Dorm-Room to Jet Empire: Life With Mikey Episode 48 with Kolin Jones

Ever wondered how a 24-year-old with zero VC money can out-hustle billion-dollar jet giants? Meet Kolin Jones, pilot-turned-founder of Amalfi Jets, the charter service that’s “declaring war on dinosaurs” in luxury travel. He bootstrapped the company at 19, lived on college meal-plan food for three years, and now oversees a 3,000-jet, two-pilot-minimum network—and yes, the average hop still rings in around $47 K.

What You’ll Learn

00:00 • Overvalued/Undervalued lightning round on AI, blue-checks & 80-hour weeks 09:00 • Dorm-room origin story & the infamous “James Middleton III” fake persona 15:00 • How one viral TikTok flooded the site with 100 K hits in a day 25:00 • Hot take: remote work—“Apply at our competitors.” 30:40 • Client spend math: $47 K per trip, $300-500 K per year on jet cards 33:45 • The $76 M Bombardier Global 7500 & other “sick” planes Kolin books 52:00 • Why he turned down buyout offers and still won’t take VC cash

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