In this episode of the Rooted and Reaching podcast, hosts Nick Kuhn and Bethany Hartley speak with Kevin Craig, Chief Executive Officer at Tessellated, a company developing high-strength polymer films in partnership with The University of Notre Dame. Kevin shares his journey from the Air Force to working with Tessellated to create graphene. He also discusses how military veterans have the same skill set as entrepreneurs: being able to be decisive in the face of imperfect information and the ability to get punched in the face and keep moving forward.

QUOTES

• “Properly tabulate wins and losses. Two examples: When I was in the military, I had all the stripes, and people would walk in and go, this person must have been a success. But what I would tell them is my win-loss record. The Air Force actually told me no then told me yes on promotion. So I had a losing record, but ultimately I was successful. ” - Kevin Craig [12:38]
• “Sometimes success means more hard work. So even when you get a win, cheer a little bit and get back at it.” - Kevin Craig [13:34]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] Kevin Craig’s Entrepreneurial Journey

[05:10] Translating Military Experience into Business Success

[06:21] Tessellated: Material Science and Graphene Technology

[10:26] Developing Graphene-Based Ballistic Materials

RESOURCES

Tessellated

CONTACT

Nick Kuhn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuhnnick/

Bethany Hartley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanyhartley/

Kevin Craig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-craig/