4200%. Build. Scale. Sell. With Anthony Geraci

In this episode of 4200%, Anthony Geraci sits down with Lee Collins, CEO of the National Flight Training Alliance (NFTA). Lee shares his journey from starting a flight school in Kentucky to leading a national trade association shaping the flight training sector’s future. They explore the unique scaling challenges in aviation, the founding of NFTA, and how the organization gives a unified voice to flight schools on Capitol Hill. Lee...

In this episode of 4200, Anthony sits down with Bill Tessar, founder of CV3 and a veteran of the lending industry, to unpack his bold entrepreneurial story. Bill shares how he turned a teenage tanning bed hustle into a decades-long career building billion-dollar lending companies. He dives into his early hunger for success, the lessons learned scaling Civic Financial, its unexpected wind-down, and how he rallied the same team to la...

In this episode of 4200%, Anthony speaks with Ed Bagden, Director of Operations at Lift Academy, a pioneering aviation training school under Republic Airways. Ed shares how his early days in a band, managing everything from marketing to tours, set the foundation for his entrepreneurial mindset. They examine the core of Lift Academy’s success, emphasizing perseverance, innovative training technologies, and streamlined processes that...

In this episode of 4200%, Anthony sits down with Janine Cascio, CEO and President of Simplending Financial. Janine shares how her leap from family office to founding her own company was driven by a passion for passive income and empowering women in a male-dominated industry. She explores the role of mindset, culture, and authenticity in scaling a business, explains why simplicity is key to growth, and reveals how she’s building a s...

In this episode of 4200%, Anthony welcomes Jamail Larkins, CEO of Aviation Start and FAA Ambassador for Aviation Education. Jamail shares his unique journey, from aspiring young pilot to becoming the youngest American to fly solo at age 14, to launching his own aircraft sales and leasing ventures. He discusses overcoming initial setbacks, scaling his businesses, and his mission to inspire the next generation through aviation educat...

In this episode of 4200%, Anthony talks with Ben Fertig, CEO of Constructive Capital, who shares how he built and scaled multiple businesses in the private lending space over three decades.

From starting as a loan officer with no mortgage experience to leading a 200+ employee company funding up to a thousand loans a month, Ben breaks down the mindset shifts leaders must make to scale, the lessons from selling to private equity and ...

In this episode of 4200, Anthony sits down with Mike Sykes, CEO of US Aviation Academy. Mike unpacks his path from working in his family’s accounting business to building one of the largest flight schools in the US. He shares how a chance opportunity turned a modest maintenance shop and flight school into a major aviation training hub for both international and domestic students. Mike breaks down the pivotal contract that fueled ra...

In this episode of 4200% Build, Scale, Sell, host Anthony Geraci sits down with Eddie Wilson, CEO of Collective Influence and known as the “King of Exits” with over 100 company exits to his name. Eddie shares his entrepreneurial journey from launching his first ad agency at age 23 to developing an operating system that scales businesses to a billion dollars. He talks about the accidental exit that launched his M&A career, his E...