OUR COMPANY VALUES ARE SIMPLE
Leave the world better than we found it.
We accomplish that by taking a differentiated role in building a zero-emission
Air Mobility infrastructure.
How we do it defines our broader purpose.
We Pledge 1%.
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To be truly successful, companies need to have a corporate mission that is bigger than making a profit. eVERTIPORTS pledges 1% of it's equity, product, profit and employee time to the communities we serve. We join Pledge 1% founders Salesforce, Adobe, DocuSign and other leading tech investors globally who support this philosophy.
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courtesy Vertical
Jim Barnes
Founder, CEO
eVERTIPORTS International Corporation. New York, NY
10 times on INC magazine’s 500/5000 List
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year - National Award
​Meet the Team
28-year track history
entrepreneur creating multiple "disruptive business model" companies.
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Founder-CEO. eVERTIPORTS International Corporation. Established in 2022 to develop and operate Vertiports utilized for the landing and charging of eVTOl's for the emerging global air taxi industry. Company niche is secondary markets with a focus on “last-mile” Vertiports co-located at existing real estate with customer mission to: Land close to where you want to be. TM In 2024 company broadened offering to include Drone Delivery Ground Support for companies providing Drone Delivery-as-a-Service which requires extensive infrastructure installation and maintenance services at customer locations nationwide. Company is privately held and led by hands-on- management team with deep expertise and relationships to capture meaningful share of the market.
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Founder-CEO. OAKLEAF Waste Management, Hartford, CT in 1995. Created $700M market leader in business process outsourcing services. Partnered with two private equity firms resulting in $655M transaction in 2007 and final exit in 2009 to Waste Management WM (NYSE $14.9B sales). 600 global clients including Wal-Mart, CVS, Target, General Growth, Hyatt Hotels, GE and Raytheon Technologies subsidiaries Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, Otis Elevator, Hamilton Sundstrand and Carrier Air.
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Founder-CEO. FM Facility Maintenance, Hartford, CT. Established in 2004 with acquisition of AIG/ Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Company’s insurance and inspection platform: Integrated Process Technologies, Inc. Provided $12M in growth and acquisition capital to rebrand as disruptive business model for multi- location chain stores by selling facility maintenance outsource services to the C-suite. Built sales from $15M to $500M and exited in strategic merger in 2013 with management team leading combined companies. Major clients include McDonalds, Exxon/Mobil and 7-Eleven.
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Founder-CEO. Hermitage Club, Deerfield Valley, VT. Established in 2008 with purchase of Haystack Mountain and Golf Course and rebranded The Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain, a private ski mountain business model unique in the U.S. market. Invested $65M of the overall capitalization and directly lead sales of $140M of Membership and Real Estate from 2012-2018.
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Founder-CEO. Deerfield Valley Regional Airport and jet charter operation Watch Hill Aviation established in 2008 and 2011.
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Past Board Associations: Science Center of Connecticut, Riverfront Recapture, Marist College, Professional Retail Maintenance Association.
Go as far as you can see;
when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.
J.P. Morgan
Diverse entrepreneurial backgrounds provide
for a unique and distinct approach.
Director,
Site Acquisitions
Aaron Furman
Aaron is Director of Site Acquisitions at eVERTIPORTS. Aaron brings over 30 years of leadership experience serving global customers with high- capacity service solutions. He has driven high-scale, profitable- revenue growth by combining strategic planning with the adaptation of the latest software technology solutions. He brings decades-long years of client relationships to the forefront of eVERTIPORT'S partnership opportunity.
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Prior to joining eVERTIPORTS, Aaron served as Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, and General Manager at OAKLEAF Waste Management where he helped build a market leader in business process outsourcing services with over 600 global clients. Sectors managed include retail, restaurant, hospitality, gaming, residential, warehousing, office, malls, industrial, manufacturing, logistics and transportation. Major client relationships included Walmart, CVS, Target, Best Buy, Macys, Kroger, Macerich, Westfield Malls, Equity Residential, Wyndham Hotels, McDonalds, Burger King, GE and Universal Studios.
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Previously, Aaron was President of Conncom Inc.'s Wireless Communication division and Executive Vice President of Oxco Financial Management.
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This is the second time that Aaron and Jim Barnes have partnered together in an early stage startup. He can be reached at: email
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Director,
Brokerage Relationships
David Brooke
David is Director of Brokerage Relationships. David and his team manage third-party transactions with real estate brokers across all markets utilizing his extensive real estate experience.
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David Brooke is founder and Team Leader of Brooke Team at eXp Realty; a vibrant, ever-growing team of energetic, knowledgeable, and dedicated agents who are committed to providing their clients with an experience that reflects the company’s vision statement “demand excellence.” David holds himself and his team to the highest standard of integrity and his valued clients can be confident of exceptional customer service throughout the entire transaction process; whether buying, selling or investing.
David and his team are dedicated to consistent growth, both professionally and personally. Their strategic training and education in all areas of real estate practices and procedures is an integral part of the company’s culture. In addition David’s background as a licensed real estate appraiser brings added value to his client services and an increased depth of knowledge. Utilizing state of the art technology and offering step by step support and guidance, clients are supported by David and his committed team so they can succeed.
David and his team at Brooke Team at eXp Realty were ranked in the top 1% of the company nationally selling over $375,000,000 of real estate in 2021 and 2022. With his team recognized with multiple awards and extensive 5 star reviews, David has established himself as a proven real estate expert, trusted leader and accomplished businessman. He can be reached at: email
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Director,
Site Development Partnerships
Wes Horvath
Wes is Director of Site Development Partnerships. Wes has spent 28 years leveraging existing “passive” assets and developing new product categories with disruptive technologies all designed to create new and non-traditional revenue streams for retailers.
He served as Vice President, Business Development for Safeway Supermarkets creating new revenue streams and billboard location contracts. Wes led development of in-store media platforms by partnering with third party marketing firms, driving $40mm in advertising revenue share. He developed the prepaid wireless cell phone category, resulting in sales of over $150mm. Partners included Verizon, AT&T, Cingular, and Sprint.
Wes was a founding member of the Blackhawk Network team, a wholly owned Safeway subsidiary. By leveraging stored value technology, and a national retail network, Blackhawk today is the world’s largest seller of third party gift cards with current revenues of $2 billion dollars. Major participants include Amazon, Apple, Home Depot, Mastercard. Blackhawk went public in 2013 with a $1.35 billion valuation. Wes also served as Vice President, CPG Sales and Retail Partnerships at Cellfire Inc., a Silicon Valley venture backed company which developed digital couponing technology services. Major companies included P&G, Unilever, Colgate Palmolive, and General Mills, creating a new revenue stream to retailers of $250 million dollars.
This marks the second time Wes and Jim Barnes have teamed up together working in a fast growth environment. He can be reached at: email