009. Matt Thompson

Hello and welcome to Naturally Driven by Gripps Coffee. Join us while we interview creatives, founders, and leaders to discover what it is that inspired them to bet on themselves and create what they want to see in the world. I'm your host Alex Garrett and today we're going to be talking with Matt Thompson. Matt Thompson is a director, writer and entrepreneur from Encinitas, California. He wrote and directed 3 feature-length films before the age of 21. The first, at 16, premiered to a sold out local theater, the second, at 18, won the National Film Festival for talented youth and was internationally distributed, and the third, at 21, was distributed by showtime and continues to play on Showtime Family Network on Christmas Eve. He has since directed international documentaries, branded content for billion dollar companies, and music videos for A-list artists. Previous clients include; Disney, A+E Networks, Angels & Airwaves, Beachbody, Nosostros Tequila, the Rockefeller Foundation, Make-a-Wish Foundation, and To The Stars. Enjoy!