A Learning Hub & Community Helping Introverts Thrive
ABOUT MATTHEW POLLARD
Before Chris discovered Rapid Growth Academy, he was constantly preoccupied with his business, and struggled to articulate his value to potential clients. But the Academy helped Chris transform his mindset and develop a clear, compelling message that resonated with his audience. As a result, Chris not only gained the confidence to effectively communicate his offerings, but he also achieved the work-life balance he desperately needed. By embracing the strategies taught in Rapid Growth Academy, Chris successfully turned his small law firm consultancy into a thriving enterprise. He has already multiplied his revenue 5X over the previous year’s earnings, and is on track to 10X by the end of the year.
Whitney had a small side income from a few clients in her writing business, but started to panic after losing half of her monthly retainers. Once she applied the strategies she learned in Rapid Growth Academy, she rebranded herself to align her business with her goals and attract her ideal customers. Within just a few weeks, she started closing new retainer deals for $5 – $10K, and is in love with her business again.
Chelsey was discouraged and struggling with her progress in getting her own business started. Coming from a family who all worked 9-5 jobs for someone else did not prepare her for entrepreneurship. And when she did seek advice from other resources, it all focused on “putting yourself out there,” which as an introvert, was not something she was at all comfortable with. Matthew’s Rapid Growth Academy taught strategies that still allowed her to embrace her introversion and remain authentic to herself, which particularly resonated with her. Where everyone else wanted her to become extroverted to succeed, Matthew’s course allowed her to be true to herself while completely transforming her career in a clear, concise, authentic way.
Like many small business owners, Clayton struggled with differentiating himself, generating interest, and finding clients – until he joined Rapid Growth Academy. The program taught him a system for creating a niche, networking, and marketing himself to attract clients, and also provided a newfound confidence and love for his business that was lacking during the day-to-day struggle. As someone who appreciates authenticity in business, Clayton especially loves that the program’s approach is centered on adding value, rather than pitching and selling himself. Since joining, he’s made twice as much money as he did the previous year, and has landed a $60,000 engagement from an inbound lead. In Clayton’s words, he now feels like he’s on a mission, not a treadmill.
Before Susan enrolled in Rapid Growth Academy, she was only closing every fourth or fifth person she talked to. But after implementing Matthew’s strategies, she’s closing 80%-90% of the people she talks to now, and is quickly headed for a six-figure income. She’s particularly excited about her improved social media strategy, which brings her 50% of her business via inbound leads, and her unified message, which speaks directly to her ideal clients and makes working with her an easy decision.
I started Rapid Growth Academy before I had any real direction for my business. I had big dreams but struggled to define my end goal. I followed Matthew’s system, did the work, but it took time for everything to click.
Fast forward to this year, and I finally put my focus on consistency and action. Showing up, creating content, and getting comfortable on camera. While I had taken a long pause on packaging, I found myself returning to the work I did in RGA years ago.
The amazing part is that in just five days, I made four sales on a low-ticket offer, had multiple inquiries about working 1-on-1, and generated 101 high-quality leads, all through organic traffic. And I still haven’t even finished Matthew’s course! But because I finally have clarity on my end goal, I now have a clear path forward.
I love that the work I did years ago is still completely relevant and is paying off. It’s all coming together!
Happy to say I’ve had success with my niche (construction), and now have quite a few great recurring revenue clients in this industry. Doing two deals with a $500M builder has been a highlight, worth AUD 40,000.
The package I created through Rapid Growth Academy is a very profitable one. Clients have commented that no other IT is doing that, very specific to their industry. I saved a scaffolding company 20 hours a week in admin after they signed up for the Platinum agreement. They are loving it!
Before working with Matthew in his Rapid Growth Academy, I had tried many other programs to help me propel my business forward but not felt in alignment with who I was, and so they felt hard and forced. As I worked through Matthew’s step by step process, my confidence increased, my differentiator became clearer, and my sales process did not feel pushy or forced. Though I still have lots of things to implement from the program, I have already seen an increase in my close rates, increase in demand for my talks, higher open and conversion rates in my nurture sequences and revenue and bottom line profit are at a record high.
