{"podcast":{"title":"The Flight Club Podcast","slug":"the-flight-club-podcast-6869702","podcast_index_feed_id":6869702,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-flight-club-podcast","website_url":"https://www.flightclubpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wQO1anFnIYEJMVDcTnriToQDARlIjVwvZJxoi-6YJQM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGQ5/YTE1MzUwODI0NTcw/ZTNlODYwNmE1MTBk/YTZlYi5qcGc.jpg","author":"KILO BRAVO MEDIA","episode_count":26,"summary":"Aviators, welcome to Flight Club! Join your host Jason Middleton - a pilot, an aviation entrepreneur, and a huge fan of all the people that make aviation happen. The Flight Club Podcast is all about showcasing the diverse group of people that make up our aviation community, and the extraordinary things they're doing inside and outside of the cockpit. Join us as we explore the people and the stories that connect us as aviators. Welcome to The Flight Club Podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:21:42.420609+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-flight-club-podcast-6869702"},"episode":{"title":"Kenny Dichter | He Built a Billion-Dollar Brand in Private Jets… Twice","slug":"kenny-dichter-he-built-a-billion-dollar-brand-in-private-jets-twice","published_at":"2026-04-10T12:49:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-flight-club-podcast-6869702/kenny-dichter-he-built-a-billion-dollar-brand-in-private-jets-twice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-flight-club-podcast-6869702","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ecfd879","audio_url":"https://2.gum.fm/op3.dev/e/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/2ecfd879/e2c7037f.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Flight Club, host Jason sits down with Kenny Dichter - co-founder of Marquee Jet and Wheels Up - for an unfiltered look at what it truly takes to build a billion-dollar private aviation brand, not once, but twice. Kenny shares the story behind Marquee Jet's origin, including eight relentless pitches to NetJets founder Richard Santulli and Warren Buffett, and the Coca-Cola analogy that finally closed the deal, all the way through scaling Wheels Up to $1.585 billion in recognized sales in 2022. Now building Real Jet, a bespoke, lifestyle-driven aviation brand, Kenny unpacks the philosophy at its core, rooted in Dr. Maya Angelou's principle that it's not what you say or do, but how you make people feel. The conversation goes beyond business strategy, diving into safety culture and the fiduciary responsibility operators carry when clients trust them with their families at 35,000 feet, how culture consistently outperforms strategy in building fierce employee loyalty, and navigating real-world chaos in private aviation. This is a masterclass in entrepreneurship, brand-building, and the human side of an industry that moves the world's most discerning travelers.","meta_description":"In this episode of Flight Club, host Jason sits down with Kenny Dichter - co-founder of Marquee Jet and Wheels Up - for an unfiltered look at what it trul…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2954,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-flight-club-podcast-6869702/episodes/kenny-dichter-he-built-a-billion-dollar-brand-in-private-jets-twice/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-flight-club-podcast-6869702/kenny-dichter-he-built-a-billion-dollar-brand-in-private-jets-twice.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}