Matt Owens

“I have known Matt for 35 years. I grew up with him, went to high school with him, shared a multitude of cherished experiences with him and owned and ran a business with him. And I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat. Not only is Matt a person of rare class and integrity, he is a true professional and the best friend and confidant you could ever desire. As a marketer, Matt works both smarter and harder than anyone else I have ever known. Some do one or the other. Matt does both. He works smart naturally - he's just wired to sense the right moves and act quickly - and he works hard out of sheer desire to move the needle and make good things happen for his clients. I witnessed this first-hand. When it comes to media strategies and tactical planning and buying, Matt has to be considered one of the best, if not THE best in the region. Clients praise the value he delivers and media outlet personnel love to work with him. Amazing. As for general marketing and brand-building knowledge, Matt has brings it in spades. From retail to B2B to start-up to non-profit to traditional to e-media to local to national, Matt has four words going for him: "Been there, done that." He is smart and intuitive with an uncanny ability to peg the right approach, the right message and the right vehicle to solve a specific challenge or meet a certain goal. He can sense the big picture and architect the plan and he sees well all the way through execution. Two specific factoids come to mind in my time working professionally with Matt: 1. We won over 80% of all competitive new client pitches, reviews or opportunities that we participated in over our six-plus years as Owens/DePoy. 2. In virtually every one of our client engagements, we delivered positive impact to the customer's bottom line. Make no mistake...Matt led the way. There's hiring for fit. There's hiring for skillset. There's hiring for results. Want the trifecta? Hire Matt.”

“Matt has an innate sense of what is going to work in the marketplace. His ideas are solid and produce concrete results. I've never met anyone with a better sense of what to do in just about any marketing or advertising situation. I seek his advice and draw upon his wisdom and years of experience on a variety of projects. He's the best marketer I know!”