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Austin Willis
He was born in Seattle Washington in 1980, he is an American entrepreneur best known for having started and grown a conglomerate of aviation and aviation related companies at the age of 23.

His first business ventures began in college culminating with DenverReviews.com, an internet based guide and forum related to entertainment in the greater Denver area, generating revenue advertising, it was however eclipsed by Citysearch and ultimately went out of business.

Following his purchase of Island Air in 2003, his restructuring and divergent strategy led to a “complimentary” (Honolulu Star Bulletin 2003) approach to inter island competition, in contrast to the traditional confrontational approach taken by most other airlines, offering a potential paradigm shift in the way airlines are managed.

His competitive style and creative financing structures lead to substantial yet sustainable growth from 2003 to 2007.

Estimates of his net worth are thought to have been widely embellished by the media and range dramatically, this uncertainty is due largely to the private nature of the majority of his holdings.

Willis was educated at the Town School for Boys in San Francisco until the age of 14. He then attended St. Mark’s boarding school in Massachusetts. From there he went to the University of Denver briefly and graduated from the London School of Economics.

External Links

www.jt-power.com

www.aviation-mgmt.com

www.islandair.com