ABOUT BRETT RAFTERY

Brett Raftery is a dynamic leader and entrepreneur with a diverse background which includes ten years as a United State Air Force Pilot and ten years as a business owner in multiple businesses. His first assignment had Brett leading a team of fifty people working on top secret weapons systems worth over 700 million dollars.

After going to pilot training, Brett was selected to fly the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar (JSTAR) E-8 out of Warner Robins, Ga. He spent four years flying the E-8 in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

He was awarded two Air Medals for his efforts.

After being promoted in the top 10% of his class, he moved to Tinker, AFB in Oklahoma City to fly the Airborne Warning and Control System or E-3. While living in Oklahoma, Brett was bitten by the Entrepreneurial bug.

He decided to leave active duty and join the Reserves to fly the C-17, Globe Master III. Brett opened the doors of his first business on November 5, 2007 at the start of the worst economy since the Great Depression. Due to his business acumen and will to succeed under any circumstances, Cash Plus was the number one grossing, new franchise with a 33% growth in gross revenue for 2009.

In 2013 Brett opened up Verve Car rental to serve the tourist market. This business evolved from a fleet of 33 vehicles last July 2015 to its current inventory of over 676 plus vehicles. Verve Car rental with its new affiliation with Ace Car Rental is on course to grow to 800/1,000 vehicles by the end of the year. Ace Car Rental grew to 889 vehicles by 2018 before he exited the company.