We had the good fortune of connecting with Kelsey Hughes and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Kelsey, do you have a budget? How do you make lifestyle and spending decisions?
A lot of people when they start out think it’s about having the best audio or video but I started Youtube with my cell phone propped in a window and free video editing software and I did that until I started to make some money and then I just reinvested it into the business to make the videos better and more enjoyable for the viewer to watch.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I am a 747 pilot. I fly planes around the world with everything from professional sports teams in the back to something you bought online. While I do that on my layovers, or sometimes while I am flying, I make videos for YouTube.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I am based in Miami for my job but I don’t live there. I spend a lot of time by the airport but if a friend is in town I usually go down to Brickell. I like to walk more than drive so I would typically walk around the mall there and go get food. I am really casual with what I eat, if I go get a burrito and eat it at the mall while people watching I am happy just the same as going to a fancy restaurant.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
At the time I can’t there was any one particular person, book or influencer but I wanted to make my YouTube channel about giving value not about selling people things which seemed to be more the trend. I wanted to giving value by sharing my knowledge in an entertaining way and by showing a behind the scenes of what it is like flying a 747 around the world as that is something most people won’t ever know.

The idea or concept of giving value though wasn’t mine that was something I was seeing and reading and agreed with so that is why I went that direction.

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Image Credits
you can use any pictures you want from my IG as you feel fits what you need.

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