Executive Profile
Mr. Odom is a seasoned executive leader with a distinguished track record in building and executing high-impact fundraising campaigns and comprehensive investor relations programs. His substantial experience encompasses managing communications with retail and institutional investors, as well as Wall Street analysts, expertly guiding them through IPOs, secondary markets, and various market crises, including market crashes, junk bond downturns, economic recessions, and U.S. military actions abroad.
With over five decades of expertise in the capital markets since the early 1980s, Mr. Odom has held prominent positions as Executive Vice President at both Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley in Derivative Trading, Investment Banking and Brokerage.
He is also the visionary founder and former CEO of U.S. Day Trading LLC, where he propelled the firm to consistently rank among the industry's fastest-growing companies during his three-year tenure.
Mr. Odom's financial acumen spans a wide array of areas, including successful ventures in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, equity research, mezzanine financing, and startup enterprises.
Over his distinguished career, he has cultivated an extensive network of top-tier connections with key executives at the SEC, NASDAQ, FINRA, and the OTC Markets. These invaluable relationships empower him to provide exceptional consulting services through OTC Holdings, including unparalleled corporate awareness campaigns.
His consulting expertise includes:
- Negotiating shell label and promotional label removals
- Executing corporate name changes
- Managing stock splits and reverse stock splits
- Facilitating uplisting to higher-tier exchanges
- Conducting market valuations and investor analyses
- Offering personalized one-on-one consulting services
Mr. Odom is passionate about representing current shareholders and management teams during consulting engagements. His non-legal, non-litigious approach accelerates processes and delivers superior value compared to traditional legal solutions.
During his tenure as CEO of U.S. Day Trading, prior to divesting a stake to minority partners, he gained deep insights into the intricacies of OTC Markets, including the mechanisms of market maker systems and the nuances of FINRA and SEC regulatory reports.
As the Founder and CEO of OTCHoldings.com, he served as a vital conduit of information between investors, speculators, and companies on the OTCBB, OTCQB, and OTCQX markets, establishing himself as a go-to resource in the industry.
Mr. Odom's substantial experience as an internet domain investor and broker includes negotiations for multiple seven-figure domain sales, notably achieving the first-ever sale exceeding $1 million for the domain WallStreet.com.
Specialties Include:
- Executive-level investor relations
- Raising capital from high-net-worth individuals
- Executing IPOs and corporate finance initiatives
- Navigating over-the-counter markets
- Conducting in-depth equity research and analysis
- Collaborating with sell-side analysts on impactful presentations
- Analyzing investment portfolio risks
- Driving business and corporate development
- Modeling and forecasting earnings
- Engaging with institutional investors
- Structuring equity and debt issuances and instruments
- Delivering comprehensive investment banking and financial services
Education:
Texas Christian University, Graduating Class of 1982
Majors:
B.B.A. Financial Investments
M.B.A.Statistical and Quantitative Analysis
Charitable Causes (U.S.-Based; Not a Complete List):
- SPCA, actively participating as a fundraiser at local and national levels
- Special Olympics, engaging as both a fundraiser and participant in regional Olympic events
- Wounded Warrior Project, primarily through generous donations. While I do not support all military actions undertaken by Washington, D.C., I firmly believe in the importance of supporting service members and their families who dutifully serve during military operations.
