Who is your team?
Kyle Copeland Co-Founder, operations guru and welding specialist
Austin Simmerman Co-Founder, procurement dude and wiring specialist
Paul Helm Co-Founder, business whiz and finance specialist
Ty Coldiron Co-Founder, sales guy and fabrication specialist
What is story behind AeroWake?
Our story might be considered a textbook example of the American dream. Three young college kids decided to risk it all and go out on their own; to become entrepreneurs and start their own business. Kyle, Ty, and Austin were building boats full-time while attending college when they realized their real passion was building high-quality boats. They decided to shift paths and chase their dreams. They found an investor and business partner (Paul) and launched AeroWake Boats.
What is your favorite airboating experience?
Well, this is an easy one. The entire AeroWake team was invited to participate in a [Hoonigan] Gymkhana 2022 video shoot. We spent three days in Key West, Florida, with the Hoonigan and Subaru teams, including Travis Pastrana. For those of you who do not know, Travis is an American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer who is now the main driver in Ken Block’s Gymkhana series.
This story is from the MayJun 2023 edition of Airboating Magazine.
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