Matthew Phillips-Manning Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Remote

I dream big and bring worlds to life through words.I believe storytelling is the gateway to empathy—that words and the journeys they create shift perspectives and shape worldviews. At the very least, they connect us to the most human and innate parts of ourselves. As a writer and brand strategist, I’ve helped brands of all sizes find purpose in their words.

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

Co-Founder and Creative Director/CEO. Guiding vision, business strategy, operational and programmatic growth.Gumbo Media is a people-first agency specializing in brand strategy, design, and communications. We are building a “creative universe” through an ecosystem of storytellers, designers, and strategists to catalyze creative agency and mobilize.

United States

Touring motivational speaker and leadership facilitator for the US, speaking to 7,746 students and facilitating almost 2,000 students in 81 schools from 11 cities. Cities included Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Richmond, San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. Topics included literacy, social justice.

Minneapolis / Chicago

• A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We serve one central purpose: To use sustainable and vocational programming as tools to strengthen the core of communities around the world where vulnerable children lack basic human.
• Spokesperson
• Organizational & Administrative Oversight
• Mission and Vision Growth
• Organizational Accountability
• Partner Relations

Greater Chicago Area

Minneapolis

Greater Chicago Area

• "Visibility to the positivity."I Speak Chicago is an awareness campaign founded to bring visibility to the positivity across our great city. In the midst of a highly publicized struggle with violence, we are committed.
• Organizational & Administrative Oversight
• Content Creation
• Funding / Fundraising
• Organizational Accountability
• Partner Relations

Greater Minneapolis - St. Paul Area

• Time split between marketing and architecture practice groups at HGA Architects and Engineers.
• Research
• Architectural Support
• Image Curation
• Model Building
• Content Creation

Greater Chicago Area

Design of logos, fliers, posters, and publications on a weekly basis.All designs created through the Adobe Create Suite - Master Collection

Men Of Color Initiative (MOC) At Depaul University

• Peer Mentoring
• Project Development
• Resource Management
• Fostering Social Communities
• Team Building / Collaboration

Greater Chicago Area

• Registered organization
• Developed TEDxDePaulU team
• Speaker and sponsor relationship management
• Volunteer outreach and management
• Content Curation
• Speaker Curation

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Research
• Image Curation
• Content Creation
• Brainstorming
• Graphic Design

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Writing And Publishing

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History Of Art And Architecture, Minors In Social Justice And Cities Studies, 3.7 On 4.0 Scale

Activities and Societies: WORC-DePaul, DePaul Gospel Choir, DePaul Men's a Cappella, UNICEF-DePaul, University Ministry, Catholic Campus.