Matthew Pollard Speaker Biography
Top Business and Sales Speaker Known as The Rapid Growth Guy
Matthew Pollard is a dynamic business speaker Matthew Pollard, known for his energy and contemporary approach. He is relatable and a powerhouse of differentiation. As an expert in niche marketing and a master sales systemization coach, Matthew is deeply passionate about helping organizations not just survive, but truly thrive. His impressive track record includes five multimillion-dollar business success stories, all achieved before the age of thirty. This remarkable history underscores the value and credibility he brings to each and every presentation. Consequently, audiences can trust that his insights are grounded in tangible results.
Growth and Success
Unlike many theorists, business speaker Matthew Pollard bases his methods on extensive real-world experience. He boasts over 3500 business transformations and this number continues to grow. Therefore, Matthew provides instantly actionable strategies. These strategies create a real and lasting impact on his audiences. Whether addressing a multinational conglomerate with complex solutions for Fortune 500 companies or a small business association aiming to give its members a competitive advantage, Matthew delivers an uncomplicated blueprint for achieving significant growth and sustained success. His practical approach ensures that attendees leave with concrete steps they can implement immediately.
Small Business Expert
Matthew’s remarkable ascent against considerable odds, coupled with his honest sharing of personal challenges, fosters an inspiring atmosphere of possibility and genuine belief among his listeners. Consequently, participants leave his presentations with a powerful sense of empowerment, often thinking, “If he can achieve such success, so can I.” More importantly, they gain a complete understanding of the precise steps necessary to dramatically accelerate their own success. Furthermore, when it comes to understanding the crucial elements that make a speaker truly stand out and resonate with an audience, Matthew possesses unique insight. As the Founder and Executive Director of Small Business Festival, recognized as INC’s #3 conference in America for small businesses, he annually manages the organization of hundreds of speakers for thousands of attendees. This firsthand experience provides him with an unparalleled understanding of what truly motivates and inspires an audience, delivers an exceptional experience, and ultimately provides long-lasting return on investment.
Media and Publications
Business speaker Matthew Pollard is an internationally award-winning blogger. He also contributes to prominent publications such as CEO, Entrepreneur, and Top Sales World Magazine. Moreover, he is a recurring guest on major television networks like FOX and NBC. Additionally, he has been featured on top-rated podcasts, including Entrepreneur on Fire and Eventual Millionaire. He is also the author of the bestselling book, The Introvert’s Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone. This acclaimed book has received endorsements from industry leaders such as Neil Patel, Brian Tracy, Mark Roberge of Harvard, and Derek Lidow of Princeton, among many others.
If your organization seeks a keynote speaker who offers a distinct advantage, delivers measurable return on investment, and can guide you toward achieving unprecedented results, Matthew Pollard, the Rapid Growth® Guy, is an ideal choice.
Matthew Pollard Speaking Topics
RAPID GROWTH, THE LAZY WAY - MAKE YOUR COMPETITION IRRELEVANT
Do your members or channel partners feel they are on an endless hamster wheel, just trying to keep their business going? They provide an amazing product or service, but despite all their efforts and good intentions, their day-to-day is a constant struggle to find interested people, set themselves apart, and make the sale – all while competing against established industry players and dealing with customers who seem to care about only one thing... PRICE. In this game-changing keynote, participants will walk away with a complete understanding of where they have been going wrong, and they’ll know the three instantly-implementable strategies to turn it all around.
BUILD YOUR STORY PLAYBOOK® - THE CATALYST TO EXPLOSIVE SALES GROWTH
What if your sales team could have an instant advantage over all your competition? What if you could quadruple appointments, shorten sales cycles, and skyrocket profits, all through the application of one powerful technique? If your sales team needs this kind of edge, “Build Your Story Playbook®” provides the breakthrough you’ve been looking for. Shift your sales team away from the uncomfortable bulldog tactics of the past, to a new, relaxed, and scientifically proven methodology that consistently multiplies results, guaranteed.
THE INTROVERT’S EDGE - YOUR DIFFERENCE, YOUR POWER
For too long, introverts have fallen victim to the myth that because of their quiet personalities, they can’t be as successful in business as their extroverted counterparts. In this groundbreaking keynote, Matthew shares personal stories, client transformations, and insights gained through a series of interviews with millionaire introverts, to confront this stigma head-on. By the end of this enlightening presentation, introverts will feel empowered, and know exactly how to embrace and harness their natural abilities for amazing success.
RAPID GROWTH IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY -DRIVING PROSPERITY IN CHANGING ECONOMIC TIMES
Today’s executives are confronted with new challenges that threaten their continued growth and survival. With increased competition, disruptive technologies, and tough economic climates, market share is dwindling and discounted acquisition is steadily on the rise. This insightful keynote provides participants with a full understanding of how to stay competitive in a constantly changing landscape. They’ll discover how to achieve sustained success in the face of smaller, more agile competition, and they’ll learn the three instantly-actionable strategies to immediately drive any corporation back to momentum and growth.
COMPETITIVE COLLABORATION SHIFT YOUR THINKING, DRIVE YOUR PROFITS
The business landscape has changed, and organizations and their employees must learn to adapt in order to survive and thrive. The secret to dramatically increased productivity, profitability, and sales acquisition requires leaving behind your outdated ideas of dog-eat-dog competition and turning instead to the high-yield powers of collaboration. Drawing from a decade of experience forging unusual but highly profitable partnerships, Matthew leads participants to break free of stagnating group think and embrace a mindset of cooperation. Audiences will transform their traditional silo focus, and be emboldened to seize creative and lucrative business opportunities through interdepartmental and external collaboration.
CHANNELING YOUR SUPERPOWER: THE LIFE-DEFINING POWER OF THOUGHT
Some people come from nothing and overcome tremendous adversity to achieve success. Others come from backgrounds of education and privilege, yet achieve nothing. What is it that differentiates people who succeed from those who do not? Is it nature, is it nurture, or is it something that can be mastered and controlled? In this inspirational tell-all presentation, Matthew uncovers the secrets behind his tremendous achievement and that of his clients, showing how participants, with a few changes in behavior and mindset, can create an unstoppable force of focus, motivation, and no-limit thinking.
Matthew Pollard Books

The Introvert’s Edge to Networking: Work the Room. Leverage Social Media. Develop Powerful Connections
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