Matthew Ferrara has a degree in philosophy, is a photographer, writer and a professional speaker. He has spent the last 28 years traveling the world teaching others how to grow their careers and lives through creativity, innovation and leadership. Matthew’s journey began with talk radio and shifted into real estate sales and training in 1991, and has included owning a training firm, call center, online learning portal and an executive mentoring firm. Matthew is an advisor to organizations in 49 states and 16 countries.

Matthew’s work draws connections between many disciplines such as business, innovation, marketing and technology that combine into unique insights about growth and modern markets. His perspectives include roles as salesperson, CEO, entrepreneur, artist and cancer survivor from which he has developed an inspiring message about the importance of doing good work with our lives.

On his journey, Matthew attended Phillips Academy Andover, went to school in Bologna, Italy, earned degrees in philosophy and economics, moved from Boston to Las Vegas and has flown enough miles to visit the moon and back over five times. He has keynoted conferences and hosted retreats around the world, has been translated into eight languages and his photographs are periodically auctioned for charities and good causes.