Hi, My Name Is

HI, MY NAME IS...

PROFILE ON LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR: Saunders StaleyMY COMPANY AND TITLE IS…. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT sister that moved to NYC to follow Owner and Creative Specialist with LIVING/WORKING IN THE her dance career dreams and parents Flying Robot. We provide ground and NORTH 32ND AREA IS… the who love living off their land north aerial cinematography, photography community, the proximity we are to of Dallas, watching buffalo and and production. hiking and biking trails and just the all- horses roam all day. My family is the around central location to everything backbone of who I am today. A TYPICAL DAY IN MY LIFE Phoenix has to offer. INCLUDES… My day usually THE BUSINESS LESSON I starts with a fresh cup of coffee at 5 MY FAVORITE MOVIE I LEARNED THE HARD WAY IS… a.m., taking in the Phoenix Preserve COULD NEVER GET TIRED OF Trying to take on everything myself. mountain views and sunrise. I like to be WATCHING AND WHY… Being in When I launched Flying Robot in in my office early, turn on some good the production industry this is tough 2016 (and like most entrepreneurship tunes and power out about two hours of because I watch a lot of movies and endeavors), budgets are tight, so you productivity before climbing at Black have so many favorites, but I have try to take on everything yourself Rock Bouldering or hittin’ the gym. always been a fan of the original Oliver to cut costs - accounting, biz dev, I run a pre-checklist of all my gear Stone’s 1987 Wall Street. Yes, he did photography, filming, editing, etc. I sold skis in a Texas ski shop. I actually and then head out to film or shoot still some insider trading, but the movie finally was able to outsource what I had a guy come in and ask me if he photography for the day. inspires me with his persistence to “Bag don’t want to do, which lightens my had to buy both skis once. the Elephant” client. I love film and load to concentrate on what I am good Being a Part 107 Certified Drone Pilot how it can bring an emotional response at, which is the creative side of things. MY LIFE… Is different every day. I makes my days interesting and different out of people. work all over the state and occasionally every day. I work with the FAA and Air ONE THING I CANNOT LIVE out of state, but nothing is ever the Traffic Control on a consistent basis MY FAMILY… Has been super WITHOUT… Cheat Meals. I am same. I love that. My life, in and out and every job site I’m on is different. It supportive of me my whole life. We super into fitness and eating healthy of work, is pretty much like a Choose keeps things new and interesting which grew up in Texas and were always a but when I get to eat Lou Malnati’s on Your Own Adventure Book. I love. very close family. I have a younger a Friday night, I am not going to turn down a 300+ calorie slice. I’M CURRENTLY WORKING MOTIVATES ME IS… My girlfriend anyone who knows dogs knows they ON… The latest craze is WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, cinematography with FPV (first person I WANTED TO BE… A Pro view) racing drones. You can pull Snowboarder. I actually started to maneuvers that you can’t with your compete and was sponsored but never standard drone equipment. We are closed the deal and then followed my offering FPV racing drone services love of Photography and Film. starting January 2020 which will let us THE ONE PERSON WHO different dynamic shots. Robin. She knows the ins and outs of We also have shot drone footage for my daily grind and everything I do, is Discovery Channel covering the Border my best friend and the woman who I a while back, filmed for Spotify on a fell in love with. She has pushed me Jake Owen segment, a documentary out of my comfort zone flying drones called Evil Dead that is launching in to get that perfect shot, go farther, get February and a pilot for NBC called closer and not to let anything stand in Prism that I believe Netflix is looking at my way. purchasing. Our day to day operations THE LAST THING THAT MADE the valley as well as shooting the ME LAUGH OUT LOUD WAS… majority of Westgate Entertainment Our dogs. We have two labs and Districts marketing videos. through tighter spaces and implement include construction progress around just do ridiculous things. They literally MY DREAM VACATION WOULD have me smiling and laughing on a BE TO… I have always wanted to go daily basis no matter how my day is to Africa. Victoria Falls, Safari in the going. Ngorongoro Crater in Kenya and then a beach R&R stop at the Seychelles. MY FIRST JOB WAS… A If someone could throw in private jet “Sandwich Artist” at Subway, which transportation to and from that would lasted about two weeks, I think. Then I be great too.