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ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.

Brandon Gardner always considered himself an entrepreneur at heart.

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The now-owner of Orlando-based Premier Flight Solutions LLC said his past jobs have included running a car detailing business that eventually expanded to boats, RVs and aircraft; operating multiple food trucks with his wife; and eventually becoming a teacher at the flight school he attended to get a pilot’s license.

“I did that for a couple of years and got tired of not being in business for myself and said, ‘You know what? Screw it.’ I bought an airplane, started doing my own thing and it’s taken off ever since.”

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