Samuel Golden of King Schools Named One of NBAA 40 Under 40 Award Recipients for 2023

Samuel Golden of King Schools is selected from more than 600 applicants for the prestigious National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 2023 40 Under 40 Award. Since 2018, NBAA has been annually recognizing talented young people who are driving meaningful change and big results across all segments of business aviation. Golden, the King Schools' digital and social media manager, was named one of the NBAA's 2023 class of 40 Under 40.

All the honorees for this year’s award were hosted in Las Vegas during the 2023 NBAA Conference by the NBAA’s Young Professionals in Business Aviation (YoPro) program.

John M. Dowd, King Schools' VP of Marketing, nominated Golden. “Pilots for 50 years have been using King Schools to pass their FAA exams and for pilot training. Samuel is a member of a new generation of technically proficient, digitally savvy young pilots who are ensuring the future of King Schools is in good hands. Samuel is part of the team that is using video and social media to share courses and researching AI’s virtual and augmented reality possibilities. He interacts with thousands of people in the pilot community and helps guide them in their pilot-training decisions."

Golden holds a Commercial Airplane Single-Engine Land certificate and Instrument rating, as well as certificates for Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor and Remote Pilot. In addition to being an accomplished pilot, he manages the King Schools' digital advertising and social media programs. Since he took over the functions in 2019, King Schools has had a dramatic increase in social media engagement along with an increased market share particularly for private pilot ground school and test prep courses. "He is a true aviation marketing expert,” says Dowd.

John and Martha King, founders and co-chairmen of King Schools, say, “Samuel has had a significant role in keeping King Schools relevant in a fast-changing, competitive market. Our advertising and overall communication with our customers have greatly benefited from Samuel’s work. We are very pleased and proud to see Samuel receive this well-deserved award.”

To view Golden's interview upon receiving the 40 Under 40 Award, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEp5owGTeaw.