Strategic Growth, AI, and Scale Advisory for Platforms and Companies at Inflection

Chia Advisory partners with operators, investors, boards, and leadership teams navigating moments of strategic change. Led by Stan Chia, the advisory brings hands-on experience across private companies, public markets, high-growth platforms, AI transformation, operational optimization, M&A, and scaled consumer technology businesses.

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Growth Strategy AI & Automation Marketplace Dynamics Operational Optimization Capital Markets & M&A Platform Scale

$1.95B Public Market Transaction

$10B+ Peak Shareholder Value Supported

10+ Strategic M&A Transactions

CEO & Board Public Company Leadership

Advisory Built for Critical Inflection Points

I partner with operators, investors, boards, and leadership teams to identify opportunities, accelerate growth, and strengthen performance across every dimension of the business.

Growth Strategy

Scale customer acquisition, retention, marketplace liquidity, pricing, and engagement with an operator's view of durable growth.

AI & Technology Strategy

Prioritize practical AI and technology opportunities that improve product capability, customer experience, automation, and competitive advantage.

Scale & Operating Cadence

Build the management rhythm, cross-functional alignment, and execution discipline required for the next stage of scale.

Investor & Board Advisory

Support investors, boards, CEOs, and leadership teams with strategy, governance, capital allocation, and high-stakes decision-making.

M&A and Strategic Readiness

Prepare for acquisitions, partnerships, capital events, integration, and investor narratives with a focus on long-term value creation.

Operational Optimization

Strengthen unit economics, cost structure, process efficiency, operating focus, and performance during periods of complexity or renewed growth.

Operator. Builder. Board Director. Proven at Scale.

Stan Chia is a technology executive, board director, and entrepreneur with experience building and scaling digital marketplaces and consumer platforms.

Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Board Director of Vivid Seats, leading the company through significant growth, strategic expansion, and its public market debut.

$1.95BPublic Market Transaction

$10B+Peak Shareholder Value Supported

10+Strategic M&A Transactions

40 Under 40Crain's Chicago Business Honoree

Experience Across Leading Technology Companies

Vivid Seats CEO & Board Director, 2018-2025
Grubhub Chief Operating Officer, 2015-2018
Amazon General Manager, 2013-2015
Cisco Senior Leadership, 2010-2013
GE Master Black Belt, 2005-2010

Perspective for Investors and Operators

Chia Advisory is designed to support leaders and organizations making consequential decisions where growth, technology, capital, and operating performance intersect.

Inflection Readiness

Clarify the strategic choices that matter most before a scale-up, capital event, acquisition, or leadership transition.

AI With Operating Discipline

Translate AI ambition into focused use cases, workflow change, customer value, and measurable operating leverage.

Growth and Optimization Together

Balance top-line acceleration with the cadence, structure, and economics required for durable company performance.

Let's Build What Comes Next

I work with operators, investors, boards, and founders facing moments of strategic change, platform scale, AI transformation, and value creation.

For OperatorsStrategy guidance to scale, optimize, and win.

For InvestorsPattern recognition, value creation, diligence, and exit perspective.

For BoardsIndependent operator insight for high-stakes decisions.

For FoundersNavigate growth, transformation, and enduring company building.

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Bring the moment you are navigating, and start a focused conversation about the choices that can shape what comes next.