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Jamie Beckett

Lakeland, Florida Area

Founder and former president of the Polk Aviation Alliance. 2012 recipient of AOPA's Let's Go Flying award. Author, marketer, non-profit president, flight instructor, airframe and powerplant mechanic, and a former city commissioner in Winter Haven, Florida. Jamie's passion involves bringing aviation into the mainstream world of business, education, and politics to add value of mutual benefit to all concerned. Jamie specializes in collaboration and partnerships that helps underperforming entities become more successful with a broader reach and greater potential for profit and/or social impact.

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Marketing

Jamie is a regular blogger with a strong following and a regular contributor to online and print publications. With more than 20 years of experience writing for publication Jamie understands the importance of communicating a clear message to a wide audience. If you need help sharing your message and growing your brand, Jamie can help you succeed.

http://flighttraining.aopa.org/fsb/

Mentoring

Everyone needs help at some point. If your challenge involves a business that is struggling with customer retention, marketing issues, management woes, or flagging staff morale, Jamie may be able to point you in a new direction and give you the focus you and your business need to succeed in a competitive marketplace.

http://flighttraining.aopa.org/fsb/

Aviation Consultant

Jamie Beckett is a CFI (certificated flight instructor), an A&P (airframe and powerplant mechanic), an AGI (advanced ground instructor), a nationally known aviation writer, the president and founder of the Polk Aviation Alliance, and an aviation editor at Gleim Publications - a leader in ground school education. Whether the issue is flight instruction, ground instruction, marketing an aviation business, working with airport management, or launching a new initiative, Jamie has experience and insights that can help you succeed.

Start-Ups

Jamie developed the concept and recruited the team that built the one-of-a-kind Polk Aviation Alliance. This non-profit corporation fosters collaboration and cooperation between governmental entities, educational institutions, private businesses, and individuals in an area nearly twice as large as the state of Rhode Island. In the process important partnerships have been established that provide greater educational opportunity and a diversified economy to a wide swath of central Florida. If your start-up could benefit from a new set of eyes and a creative perspective, Jamie can help widen your horizons and put you on a path to success.

http://www.generalaviationnews.com/category/opinion/politics-for-pilots/

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Jamie Beckett answered

I'm having problems with ideation for a startup, I'm a web developer, what needs of yours aren't being met? Or how can I find a big problem to solve?

Your skill set is a good one. It's in high demand and your ability to do the work will open doors for you. In the short term your problem is not, "ideation" however. It's the appearance of being pompous and overly complex. Fix that and things will start to fall into place for you.

Coding freaks out most business people. They don't get it. They don't know C++ from Zip+4. But they understand their needs and they can often communicate them with reasonable clarity. If you're using buzz words like, "ideation" when you're talking about something as simple as developing a concept - you're advertising that you'll be difficult to work with if only because you're hard to understand and possibly have a tendency to travel with the herd instead of blazing your own trail. If your English usage is difficult to follow, they'll assume your technical documentation will be incomprehensible. That's not the message you're trying to convey.

Instead, try this. Speak English. Simple English that a high school student could understand. If you're truly gifted and innovative that talent will come shining through. Your choice to speak and write in language that is easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to pass along to others will make you a sought after consultant, contractor, or business developer simply because you're a pleasure to work with and can get the job done. Those are key skills. Knowing and using the latest buzz words on the other hand will never impress anyone you need to impress. It may even keep some of your best possible clients from taking you seriously - killing opportunity before you even get the chance to really show them what you've got.

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Jamie provided me with valuable advice and insights.

Alex Pawle Source: Clarity

Out of a long string of former employees who have gone onto great careers over Concrete Management and Concrete Marketing's 20 year history, Jamie Beckett stood out. He always took care of his work but you knew there was more going on that what he was handling at that particular assignment. Sure enough after he left and went on his own an entire new field of endeavor came to his life and he excelled in that to the point that he's now a well respected author in the field of aviation as well as a freshman novelist making his mark on the literary world. I'm proud of having the chance to work with Jamie and glad we continue to be friends. He's already taught me more about writing than I ever taught him about the music business.

Walter O'Brien Source: LinkedIn

Jamie has always been a great source of reliable information, clear insight, and great enthusiasm. Whenever our missions intersect, I know I can count on his integrity and thoroughness. Plus, he's super to work with, and just an all-around good guy.

Tim Kern, CAM Source: LinkedIn

I truly enjoyed working with Jamie on his book publicity campaign for Burritos and Gasoline. A great guest, a wonderful book, and a terrific friend. I am willing to work with Jamie on new projects and plan to stay connected.

Yvonne Perry Source: LinkedIn

I had the privilege of meeting and working directly with Jamie when he joined our flight training operation as a flight instructor. I had just returned from 10 months of military service supporting Operation Desert Storm, and my company was bankrupt. Jamie immediately began the process that helped us turn around our flight operation and made it profitable. His easy personality, enjoyment of others, strong avitaion technical knowledge, strong work ethic, and great piloting skills kept him in demand with our customer base. Jamie always does more tha is asked, can be counted on to get the job done with minimal supervision, and is willing to think outside of the box to accomplish a goal. He brings an incredible amount of cross-skills into whatever endeavor he takes on. Jamie is a very unique and special person.

Frank Gallagher Source: LinkedIn

Jamie has a commitment to aviation surpassed only by his commitment to hard work and a quality product. He is a delight to work with, and his subject knowledge and experience make him an invaluable team member.

Eric Crump Source: LinkedIn

One could go on and on about Jamie's skills, his professionalism, and his enthusiasm for his work. But let's just make it easy and say that he gets it. He's extremely low maintenance, he's passionate about his work, his ideas are great, and his writing is rock solid. Working and interacting with Jamie just makes me happy, and I think his great attitude rubs off on the reader.

Ian Twombly Source: LinkedIn

I have known Jamie Beckett in his role as a City Commissioner for the city of Winter Haven, FL, and as President of the Polk Aviation Alliance. He possesses an astounding depth of knowledge, passion and experience for General Aviation and is aviation’s #1 advocate in Central Florida. He is enthusiastic in all he does and his enthusiasm and energy are infectious. Jaime is an excellent communicator with a great attitude and love of life. I heartily endorse him for anything he cares to take on.

Tim Shea, A.A.E. Source: LinkedIn

As a friend and a City Commissioner, Jamie has always expressed an intelligent outlook, courageous leadership skills and incredible creativity. Anyone associated with Jamie will understand that they always get his enthusiasm and the many 'extras' that come with dedicated people. His leadership within the community is well known and respected.

Mike Britt Source: LinkedIn

Jamie Beckett is, by far, one of the most professional people I've dealt with as an editor. He never fails to meet a deadline and goes above and beyond what is asked of him. His blog posts on GeneralAviationNews.com are among the most popular and he never fails to get our readership talking. He brings a fresh slant to most topics. He never fails to impress me with his work and his professionalism.

Janice Wood Source: LinkedIn

Jamie Beckett tackles any project he takes on with professionalism & tenacity. His positive outlook is a pleasure to deal with!
I would not hesitate to back Jamie in any endeavour!

Dave Shallbetter Source: LinkedIn

Member since May 2013