I was surprised that Matthew was the one actually calling me on the first free appointment call, and not a sales agent underneath him. He was down to earth, and very helpful with giving me good advice on the direction of my business. Thanks, Matthew!

My service business is to drive customers in their private vehicles when they are not legal to drive themselves. It’s been very frustrating finding staff with the right mindset. Within 20 minutes Matthew helped me to realise that I am only looking for employees when hiring. Matthew suggested focusing on entrepreneurial agencies and defining my expectations. Huge thanks Matthew, much appreciated.

Thank you, Matthew, for a very enjoyable and profitable call. Your points make sense and are of great value.

Matthew spoke to our association on how to pitch an idea to an employer and knocked it out of the park. All of our attendees raved about how practical and applicable his talk was and took the time to tell me they wished his presentation had been longer. Leading up to the event, he was responsive, professional, and a joy to work with. I wish all my presenters delivered what they promised. Matt went above and beyond. Thank you!!

I got to speak to Matthew for 45 minutes, and in that time we identified several misconceptions that I had regarding growth. While I previously thought that rapid growth required a large outlay of capital, I now know that it can be achieved with minimal resources. I look forward to learning more from Matthew as we work together in future.

Matthew Pollard is masterful! In two short hours Matthew synthesized my life’s work. He curated decades of my career as an explorer then created a map on how to make this knowledge relevant to the modern world. I have spent years and more money than I care to admit on courses and training to accomplish what Matthew and I have achieved during our first session. While there is no doubt this investment will yield great returns, I will never recover the years I have spent searching for someone as capable as Matthew Pollard.

I had been listening to Matthew’s podcasts and had thoroughly enjoyed them. I also found useful information on his website that I was able to utilise in my business. I signed up for his 30 minute free consultation. What a great and helpful conversation that was. Together we identified what the gaps were and what I could do to bridge them. Matthew provided me with some simple tools and suggestions that I could take into my business immediately. I thought we would be talking about Matthew’s services and programs. I was pleasantly surprised that it was all about me and my business and how best he could help me. It wasn’t about selling his programs or a sales pitch. Our conversation, the podcasts, and the information he provided were really helpful. I was given more than what I expected. Thank you, Matthew.

Matthew Pollard is a gifted communicator and educator. He has an unrivalled ability to translate new ideas from the field of high performance that make an immediate difference to how people go about running their business and looking after their own individual performance.  Matthew has integrity and is trusted by those he speaks to because he starts with a simple premise: “If I can make this work for me, then I know it works. If this makes sense to me, then I can help it work for others.” People appreciate Matthew’s innate empathy, respect and regard – he is a great listener. However, and this is what has most impressed me about Matthew’s mindset, he constantly challenges what others take for granted. With me, he raises the challenging and difficult questions, and has forced me to justify my answers – rather than merely accept what I have to say because I am “the expert.” He probes and weaves, seeing where ideas apply, where they don’t, and which ones make the difference. Matthew displays an advanced capacity to coach as well as to present highly effective and innovative workshops designed to enhance work practices. He is an expert in what he does!

Matthew I wanted to take a minute to thank you for your work with Colliers here in Austin. I found your teaching style and objectives to be geared towards helping us find what works best for us as opposed to a “hard sell” sales trainers I have used before. On top of enjoying working with you, I have to say the results have been fantastic. Your technique of engaging the prospect through storytelling has been outstanding.

One of my employees had this to say regarding your training: “It doesn’t matter what they say, I just tell them a story and they say yes. I no longer have to be a bulldog. I used to have to get juiced up to make cold calls and be ready to push through objections. Now I can just stroll in, tell stories and make appointments.”

Our success on setting meetings has quadrupled thanks to your help, with over a million dollars of potential income associated with those meetings in just the short time since your training finished. Also, bookings have gone up not just in number but quality, as one of your trainees booked the largest meeting he has ever set.

Lastly, the employee that was struggling to make calls has gone from potentially on his way out with little hope of survival without some change to suddenly obtaining the confidence he needs to set meetings. His prospect sheet has doubled and that is definitely a feel good story from my perspective.

So, please include me as a solid reference for your training to anyone who has questions. Your training was absolutely one of the best investments I have ever made in my employees and my company.

It was a pleasure having Matthew speak at the Sales 2.0 Conference in Philadelphia. He closed our program with some great ideas that our audience could put into play immediately. His stories and statistics engaged the audience and got them thinking. I would recommend Matthew to speak for sales leaders who want to increase sales.

