{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Drone As The Future","title":"Drone Entrepreneurship and Ingenuity w/ Mike Yoder of Drone Deer Recovery, Nuway Ag, Drone On | Episode 14","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3069,"description":"Mike Yoder joins us on the podcast to discuss his journey from Drone Deer Recovery to NuWay Ag to his drone on podcast and beyond! We discuss how he got into the industry in the first place and how it led him to starting his own businesses, growing youtube audiences, and pushing the industry. We discuss the very breaking news of his FAA license suspension.\nDisclaimer: The opinions, claims, and statements made by guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the podcast, Zenatech, its employees, or its affiliates.\nwebsites:\nDrone Deer Recovery\nhttps://www.dronedeerrecovery.com/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@dronedeerrecovery\nNuWay Ag\nhttps://nuwayag.com/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@nuWayAg\nDrone On Show Podcast\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@TheDroneOnShow\ndroneasaservice.com\nzenadrone.com\n\n00:00 - Skiing behind a drone and setting the tone\n01:36 - From Amish upbringing to choosing a different path\n03:03 - Tree work, ownership, and learning entrepreneurship\n05:44 - Back injury and the Workmen’s Comp audit that changed everything\n06:43 - Discovering thermal drones for deer recovery\n08:26 - Social media opens the door to spray drones\n11:10 - Learning thermal workflows the hard way\n12:25 - Buying the DJI Dual and then the Matrice 30T\n14:20 - First paid deer recoveries and early nerves\n16:03 - Using YouTube on purpose to document the business\n17:41 - Making fifty thousand dollars in ten weeks\n18:40 - Bringing in business partner Kevin\n20:50 - Millions of views and a fast-growing audience\n22:38 - FAA scrutiny and the six-month suspension\n24:08 - Why the rules around drone work are still unclear\n28:57 - How Mike plans to keep operating during the pause\n30:06 - Teaching others what the regulations actually allow\n31:40 - Why FAA decision-making feels painfully slow\n32:59 - What comes next for drones and the company\n34:23 - The jet ski and big-wave rescue experiment\n36:24 - Stories from other drone entrepreneurs\n38:56 - Involving...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kDOT0aI3THFeD7FHfxmWYMNowAEYUmXS5Rh-eSiqodE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MzZj/MjliY2ExOTllODYy/YTQ0ZTJjY2ZhYjMw/YjFhNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}