Entrepreneurship
Founding and growing businesses that create local jobs and lasting value.
West Orange · Florida
Entrepreneur, community advocate, and board director based in West Orange, Florida. Building businesses and serving the community above self.
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Businesses, boards & partners
Introduction
A West Orange story, built on service, work, and the people next door.
Austin Arthur is an entrepreneur and nonprofit leader whose work spans business growth, civic stewardship, and storytelling. From the gym floor, to the marketing room, all the way to the boardroom, his focus is the same: invest in people, strengthen community, and leave things better than they were found.
When the community shows up, so do we.
Boards & Civic Roles
Years in Business
Businesses Founded
Lives Impacted
Austin Arthur and his young daughter, Chrissy
Areas of Service
Where leadership meets community.
A working portfolio of board roles, civic involvement, and entrepreneurial ventures rooted in West Orange County.
Nonprofit Leadership
Board service across housing, youth, disability advocacy, and historic preservation.
Media & Storytelling
Hosting conversations that elevate community voices, history, and ideas.
Civic Engagement
Chambers, alliances, and committees shaping the future of West Orange County.
“The strongest communities aren't built by one person; they're built by neighbors who keep showing up.”
Austin Arthur
Journey
Austin Arthur's Journey
Businesses built, boards joined, stories told, and causes carried — a timeline of work and service across West Orange County.
- 2006Became a firefighter; later also became a paramedic
- 2010Began entrepreneurial journey
- 2012Founded Stars and Stripes Marketing Services
- 2014Founded Gymnastics USA, the largest gymnastics center in the state of Florida
- 2015Began volunteerism with local not-for-profits in West Orange County, eventually joining several not-for-profit boards
- 2016Launched MySkillChart.com and eventually had a successful exit
- 2020Began After Thought, a series on the history and community of West Orange County
- 2022Began hosting West Orange on the Go, the first podcast for the paper of record in West Orange County for over 120 years
- 2025Became president of the West Orange Habitat for Humanity
As featured in
The Local, March/April 2026.
"Front Lines: Austin Arthur, beyond the ballot." A cover feature in Winter Garden's magazine of record, serving West Orange and South Lake.
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As featured in
West Orange Times & Observer, July 2026.
"America 250: History lives here." A front-page profile on Austin's Churchill Room and the story of preserving West Orange County history.
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Grounded
Family first. Community always.
Faith, family, and place shape every commitment Austin makes, whether at the boardroom table, a Habitat build, or a Saturday at the lakefront.
In the community
Scenes from the work.
A running gallery of boardrooms, build sites, breakfasts, and community moments across West Orange County.