I am naturally very sales oriented. Cold calling and speaking to executives is something I enjoy and that comes naturally. However, as a young guy in a tough, highly competitive industry, I was not having nearly the success I wanted as it related to prospecting. We had Matthew come work with our team, and from the very start I was impressed by Matthew’s unique approach to sales. Matthew’s calculated approach of selling via stories was not something I had ever done before, and admittedly I was skeptical of whether it would resonate with C-suite executives. What I found was that not only did my success rate on the phone skyrocket, but my entire approach to cold calling changed. I was no longer the bulldog on the phone who needed to juice myself up to be ultra aggressive on the phone. Instead, I was able to use tangible stories/examples to side step rebuttals and open doors that otherwise would have been shut. I now set meetings with the majority of decision makers I connect with, and I absolutely attribute that to the extensive work Matthew put in to help me adjust my approach. Aside from the tremendous value Matthew provided to my business, he was a pleasure to work with and be around, which made the experience that much better. I would HIGHLY recommend Matthew to anyone looking to improve their sales technique and make more money. He is extremely good at what he does, and is a classy guy.

Matthew is a truly outstanding sales & marketing expert and has been an important part of my growth and development. Matt has great wisdom, knowledge and abilities, but more importantly, he is incredibly giving with these capabilities and with anything he creates. It is this consistent willingness to share, help and enable others to achieve success that may be his greatest gift. He goes above and beyond to understand where you are and what you need, and partners closely to help you achieve your goals. His advice around breaking down all the things I do in my business into creating a unified message and discovering my service’s unique point of difference has been invaluable in the evolution of my business. Today I am able to clearly communicate what I do and the unique value I provide in a way that speaks to my chosen client segment. I highly recommend him as consultant, coach and speaker, as his guidance and insights are invaluable.

Matthew Pollard gave a compelling presentation at the Sales 2.0 conference in Philadelphia. It was my first time to hear him and I gained many great ideas from him. His talk was filled with valuable, useful ideas, and his delivery was highly motivating, powerful, and fun. No wonder he’s been so successful! I recommend you get into his audience as soon as you can. Learn from Matthew.

I was privileged to hear Matthew speak at the 2015 Freelance Conference in Austin, Texas. What impressed me most was how quickly he identified gaps in critical service models in the examples he gave and, more importantly, how he dove in and solved the problems. Few people excel at both identifying problems at the big-picture level AND crafting and executing detailed solutions. Matthew is a rare talent.

I attended the Austin Freelance Conference where Matthew spoke to the crowd. My business recently launched, so my partner and I are exploring messaging ideas to find new clients. Matthew provided a 30 minute workshop that quickly helped us identify who, what, and why we provide value. We then identified the valuable outcomes that clients will find compelling. We have already put these ideas into our website and are networking far more effectively than before. As marketing consultants, we can re-use this exercise with our clients to help us better understand their needs. A true win all the way around from only 30 minutes with Matthew.

Before working with Matthew, I struggled with finding clarity in my message and locating my audience. After one session with Matthew, it all became clear to me. I received guidance, support and additional resources above and beyond my expectations. Matthew helped me plan out concrete next steps and strategies to meet my goals. I’m so glad I heard his podcast and signed up for a complimentary session!

Matthew brought an outstanding session to the stage of The Freelance Conference as he opened up the conversation of creating a growth strategy. He was humble, engaging and concise, making him a favorite from the audience. I look forward to the opportunity to work with Matthew again.

Thank you to Matthew Pollard for succinctly saying back to me my exact brand! I have been struggling for over a year, have paid for business coaching, branding experts and content writing experts, for what Matthew accomplished in my office in two hours! Matthew has helped me to clearly, concisely and concretely decipher my messaging and deliver it with valuable impact to my audience. He is gifted, talented and skilled at pulling you out of your own minutia and elevating your messaging. I’m empowered and excited about executing next steps to deliver an extraordinary experience for my clients! Thank you, Matthew!

I was fairly pleased with the messaging for my business in its current state. However, participating in Matthew’s workshop talk triggered a higher level of clarity. I must confess I found myself rushing ahead – using the worksheet – feverishly wanting to dig deeper. I ended up not just polishing my messaging, but enhancing my target audience. It’s the day after, and I am already improving my business. It’s unusual for a brief talk to provide attendees with so much insight. It requires  a subject matter expert, yes, but Matthew also has full command of the stage, the discipline to stick to his program, and the empathy to care about the benefit for the audience. I also had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Matthew and getting invaluable professional advice. He is a caring, giving expert that helped me see new opportunities I hadn’t before. Matthew is the real deal, and he made our conference better because of it.

Matthew was a speaker at the Freelance Conference I attended. Not only was he engaging in the way he presented, but I walked away with a list of action items to work on to better translate what I do with my business to stand out from other event planners and pr firms.