Adriana Barragan
Adriana Barragan is the co-founder and CEO of ORKA, an innovative platform designed to help independent CFIs (Certified Flight Instructors) and specia ...
Guests
Meet the aviation industry leaders, flight school owners, CFIs, and business experts featured on The Aviation Business Podcast. Discover their stories, strategies, and insights for aviation business success.
AJ Dorizas
AJ Dorizas ran operations at a flight school before he founded Huckleberry Aeroworks. Now he brokers aircraft leases for schools full time, sitting in ...
Andrew Rachmell
Andrew Rachmell is an aviation education specialist at Purdue Global who combines extensive flight training experience with deep expertise in higher e ...
Ari Prevalla
Ari Prevalla is the owner of Flight Schools for Sale and a seasoned aviation consultant who specializes in helping flight schools maximize profitabili ...
Beau Garrett
Beau Garrett is a commercial pilot and the founder of Call Sign, an American aviation watch brand designed for pilots by a pilot. Based in Franklin, T ...
Beth Clark
Beth Clark is an Aviation and Business Insurance Specialist and Manager, Unit and Account Executive at Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), the 5th largest in ...
Brandon Martini
Brandon Martini is a financing specialist at Stratus Financial who focuses on providing innovative funding solutions for student pilots and flight tra ...
Brandon Seltz
Brandon Seltz is the founder and CEO of Take Flight Interactive, a pioneering company that seamlessly blends traditional flight training curricula wit ...
Brandon Williams
Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Williams is a distinguished Air Force fighter pilot, decorated combat veteran, and major airline captain who brings elite m ...
Brett Hart
Brett Hart is the founder of Four Forces Training and a respected aviation consultant who specializes in transforming flight school operations through ...
Captain Kit Darby
Captain Kit Darby is a highly respected aviation career consultant and industry analyst who has become the go-to expert for pilot career guidance and ...
Carl Valeri
Carl Valeri is the host of the Aviation Careers Podcast and an experienced airline captain who has dedicated his career to helping pilots achieve thei ...
Carly Chamerlik
Carly Chamerlik wears three hats at once and does each one well. She is an active CFI in Tennessee, a content creator with over 50,000 followers on In ...
Caroline Creane
Caroline Creane is an aviation psychologist certified with the European Association of Aviation Psychology, with a background in occupational psycholo ...
Chris McGonegle
Chris McGonegle is the Director of Search Marketing at Sporty's Pilot Shop—the world's largest pilot retailer—and the company's resident flight simula ...
Gordon Alvord
Gordon Alvord is an accomplished aviation entrepreneur who has achieved remarkable success in scaling flight training operations. Starting with just o ...
Greg Kedzierski
Greg Kedzierski is the founder of Tailplane, a modern all-in-one flight school management platform. With 20 years of software development experience a ...
Humayoon Muhammad
Humayoon Muhammad is an aviation professional with over three decades of experience across pricing, revenue management, commercial functions, and avia ...
Jack Parrish
Jack Parrish is the President and Founder of Parrish Aviation Flight Academy, an FAA Part 141 Career Program flight school at Dallas Executive Airport ...
Jason Blair
Jason Blair has been a flight instructor since 2001 and a designated pilot examiner for close to 20 years. He was among the first designees authorized ...
Joe Gilroy
Joe Gilroy walked off a Delta A330 flight deck for the last time on March 6, 2026—exactly 41 years to the day after joining Republic Airlines on May 6 ...
Kim Skipper
Kim Skipper is an insurance specialist at AVEMCO Insurance who brings extensive expertise in flight school insurance and aviation risk management. Wit ...
Lute Atieh
Lute Atieh never planned to run a flight school. He planned to stop driving three and a half hours each way to Jefferson City, Missouri for monthly me ...
Lyn Askin
Lyn Askin is a certified EOS Implementer® and Outgrow Advisor® who helps entrepreneurial companies (10-250 employees) transform owner-dependent busine ...
Marty Tascona
Marty Tascona is a strategic sales consultant and aviation business advisor who draws an unexpected but powerful parallel between aerospace art and fl ...
Mary Schu
Mary Schu is a highly respected Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) and experienced flight instructor who specializes in checkride preparation, pilot eval ...
Matt Wilkins
Matt Wilkins is the co-founder and COO of Hawkins Flight Academy, operating at Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KSYI) in Shelbyville, Tennessee and Tupe ...
Max Fuller
Max Fuller works in Sales and Marketing at Wings Leasing, one of the largest aircraft leasing companies built exclusively for the flight training indu ...
Milivate
Milivate is a veteran-owned company founded with the mission of "Elevating Military Talent in American Industry." Dedicated to bridging the gap be ...
Ned Parks
Ned Parks is a business consultant, former military aviator, and founder of Aegis 360 Consulting. Drawing on decades of experience in both the cockpit ...
Otto Mand
Otto Mand is the Director of Operations, IT, and Marketing at D&J Aviation in Central Florida—and as he describes it, director of "anything and everyt ...
Paul Beaulieu
Paul Beaulieu is the founder and Chief Flight Instructor of AVIER Flight School, where he has built one of the most results-driven training programs i ...
PlaneEnglish
PlaneEnglish is a pioneering aviation technology company founded in 2018, dedicated to revolutionizing pilot training through innovative digital s ...
Randy Taussig
Randy Taussig is an accomplished aviation entrepreneur and flight school success expert who has built a reputation for developing and scaling successf ...
Robert Meder
About Robert Meder Robert "Bob" Meder is the Chairman Emeritus of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) and one of the mos ...
Rod Machado
Rod Machado is a legendary flight instructor, author, and speaker with over 50 years of experience in aviation education. Known worldwide for his inno ...
Sam Goodwin
Sam Goodwin is a world traveler, speaker, and pilot-in-training who has achieved the remarkable goal of visiting every country in the world. Originall ...
Scott Angelo
Scott Angelo is the Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of UpskillAir, a mobile microlearning platform purpose-built for aviation training. He is als ...
Scottie Burge
Scottie Burge has seen flight training from every seat. He spent close to 25 years as an officer in the Royal Air Force, moved into US flight training ...
Sean Elliott
Sean Elliott is the Vice President of Advocacy and Safety at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), where he has been a driving force in general ...
Tammy Barlette
Tammy Barlette is the founder of Crosscheck Mental Performance Training and a retired fighter jet pilot who brings unique expertise in mental performa ...
Tim Jedrek
Tim Jedrek is a seasoned aviation business consultant and co-host of The Aviation Business Podcast. With a background in both aviation operations and ...
Tom Verbruggen
Tom Verbruggen is the founder and CEO of Aviatize, a leading flight school management software platform that revolutionizes how aviation training orga ...
WAI Central Florida
Women in Aviation International (WAI) Central Florida chapter is led by passionate advocates Aubrey Radigan and Maggie Broman, who are dedicat ...