My experience working with Matthew has exceeded my expectations and I am confident as I continue to implement his strategies my business will continue to grow and in away that feels congruent to who I am. If you are an introvert, feeling stuck in your business and have tried other programs with limited success, I would highly recommend working with Matthew.
At Oracle’s annual sales kickoff, I was surprised when Matthew was introduced and then told us about the power of storytelling. He walked us through the components of a good story as well as the science behind the benefits of using it in a sales context. As a content marketer at heart, I believe in the importance of the quality of your messaging. Whether that’s your ad copy or opening on a cold call, the quality of your message will make all the difference. Matthew’s speech nailed it! It was inspiring, empowering and actionable.
He made me curious so I went a bit deeper. I saw his book, the Introvert’s Edge, was a top seller so I read it. I got so much out of it from a sales perspective! I studied his structure for storytelling and felt it was attainable, even for a big company like ours, to adopt. Credit goes to our sales leader, Chris, but I’m proud to say that our division at Oracle has led the way in using Matthew’s framework for storytelling. Our customer win stories are now more than just a list of cold facts. We’re crafting rich, descriptive language that is not only enjoyable to read but also effective at educating other sales people.
I didn’t stop there. I caught him as a guest on a podcast, signed up for his newsletter and read many of his blogs. His Rapid Growth Academy seemed perfect for my wife’s leadership coaching business. We only recently signed up but I can see there’s a lot of value in following his process. In fact, we dropped our marketing agency in favor of the Rapid Growth Academy. The technology he uses, the quality of his materials and the process he takes us through is top-notch and just what we needed.
Matthew is relevant to salespeople, marketers, business developers, entrepreneurs and anyone in the business of convincing others to take action. Matthew is special. He has really thought through sales, branding, and storytelling and he has a way of communicating that is down-to-earth, inspiring and easy to act on.
I am a huge fan of the Rapid Growth Academy. The training led me to be able to differentiate T-Werx, my co-working space, from all our competitors and allow us to grow our revenue over 50% last year. I loved the training so much that I began to coach people at T-Werx through the program, and it has become a mainstay of our training programs for entrepreneurs.
If it wasn’t for Matthew I wouldn’t be where I am at today in my business, or even in my life. Matthew is the real deal and working with him directly in his Rapid Growth Academy was the game changer that catapulted me to success.
Hands down, he is the best coach I have ever had in my life. I will forever be grateful.
Before meeting Matthew, I had tried several different business programs, all stating they were THE solution to my problems. However, I found myself continually disappointed, as they only addressed part of my issue and left me with more questions than answers.
I originally heard of Matthew on a podcast and immediately resonated with his message, as he described his story of overcoming difficulties and ultimately achieving a great deal of success. Matthew is also an introvert, which I can definitely relate to! As an introvert, I always thought that I would need to put on my “extroverted mask” to achieve success in sales and marketing; however, this was never authentic to me, so I struggled to really see growth in my business.
After hearing of Matthew on the podcast, I booked a free consultation call. He provided an accurate and quick assessment of my business problems and gave me straightforward and actionable solutions. So I invested in his Rapid Growth Academy, and have been a true fan and advocate for his work ever since. It has been about 4 years now since that first call, and I’ve only received more and more value from Matthew and his Rapid Growth process.
My strategy for attracting clients feels authentic (never salesy) and I have a structured process for all my business strategies. I’ve made thousands of dollars as a result of implementing Matthew’s systems and continue to see growth and progress to this day. I can’t say enough about the positive impact Matthew has had on my life, both personally and professionally. He’s helped me see my own potential and believe in myself, even when I’ve had doubts. He’s continued to encourage me to pursue my goals and always goes above and beyond to provide helpful, compassionate advice.
I honestly don’t know where I would be if it wasn’t for meeting Matthew and gaining a clear direction for my business. He’s truly changed my life!
Well known and successful as a marketing, PR, and social media strategist, I recently recognized that my firm’s sales pipeline was dry. In fact, I was losing confidence in my ability to find more clients when I needed them most. After investing in Matthew’s Rapid Growth program, and putting to use his logical sales systemization approach, within two weeks I generated several leads and tripled my investment by landing a $9,500 contract, which includes a potential bonus of 30% in the next 30 days.
Better yet, using Matthew’s sage advice, this new sale is poised to become a $60,000-plus client over the next 12 months, and more bonuses to come. Matthew is “The Rapid Growth Guy,” and I would add that he is a “Champion Sales Coach” with unique talents to bring out the best in anyone by showing you how to get your new sales approach up and running like never before. Looking ahead, I have a whole new outlook on sales, and I now know how to ensure that my new business pipeline will always be full.
In a few short days, Matthew showed me how to create packages to entice new customers, and as a result I got a sale the next day from a customer I would have normally viewed as a waste of time. I would highly recommend Mathew to anyone looking to improve their sales know how in a business environment.
The lessons I learned in Rapid Growth Academy have had a significant impact on the growth and awareness of my brand. The content was easy to digest and provided a clear blueprint for taking action. Thank you!
Joining The Rapid Growth Academy, I found not only supportive mentorship, but also a group full of kindred souls who could relate to what I was going through. I worked through the weeks slowly, taking my time, but every time I posted my work I got such effective advice from Matthew that it moved me forward. Matthew works like a master composer; he can pinpoint the moment you have messed up a single note, and while pointing it out, he will always tell you how to work through it to become pitch perfect.
Though I’ve still not finished the entire course, I credit it for giving me the tools and the confidence to state my value in a way that is clearly understood by my clients. This confidence helped me land a book deal in my domestic market at my defined price. I recommend Matthew’s course for every introvert who is struggling to be heard and appreciated for the awesome work they do, but cannot find the confidence to speak up for themselves.
Before working with Matthew I had a good understanding of different tactics to run a business, but they were all competing for my attention. Going through the materials of the Rapid Growth Academy allowed me to see how all those different tactics fit into a single well-functioning system. Now, my focusing on one activity creates a ripple effect and produces outcomes in multiple areas of my business. It allows me to work more efficiently and productively.
The quality of this course and the depth of content far exceeds what can typically be found. Matthew knows how to get things done.
I found this program to be incredibly helpful. I wish that I had gone through this program when I was a new business owner, so that I could have made the last few years of my life more productive, and I strongly urge any new business owner to take the time to do so. For anyone who doesn’t feel like they have the time to do this program, ask yourself if you have the time not to. For me, several hours (plus the additional time I spent in coaching with Matthew) could have saved me several years.
Matthew provides me insightful advice on clarifying my business goals, my reasons for having these goals, and developing a clear plan to build a business based on that goal. He shares detailed experience and tools from his own efforts building a business, enabling me to jumpstart my process with the benefit of his experience. Outstanding course and experience.
After only a few weeks with Rapid Growth Academy, Matthew’s insight, “tough love,” and suggestions helped me jumpstart my business in a way I had never done in 25 years. Thank you, Matthew.
After watching all the online training (lots), I now use most of the techniques, and they do work. Even the process of how people view our website was altered to suit some of the things you spoke about. We began using heatmaps on the site to track the popular areas of the pages. The first heat spot is dedicated to building trust, the second to ‘Set the Scene’ then the third to show what we can do better than anyone else. Pretty impressive.
Watching the weekly Rapid Growth Academy live stream has totally paid for itself with Matthew’s knowledge of all of the different resources to make business easier and more streamlined.
I’ve done a lot of work on the foundations of my business in the past, but Matthew’s helped me see the way forward through fresh eyes, encouraging me to dig deeper, re-energizing myself and my company. It’s exciting, and I’ve fallen in love with my work again. Feels great!
