Matt Mellusi serves as the Financial Planner as well as a trusted Financial Advisor at Cary Stamp and Co. Matt refers to his style of Financial Planning as intentional and detailed. His role as the firm’s Financial Planner allows him to collaborate with each of our Financial Advisors daily, Matt is especially energized by this part of his day – “My favorite part of being the Financial Planner at CS&C is getting to problem solve a complex situation alongside another Advisor.”
A graduate of Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA with a master’s degree in finance and concentration in financial planning, Matt first pursued opportunities in his hometown of Jupiter, Florida that led him to Cary Stamp & Co. Matt served as a Financial Analyst for two years before stepping into his current roles.
It was Matt’s musical pursuits that led to his discovery of financial planning as a career. He originally intended to become a music supervisor for movies and television, which requires proficiency in financial matters and negotiation. While immersed in learning about financial planning, he realized how much he would enjoy the combination of solving financial problems for people, while building advisor-client relationships that benefit others. The fast-paced lifestyle of New York City or Los Angeles ultimately didn't suit Matt, and his love for Palm Beach County led him back home.
While he’s professionally focused as an Advisor, Matt expresses his talent and deep passion for music. He exhibited an inclination for it as a baby when he earned the nickname The Maestro because every time music played, he couldn't help but swing his arms and bounce up and down. At age four, he started playing piano, and by fifth grade he found himself at the microphone when his teacher heard him sing and discovered his gifted voice. From there, it was on to art schools, music lessons, guitar playing, and writing music. He earned a bachelor’s degree of commercial music in Songwriting, also from Liberty University, where he landed the lead role in an adaptation of the musical, Amazing Grace prior to the show’s Broadway Debut.
Since then, he has partnered with other musicians and produced his own EP called Goodbye Virginia, an ode to his experience of living there. Matt describes his music as indie pop and indie folk. When offered the opportunity to take his talent on the road, Matt decided the touring lifestyle didn't work for him, however he will occasionally perform and continues to write, release, and record music
Matt is also the Worship Leader at Family Church Tequesta. He schedules the music and runs rehearsals to prepare his fellow musicians for Sunday mornings. “I love being a part of the worship team in the church I’ve been attending since I was nine years old. I’ve built lifelong friendships serving the Lord besides people I grew up with here in the Jupiter/Tequesta area.”
Matt married his best friend, Kayla, in June of 2020. The two had planned a big wedding, but COVID-19 forced them to shrink their plans, and they ended up getting married in a coffee shop in Wilmington, N.C. Between family and friends, they have a community of people they love dearly here in Northern Palm Beach County. This New Years, their family will grow as they look towards welcoming their baby boy into the world.
