Steve Varsano: I Started Working At 7 Years Old

Steve Varsano, founder of The Jet Business — the world’s first street-level private jet showroom — opens up about growing up without a father figure, a mother working two jobs, working at 7 years old, nearly losing everything on his first deal, and risking it all to build a business no one believed in.

From sweeping floors and washing dishes to pay for flying lessons, to creating one of the most innovative companies in luxury aviation, Steve’s story is all about discipline, belief, and relentless perseverance.

Over the last 40 years, he’s sold hundreds of private jets worth millions, built a global brand, and been honoured as a Living Legend of Aviation.

But behind the success is a man who learned everything the hard way — through failure, risk, and never giving up.

In this powerful and raw conversation, he reveals:

- How growing up without a father figure and a mother working two jobs shaped his independence and hunger to prove himself.

- Why he started working at 7 years old, and what those early hardships taught him about discipline.

- The moment he fell in love with aviation and decided to dedicate his life to it.

- How he quit a safe career to sell jets for free — and worked nights as a waiter just to survive.

- The story behind his first major deal that almost destroyed him.

- How he risked everything to build The Jet Business when no one believed it would work.

- The advice that has guided his entire career: “You’ll never feel ready — ....”

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