We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jayden Mosley a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Jayden, appreciate you joining us today. Alright, so you had your idea and then what happened? Can you walk us through the story of how you went from just an idea to executing on the idea

When I first began flight training I had nothing professional to wear, I found myself wearing sweat pants and a tee shirt for my flight lessons. Though underdressing for fight training isn’t bad, I wanted to look professional when I stepped in the cockpit. This caused me to buy more clothes from places like Banana Republic and J.Crew. Then I thought about ways I could blend my passion for aviation and clothing.

From there I brain stormed names for an aviation inspired clothing brand. I probably thought of 100 names until I came up with “The Pilot’s Apparel. Honestly I figured the name would’ve been taken already but I did some research and found that it wasn’t. Then I designed a logo that I thought would look great on clothing.

Once I created the name and logo, I found a trust worthy manufactuer. My manufacture and I worked for several weeks to ensure we made an exceptional product. I want to ensure all my customers they are getting the best aviation clothing on the market.

After we developed the product I worked with a media agency to develop a strong website. My first drop did not go as well as I thought. I was humbled by how difficult online sales can be.

Recently I created more products for the winter including silk lined beanies, hoodies, and a fleece. Since launch day on August 2nd, 2024 I have learned so much and I’m very happy with the growth of The Pilot’s Apparel.

Jayden, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I am a currently a student at the University of Middle Tennessee State, majoring in professional pilot. I got into the aviation clothing business because I wanted to combine my love of flying and clothing.

Essentially The Pilot’s Apparel is an aviation inspired clothing brand. Our goal is to offer clothing that aviation enthusiasts can wear passionately.

I’m very proud of the quality of clothing we are able to offer customers. The Pilot’s Apparel is different from other aviation clothing brands because we allow consumers to express their love for aviation without sacrificing a professional look.

Can you talk to us about how you funded your business?

I actually began working on The Pilot’s Apparel a few months before graduating high school. The timing was impeccable because it allowed me to use the funding from my graduation party to fund the launch of my company.

I’m extremely thankful for everyone who invested in me during my grad party because it allowed me begin one of the biggest endeavors in my life.

Are there any books, videos or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking?

Two books I recommended any new entrepreneur read are How To When Friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie and To Sell is Human by Daneil Pink. Both of these books developed my communication skillset. Both Books dive deep into how to communicate on a higher level.

As a business owner I communicate with tens of people every day, these people can include customers, manufacturers, influencers, and my marketing team. I’m responsible for moving people in order to accomplish a task.

These books will equip every entrepreneur with the people skills needed to move others.

Contact Info:

• Website: [email protected]
• Instagram: pi1ot_jay

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