Advertising. Business operations. Live events. Physical products. Emerging technology. Different industries, but a common thread: taking ideas beyond the whiteboard.
A curated mix of previous ventures, ongoing business responsibilities, professional employment and developing products. Project stages are labeled so you can distinguish documented work from emerging concepts.
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An unconventional advertising audience became the foundation of a venture.
Developed advertising concepts around event restrooms and portable facilities, beginning with branded placements and exploring digital displays. The work led to published coverage and regional entrepreneurial recognition.
Role Founder · concept development · advertising sales · PR
Documentation 2013 Knoxville Chamber recognition
Winning projects means building teams that can actually deliver.
Founded a painting business spanning residential and commercial work. Work includes winning customers, estimating jobs, recruiting crews and coordinating contractors across multiple markets.
Role President & founder · sales · recruiting · project delivery
Documentation Commercial and residential services
Hands-on convention operations in major Las Vegas venues.
Supporting the installation and dismantling of shows through materials movement, freight, carpeting, equipment work and coordination on the show floor. This is employment experience, not a company owned by Matt.
Role Convention Construction Specialist · event logistics
Documentation Las Vegas convention venues
Furniture that also acts as advertising.
Designed branded corrugated seating concepts for concerts, sports, festivals and trade shows—combining a usable event object with printed promotional surfaces. Prototype concepts and a promotional video illustrate the idea.
Role Product concept · creative direction · commercialization
Documentation Promotional concept video
Adaptable structures for new uses of space.
Exploring modular housing, hospitality and commercial structures through factory-distribution relationships and potential development partners, with particular interest in flexible commercial sites and housing.
Role Distribution · product positioning · partnerships
Documentation Product categories and concept work
Turning a lifetime of media into a coherent story.
Building a local-first documentary creation workflow that organizes personal photos and videos into timelines, suggests scenes and supports storytelling. The Windows development beta and other platform prototypes are works in progress, not finished streaming integrations.
Role Founder · product strategy · prototype direction
Documentation Development-stage software
Making record-relief paperwork easier to navigate.
Developing a guided experience for record searches, eligibility explanations and preparation of record-sealing or expungement documents. Court data integrations and any filing capabilities depend on source permissions and applicable processes.
Role Founder · workflow design · partnerships
Documentation Record-relief product development
Descriptions summarize roles and project direction; demonstration videos and public links do not imply that every proposed capability has launched.
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