Testimonials

Before I came across Matthew’s writing and teaching I had been using 3 books by well-known small-business marketing experts (including Michael Port of Book Yourself Solid) to plan and improve my marketing. I had read each book several times and was implementing the ideas they talked about.

However none of them is as practical, down-to-earth, bullshit free or as damned useful as Matt’s advice. He takes ideas which make sense in theory, and converts them to something you can start doing tomorrow. No. Something you can start doing today.

I’ve got a marketing degree, I used to be a top sales person at my old company. I’ve worked in sports marketing for years and I’ve studied marketing till it comes out of my ears. However most of what I learnt wasn’t directly applicable to the small business marketing I needed to do on an everyday basis. So I’d had to spend lots of that time converting what I learnt about Dell’s newest social media marketing campaign into something I could use myself. No longer! Now I just wait for a pearl of wisdom from Matt and put it into practice straight away.

Since I started working with Matt, I’ve got 2 new clients and for the first time ever I’ve got a simple, implementable plan for my follow up marketing. I’ve saved I don’t know how much time in figuring out which marketing tactic to implement next. But more important to me than those is that I know I’ve got someone who’s got my back when I need him. Someone who’ll give me the advice I need to hear when I need to hear it.

So my advice? Hire Matt. Tell him about your situation and he’ll let you know what you need to do. Then get on with doing it. Straight away.

- John Ainsworth, CEO, Make Sport Fun, London, UK

Matthew, I wanted to let you know that I did what you said and now look where it’s gotten me!

I spent Thursday & Friday photographing His Holiness The Dalai Lama for the Drew Katz Foundation … By the mid afternoon of the first day (press conference) I was officially a part of the Event coordinators Team …

… More than anything I want to say thank you to you for helping me to make this happen …

- Lauren Rutten, Photographer, South Orange, NJ

I implemented just ONE of Matthew’s suggestions and signed eight new patients overnight, whilst putting in place a system for not letting my existing patients forget about me, ever.

- Dr. Andrew Agius, MD, Malta

Btw, guess what – I have already attained my goal of 3 clients per week for the next several weeks! I’m booked solid until the end of April! Crazy – and I feel I have our phone call to thank for it! It was just the kick in the bum I needed to move forward with things!

- Amanda Aitken, Better Than Chocolate Web Design, Montreal, Canada

I had the pleasure of working with Matthew when he did a workshop with our department. I am impressed how quickly he grasped the complexity of our business and made the workshop very hands-on, with plenty of “take-aways” which we are implementing already”

- Helle Juhl McDermott, PerkinElmer, Brussels, Belgium

I connected with Matt when I was struggling with my marketing. Matt broke through my confusion and suggested some simple website tweaks that lowered my bounce rate by around 10%. He also talked me thru the issues I’d been having around focusing my marketing efforts. Matt was incredibly generous with his time and expertise. I really enjoyed his friendly, open manner and useful suggestions.

- Deanna Lohnes – Copywriter, Parlance Media, Boston, MA

Matthew has provided expert coaching services within the Michael Port ALLIANCE program. I have had the benefit of working with Matthew in person during a 3 day workshop format, and via phone one-two times per month for the past 5 months.

He is an expert business coach, with an abundance of experience and an amazing collection of knowledge at his fingertips,which he is always ready to share. Matthew celebrates with great enthusiasm, the success and achievements of his clients. He also offers his clients the opportunity to continue to grow, stretch, get comfortable with being uncomfortable, and make improvements by posing challenging questions, and asking for weekly commitments.

Matthew has mastered the art of the question, and in so doing, is able to focus and support his client’s growth with ease. Matthew is a people person through and through. This, coupled with his charm (love that accent!), wit, creativity, passion for his work, belief in his clients and amazing business knowledge is a winning combination. Working with Matthew as your coach is an opportunity to achieve incredible growth, both personally and professionally.

- Jeannie Thomma, The Creativity Genie,  Larchmont, NY

A young cousin of mine discovered Matthew while researching various web-based services and forwarded me one of his pithy, amusing, and above all, helpful emails.  It wasn’t long before I found myself speaking to him in person, even though we live the whole world apart.  I must be his slowest and least profitable client, yet he is constantly bringing wonderful tools and intelligent solutions to my attention.  He’s smart, he’s funny, he helps me see the forest AND the trees.

- Annie Yakutis, Artist and Mac Genius, Santa Barbara, CA

“Your help has been fantastic! You’re insightful, you quickly get to the problem and provide clear-as-a-bell ideas.

