Envi Adventures

How Corey Rust Started A Profitable Flight Tours Business

January 28th, 2019
Corey Rust
Founder, Envi Adventures
$43K
revenue/mo
1
Founders
3
Employees
Envi Adventures
from Portland, Oregon, USA
started April 2017
$43,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
3
Employees
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

If you have ever met me (which is pretty unlikely), then you probably learned relatively quickly that I’m really into airplanes. And by ‘really’ I mean borderline obsessed. My name is Corey Rust, and I own the Troutdale, Oregon based air tour business Envi Adventures.

What we do hasn’t changed the world, we haven’t developed some incredible time saving app, or a revolutionary device that helps anyone make a perfect piece of toast (still waiting). But we have created an experience that provides a 360º scenic view for people from all over the world in an area that we consider pretty special.

With millions of visitors each year, Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge is considered the most visited spot in the state of Oregon. Huge numbers like that means huge crowds, and with huge crowds comes unavoidable traffic on the roads.

I was convinced that we could tap into that massive crowd and create a solid business. While that quest has been slower than I unrealistically dreamed, we have continued to grow with more and more people flying with us year over year.

I remember our first BIG month when we made a ‘mind...

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