Ray Leavitt

Founder & CEO @EvoLux Technologies

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Advanced Air Mobility Tech Entrepreneur 🚁💨 🛩️ Product / Service Innovation Visionary 🔮 What AI Bot Said: EvoLux Technologies, under the leadership of founder and CEO Ray Leavitt, is pioneering the field of private helicopter and fixed wing air transportation. The company has developed a unique, AI-driven marketplace platform for booking private regional air travel, focusing on efficiency and sustainability. EvoLux is capitalizing on the growing demand for urban air mobility, providing both shared and private air-charters. The company's innovative SkyShare program allows users to pool resources and coordinate shared travel, reducing costs and carbon footprint. Despite the challenges posed by the global pandemic, EvoLux has demonstrated resilience and adaptability, continuing to expand its services for owners, operators, brokers and end-users and enhance its digital SaaS platform.

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EvoLux TechnologiesFounder & Chief Everything Officer

Mar. 2007Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Chicago, IL, Stamford, CTEvoLux™ is an aviation technology company that is advancing air mobility with a portfolio of digital technology solutions that modernizes distribution of, and access to, aircraft availability for a variety of on-demand, private aviation end-users. EvoLux’s core offerings include aviation technology platforms for aircraft owners, operators, charter brokers, and private charter clients. EvoLux developed and operates a mixed-fleet air-charter marketplace and reservation management platform that encompasses a per-seat, self-aggregation SKYSHARE™ booking experience for travelers, however also licenses, white-labels, and customizes its core platform as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for aviation partners who wish to have their own app for their customers to use when organizing and booking on-demand charter.

The Greater Fort Lauderdale AllianceSmall Business Coach - Empower Broward

Aug. 2019 - May. 2020Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesThe Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Foundation, with the support of SunTrust Bank, created a new program aimed at helping and empowering small businesses in Broward County’s most economically challenged zip codes, succeed with business services and resources. As the Program Manager and Business Coach my role is to work with partner organizations to find businesses eager to grow, vet nominated companies who fit the program's criteria, interview the business owners and audit the company, identify immediate areas of improvement, provide business insights, industry specific best practices, and determine which services best help the business accomplish their goals to the next stage of success. I then refer the businesses to Alliance member volunteers who help them with specific needs in areas such as accounting, legal, and marketing services with a localized “Economic Gardening” approach. Additionally in this role I have leveraged my own skills to provide the following hands on projects for our client companies: Financial Modeling, Capitalization Planning, Product-Market Fit Analysis, Business Model Advising & Innovation, Software Development Resource Procurement, Strategic Branding Exercises, and Agency Vendor Procurement & Execution.

Research Park at FAUProgram Manager and Entrepreneur in Residence

Mar. 2007 - Jan. 2013Technology Business Incubator in the Research Park at FAUThe Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida is a non-profit that assists early-stage science and technology companies. EDC acts as a entrepreneurial clearinghouse and assists newly emerging science and technology start-ups transition through the start-up and incubation phases. As a Program Manager, I was responsible for marketing and business development for the organization, as well as performing client services for entrepreneurs who sought assistance from EDC. Marketing and branding efforts resulted in a 35% increase in sponsorships between 2007 - 2011. My role as a Programs Manager and Entrepreneur in Residence consisted of: - Assessing business plans and monitoring EDC Client companies; Identifying company needs and suggesting agile strategies and solutions. - Representing EDC on panel discussions in South Florida regarding new venture creation in Science and Technology. - Designing and executing direct marketing, web strategy, branding, logo design, and outreach tactics. - Providing marketing and business planning support to EDC and client companies as needed; Managing print and online media campaigns. - Coordinating GrowFL's Economic Gardening Program and Initiatives for the Southeast region of Florida. - Supporting EDC's involvement with New World Angels and other capital formation activities. - Supporting the production of annual EDC conferences, startup weekends, & other entrepreneurial programs. - Identifying and developing relationships with potential corporate sponsors; Fund-raising for the organization. - Building Industry/Academic partnerships between local universities and private industry. - Strategic planning to create maximum visibility and impact, and execution of successful new programs. - Developing and implementing a marketing plan for the newly formed Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public research, which resulted in the achievement of several milestones and renewed state funding.

DayJet CorporationOperations Advisor and Marketing Consultant

Nov. 2007 - Apr. 2008Boca Raton, FL

Total Access MediaDirector Of Business Development

Oct. 2006 - Dec. 2007I provided business development for TotalAccessMedia.com, a rich multi-media company that specialized in custom web development and design services.

Blue Star JetsAir Charter Concierge

Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2007Boca Raton, FLThis is where I studied the private charter space from a broker's perspective. Participated in Flight Coordination, Direct Marketing & Sales, and brought b2b clients to the table for upper management to close.

Standard Chartered BankMarketing Intern/SBU Decision Analyst

May. 2005 - Aug. 2005Marketing intern under the CMO and Head of Mktg, Branding, & Advertising at Standard Chartered Bank-Singapore in the corporate global office of consumer banking. In that position I assisted in the development of a digital image library for a group of 56 diverse international marketing managers, participated in the re-launch of the "Private Bank" into a very competitive market, and promoted the "Greatest Race on Earth" virtual marathon. Very fortunate to gain so much experience at a very young age in my college career with this Summer internship in Singapore.