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Nik Tarascio was born into the family aviation business.

While we were probably picking our noses, Nik was working on airplanes by the age of four. He received his pilot’s license by the age of 16, was flying Lear jets by the age of 19 and, today, is the CEO of Ventura Aviation.

Nik is responsible for his multimillion dollar family charter company. He is an excellent musician and is still a practicing pilot himself.

Despite his history of social anxiety, Nik is also now building a YouTube and social media community sharing amazing flight adventures and documenting it for the world to see.

Today, we’ll be discussing what it’s like running a tight-knit family business. Nik shares how to make aviation more accessible and how he gets out of his comfort zone.  And he also shares how he is able to leverage his unique talents to cultivate meaningful relationships miles up in the air.

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Key Points From This Episode:

• How working on airplanes cultivated Nik’s entrepreneurship.
• Why Nik didn’t care about school or college.
• Getting a pilot’s license at age 16.
• How Nik accidentally became CEO.
• The epic fail Nik is still paying for.
• Navigating family dynamics in business.
• Why Nik and his family love to teach.
• When the engine cuts in the cockpit.
• How Hamptons chic lead to Summit.
• Overcoming the awkwardness of being awkward.
• Nik’s no-more-than-24-hours trip.
• Making authentic connections.
• Is aviation as expensive as we think?
• And much more!

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