocky Mountains and serves on the artistic staff of the Colorado Children’s Chorale. He lives in Centennial, Colorado, with his wife and four children.