Young at Heart
The 45-year-old says that retirement day is decades away. “Ultimately in regards to business, I am focused on the long term of the company,” Olarte says, and he can maintain that long-term focus because his two young sons (age nine months and four years) keep him young. How many CEOs do you know who change their kid’s diapers, prioritize taking their children to the school bus each morning, and eagerly build large models of the Millennium Falcon and Imperial Destroyer from Star Wars out of Legos? Oh, and what CEO quotes the hobbit Bilbo Baggins? When talking about the adventure of starting up Entrol on potatoes, Olarte said, “As Bilbo said, ‘It’s a dangerous business going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.’”
Olarte’s childlike sense of wonder affects his leisure. “In regards to entertainment, I’m still a kid at heart in many aspects. I’m kind of a nerd who loves Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and I want to go to San Diego Comic-Con (the large annual sci-fi/fantasy convention).” Yet, Olarte’s downtime is not confined to youthful entertainment. He also looks forward to time with his wife Tania, and regularly reads The Economist to keep abreast of international news.
An international outlook is the
regulatory environment
integral to in
which
Entrol operates. “Regulations are a big challenge,” Olarte says. “There are lots of varied regulations and sometimes different interpretations of the same regulation between countries. Sometimes it is not clear what can or cannot be allowed, and I think this should be improved in the medium term. It is clear that full-flight simulators can do everything, but they cannot be afforded by all operators. Yet, we want to provide the best possible tools for all pilots everywhere, to make the skies safer.”
Bilbo would agree that’s a welcome journey’s end. Buen viaje!
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