Viterbi Voices: The Podcast
Welcome to life at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Classes, student organizations, faculty, research, hands-on projects, and don't forget our social lives outside of class - its all up for discussion with regular appearances and interviews with special guests. Viterbi Voices: The Podcast is hosted by Paul Ledesma (Executive Director, Undergraduate Admission) and current student Saafiyah Patel (Computer Science, Class of 2025).
Viterbi Voices: The Podcast
From Prison Bars to Mars: Addiction, Incarceration, NASA, and Coffee with Breece Phipps (BS, MS ASTE '22)
In this episode, Paul speaks with Viterbi alumnus Breece Phipps (BS, MS ASTE '22) about his remarkable journey from addiction and incarceration to becoming a Propulsion System Flight Controller at NASA. Breece opens up about his unconventional path to college, his USC experience, and how he turned his life around. They also explore his entrepreneurial venture into the coffee industry and the lessons he's learned along the way.
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