Sheila Nutt, who co-founded Independence Air in 2004, is an example of a visionary. Independence Air was a low-cost airline based in the Washington D.C. area that operated from 2004 to 2006. Nutt, who had previously worked in the aviation industry for over 20 years, was the company's Director of Diversity and Organizational Development.

Nutt, a visionary, possessed the foresight, creativity, and determination to establish and operate an aviation company despite the numerous obstacles faced by women, particularly women of color, in the male-dominated and racially segregated aviation industry.