I was struggling with the logistics of my E-Course and you had a brilliant solution that I immediately implemented…and that allowed me to breathe again.

Best of all, you’re pleasant to work with, cute, and have a great accent!”

- Stacey Morris, Focus Copywriter, NYC, NY

Matt is one of the most competent individuals I have had the pleasure of working with in my professional life. With bags of professionalism, expertise and charm, Matt is undoubtedly gifted in his line of work. I would welcome the opportunity to work with him again freely recommend him to others.

- Keith Tocher, Edinburgh, UK

“Between you and me, we had doubts (as you always do) before hiring you, but I’m glad we took the plunge on this small assignment. Please tell your other clients, from me, that “the quality of Matthew’s advice was spot on, he has great foresight and articulates himself well. A true professional, hire him.”

- Gary Bury, Managing Director, Mediaburst, Cheshire, UK

My session with Matt both shamed and inspired me into action: shamed me into sorting out an outstanding financial mess that had been hanging around for months, and inspired me to put together a contact page on my website for freelance work. He combines ass-kicking and encouragement for optimum results and both I, and HSBC, are very grateful. A bit scared, yes, but mainly grateful.

- Emma Beddington, writer, Belgian Waffling, Brussels, Belgium

Matthew is sharp at a tack, succinct and can get to the core of an issue quickly. He was able to clarify what I was not sure about, acknowledge what I was doing well in my business and set up a practical step by step process that I can, and will follow. I will certainly work with Matthew again, love his energy and no nonsense approach.

- Jan Terkelsen, New South Wales, Australia

“I was procrastinating on redesigning our membership site, and every day I looked at it, it literally burned my eyes – and I know the paying customers couldn’t have been too happy with it either!I kept telling myself I ought to get to work and redesign it, but each new day brought with it my new excuses, and new creative ways rationalize putting it off.  I took Matt’s advice and regrouped, focused on the task at hand – and finished in 45 minutes something I had put off over and over – and that terrible design would probably STILL be burning my eyes to this day if I hadn’t stepped up thanks to Matt.”

- Sid Savara, productivity blogger, BlogCastFM, Hawaii

Thank you SO MUCH for our call this evening. It really was a fun gig ‘meeting’ you. As soon as we got off the phone, I hit my laptop and started unsubscribing from every email newsletter I could. I feel so much freer now! Now I won’t be receiving a veritable tsunami of emails each day which I feel obliged to open, read, sort, file or delete on a gazillion different topics, I’ll be able to – and I WILL – start work on my website. Finally!!

- Caitlin Foster, Owner, Om Entelechy, Queensland, Australia

I have had the pleasure of working with Matthew on a couple of occasions. I first met Matthew in 2011 through his work for Michael Port in the Book Yourself Solid Summer School Program. This was an 8 week training program for service professionals geared toward getting more clients. Matthew was a dynamic trainer and through his involvement I was able to learn a lot and never got bored!

I am currently working with Matthew in Michael Port’s Book Yourself Solid Certified Coach Training. Although Matthew describes himself as a Sales and Marketing Trainer and Coach, he is really much more than that. He has a ton of expertise and advice from what technology to use to support your business, how to get and keep customers, how to develop your sales cycle and information products, and much more.

Matthew can focus on the big picture while getting you to think about important basics like how to sell on the phone. And an added bonus is that he is witty and if you have a humorous bone in your body you will enjoy working with him. In a world of many consultants and self proclaimed experts, Matthew is someone who REALLY gets it – he has a unique combination of understanding business and people that is evident in every conversation you have with him. If you retain and act on even a fraction of what you learn from Matthew you will make more money. No joke.

- Sarah Thompson MBA, Springfield, MA

I recently took the Book Yourself Solid Summer School with Michael Port, and Matthew was our go-to point for questions that came up during the training. Matthew was exceptionally helpful and extremely available to answer our questions and make us feel welcome as we progressed through course and started applying it for our businesses. It was a real asset to have had Matthew as part of the course faculty.

I also took some one on one coaching with Matthew, and Matthew was extremely helpful and capable in helping me gain increased clarity around my target market, which will be tremendously helpful for me going forward. Matthew left me with concrete action steps to take which will be extremely helpful in moving me towards my goals.

I thank Matthew for his generosity and assistance, and recommend Matthew for anyone seeking to gain further clarity around approaching and retaining clients.

- Lauchlan MacKinnon, Ph.D, Melbourne, Australia