Matt finds himself straddling the two worlds he inhabits: the able-bodied one and the disabled one.

Matt was born without legs, but he lived to the most of his abilities, just like everyone else. Matt offers a new way of thinking and a fresh perspective to his audiences, sharing his firsthand accounts of living a unique lifestyle. Matt tries to help people understand their own situation a little better and attempts to explain why people act the way they do based on the challenges they are experiencing.

In Matt's professional career as a disability speaker and advocate, he has delivered his messages to over a million people at hundreds of regional and national conventions along with two sitting presidents of the United States.

In addition to presenting for a variety of corporate events and trainings, Matt currently serves as the DE&I Director for the Wisconsin State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management. He also helps out as the President Elect, the Program Chair, the DE&I Committee Chair of the Jefferson County Chapter of the Human Resource Management Association.

He was also a member of the State of Wisconsin's Partners in Policy Making for People with Disabilities Council, and was selected for and served on the State of Wisconsin on the Governor's Rehabilitation Council over the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Wisconsin Easter Seal's State Board, and the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater's College of Arts and Communication Dean's Advisory Board.

Matt has also gained recognition having played on the USA Paralympic Sitting Volleyball team for 8 years and participating in the 2000 Paralympics in Australia. He is an active member of the disabled community, yet he considers myself capable of doing what any able-bodied person can do – just in a different way.

In 2017, he published his first book, Able-Bodied Like Me. Reviewed by Kirkus as a, "Perceptive discussion of disability and bias."

Matt is the next generation of Diversity Professionals, Specializing in Unification, Cohesion, and Empathy Trainings for your organization.