Matt has spent his career working in consumer package goods where he spent the first 16 years at PepsiCo until he decided to follow his passion for a more entrepreneurial role at Naked Juice. He and his team were instrumental in leading the sales initiative that took Naked Juice from a regional player to a prominent national player in three years at which time the company was purchased by PepsiCo. His commitment to Health and Wellness stems from his previous work and his personal commitment to represent products that provide consumers with great tasting food while delivering positive health benefits. He is a strong advocate about supporting a heart healthy diet with proper exercise, as he needs to keep his cholesterol in check due to a family history of high blood pressure and heart disease. Matt supports his own heart healthy lifestyle by balancing the right nutritional choices with a daily

Matt
Band or music that makes your heart race:
It depends whether it is a relaxing evening with friends at our house (Jazz) or out on the town having a great time (Classic Rock n’ Roll).
Place you have traveled where one look made your heart skip a beat:
Venice, Italy
Favorite heart-healthy food (Corazonas excluded!):
Naked Juice
Favorite indulgent food that melts your heart:
Authentic Neapolitan Pizza from Tutta Bella in Seattle
Favorite activity that keeps you heart-healthy:
My daily workout at 5:00 am.
Life passion outside of Corazonas Foods:
I love to team with my wife to use our collective creativity and skills to build and remodel the homes that we have lived in over the 23 years we have been together. This is an outcome of our passion to travel and see new parts of the world with a special desire to seek out the beautiful architecture of each of the cities we visit.
People who warm your heart by their generosity:
My wife’s commitment to volunteering her time to helping kids by raising money and donating her time for great charities like CHOC (Children’s Hospital of Orange County) and Assistance League of Fullerton.
Person you’d love to ‘Party Hearty’ with (past or present):
Leonardo Da Vinci
“It isn't what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.”
 
- Anonymous