December 8 – J. Micheal Sykes, Co-Founder & CEO, US Aviation Academy

Our guest for the December 8th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: J. Micheal Sykes, Co-Founder & CEO, US Aviation Academy

J. Micheal Sykes, Co-Founder & CEO, US Aviation Academy

Michael Sykes is the co-founder and CEO of US Aviation Group, DBA US Aviation Academy. US Aviation Academy began in January of 2006 as a three aircraft flight school and one man maintenance shop. Over the last 17 years, US Aviation Academy has grown to become a world recognized leader in professional flight training with a fleet of over 130 aircraft operating from six training bases. US Aviation Academy also operates a FAA approved Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance Training Academy.

Micheal received a B.A. degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College in 1985. He joined Continental Business Service / CBS Payroll in August of 1985 as a staff accountant in the Bookkeeping division. During his 17 year tenure Micheal held the positions of Service Representative, Sales Representative, Branch Manager, and starting in 1991 as President and CEO. As CEO, Micheal transformed the business from a family operated single state bookkeeping company to a multi-state employer services firm with over 375 employees. In 2002 Micheal negotiated the sale of CBS Payroll to Intuit, Inc., the makers of Quickbooks, Quicken, and Turbo Tax.

Micheal has flown aircraft for 35 years as a private pilot and has logged over 1800 hours. He holds a private pilot license is commercial & instrument rated and has a multiple engine commercial rating.

USAviationAcademy.com

Phone: (940) 383-2484

Guest J. Micheal Sykes, Host Steve A Klein

November 10: Scott Price, Founder & CEO, Fort Construction

Our guest for the November 10th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: Scott Price, Founder & CEO, Fort Construction

Scott Price, Founder & CEO, Fort Construction

Scott Price is a Fort Worth transplant from New York, who moved to the area with his wife and two sons for a job that didn’t pan out. He had always wanted to run his own small company, and after 8 months of gaining capital, Scott founded Fort Construction in October 2005. The first few years were slow, but the company gained momentum and began to grow.

Scott has had involvement in the construction industry for over 25 years. He learned the nuts and bolts of construction earlier in his career when he started as an assistant project manager on a large hotel project in Washington, D.C. From there, he went on to manage over $100 million in construction projects.

Fort Construction is a full-service commercial construction firm based in Fort Worth offering Construction Management, General Contracting, Design/Build and LEED Certification to meet the client’s every need.

Fort’s team prides themselves on the diversity of projects in their portfolio – car dealerships, churches, wedding venues, apartment buildings, medical offices, offices, warehouses, and more – all ranging from interior finish outs and renovations to ground-up new construction.

FortConstruction.com

Phone: 817-885-7979

Guest Scott Price, Host Steve A Klein