Episode summary
Pilots, Puppies & Purpose with Jamie Dulick
Bangers Only Podcast
· · Guests: Jamie Dulick
Summary
Jamie Dulick describes how private flying became both a personal skill and a charitable tool. He learned to fly in 2006 to overcome a fear of turbulence, then later discovered Pilots N Paws, a volunteer network that coordinates dog transports from shelters, fosters, and rescue groups to adopters or safer placements. On a recent trip, he flew Daisy, a rescued dog from North Carolina toward Maine, and says the emotional payoff of each mission is what makes the effort worthwhile.
The conversation also covers the reality of rescue work in the Charlotte area, where Jamie says backyard breeding and abuse cases are common. He and his wife foster rescue French bulldogs and work with Forgotten Now Family, a rescue that handles severe neglect cases and fundraising. Jamie says he is planning an August 23 event at his house to raise money for that organization.
The final section turns to retirement and purpose. Jamie says he is not returning to his old retail career, has filled his time with dog rescue, a small cannabis dispensary investment in Ohio, exercise, and travel with his wife. He argues that people approaching retirement should look for ways to contribute, even if it is only time, and says his long-term goal is to build a dog sanctuary with space, staff, and adoption-friendly activities.
Key takeaways
- Jamie Dulick says he learned to fly in 2006 partly to overcome a fear of commercial flying and turbulence.
- Pilots N Paws lets him use his plane for dog transports, and he says the site coordinates missions, senders, receivers, and ground support.
- Jamie says rescue work in the Charlotte area includes backyard breeding and abuse cases, which is why he supports Forgotten Now Family financially and through fostering.
- He says retirement is going well because dog rescue, exercise, and a small Ohio cannabis dispensary investment keep him busy.
- Jamie and his wife want to build a dog sanctuary on 10 to 20 acres with a trainer, a vet, and adoption-friendly amenities.
Notable quotes
“I decided a way to tackle that was to actually get my pilot private pilot's license”
“there's no greater feeling than when I'm flying home after a mission”
“There is so much backyard breeding. There are dog fighting rings that go on”
“I'm not going back. I could I could I could tell you that for sure”
How the episode opens
Welcome to the Bangers Only podcast, where Tom Leiden and his band of experts make money talk exciting. Here's your host, Tom Leiden. Welcome to the Bangers Only podcast.
Life is short. We've got to keep things simple, folks. Use your time to focus on what's important.
That's what Bangers Only is all about. I'm Tom Leiden, and joining me today is Jamie Douick. Jamie recently retired from a successful career in fashion in the retail space.
Uh he's a private pilot. He's a golf fan and he's also committed to doing some real fun charitable work that we'll talk about. Jamie, great seeing you, man.
Good to see you, too, Tom. It's been a minute. It is.
All right. So, we got together last week. Uh and for full disclosure, you and I are college buddies and uh we're lucky we've got a pretty good crew.
Yeah. Tell uh tell the tell the audience about uh our trip last week. Well, you know, we've been doing this, I think, on and off for 40 years.
More way more on and off. Uh but we get together what one two times a year for golf trips and we recently went up to, you know, one of the guys that we went to college with was very very successful. Has a home on Lake Sunipe on Star Island.
It's one of like three homes, I think. um and just had a fantastic time up there. But there were seven of us up there and it was I mean the great thing is it's like we never left each other, right?
It's just one laugh after another. Um and and just a great time and we know where all the bodies are buried. What's funny is when we get around, uh, everybody cares about each other, but you know, we used to talk about how, uh, greatlooking we were, and now we just talk about our ailments and our surgeries, right?
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Topics
- dog rescue
- volunteering
- retirement
- friendships
- purpose and fulfillment
Companies and tickers mentioned
- Pilots N Paws
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