Jim McCotter

CEO

Jim McCotter has been an innovator in many entrepreneurial ventures while at the same time donating much of his time and wealth to many Christian charitable endeavors.

In his entrepreneurial life he has founded many firsts in the business world. In the early 70's, not long out of college, he founded the nation's first full color newspaper and then went on for a short time to found what was probably the first national newspaper. In his young learning years and with no financial backing, he was able to establish the national newspaper in 140 markets. However, in his young age then he did not have the sustainability as the mega media Gannett Newspaper chain did when they soon followed with their USA Today, imitating much of what McCotter had proven could be successful as a national paper.

McCotter later got into radio broadcasting and at the time had the only news/talk radio station in the Washington D.C. area. He then pioneered a first in radio with a unique radio program/advertising structure and a talent/client advertising combination to dramatically decrease cost and increase revenue. He went on to buy other radio stations and networks, later purchasing the Florida Radio Network. He doubled its size within 2 years, providing all the Florida state news for every radio station in Florida. Thereafter he formed the largest independent newspaper chain in Florida with 18 weekly newspapers.

McCotter also went on to be innovative in television broadcasting as well. He piloted the first news/talk format in the United States for local television broadcasting. He developed the world's first total media conglomerate owning and operating every type of media outlet there is all in the same major market in New Zealand, which can not be done in the United States because of FCC rules. Ultimately he had more than one TV and radio stations, newspapers, magazine, billboards and internet publications, all in the same city.

McCotter has also been involved in other business as real estate, construction and development. He has acquired and developed all the resorts on top of the south half of the Big Horn Mountain Range in Wyoming, including the only ski resort in northern Wyoming.

However, of all McCotter's endeavors he seems most excited about his place in the jet world. For almost a decade he has been relentless in accomplishing more first's but this time in the jet world. His Maverick Jets company still has the same engineers that first designed the world's first modern day personal jet, that went on to fly and be sold to customers in the United States and around the world. They were so ahead of their time that their engineers even had to improvise in redesigning a light weight low thrust engine for these first personal jets, called the LEADERS.

Now with Maverick Jets "2nd Generation Personal Jets", McCotter wonders if "We might begin do today with inexpensive and easy flying jets somewhat like Henry Ford did with cars a hundred years ago. No one then believed all that would happen.” Maverick Jets has already made history with its LEADERS and now it is working again, but this time to make the fastest personal jet on the one hand and the most affordable personal jet on the other.

McCotter is excited to be producing a jet that most anyone can now afford. Maverick Jets SmartJet, being the very lowest price of any personal jet, coupled with Maverick’s financing package, now makes it possible for most anyone to be able to afford a new Maverick! As McCotter says, "The world is about to change." And, he is excited that Maverick is able to make it happen now for anyone that wants to own their own personal jet, whether they fly it themselves or have their own personal pilot.