I’m Matt
Changing how we lead our businesses, our communities, and our lives
Courageously
Creative
A believer in what’s possible, I love finding ways to create what’s never been created before. Especially when the stakes are high, the environment complex, and we need to re-invent an outdated system, product, or process.
Integrated
Approach
After finishing my MBA from the Copenhagen Business School, I jetted off to Bali to complete my first Yoga Teacher Training. This blend of business acumen and personal leadership have become the foundation from where I lead.
With a Side of
Ice Cream
I am at my best when I don’t take myself seriously. Be that while on the mic, on the dance floor, or when sneaking in an extra scoop - cause we all deserve that extra scoop.
I am who I once dreamed of becoming.
I never saw examples of the future I wanted to live reflected on TV, in board rooms, or in my own community. That didn’t stop me from dreaming impossible dreams.
I wrote my first mission statement when I was 10 shortly after reading Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People - For Teens.” Since then, I kept writing down goals and visions for my life. And today, I am living my vision. An incredible husband, a growing family, a community that gives back, gets sweaty, and has a blast doing it.
It’s a life filled with real talk and real love.
What kind of world do you dream of?
I like dreams, goals, ideas … whatever you want to call them. I also like turning possibilities into realities. Below are just some of my personal projects that made their way off my “someday maybe” list and into today.
Embodied Leadership with The Sacred Fig
Beyond teaching public and online yoga classes, I’ve developed the Embodied Leadership curriculum that has become the foundation for personal development taught on the Sacred Fig Yoga Teacher Trainings around the world.
The faculty I share this space with are some of the best in the world and I encourage you to explore the Fig’s retreats and trainings.
The Inquest Deck
A deck of cards created to initiate a conversation with yourself, about yourself.
Instead of telling you your future, predicting when you’ll meet your next lover, or giving you the answers for how to live your life, the Inquest Deck asks you questions. It invites you to think deeper. To generate an answer of your own choosing. To go on an inner quest. An inquest.
Decorating Cookies for a Cause
In 2020, my husband, best friend, and I discovered we were an incredible team when it came to baking and creating delicious treats. Be it cookies, cupcakes, or birthday cakes, we now make all sorts of goodies for our friends and loved ones.
We also make holiday cookie boxes to raise money for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and BC Cancer Foundation - two agencies that have meaningfully contributed to our ability to keep baking as a team.
2022 Holiday Charity boxes are currently sold out.
My First Book
Released in 2014, Getting Over the Rainbow, is a series of thought-provoking personal stories and eye-opening perspectives. Within this book’s blog-meets–workbook structure, I open up about what allowed me to move from feeling alone and abnormal to feeling loved and connected.
From self-identity and relationships, to parenting and the greater community, Getting Over the Rainbow provides a gracious perspective on the tough questions and situations a gay man may encounter. It asks questions and suggests actions that invite the reader to reflect upon and take that next step within their own journey.
That’s My Jam
A name-that-tune event for people who are bad at name-that-tune events.
My best bud, Warren, and I created this fundraiser for the Breakfast Club of Canada so that our community could come together for a night of good tunes, great vibes, and support an even better cause.
Inclusive Calendars
Partnering with local artists, these annual calendars highlight months and dates of important observation - like International Women’s Day, Pride Month, National Indigenous Peoples Day, and so many more.
I created these so I wouldn’t forget the days that typical store-bought calendars often leave out.
Proudly Supporting
Breakfast Club of Canada
MOVR
BC Childrens Hospital
Next Gen Men
Out On Screen
Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce