Matt Ward
CVP

Matt Ward

Professional Speaker, Author and CEO

FL, US
Learn how to create deeper more meaningful connections to grow your business with a unique twist from a CEO who sold his business to someone he built a deep relationship with.
certified virtual presenter

Matt is the founder of Breakthrough Champion...

In 2002 Matt began working with business owners through his website agency, inConcert Web Solutions, to improve their bottom line, gain more clients, and grow their respective businesses. He sold his agency in 2018 so that he could focus on helping businesses get more word of mouth referrals! He's the author of "MORE...Word of Mouth Referrals, Lifelong Customers & Raving Fans".

His presentations focus on building deeper relationships. Matt believes that creating deeper and more meaningful connections will grow any service-based business resulting in more word of mouth referrals. He personally uses this philosophy in his own business.

Since 2002 Matt has spoken at hundreds of business events, seminars, trainings, conferences and associations, including Score, The Better Business Bureau, and the Vacation Rental Success Summit in Toronto, Canada.

Matt is a graduate of the Heroic Public Speaking Grad School Program, a professional member of the National Speakers Association, and the podcast host of the popular small business podcast Square Peg Round Hole!

Matt and his companies have received numerous awards, including:

  • 40 Under 40
  • Chamber Small Business Owner of the Year
  • Top Web Firm 7 Years in a Row
  • Better Business Bureau Torch Award Finalist and
  • Extraordinary Achievement from Heroic Public Speaking
Matt 's Virtual Presenter Certificate

Matt is the founder of Breakthrough Champion...

In 2002 Matt began working with business owners through his website agency, inConcert Web Solutions, to improve their bottom line, gain more clients, and grow their respective businesses. He sold his agency in 2018 so that he could focus on helping businesses get more word of mouth referrals! He's the author of "MORE...Word of Mouth Referrals, Lifelong Customers & Raving Fans".

His presentations focus on building deeper relationships. Matt believes that creating deeper and more meaningful connections will grow any service-based business resulting in more word of mouth referrals. He personally uses this philosophy in his own business.

Since 2002 Matt has spoken at hundreds of business events, seminars, trainings, conferences and associations, including Score, The Better Business Bureau, and the Vacation Rental Success Summit in Toronto, Canada.

Matt is a graduate of the Heroic Public Speaking Grad School Program, a professional member of the National Speakers Association, and the podcast host of the popular small business podcast Square Peg Round Hole!

Matt and his companies have received numerous awards, including:

  • 40 Under 40
  • Chamber Small Business Owner of the Year
  • Top Web Firm 7 Years in a Row
  • Better Business Bureau Torch Award Finalist and
  • Extraordinary Achievement from Heroic Public Speaking
Matt 's Virtual Presenter Certificate

How To Network Virtually - For Associations and Their Members

Networking is a large part of your member's business growth strategy. When people are unable to attend events and need to keep social distance, what do you do?

Now is a great time to share with your members exactly how to make connections and build the relationships that typically happen at live networking events, right from their office chair.

You'll be able to show your members how using Linkedin, Facebook, and other social media formats can be a very effective alternative to face...

MarketingEducational / Informative

How To Network Virtually for Sales Teams

Networking is a large part of your businesses growth and sales strategy. When people are unable to attend events and need to keep social distance, what do you do? What happens with sales and those relationships that your sales team members already have? 

Now is a great time to learn exactly how to make connections and build the relationships that typically happen at live networking events, right from your office chair. 

You'll be able...

SalesEducational / Informative

More Word Of Mouth Referrals: Developing Lifelong Customers & Raving Fans

Most businesses want more of those golden nuggets, the word of mouth referral, but they struggle to get them in a systematic way. People can create more business than they imagined if they had more word of mouth referrals. In this session, Matt Ward will provide attendees with a clear understanding that caring about their clients and contacts can be a powerful marketing weapon. Attendees will leave armed with knowledge and clear takeaways they can implement in their businesses immediately,...
Audience ActivityEducational / Informative

Network like a Rockstar

During this session, Matt Ward will give you the necessary tips and strategies to network effectively during the conference to ensure that you get the most out of your time.
Conferences are most effective when three things are present, Learning, Networking, and Action Taking.  Matt will provide you with the skills to walk away from the conference with actionable ideas and the implementation plan to get them done, as well as a number of true connections.

Audience ActivityEducational / Informative

Becoming the Employer Everyone Wants Through Employee Referrals

In this session, Matt Ward will show you exactly how to attract and retain great employees through word of mouth referrals.  We know that word of mouth works for sales, and there are studies that show that employees referred by other employees remain with a company longer, are more productive, and overall are much happier and healthier. With unemployment currently at a low rate, how are you to get the ideal employee that will make a difference for your team? More...

Audience ActivityEducational / Informative

Video Marketing: How To Stand Out In The Virtual Crowd

Have you ever considered video marketing as a way to connect with your contacts, clients, and vendors? Within the next year, over 80% of content consumed on the internet will be video. Matt will show attendees the reasons why creating one to one personalized video is an effective and simple way to connect. Matt will give examples of designs, content, and types of videos that work well to really create a unique message for the viewer. During this interactive presentation, attendees will...
Audience ActivityEducational / Informative

Social Media Maze: How to Navigate Through Social Media to Build Lasting Connections

With so much happening out there in the world of social media it's easy to get lost. How do you stand out, get noticed, and find ways to truly connect with others? Matt Ward is a former website agency owner, and he knows exactly what the trick is and how to do it. Attendees will experience and understand a unique approach to connecting with others. Social Media is meant to be social, yet so few people actually use it properly to connect, including connecting offline, which will...

Audience ActivityEducational / Informative

Social Media Espionage: Using Your Detective Skills To Build Relationships

The reality is that people are using social media more often now than even personal phone calls. The heightened use of these tools creates a lot of noise in the marketplace and specifically in our feeds and inbox. With that problem comes an opportunity to learn about others and connect deeper.

Attendees will learn:

  • What to pay attention to
  • Where to find information necessary for building relationships
  • Identify starter conversation...
Audience ActivityEducational / Informative
Matt 's Virtual Presenter Certificate