I went to USC film school thinking I’d direct movies. My first feature documentary, Queens & Cowboys, took four years and 800 hours of footage to become a 90-minute film. I learned a lot by making mistakes, asking better questions and figuring out what story was hiding in all that material.
At Uproxx, I led creative teams and worked on campaigns for brands including Intel and Honda. I also directed Everyday Creators, a multipart series for Intel.
At Markforged, I built and led an in-house studio for an industrial 3D-printing company. The work touched product, sales, engineering, recruiting, marketing and internal culture. We even made an engineering competition feel like a sporting event.
These days I bring that same curiosity into other organizations. Sometimes I’m on stage. Sometimes I’m on a sales ride-along. Usually I’m listening closely to people who know more about the business than I do, then helping them find a better way to get through to their audience.
I’m a fifth-generation Angeleno, a proud husband and father, and an unabashed Dodgers fan.
“Matt dove into our complex culture and within short order was able to tell our stories better than anything I’d seen us do before. He’s a rare combo of heart, empathy and execution. He just gets it.”