Matt Walker, MA, Certified Book Yourself Solid Coach – Matt Walker Coaching
Matt Walker is a certified Book Yourself Solid Coach. He has worked directly with Michael Port and is passionate about working with businesses to reach their target market and in turn, do their best work.
Matt brings a unique perspective to helping individuals and small business develop and excel. He began his career as a professional mountain climber. What do mountain climbing and business development have in common? Turns out - quite a lot. Both involve a high endeavor, a high level of commitment, and an uncertain outcome.
Matt was introduced to climbing 20 years ago and has been actively involved since then, climbing and guiding clients in the largest mountain ranges throughout the world. His work as a mountain guide focused on the 7 Summits – the highest point on each continent. Ironically, it was through such a focus on the biggest and highest mountains in the world that he redefined what “big” is – and for him it has nothing to do with the height of the mountain.
He has focused his personal climbing on combining aesthetic, style, and strict ethics while his passion as a mountain guide is founded in working with individuals to reach goals they had only dreamed about.
Matt’s formal education is in Philosophy with a Master’s in Behavioral Science – he combines this education with his mountain guiding experience to lead Inner Passage, a company he founded whose mission is to integrate outdoor adventure with personal growth.
Through Matt Walker Coaching, Matt has taken the lessons he has learned and taught through climbing and uses them to teach entrepreneurs how to take their business to the next point of success. Matt utilizes the Book Yourself Solid model to give his clients the foundation to build trust and credibility in their field and maintain their integrity through the marketing and sales process – the result: Being Booked Solid with Clients.
Matt lives in Tucson, AZ with his wife Elizabeth and their canine companion.
Jeff Simpkins, Book Yourself Solid Certified Coach – Community Bank Consulting, Inc.
Jeff Simpkins is a Book Yourself Solid Certified Coach. He was personally trained by Michael Port and is passionate about working with community banks and small businesses to help them reach the clients they are meant to serve. Jeff likes to say he helps others find "work that feels like play."
Business has been a lifelong passion for Jeff, working on his first start up business in 1985. He began working with community banks in 1990 when he joined First South Bank in Burlington, NC. He has continued his work with banks and entrepreneurial ventures throughout his career. His entrepreneurial work has focused heavily around residential real estate and service related businesses.
Jeff is an avid learner and has been fortunate to personally work with such well known modern teachers as Jack Canfield, co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series and branded products, and New York Times bestselling author John Assaraf, in addition to Book Yourself Solid bestselling author Michael Port.
In 2008, Jeff founded Community Bank Consulting, Inc., a company that helps community financial institutions integrate people, process, and technology.
Jeff was introduced to the work of Michael Port as a result of a friend hearing Michael deliver a keynote address. Jeff made a personal connection with Michael before the release of his first book, Book Yourself Solid. Jeff used the methods described in Book Yourself Solid to build a client base for Community Bank Consulting, Inc. and works with community banks in using the model to grow their business at little or no additional marketing costs.
Jeff writes a blog for community banks at http://blog.communitybankconsulting.com/. He can be found on Facebook and Twitter as well.
Click here for a more detailed biography of Jeff on his blog.
Jeff resides on Lake Norman, near Charlotte. NC, where he enjoys spending time with family, friends, and his three dogs that he is proud to say are spoiled rotten!
