Understand.
I learn the business, the ambition and what is standing in the way.
Growth executive / Strategic advisor / Team builder
Matt
Brower.
I help leaders build the strategy, department and team behind sustainable growth.
01 / The perspective
The work I was always hired to do
Twenty-five years of seeing the opportunity, setting the strategy and building the team.
I have spent my career helping leadership find the real problem, clarify the opportunity and organize the people responsible for making progress. That work has included brands, products, marketing departments, sales systems, recruiting, training and business growth.
I founded and grew a multidisciplinary agency, built internal marketing and sales operations and worked with hundreds of organizations across industries. That experience taught me how strategy, people, process and execution need to work together—and what happens when they do not.
Why The Agency Collective: As my agency grew, more of my attention shifted toward operating the agency and managing fixed resources. I built this model so I could stay closer to the advisory, strategic and team-building work clients were hiring me to do—while still being able to activate specialized expertise when the strategy requires it.
02 / The role
Advice that becomes an operation
I don’t stop at the recommendation.
I work directly with owners and executive teams to diagnose the challenge, establish the priorities and build the structure required to move forward. That may include strengthening the existing department, making key hires, developing the team or connecting specialized support. My role is to help leadership build the right operation and keep it aligned.
Tell me what you’re working on ↗Prioritize.
I turn complexity into a focused set of strategic growth priorities.
Build.
I design the department, roles, systems and support the strategy requires.
Lead.
I help the people responsible for the work stay aligned and accountable.
Improve.
I measure what is working and help the organization build from what we learn.
Connected expertise
When the strategy calls for specialists
The right expertise,
when the work requires it.
I have founded, developed and partnered in specialized companies—and built lasting relationships with independent experts whose work I know and trust.
Some companies shown here are ventures I have founded, developed or partnered in; others are independent specialists I trust. I recommend the strongest fit—including people you already work with.