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Speaker & Workshop Facilitator

Nearly a decade in Tokyo training and coaching some of the world's most demanding companies and founders. Practical, energetic sessions people can act on the next morning. No jargon, no theatre, just frameworks and stories from actually doing the work.

Matt Ainsworth speaking
ABOUT

Matt is a speaker, facilitator and coach who has spent twenty years helping people communicate, sell, pitch and build with more confidence, across product and investment roles in Australia and nearly ten years training and coaching in Tokyo.

From boardrooms to bootstrapped startups across two very different cultures, that range is what makes his sessions land with almost any room. His style is direct, warm and unfussy.

SPEAKS & TRAINS ON

Presenting with impact, negotiating with confidence, and cross-cultural communication that carries across markets.

Sharpening the founder story, pitch delivery, and pitch judging and coaching for events.

Go-to-market, sales training, and building a repeatable revenue motion.

Validation, traction, and building for more than one market from the start.

The inner game of building, and turning setbacks into an education.

Building real relationships and putting the right people in the same room.

TRUSTED BY

Founder coaching inside CyberAgent Capital, ANRI and DeNA, including work with Timee and Pococha.

FORMATS
Keynotes
Panels & facilitated fireside chats
Workshops & masterclasses
Group coaching & mentoring
1:1 and 1:many, online or in person
Intensive multi-day, up to 5 days
AUDIENCES
Founders & startups
Investors & VCs
Corporates & government
Professionals & teams
General & mixed audiences
SPEAKING FEE

Tailored per engagement. Flexible for community, nonprofit and ecosystem events.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

The feedback I received on my pitch was specific, honest, and immediately actionable. I left with a sharper message and a clearer sense of what I'm actually building.

NEWTON · FOUNDER, TOKYO

Matt brings a rare combination of commercial thinking and execution. He doesn't just advise, he actually builds. If you understand what it takes to communicate and grow across borders, Matt is someone you want in your corner.

THOM PEACE · FOUNDER, INNOVATORS CAMPUS

Book Matt to speak

Send the date, format, and audience. Available for events across Australia, Japan and online.

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