People aren't showing up to work carrying only the demands of their jobs. They're carrying the weight of work and the weight of the world: constant change, uncertainty, new technologies, and lives that don't stop when the workday begins. The challenge isn't removing that weight. It's creating a workplace where people can carry it without losing their sense of purpose, connection, and possibility.
Culture, engagement, and well-being aren't created through programs or perks alone. They're shaped by the experiences people have every day. Those experiences don't just change how people feel about work. They change how people show up for it.
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 creating more meaningful human experiences at work. He acknowledges the very real weight people are carrying while challenging everyone to recognize the role they play in shaping the experience of those around them.
Audiences leave feeling seen, energized, and hopeful with practical ways to strengthen connection, create greater meaning, and bring renewed intention to how they experience work and one another.
Key Takeaways:
Understand the weight people are carrying and how it shapes the way they show up and contribute.
Rethink culture, engagement, and well-being as outcomes of everyday human experience.
Create greater meaning and connection by recognizing the role everyone plays in shaping the workplace.
Restore hope and possibility without ignoring the real demands people face.
Build greater momentum by helping people reconnect to themselves, one another, and the work they do.
Make it Matter: For Workplace Experience
Turning the Weight of Work into Greater Meaning and Momentum
“WE’VE WORKED WITH MATT FOR OVER 7 YEARS. HE CONTINUES TO BE A GAME CHARGER FOR US.”
Kathy Quintana | EVP & COO
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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" 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'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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"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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"BY FAR THE BEST PRESENTATION WE HAVE HAD IN YEARS."
Trilogy Health Services
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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