President & Co-Founder, Indigenous Designs

Matt has 19 years of operations and business development management experience in the retail/wholesale industry. He is primarily responsible for overseeing Indigenous' sales strategy, as well as maintaining industry leader margins. Matt has also been responsible for spearheading and actualizing the company’s revolutionary new production financing model for fair trade knitting cooperatives through Ecologic Finance of Cambridge, MA.

This session will explore issues of global relevance by tapping the first-hand knowledge and experience of North Bay sustainability pioneers. Our panelists will give specific examples of how their unique small business models allow them to empower and engage global suppliers and inspire customer choices, while simultaneously minimizing environmental impacts.