Matthew Emerzian

YOU MATTER – A Story and Framework that Matter

Everyone has a story… some just happen to create a ripple effect of positive impact that transforms millions of lives. That is Matt’s story.  

After graduating from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, Matt achieved great success as SVP of Robert Kardashian’s music marketing company. He was “living the dream” and working on projects for many of the biggest artists in the world, until he woke up on a Monday morning with a massive panic attack that turned into chronic anxiety disorder and depression. 

Matt worked to find new meaning and purpose in his life, leading him to write his first book in 2007, Every Monday Matters™ (EMM). That book became the inspiration for founding a non-profit organization with the mission of helping individuals and organizations embrace how much and why they matter. 

Get ready for a moving, empowering, and interactive keynote that will leave the hearts and minds of everyone in the room forever transformed.

Mattering is The New Future of Work

Today, companies and employees are struggling with uncertainties in the speed of innovation, economic and geopolitical disruptions, growing social and environmental pressures, mental health and well-being struggles, and a wicked pandemic hangover. The future is coming so fast that it nearly feels like the present.

Matt proposes that mattering is our future; therefore, mattering is at the intersection of human and business needs. Companies are human. Thus, the future of work is human; and, preparing for tomorrow means investing in your people today.

The Mattering Mindset™ provides an actionable and timely methodology for how companies can best prepare for the rapid changes the future has in store for them. Participants will reconnect to the foundations of developing a human-centered organization that promotes inclusion, connection, and purpose. More so, they will walk away inspired and empowered to welcome a future that matters.

Mattering is The New Leadership

Companies today face many challenges, but one of the biggest is retaining the staff to meet and exceed business goals. This puts extra weight on the shoulders of People Leaders to ensure their employees are meeting business needs while simultaneously addressing human needs. 

Leaders hold the power to realize—or vaporize—incredible organizational performance. Their leadership capacity determines the future of those they lead. 

The Mattering Mindset™ is at the ‘Heart’ of every great leader. People don’t want to be managed; they want to know they matter. Participants will learn proven techniques in how to embrace The Mattering Mindset™ for leadership success by making their teams feel seen, heard, loved, and empowered.

Mattering is The New Culture

Company culture is built upon experiences and transformed through meaningful engagement. It takes time to gain commitment and participation. It is essential to the health and success of any company, yet in today’s ever-changing, remote, and hybrid work environments, culture creating, and maintaining is more challenging than ever.

For too long, company culture has been viewed as the responsibility of leadership. Now culture is as much bottom-up as it is top-down. It requires accountability by everyone to build a space where people don’t want to quit, but instead grow, thrive, and celebrate. 

The Mattering Mindset™ offers real and implementable insights to create experiences that matter and the engagement needed to drive culture and business forward. Participants will redefine their paradigm of culture and leave with a new vision and understanding of their role in creating a work culture that matters. 

Mattering is The New Belonging

Belonging touches on the deepest levels of human needs. Depending on the definition, we find sentiments like feeling welcomed, known, included, supported, connected, and valued. Thus, when a company prioritizes belonging, they prioritize the human being. And, when a company comprises people who feel whole, the company has a greater chance for long-lasting success.

But belonging is not a strategy; it is an outcome. Belonging can only be achieved by better understanding ourselves, allowing us to appreciate better and value those around us. 

The Mattering Mindset™ is built upon the foundation of “I Matter, You Matter, and We Matter,” which leads the way for self-awareness, empathy, and valuing the greater good. Participants will learn actionable and timely methods for creating a space for diversity, inclusion, and equity to thrive.