INSPIRING COURAGEOUS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS

Matt Lehrman is the co-founder and managing director of Social Prosperity Partners—an Arizona-based consulting firm dedicated to the proposition that “Where people work together courageously, their potential is unlimited.”

Matt’s passion and expertise is facilitating the strategic deliberations of governance councils, boards of directors, and management teams while meaningfully involving and gathering consensus from their various constituencies (i.e., residents, members, customers, donors, audiences, and community at large).

Matt launched his career in Washington, D.C. as a federal lobbyist for the real estate industry and evolved into sales and marketing leadership positions in the banking industry upon relocating to Arizona as a newlywed. Matt subsequently transitioned to a senior management position in the nonprofit arts & cultural sector and, in 2002, founded and served for the next decade as executive director of Arizona’s pioneering audience development collaborative known as Alliance for Audience and ShowUp.com

In addition to delivering inspiring keynotes and substantive workshops on topics of civility and collaborative leadership, Matt’s Social Prosperity Partners practice specializes in strategic planning services for municipalities, civic associations, and nonprofit organizations.

His Community Catalysts podcast is a forum for examining the qualities of community leadership and the many paths and forms it can take..

With a passion for food, travel, and making new friends, Matt and his wife, Toby, look forward to expanding their world travels, which most recently have included Costa Rica, Greece, Spain, and Cuba.