Matt Devine Email & Phone Number

Global

My partners and I leverage our vast network to connect clients buying and selling assets from 10,000 to over 1 million + square feet assets nationwide. This includes both global corporations and local businesses. We focus on sale-leaseback strategies for capital growth and multiple, 1031 Exchange Strategies to minimize taxable liabilities and invest wisely, based on our clients’ needs.

United States

Global Investment consultant that sources business/products and land assets within trade opportunities between large corporations and countries. Formerly executed a trade deal between a South Korean holding company and Philadelphia-based food corporation; with focus on South America and The Caribbean.

Worked for licensed brokerage interning to source off-market properties in Commercial, Land, Multi and Single Family investment opportunities. We aren't a paid or subscription-based firm. Our business is simple: You want a property or investment type, we either have it or go out and find it for you; then we work out an agreement and broker the deal across the finish line. We only succeed and grow our business, only if your property we bring you succeeds and flourishes(ed). Transparency and integrity is everything.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Owned and operated the restaurant's first franchise location in South Philadelphia, while achieving $2.9+Million in Sales in the 1700 SF restaurant's first 12 months, all in the height of The Covid 19 Pandemic. I helped build the Nifty brands' first franchised location over a 4 year period, from start to finish. With such a humbling experience, relentless work weeks and over 430 employees hired and paid, I got to experience and overcome unique challenges. With extreme passion for the industry, I've happily continued my sales journey outside of 20+ years in the hospitality industry.

Philadelphia Region

Formerly, I was a SMB Consultant and District Sales Manager in the Greater Philadelphia Area with ADP. I have a passion for SMB and strengthening operations through growth of partnerships with my clients and colleagues. Specifically, bankers assisting in referring new business needs and vice versa. We strove to assist new and existing clients reduce their expenses and help impact their bottom lines with their referral programs. I became adept in processing transactional deal cycles to gain momentum and dependability, whereas bringing in new restaurants and other small blue and white collar businesses being common clients. We also strongly valued partnerships with CPA firms and I led negotiations and business dealings for revenue share agreements, as well as merger/acquisitions of CPA's payroll clients. Creative strategies in prospecting, valuing bank, CPA and client partnerships was absolutely key to growing my business.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

My partner and I co-brokered one of the largest, international food trade deals that 6-generation, family-owned and operated, Bassett's Ice Cream Co (HQ'd in Philadelphia) has been involved with. Due to Bassett's Ice Cream's success in selling and working with a Chinese distributor in Beijing since 2007 into 2008-present, it led to me to introducing and brokering a deal between Bassett's and a Korean Holding Company who designed Bassetts Cafes and ice cream dipping parlors in South Korea. They began in the capital of Seoul and spread throughout the country to second-tier cities such as Daegu and Daejeon. During the Covid 19 Pandemic, there was a sharp decline, due to brick-and-mortar stores struggling, however, this regional competition in China and South Korea fueled an opportunity for Bassetts to enter the Taiwanese market and have continued and consistent success in the East Asian market.

Greater Philadelphia Area

I created a US-based international teacher recruiting company from the ground up (starting in South Korea). We specialized in placing native English-speaking teachers in foreign countries. I acted as a liaison between teacher recruits and schools abroad to expedite all legal requirements to work in each specific country, while establishing programs to assist teachers with assimilation and support abroad. My key accomplishments included my ability to seek and establish customer relationships with over 30 school programs, in 7 foreign countries. I successfully placed approximately 70 full time teachers in these countries, over two recruiting seasons. We also developed an interactive website with all necessary content and navigation tabs to assist in recruiting, with interactive tools. This allowed pre-placed recruits to track their progress in completing the required background checks, legal requirements and put them on the correct path to starting their new job. Most enjoyably, we gave our schools and teachers the ability to view one another's profiles transparently, viewing videos profiles, as well as pictures and content. Along with consulting teachers about the process of teaching abroad, I authored a concrete plan called, "The Teach Abroad Plan" (TAP) to give teachers a manual for how to transition most effectively, with 5 Modules to follow. We also planned and held the first, "Teach Abroad Virtual Fair": https://www.careereco.com/Fair/EventDetails?fairId=fd88fdca-b617-4b0e-b7e8-a4b10172d5c3. It was the first ever virtual fair for overseas teaching and provided schools with inexpensive alternatives to attending costly international job fairs. Instead of incurring the cost of travel, management time away from the school and more, we enabled schools to purchase an "online booth" whereby they could interact with teacher prospects in a real time setting, from their office. Our first event attracted 12 schools and over 400 teacher prospects.

Jamsil-Dong, Seoul, Korea (Hq - Dogok,Gu, Seoul)

At JES Island, I worked with some of the most eager and respectful students ranging from grades K-8. It was an honor and a privilege to experience the different learning styles of East Asian students, all while I enjoyed teaching them English and creating programs to ensure their success.I became a Head Teacher in August of 2012, working under the Director of English and developed and implemented an English and Korean curriculum. I did this while managing and training over 50 international and Korean teachers to become knowledgeable and resourceful leaders. I also created an after school tutoring program with weekly revenues of approximately $1,300 (only for after school students - 3-4 students per class). Furthermore, I led a marketing campaign that nearly tripled student enrollment from 22 to 63 students in that program. *Written, phone, or LinkedIn recommendations for this position are available upon request*

State College, Pennsylvania Area (Boalsburg, Pa)

As an undergraduate, I was fortunate to practice and race at the mountain for Penn State's Alpine Ski Racing Team (USCSA), racing in Giant Slalom and Slalom events, against other Big 10 Universities. While practicing in Winter of 2008, I was able to obtain a position as a private ski instructor at Tussey on weekends, as well as a become a Penn State Kinesiology class instructor for a 1 1/2 credit course from January-March, 2009. I developed the curriculum with other ski instructors for the Kinesiology class, teaching a total of 15 students alone, as well as teaching private one-on-one ski classes to students on the weekends; actively seeking and obtaining over 110 classes taught in two seasons.

Bachelor'S Degree, History

Activities and Societies: Pennsylvania Education Association (PSEA), Penn State Ski Team, Penn State Education Student Council, Tussey.

Master Of Education Program (Med), Secondary Education And Teaching Certification, Social Studies And Sciences - Grades 7-12

I studied course work in a Masters of Education program in Social Studies Education. I received my PA level 1 state license in Secondary.

Education record

Education record

Master Of Education - Med Program, Secondary Education And Teaching (Social Sciences - (Certified Only), Graduate Student