From Radio Sales to $20 Million Jets
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David Henry is the founder and CEO of Vue Jet, a Dallas-based private aviation brokerage and charter company. Before aviation he spent 18 years as Senior Vice President at CBS Radio DFW. The reinvention from radio sales executive to private-jet broker is the spine of the episode.
In this conversation, Henry walks through the trigger moment for the 2010-2011 pivot from radio into aviation, the actual mechanics of selling a $20 million jet (who buys, why, and how the deal really gets done), and what changed permanently in 2020 about who flies private. He also covers the Vue Jet model, what a Tiger 21 Educational Partner actually does, and how an SMU Cox marketing degree, a Mustang Band background, and a Royal Oaks Country Club Rolodex turned into a private-aviation business.
About David Henry
David Henry
Founder & CEO, Vue Jet
David Henry is the founder and CEO of Vue Jet, a Dallas-based private aviation brokerage and charter company. He spent 18 years at CBS Radio DFW as Senior Vice President before pivoting into aviation in 2010-2011. He founded Status Jet in 2014 and now operates the same business under the Vue Jet brand with offices in Dallas and Paris, brokering aircraft acquisitions and sales for high-net-worth clients. He graduated from SMU Cox School of Business in marketing (1981-1984), was a member of the Mustang Band, and serves on the SMU Athletics Mustang Club Board. He is a member of Royal Oaks Country Club and a Tiger 21 Educational Partner.