We recently had the chance to connect with Alejandro Ramirez and have shared our conversation below.
Alejandro, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What’s more important to you—intelligence, energy, or integrity?
“Integrity.”
Intelligence can be learned, and energy comes and goes, but integrity is who you are when no one is watching.
In aviation, integrity is non-negotiable. You can’t cut corners at 45,000 feet. The same applies to life. I’ve learned that the people who last, and the work that truly matters are built on honesty, accountability, and keeping your word, especially when it’s inconvenient.
Intelligence helps you solve problems, energy helps you push forward, but integrity is what allows others to trust you with responsibility, creativity, and leadership. Without it, nothing else holds.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I was born and raised in Colombia, where discipline and responsibility entered my life early through military aviation. Flying taught me how to operate under pressure, respect systems, and take accountability, lessons that stayed with me far beyond the cockpit. After moving to the United States, I transitioned into private aviation, where I have flown and managed business jets and led a flight department for Solairus Aviation in San Antonio, Texas. That role demanded precision, trust, leadership, and the ability to balance people, systems, and responsibility at a very high level.
Over time, I realized that flying was only one expression of how I process life. I began writing to understand my own journey, the sacrifices, the reinvention, and the emotional cost of chasing altitude while staying grounded. That writing became books. Music followed naturally, under the name DJ FL450, where I translate the feeling of flight, solitude, and movement into sound.
Entrepreneurship came from the same place. I built Fligent as a platform that blends aviation expertise with lifestyle, creativity, and long term vision, and I continue developing projects that connect discipline with expression and structure with soul. What makes my work unique is that everything I do, flying, writing, music, and business, comes from the same core place, turning experience into meaning and movement into story.
Right now, I am focused on expanding my creative work while continuing to grow my aviation and sustainability focused ventures, all with the same goal, to build things that feel honest, intentional, and human.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
What breaks bonds between people is unspoken pain misunderstandings left unresolved, pride, fear of vulnerability, and the silence that slowly replaces honest conversation. Distance isn’t always physical; often it’s emotional, created when people stop feeling seen or heard.
What restores bonds is truth spoken with humility. Listening without trying to win. Accountability without defensiveness. And the courage to be vulnerable, even when it feels uncomfortable. I’ve learned that relationships don’t heal through perfection they heal through presence, consistency, and the willingness to show up honestly, especially after things have been broken.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
One of the defining wounds of my life came early learning how to survive before learning how to feel. Growing up required strength, discipline, and self-reliance, but it also taught me to suppress parts of myself that needed care and understanding. Later, as a military pilot and then in private aviation, that pattern continued performance over emotion, responsibility over vulnerability.
Healing didn’t come all at once. It came through awareness, through writing, through music, and through learning to slow down enough to listen to myself. Creativity gave me language for things I couldn’t say out loud, and time taught me that strength doesn’t disappear when you allow yourself to feel it deepens. Today, healing for me isn’t about erasing wounds, but about integrating them, letting them inform how I lead, create, and connect with others with more empathy and intention.
Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
One of the biggest lies is that success looks the same for everyone. In aviation, entrepreneurship, and creative industries, there’s a quiet pressure to follow a predefined path, certain titles, timelines, metrics, or aesthetics as if that guarantees fulfillment. Another lie is that professionalism requires emotional detachment, that efficiency and creativity can’t coexist with humanity.
In reality, the most sustainable careers are built by people who understand themselves, set honest boundaries, and define success on their own terms. Precision and discipline matter, but so do curiosity, reflection, and integrity. When industries stop pretending there’s only one right way to build a life, they make room for work that’s not only effective, but meaningful.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I hope people say that I lived with intention that I showed up fully for what I loved, took responsibility for the paths I chose, and never stopped evolving. That I built things with care, led with integrity, and turned experience into something meaningful for others.
More than titles or accomplishments, I hope I’m remembered as someone who stayed curious, remained honest, and used discipline not just to succeed, but to create, connect, and leave people better than I found them.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.fligent.com/
- Instagram: Https://www.instagram.com/alejopinion
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejopinion
- Twitter: https://x.com/alejopinion
- Soundcloud: https://djfl450.hearnow.com/
- Other: Https://www.alejandroramirez.biz
