A partner for when there is no playbook
I help middle-market companies that have ranged from financial services firms to bakeries achieve step-change growth and unleash stalled strategic initiatives. I deliver results when progress has proven elusive and your top priorities are stuck.
My promise
- Results, not reports and progress, not PowerPoints
- Your right answer, not my right answer
- Empathy, not ego
A Unique Approach to Navigating Change
Change is all around.
Finding the right answer in times of uncertainty or when novel opportunities arise requires unique skills, time, and focus – all of which can be hard to find in-house, even in companies with top-notch but busy functionally-focused leaders.
My approach brings together the best of your team’s expertise, a process custom fit to your organization, proprietary frameworks, and an exacting focus to drive special projects or design practical strategies addressing your unique needs.
I roll up my sleeves and work alongside you and your team to get the work done. I am here to help when:
- You face significant ambiguity, and the way forward is uncharted
- A creative process is needed to unlock insights across your team
- Progress is locked up within organizational silos or internal politics
- You need to drive influence across complex or demanding stakeholders
- No playbook exists
What I Offer
Services
- Growth strategy and implementation roadmapping
- Roadblock identification and remediation strategy
- Innovation and whiteboarding sessions
- Strategic initiative program management
- Prioritization support
- Purpose, vision, and mission setting
- Organizational assessments
- Board and executive communications, offsites, and retreats
Areas of Focus
- New market entry/go to market strategy
- Product or service innovation
- Business model and operating model design
- Corporate or business unit strategy
Results
- Your business is successfully operating in a new market or has launched a new product (results, not reports)
- Your leadership team is aligned around and communicating a common vision
- You are left with, as appropriate, a clear operating model, implementation roadmap, capability requirements, customer journey map, etc.
Every challenge is different, and every project ends with a unique outcome. But one common thread ties them together:
I leave you with your problem solved!
What My Clients Are Saying
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National Guardian Life Insurance Company had the privilege of engaging Matt for an important reimagining of our “North Star” statements; Purpose, Vision and Mission. In addition we had the added goal of making those statements tangible within our existing strategy and relatable for our associates. A tall order, but Matt’s approach to the process was both unique and inspiring. Matt deftly lead many sessions with a variety of stakeholders to gather information used to ultimately guide discussions with executive leadership that achieved an outcome impossible without Matt being at the table. Matt’s intrinsic ability to recognize what’s important and glean a variety of nuances within strategy discussions to ultimately produce the desired outcome is a talent few consultants possess. NGL is a better organization after our engagement with Matt.
Joe Celentano
CEO, National Guardian Life
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Working with Matt is terrific. We refreshed our corporate strategy and Matt helped guide us, piece by piece, from foundation building to strategic framework to values and mindsets. We would regularly revisit and improve upon our previous work which, without seeing it then, just made our finished product that much stronger and that much more aligned. The methodical and focused process Matt brought us through made the end product excellent and well received by the organization. Many thanks!
Brian Saperstein
Chief Information Officer, National Guardian Life