“Matthew Smart is a high-energy, highly-motivated person who can be counted on to get the job done. His humor and friendliness get him in the door; his intelligence and determination seal the deal. He is creative and passionate in all he does, and I am confident that he will succeed at anything he sets his mind to.”
- Hillarie McKenna, Corporate Trainer, Tonkon Torp
“Matthew is a true Guerrilla Marketer, practical ,down to earth, easy to learn from, with a full arsenal of tactic to grow any business or sales force. By the way, he is an excellent writer too - Tom Hopkins and Jeffery Gitomer look out!!”
- Eric Stark., Corporate Management and Sales Training Manager, Washington Mutual
“Matt was a key contributor to my sales team when we worked together at Zavata. Above his sales duties, he scheduled workshops with the team on a regular basis that were aimed at improving productivity. The results were clear: an account team that became more adept at their job because they were doing things more efficently, effectively, and with more focus. He is an excellent presenter and very relatable. He leverages his own real-world experience to create a very impactful learning experience. I would recommend Matt to any organization looking for a training resource that gets results.”
- Jen Ewing, Sales Manager, Zavata
"During his time on my team, he demonstrated a very strong work ethic and passion
for getting the job done right. He consistently met his goals and quickly raised the bar for the level of work that was expected.
As part of his required tasks, Matthew regularly had to communicate with Product Managers to gain an understanding of the features and selling points of their products. I was very pleased at how quickly he was able to gain their trust and respect. The content that resulted, served our team and the Product Managers very well.
As our relationship progressed, Matthew was also called upon to deliver live workshops to our inside sales staff and the reviews that I received were always positive.
As a result of our relationship, I am pleased to recommend Matthew for any training
position he is seeking. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working with him."
- Linda Freel White, Sales Training Director, PRNewswire
"Besides being a joy to work with, Matthew is a take-charge person who is able to present creative ideas and communicate the benefits. He had successfully developed several training plans for the department that have resulted in progressive training methodologies and streamlined processes. During his tenure, we saw an increase in department moral and management satisfaction. The end result of his assignment completion resulted in UPS requesting Matthew back for future opportunities and more recently caused me to reach back out to Matthew so that I can place him with one of my current clients.
Though he was an asset to UPS’ training and development efforts, Matthew was also extraordinarily helpful in other areas of the department. In addition to writing effective training modules, Matthew assumed a leadership role amongst his group, inspiring and motivating other employees/colleagues. He developed long-term friendships in turn, with me included.
I highly recommend Matthew for employment. He is a team player and would make a great asset to any organization."
- Miranda Youmans, Onsite Manager, UPS
"Matthew did an excellent job in this position and was an asset to our organization during his tenure with Washington Mutual Bank. He has excellent written and verbal communication skills, is extremely organized, can work independently, and is able to effectively multi-task to ensure that all projects are completed in a timely manner.
During his time with Washington Mutual, Matthew was responsible for many targeted sales/business development directives. Matthew created and implemented comprehensive sales processes for the financial center network, many of which were implemented company wide due to their success. Matthew was a leader amongst his peers, and always involved them in his work to not only share ideas, but to also obtain other perspectives and improve the process with their feedback.
Matthew was always willing to offer his assistance and had an excellent rapport with the Regional Managers, Store Managers, and his peer group alike. He would be an asset to any employer and I recommend him for any endeavor he chooses to pursue."
- Tom Bowman, Vice President, Washinton Mutual Bank
"I have supervised Matthew Smart while at SpiderSplat Consulting. I can say with confidence that he is the type of person I would like to employ again.
Mathew managed team of college interns responsible for creating online advertising content. He designed an online advertising learning program for our college internship program; it helped us lower the cost for advertising content creation.
Matthew is extremely conscientious and methodical about his work. His reports, marketing plans, and presentations were always professional. He was reliable and attentive, asked important questions, prepared a well-researched and well thought-out plans for a new client advertising campaign implementations. When outside clients and customers came before us, he would go out of his way to satisfy their needs (and mine). He participated in industry related research, reading materials, and other programs to improve his skills.
Matthew has also worked for me creating PR and Marketing strategies for businesses in which I am engaged. He is in many respects an ideal employee. Matthew was involved in:
• Technical Writing
• Employee Training & Recruitment
• Advertising Account Management
• Customer Relations
• Advertising Copy & Editorial Review
After receiving and assignment, he works largely on his own and returns with the promised results.
In short, I am confident he would do an exceptional job for you. My only regret is that he will no longer be available to work for us in Boston."
- Eric Melin, President, SpiderSplat Consulting
