Rooted in flight training and built for regulated, relationship-driven industries

Parallel Marketing LLC today announced its official launch as a specialized marketing firm embedded within the flight training ecosystem and structured to serve regulated, relationship-driven industries where credibility, compliance and execution directly influence growth.

Parallel Marketing LLC is led by Chief Executive Officer Lesley Boyd, who co-founded the firm with Anthony Geraci and Brandon Martini. Geraci serves as board member and Martini as executive chairman. Both also serve as co-founders and co-CEOs of Stratus Financial, which partners with flight schools nationwide to provide financing solutions that support pilot certification programs.

The firm was formed through the transition of Stratus Financial’s internal marketing team into an independent company under Boyd’s leadership.

The team behind Parallel has led brand growth, market positioning and industry platforms associated with Stratus Financial, including AeroSummit and Ascend Flight Training Summit. Through that work, the firm developed deep relationships across the broader flight training ecosystem, including operators, instructors, vendors, service providers and financial partners.

Over years of embedded involvement in aviation, the firm’s leadership identified a consistent gap. Organizations across flight training are focused on instruction, safety and operational performance, while sustained marketing infrastructure often competes with day-to-day demands. At the same time, many traditional agencies lack fluency in the regulatory, financial and cultural realities that shape aviation training.

Parallel was built to close that gap.

“Marketing in regulated industries carries real operational and reputational consequences,” said Anthony Geraci, co-founder and board member of Parallel Marketing LLC and co-founder and co-CEO of Stratus Financial. “Parallel brings strategic rigor, industry fluency and disciplined execution to organizations operating in complex environments.”

“Aviation is not simply a market segment for us,” said Brandon Martini, co-founder and executive chairman of Parallel Marketing LLC and co-founder and co-CEO of Stratus Financial. “It is an ecosystem where we have built long-standing relationships and contributed to growth across multiple layers of the industry. Parallel brings that perspective and network together in a focused, scalable model.”

Under Boyd’s leadership, Parallel will integrate directly with executive teams, positioning marketing as a core business function aligned with operational realities and long-term objectives.

“We are marketers by trade,” Boyd said. “But we have spent years immersed in the flight training community. We understand the culture, the mission and the pressures operators face. When we engage with a client, we do so from shared context.”

Parallel Marketing LLC provides brand strategy, digital and paid media strategy, funnel optimization, content and communications strategy, creative development and integrated event marketing. Each engagement is structured to support sustainable growth, operational alignment and long-term brand equity.

Parallel Marketing LLC is currently onboarding clients.

About Parallel Marketing LLC

Parallel Marketing LLC is a specialized marketing firm rooted in aviation and embedded within the flight training ecosystem. Founded by the team behind Stratus Financial’s marketing function and industry platforms, including AeroSummit and Ascend Flight Training Summit, the firm combines marketing expertise with deep industry relationships developed through sustained involvement in aviation.

Parallel operates as a strategic partner to executive teams, integrating brand, demand generation and community engagement into a cohesive business strategy. While aviation remains its foundation, the firm is structured to serve other regulated, relationship-driven industries where credibility, precision and execution are essential. https://parallelmarketingcompany.com/

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“We are marketers by trade,” Boyd said. “But we have spent years immersed in the flight training community. We understand the culture, the mission and the pressures operators face. When we engage with a client, we do so from shared context.”