Matt started his Finance journey by earning a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University in 2008. In 2010, after a few years gaining work experience, he decided to go back and earn a MBA. He attended Georgia State University and graduated in 2014 with a dual concentration in Economics and Finance.

Prior to college both his father and grandfather spent time working for brokerages and he always thought it would be fun to manage people's investments. That's what started him down this path then it was while he was in grad school where he had the idea that started all of this. Ultimately, he just wants to make it easy to learn how to trade stocks.

Before Portfolio Degree, Matt's professional background was in Corporate Finance, most recently as a Manufacturing Plant Controller.