# Brian Kidwell

> Brian Kidwell is the Austin-based co-founder and board member of Going, formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights. He partnered with Scott Keyes in 2015, became CEO in November 2019, and led the company through its 2023 rebrand and 2024 mobile app launch. David Krauter succeeded him as CEO effective March 9, 2026. Kidwell remains on the board and a controlling shareholder alongside Keyes.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Board Member at Going
- **Organizations:** Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights), San Diego State University Entrepreneur Society
- **Education:** Finance major, San Diego State University
- **Known for:** Co-built a bootstrapped travel subscription company serving about two million members, according to Going’s March 2026 announcement., Served as CEO from November 2019 to March 2026., Helped lead the 2023 Going rebrand and 2024 mobile app launch.

## Career timeline

- **2012–2014** — Student entrepreneurship leadership at SDSU; a Stanford Epicenter profile identifies him as Entrepreneur Society president and a finance major in the class of 2014.
- **2015** — Began working with Scott Keyes in November, becoming co-founder and initially COO.
- **2016** — Coverage by a journalist he contacted helped monthly revenue exceed $21,000 in February, according to his account.
- **2019** — Appointed CEO on November 6, with Keyes becoming Chief Flight Expert.
- **2023** — Led the company during its January 11 rebrand to Going.
- **2024** — Announced the mobile app launch; Going hired Eliza Buckman as VP of Product in October.
- **2026** — David Krauter succeeded him as CEO effective March 9; he remained on the board.

## Achievements

- Co-built a bootstrapped travel subscription company serving about two million members, according to Going’s March 2026 announcement.
- Served as CEO from November 2019 to March 2026.
- Helped lead the 2023 Going rebrand and 2024 mobile app launch.
- Going reported more than $1 billion in cumulative member flight savings in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — David Krauter became CEO effective March 9. Kidwell and Scott Keyes remained active board members and controlling shareholders.

## Links

- Website: https://briankidwell.me/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkidwell/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/itsbriankidwell

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Last updated: 2026-10-20