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Will Wentland

William (Will/Bill) Wentland is a retired metallurgical/materials engineer who spent 38 years in aerospace, including as a senior fellow at Hamilton Sundstrand, with patents and conference leadership in aerospace materials.

Oct 6, 2026

The Intentional Leaders Podcast: Helping ambitious leaders gain clarity, communicate with confidence, and lead with intention.

The Intentional Leaders Podcast: Helping ambitious leaders gain clarity, communicate with confidence, and lead with intention.

What Makes a Career Successful? It’s Rarely Built on Expertise Alone

Oct 6 · 54m

Cyndi Wentland
Cyndi WentlandHOST
2:35
But when we talk about engineers, I thought it would be really cool to get your perspective on what do you think is the difference between a good engineer and a great engineer? And over the space of your career, what have you noticed?
Will WentlandGUEST
2:49
Oh, yes.
Will WentlandGUEST
2:50
As everybody knows, an engineer is really a problem solver.
Will WentlandGUEST
2:54
And engineers always talk about data.
Will WentlandGUEST
2:57
We love data.
Will WentlandGUEST
2:58
We like to analyze data.
Will WentlandGUEST
3:00
We like to look at data.
Cyndi Wentland
Cyndi WentlandHOST
7:43
Yeah.

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