After graduating from high school, Marie worked in a store and saved money for flying lessons.

[2][3] At one point, future NASA scientist Robert T. Jones worked for the Marie Meyer Flying Circus.

He took flying lessons in return for doing engineering maintenance jobs, "carrying gas and patching wing tips".

[7][8] Marie was successful in getting sponsorships from companies such as Flint automobiles and Texaco oil and gas, who partnered with her in advertising.

[2][5] The stunts she performed included standing on the upper wing of the biplane while it looped-the-loop, sometimes while holding a rope and sometimes with her feet tucked into stirrups so she could wave to the audience.

Marie Meyer was able to stand upright briefly, holding a rope, but had to drop back onto the wing due to wind gusts.

[2]: 34–35 [14] Years later, Meyer told a reporter:[2]: 34–35 "We never had an accident, or lost a life with the circus, but no one will ever know how close we came to ending it all that day... We did give them a show though!

The Fower Oil Company met the need for gas for increasingly popular cars, while Louie's Sweet Shop took advantage of the availability of electricity to serve sodas and ice cream.