Matt Sloane

Current

• Adaptation Coach at a time of need

Past

• Content Production Manager at Interaction Associates
• Graphic Designer at Sackett Design Associates
• Owner / Graphic Designer / Illustrator at MattDraws (Sole Proprietorship)

• President at Boston Graphic Artists Guild
• Lead Designer at EliteView
• Graphic Designer at ClubTools

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Education

• New Ventures West
• Skidmore College

Recommended

3 people have recommended Matt

Connections

115 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Blog

Matt Sloane’s Summary

Matt Sloane’s Specialties:

Adaptation Coaching, Meeting Facilitation, Process Improvement

Matt Sloane’s Experience

• Adaptation Coach

  a time of need

  (Management Consulting industry)

  April 2009 — Present (4 months)

  Transferring the life skills required to manage and create change: awareness, purpose, and taking action.

• Content Production Manager

  Interaction Associates

  (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

  July 2006 — June 2009 (3 years)

  Ensured the firm's intellectual property communicated clearly, was accessible to all employees, and was created in a way that drew on people's strengths. Organizational development consulting firm teaching collaboration skills to leaders, teams, and change agents. I did a combination of graphic design, internal process improvement, and intellectual property management.

• Graphic Designer

  Sackett Design Associates

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

  September 2003 — July 2006 (2 years 11 months)

  Appointed to direct design development for marketing and sales collateral, direct mail, websites, and corporate identity programs for clients such as Warner Brothers, Estée Lauder, Charles Schwab, and Nickelodeon. Responsible for design strategy, concept development, client project management, and vendor coordination.

• Owner / Graphic Designer / Illustrator

  MattDraws (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

  April 2002 — August 2003 (1 year 5 months)

  Developing strategically sound, highly effective marketing communications materials for leading consumer products, financial services, retailing and media/entertainment companies. Strong conceptual, client/project/vendor management skills and an exceptional ability to organize project teams to create successful new design solutions.

• President

  Boston Graphic Artists Guild

  (Non-Profit; Graphic Design industry)

  April 2002 — July 2003 (1 year 4 months)

  Organized/chaired monthly board meetings and worked with volunteers to hold events, reach out to community, and create professional presence in the greater Boston area. The Graphic Artists Guild is an organization for graphic artists to communicate and advocate for industry practices, pricing, ethics, and laws.

• Lead Designer

  EliteView

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  March 2001 — March 2002 (1 year 1 month)

  Appointed to upgrade corporate branding and lead all web design projects for emerging web development company. EliteView served a diverse range of clients including the Rolls-Royce Owners Club, DeCordova Museum, and Bickford’s Restaurant chain.

• Graphic Designer

  ClubTools

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  September 2000 — January 2001 (5 months)

  Hired to provide design direction for new business, customer service and corporate marketing for this I-Group/Hotbank venture, which developed alumni organization/club software and web services for Harvard, Columbia, MIT and over 100 other U.S. universities and colleges.

Matt Sloane’s Education

• New Ventures West

  Integral Coaching 2008 — 2009

  This year-long program is a balance of philosophy, linguistics, biology, history, and spirituality.

• Skidmore College

  B.S. , Creative Writing , 1992 — 1996

  Activities and Societies:

  Captain of Ultimate Frisbee Team (the Wombats) from 1995-6

Additional Information

Matt Sloane’s Websites:

• My Blog

Matt Sloane’s Interests:

Leadership self-awareness, Greek mythology, creative processes, learning processes, athletic inner game, psychology, yoga philosophy, teaching, coaching...

Matt Sloane’s Groups:

THRIVE Workshop Community, Graphic Artists Guild, dropEar Book Club, Discotheque, frisbee, Men

•    New Ventures West Class J

Matt Sloane’s Honors:

Stakeholder Voice (2008, Interaction Associates' Values in Action Award)
Principled Action (2007, Interaction Associates' Values in Action Award)
Client Service (2006, Interaction Associates' Values in Action Award)

Matt Sloane’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• expertise requests
• business deals
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