The Corporate Cabin Podcast

Every flight has a destination, but the best stories happen along the way. Host Kelly Collins shares how she went from college, teaching, motherhood and business ownership to becoming a contract corporate flight attendant and Chief Flight Attendant for Exodus Aircraft - and why it’s never too late to begin again.

The call that changed everything! Kelly sits down with Eric Parker, the former Gulf-stream pilot who mentored her, helped her research training, and gave her that first Part 91 trip to the Bahamas. What great flight attendants look like from the flight deck, and why one person believing in you matters.

What is contract work really like? The flexibility, the hustle, the early mornings and last-minute changes, building your book of business, and how to stay professional when you’re walking onto an aircraft you’ve never seen with a crew you’ve never met.

From the certification team to daily operations. Director of Operations Russell Andrews joins Kelly to talk about building a safety culture, what Ops really looks for in cabin crew, and what it takes to lead a team when every flight has to be perfect.

The episode behind the glamour. How Kelly balances motherhood, marriage, and a travel-based career - the planning, the guilt, the flexibility contract work gave her, and how she built a career that supports her family without missing their lives.

Ft. Lauderdale training roommates to lifelong friends. Former yachts and Below Deck alum Amy Jo Johnson compares yachts vs. jets - service, safety, 24/7 charter life vs. private aviation, demanding guests, and what TV gets right and wrong.