The Story Of A Self-Made Entrepreneur- Neel Khokhani
A high-flying entrepreneur from an aviation school has made it onto Australia's Young Rich List. Neel Khokhani was 22 years old and an ambitious, smart-thinking young instructor. He told his boss that his aircraft fleet could have been better. He had just $5000 to save and crowdfunded his first plane purchase by selling discounted lessons on the group-buying site Scoop on. In just one day, he sold $180,000 worth of vouchers. This was enough to buy his first plane and start his flying school in Melbourne. Neel Khokhani made Australia's Young Rich List debut. Eight years later, Soar Aviation has grown to be Australia's largest flying school, with 67 aircraft and three campuses in Melbourne, Sydney, and Bendigo. It also boasts more than 500 students, including Charles Kingsford Smith, the great-great-nephew. Khokhani is now 30 and has amassed a fortune of $66million. He was deservedly placed 51st on Australia's Young Rich List. Khokhani, originally from India, arri...