About

Matt Phillips: Founder of Phillips & Co. | Innovation Adviser and Entrepreneur | Speaker on Creativity, Leadership and Breakthrough Thinking

Why Book Matt Phillips?

Matt Phillips helps teams find a fresh approach when familiar thinking stops producing useful answers. Founder of the innovation consultancy Phillips & Co., he brings more than two decades of experience advising businesses and nonprofit organizations on innovation.

Matt combines that business background with an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and improv training at The Second City. His presentations use humor, examples, and practical tools to help people reconsider a challenge and move promising ideas toward action.

Why Is Matt Phillips Right for Your Audience?

Matt is a strong fit for leadership conferences, innovation meetings, strategy retreats, and company events. Consider him when teams feel stuck, need new approaches to a business challenge, or want more people to contribute ideas.

Book Matt when your audience needs to:

• Approach a familiar problem from a different angle
• Turn promising ideas into practical next steps
• Build confidence contributing to innovation
• Recognize opportunities beyond existing routines
• Encourage creative thinking across roles and departments
• Strengthen leadership support for experimentation

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Introduced to Matt’s five principles of breakthrough thinking or leadership
• Equipped with tools for reconsidering a current challenge
• More confident participating in innovation
• Ready to encourage creative contributions from colleagues
• Focused on a practical step toward testing or developing an idea

Keynote Programs

The Breakthrough Thinking Toolbox

Matt introduces principles and tools for getting unstuck, reframing challenges, and developing new possibilities. He connects creative thinking with the work of putting an idea into practice. Ideal for innovation, strategy, and broad employee audiences.

Breakthrough Leadership

Matt explores how leaders can encourage new thinking and help their teams develop ideas. Audiences examine leadership mindsets and ways to create conditions that support innovation. Ideal for executives, managers, and leadership development events.

Is Matt Phillips Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the challenges it needs to approach differently, and the ideas you want people to put into action. We can help select Matt’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.