Organizations invest heavily in strategy, technology, systems, and talent all in pursuit of greater performance. Yet even the most capable people don't consistently perform at the level of their potential. The question isn't whether the potential exists. It's what determines how much of it actually makes it into the work.
Performance doesn't begin with productivity. It begins with the experiences that shape how people show up, contribute, and perform. When people experience greater trust, purpose, connection, and growth, more of what they're capable of becomes available—to themselves, their teams, and the organizations they serve.
In this deeply human, highly engaging keynote experience, Matt combines compelling storytelling, humor, audience interaction, and moments of genuine reflection with a battle-tested framework for unlocking human potential. He takes a subject often reduced to metrics and makes it personal, practical, and impossible to see the same way again.
Audiences leave with a new understanding of what creates sustainable performance and practical ways to unlock greater potential and contribution in themselves and those around them.
Key Takeaways:
Rethink what creates performance by understanding the human experiences that turn potential into contribution.
Recognize what unlocks human potential and what prevents people from bringing more of themselves to the work.
Strengthen individual and team contribution by creating greater purpose, connection, trust, and ownership.
Move beyond productivity alone to create the conditions for more sustainable performance.
Turn more potential into performance by making human experience an intentional part of how work gets done.
Make it Matter: For Performance
Turning Human Potential into Organizational Performance
“MATT’S PASSION AND VISION UNLEASH POTENTIAL.”
Cammie Cannella | SVP Global Education and Customer Experience
KEYNOTE CLIENTS
Three unique keynote experiences designed to change the way you work.
Leadership
Creating the Human Conditions That Bring Out the Best in People
Performance
Transforming Human Potential into Organizational Performance
Workplace Experience
Turning the Weight of Work into Greater Meaning and Momentum
WHAT YOU GET WITH MATT
PURPOSE. This work matters to Matt. It is not transactional.
EXPERIENCE. There is nothing experimental about this.
AUTHENTICITY. Matt is the real deal and one with the people.
EMPATHY. Matt cares deeply for people and organizations.
DELIVERY. Hitting your goals & objectives matters to him.
HUMANNESS. Mattering is human-centric, and so is Matt.
TRANSFORMATION. It’s more than just inspiration.
CUSTOMIZATION. No two events or companies are the same.
THOUGHT LEADER. A proven framework for mattering.
PARTNER. It’s never one and done. Real change takes time.
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"BY FAR THE BEST PRESENTATION WE HAVE HAD IN YEARS."
Trilogy Health Services
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"MATT'S KEYNOTE WAS CONSISTENTLY HIGHLIGHTED AS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PARTS OF THE DAY. LEADERS FOUND IT ENGAGING, RELATABLE, AND IMPACTFUL ACROSS A BROAD AUDIENCE. THE MOST COMMEN FEEDBACK WAS THAT THEY WANTED MORE."
University of Kentucky Healthcare Leadership Summit
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" I GET TO WORK WITH SO MANY TALENTED SPEAKERS, BUT MATT WILL ALWAYS STAND OUT TO ME. WORKING WITH HIM WAS EASILY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR. I'D WORK WITH HIM AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT."
Kennedy Wells | Head Event Coordinator
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"MATT SHARES A MESSAGE THAT IS ORGANIZATION AND WORLD CHANGING. THAT BY LOVING OTHER PEOPLE WE CAN LEARN TO LOVE OURSELVES."
Vernon Sanders | Television Chief Executive
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"A UNIQUE HUMAN BEING WITH A UNIQUE WAY OF CONNECTING—WHETHER WITH ONE PERSON OR A ROOM FULL OF 2,000."
Mark Lovett | Head of TEDx San Diego
Workshops.
JACK IN THE BOX
Drive the Mattering Mindset™ Methodology deeper into the DNA of your culture through a variety of engaging, human-centered, and thought-provoking workshops. Workshops are designed as keynotes or breakout sessions, booked as a series or individually.
Experiences.
KIEHL’S
Matt and the Every Monday Matters™ Experience Design team create and curate experiences grounded in connection, belonging, and team building. Experiences are custom built to meet the specific needs of our clients, but they are all transformational.
Activations.
ZOOM
Bring creative, interactive, and transformational activations to your next event or campus to experience mattering firsthand. Each activation results in a meaningful artifact (video, physical installation, etc.) to keep and share internally and externally.
THE MATTERING MINDSET™
For nearly 20 years, Matt and the Experience Team at Every Monday Matters™ (EMM), the organization he founded, have developed and implemented The Mattering Mindset™ methodology to drive personal, organizational, and social transformation:
Over 250,000 books sold
Over 3,000 corporate experiences created & communications delivered
Over 200,000 employees impacted
Over 5,000 free K-12 lesson plans used by over 18,000 educators and 3 million students produced
Over 1,000 hours of Professional Development for educators, staff, and families delivered