Fireside Chat: Navigating the Skies of Innovation
In this fireside chat with Matt Liotta, we'll delve into a serial entrepreneur's experience in navigating mergers, acquisitions, and public offerings with multiple companies. We'll also discuss the strategic decisions behind scaling Volato, a fractional jet company he took public through a SPAC, as well as the broader lessons from his other ventures. Learn about the critical elements of structuring deals, adapting business models, and maintaining innovation in a competitive market in this special one-on-one.
Moderator:
Managing Director | Senior Resident Director
Merrill Lynch
Tom has spent the last 22 years at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch where he considers himself an “Intra-Preneur”. He is the founder of a 9 person boutique within the company called Singh & Associates.
He and his team specialize in pre-exit planning for business owners looking to sell their company in 12-36 months. By using their Proprietary financial Modeling Process, they run various simulations and prescribe strategies to help owners maximize their desired outcome.
He also oversees the Avalon location of Merrill Lynch managing 9 Billion of client assets and has been named the top 13 “Best in State Wealth Advisors” list by Forbes Magazine – 4 years in a row.
Panelists:
CEO
Volato
Matt Liotta co-founded Volato and has served as a Director and Chief Executive Officer since its inception. Prior to co-founding Volato, in 2016, Mr. Liotta founded Agrify (NASDAQ: AGFY), an agricultural technology company where he served as President until 2019 and Chief Technology Officer from to 2019 to 2020.
Prior to that, Mr. Liotta worked for several Silicon Valley venture capital backed portfolio companies, including gMoney Corporation, Yipes, TeamToolz, and DevX. Mr. Liotta has also held positions at Hudson Global, Pharmasset, and One Ring Networks. In 2019, Mr. Liotta also co-founded CEADS, a non-profit organization for the advancement of Controlled Environment Agriculture and served as its President until 2022.
He currently serves as a Director for Fintainium, a cloud-based financial technology company that provides secure remote and mobile access for financial services.