The Leaders of Aviation

Ep 21: Atom Miller - CEO of 69 Cards Co, Coach and Mentor, Web Developer

If anyone is equipped to be a coach and mentor, it’s Atom Miller.  He’s had a number of curveballs in life that forced him to pivot and dig deep.  Over a course of 5 year

Ep: 20 Mike Howard; Founder and CEO of JetSetter

Mike Howard has been in sales since 6th grade; being an entrepreneur was in his blood.  In his adult years he helped to grow other people’s companies before he decided to

Ep: 19 Gabe Muller; Entrepreneur, Connector, Cirrus Owner, and Smokehouse Pilots Founder

Gabe Muller is the a entrepreneur, connector, owner of Muller Consulting Services, a private pilot, and founder of Smokehouse Pilots.  His story is a great mix of busines

Ep: 17 Vance Hilderman - CEO and CTO of AFuzion, The World’s Largest Aviation and Safety-Critical Services Companies

Growing up, Vance Hilderman dreamed of being in the Naval Academy. He passed all his tests with flying colors, but had less than perfect vision.  Because of this, he was

Ep 15: Cancelled For Maintenance Podcast Collaboration; Six, MBP and Jeff Talk Career Paths & Trends

Today the Leaders of Aviation podcast and the Cancelled For Maintenance podcast are joining forces for the first ever collaboration. As maintenance technicians, Six and M

Ep 14: Cooper the Pilot; aka Gear Girl, Aviation Promoter, Founder of Hangar 22

She goes by many names; Cooper The Pilot or Gear Girl.  She also wears many hats, from musician to founder of non-profit, Hangar 22. Today she shares her story of becomin

Ep 13: Laura Humphries: The Flying Princess; Published Author; Commercial Pilot

Today’s guest, Laura Humphries, is a certified commercial pilot and known as the Flying Princess. Even though growing up, her grandfather worked for Air Jamaica, Laura sa

Ep 12: Chris Gregg: Medical LearJet Pilot; CFI-I; Mentor to CFI’s

Today’s guest, Chris Gray, has had the dream of flying since an early age.  He was inspired by his grandfather who decided to learn to fly in his 60’s.  He can still reme

Ep 11: Adam McChesney: Part Owner of Hite Digital; Entrepreneur

Today's show is all about business with guest Adam McChesney, part owner of Hite Digital. Halfway through a 4-year program for sports management, Adam felt himself being

Ep 10: Lauren Jones: UPS FlightPath Program; CFI-I; Baylor Aviation Graduate

Growing up on a grass strip on the NW side of Houston, some of Lauren Jones earliest memories were of waking up to planes zooming down the runway.  She says she really fe

Ep 9: Eric Dragonetti: The CAVU Pilot Flight School; Former Airline Pilot; Current Corporate Pilot

Growing up, Eric Dragonetti admired planes and saw himself becoming an aerospace engineer, designing jet engines.  It wasn’t until he was touring colleges that he thought

Ep 8: Luke Layman: Former A-10 Pilot, Previous Delta Airline Pilot and now Entrepreneur & Investor

Luke Layman has an incredible resume that includes piloting A-10’s, and then a commercial airline, before becoming an entrepreneur and investor. For as long as Luke can r

Ep 7: Jon Dale and Justin Lukasavige: Founders of Av8life, Pilots and Entrepreneurs

The Av8life Flight Club is a community of Aviation enthusiasts that was founded by today’s guests, Jon Dale and Justin Lukasavige.  Both dreamed of being pilots growing u

Ep 6: Greg Mink: Former F-16 Pilot; Entrepreneur; Premier1Driver on YouTube

Growing up, Greg Mink was somewhat of an adrenaline junky.  He went from riding go-karts, to motorcycles, to motocross.  One night at dinner, Greg’s dad casually mentione

Ep 5: Jeff Kearns: Corporate pilot, CFI, Musician, US Army Veteran and Crypto Expert

Today’s guest, Jeff Kearns, is a corporate pilot, CFI, musician, former professional skier and a crypto expert.  Jeff knew he wanted to be a pilot from a young age, sayin

Ep 4: Trevor Cowley: Host of Real Business Owners Podcast; Student Pilot; Investor & Entrepreneur

Joining Jeff is the host of the Real Business Owners podcast and owner of Easier Accounting, Trevor Cowley.  Growing up poor, Trevor learned early on that if he wanted so

Ep 3: Brandon Melendez: CFI-I; Former Airline Mechanic; Aviation High School Graduate; Ferry Pilot

Jeff is speaking with Brandon Melendez, a fellow pilot he met while training at American Flyers.  Growing up in Queens, NY, Brandon says that aviation was never in his fa

Ep 2: Aaron Dabney: 4x Master Flight Instructor; Entrepreneur; Flight School Owner

Aaron Dabney is on today to share his journey in the aviation business.  Aaron always saw aviation as blue collar, as many men in his family had been military pilots or c

Ep 1: The Leaders of Aviation

Welcome to the Leaders of Aviation podcast with your host Jeff Lively.  Jeff is a certified pilot and the owner of Lively Aviation.  Through his journey, he’s heard count