Vocational Leadership and Agents of Change Elon Musk

Vocational Leadership and Agents of Change: Elon Musk BY JESSE MARTINEZ

Vocational Calling • Originating from the Latin translation for calling, a vocation is a profession that an individual is naturally drawn to by the congenital skills and learned traits that they hold. • The phrase originated in Christianity, but is now widely used in secular circles globally.

Elon Musk • Born June 28, 1971 in South Africa with Canadian-American heritage. • He is the founder of Space. X, Tesla Inc. , Solar. City, Zip 2, Neuralink, The Boring Company, and Pay. Pal. • Chairman of Open. AI, inventor of Hyperloop, • Estimated worth of $13. 9 billion, 80 th richest man, named 21 st most powerful person.

Musk’s Vision • Through his companies, Solar. City, Tesla, and Space. X, Musk has a goal of changing the world and humanity. • Specifically, through reducing global warming through renewable/sustainable energy and reducing the risk of human extinction.

Tesla Inc. • Tesla is Musk’s motor company designed to fight climate change through eliminating the need for fossil fuel powered motors, energy storage, and solar panels. • The strategy of this company is to bring luxury experiences in an electric car that is affordable to the average consumer. The Tesla Model 3 is set to be released this year at $35000. • Compared to the 2017 Jeep Rubicon priced at $38500 for example.

Solar. City • A branch off of Tesla, and the largest solar energy provider in the U. S. • The strategy of the company is to sell solar energy to customers below the price of utility rates, while decreasing the cost of solar simultaneously. • Changing the world and helping humanity through its impact on climate change.

Space. X • In the case of human extinction through the destruction of Earth, Elon Musk has created Space. X to advance humans to the multiplanetary scale. • This would be achieved through the construction of colonies on Mars and would significantly increase the probability of humans surviving for many more millennia. • The company currently focuses on reducing the cost and increasing the efficiency of space travel through reusable rockets. • "It'll be, like, really fun to go, " Musk said. "You'll have a great time. "

Open. AI • This company is focused on defending the world from the singularity and distributing AIs to the masses to dilute a central concentration. • Open. AI defends by promoting the production of friendly AIs used to benefit humanity as a whole.

Neuralink • This is Musk’s newest company which information about was recently released in March 2017. • It focuses on merging humans with technology through implantable brain-computer interfaces. • The first goals of the company involve tackling neural disorders such as epilepsy and depression.

In Conclusion • Someone has to think about the big picture.

Works Cited • http: //www. solarcity. com/ • https: //www. tesla. com/model 3 • http: //www. spacex. com/ • https: //openai. com/ • https: //www. wsj. com/articles/elon-musk-launches-neuralink-toconnect-brains-with-computers-1490642652 • https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Elon_Musk