Hi, I'm Aerial Guest, an entrepreneur, strategist, and community builder based in Crestview along Florida's Emerald Coast. As our region continues to grow and evolve, I am deeply invested in the businesses, people, and initiatives contributing to its economic and community development.

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My work is rooted in a belief that meaningful success should create more than growth. It should create freedom, independence, opportunity, and the ability to make choices from a position of greater confidence and security.

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Through So Socialites, I work with businesses and organizations at different stages of growth through consulting, marketing strategy, web design and management, events, and intentional community engagement. Our approach is intentionally selective and highly individualized, allowing us to understand what each organization is working toward and develop strategies that bring greater clarity, visibility, connection, and direction to their next stage of growth.

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EC Squeezy represents the entrepreneurial side of that philosophy in action. What began as a locally focused concept has grown into a multi-award-winning business, earning Best of Florida in both 2025 and 2026, Best of the Emerald Coast in 2024 and 2025, along with additional local and statewide recognition. Beyond the awards, building EC Squeezy has reinforced my belief that entrepreneurship can create something incredibly valuable: the freedom to build differently, create opportunities, respond to the needs of a community, and develop greater independence through ownership.

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Through Best In View, I champion leadership, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and community recognition by creating opportunities to elevate the businesses, organizations, creatives, and changemakers helping shape our region. From our black-tie gala and community awards to our directory and year-round initiatives, Best In View is designed to turn recognition into meaningful visibility, connection, and opportunity.

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My professional experience is complemented by an ongoing commitment to education. I have completed studies through Harvard Business School Online in Entrepreneurship Essentials and Organizational Leadership, expanding upon the practical knowledge I have gained through building and operating businesses.

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I am continuing my education through Harvard Extension School, pursuing a Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB) in Extension Studies with a concentration in Social Sciences, with plans to pursue a field of study in Government and minors in Legal Studies and Finance.

This academic direction reflects the natural evolution of both my interests and my work. I want to better understand how business, government, law, finance, and community development intersect, and how knowledge of those systems can be used to make better decisions, strengthen organizations, expand opportunity, and create meaningful, lasting change.

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Across everything I build, my long-term focus is centered on freedom and independence: helping people and businesses create greater ownership over their direction, strengthening the communities that make that possible, and building systems and opportunities that allow people to create lives on their own terms.

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To me, success isn't simply about how much something grows. It's about what that growth allows you to do, who it allows you to become, and how much freedom it gives you to choose what comes next.

That is the kind of growth I want to create for myself, my family, the businesses I work with, and the community around me.