PHOENIX – Esteban Rodriguez sat by himself Thursday morning in Terminal 4 of Sky Harbor International Airport. The 20-year-old entrepreneur had turned the terminal into a makeshift work studio, recording on his phone while his laptop charged on a nearby power station.
Rodriguez, a New York City native, was editing videos for his first-ever client at his social media marketing agency while vlogging for his own channel while waiting for his flight home. And waiting, and waiting.
“I have deadlines,” said Rodriguez, who has multiple work-related flights booked for the remainder of the year. “I have places I have to be at certain times. I have stuff to get out to my clients.”…