Steve VarsanoFounder at The Jet Business

@Kenn_Ricci of @Flexjet is hosting a competition to redesign the interior of a Gulfstream G650!

Name: @Kenn_Ricci of @Flexjet is hosting a competition to redesign the interior of a Gulfstream G650!
Uploaded: 2025-04-25T12:21:10+00:00
Duration: 1 min 6 s
Channel: Steve Varsano
Description: In this YouTube monologue, veteran jet salesman and occasional designer Steve Varsano explains that Flexjet chairman Ken Rickey is running a global…

25 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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In this YouTube monologue, veteran jet salesman and occasional designer Steve Varsano explains that Flexjet chairman Ken Rickey is running a global interior‑design competition for the Gulfstream G650 corporate jet. Thousands entered, and the field has been narrowed to twelve semi‑finalists, including Varsano. He describes the competition’s stakes—the winning design will be built into an actual Flexjet G650 that flies at cruising altitudes of 35,000‑40,000 feet. Varsano asks viewers to support his entry by visiting Flexjet’s Instagram, commenting "vote" on the competition post, and then following a direct‑message link to cast a vote. He notes that each voter can win a $500 prize. Throughout, he emphasizes his 40‑year aviation background, his desire for fresh creative challenges, and the broader impact of seeing a winning design realized in a real aircraft.

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I've been selling jets for 40 years, and occasionally we design them. This year, Ken Rickey, who's an incredible aviation entrepreneur and chairman of Flexjet, is holding a competition where people from around the world enter their interior design concepts for a G650 corporate jet. I spent a lifetime surrounded by aircraft, but I still crave new challenges, ones that stretch the imagination and invite reinvention. Variety isn't just refreshing, it's essential. This isn't just any competition. The winning design will be brought to life inside one of Flexjet's Gulfstream G650s, soaring across the globe at 40,000 feet. 35,000 feet. Thousands applied, and now the top 12, one of them being the jet business, has been shortlisted to semi-finalist stage. So now I need your help bringing my vision to reality. Of course, I'd like to win, but there are 11 other great designs. All you have to do is visit Flexjet's Instagram account and comment "vote" under the competition post. They'll then DM you a link where you can cast your vote for me or whoever you think has the best design, and you could win $500 just for voting. Thank you for your support, and perhaps one day soon you'll step inside a jet shaped by that very Ring.