A life built one room at a time

Foundations

Matthew believes his life was predetermined by God, and that everything he is able to do today was built from the ground up, starting in his earliest days. As a child he was part of a music group, he loved taking care of people, he was intrigued by technology, and he came to believe in God early — three threads that would later become three careers.

Politics came later, and not as ambition for its own sake. His curiosity about it grew out of the same impulse that drew him to nursing in the first place: a love for helping people and a desire to be a change maker. He describes himself as bold and intelligent, though he's quick to point out that most people don't know his faith in Jesus is the actual foundation of that boldness.

Family & Formation

He married young, at twenty, and became a father the same year. It's the kind of experience that could have broken him — instead, it made him more responsible. In 2002 he came to the United States to study computer science, enrolling at Spalding University in Kentucky. One semester in, he became a father, and his plans changed.

I am thankful I had a father that motivated me to complete my college.

He went on to earn his first degree — business and information systems — from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Calling to Care

His love for caring for others pulled him back into healthcare. He earned his BSN from Winston-Salem State University and spent years working at the mid-management level in healthcare, before going on to a post-bachelor's degree in healthcare management from Rosalind Franklin University, and later an MBA from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.

That education and experience now sit behind his work in clinical documentation integrity and revenue cycle leadership — and behind ReveIQ and Klinicnote, two ventures built to fix problems he's seen firsthand.

Creative Calling

His love for music and the creative space is what eventually pulled him into Yindy Films, and into recording his debut gospel album. He describes himself as blessed to have the strength and ability to do so many things — gaining knowledge from the many people he's encountered, with each experience opening his mind a little further.

My faith is strong in Jesus — I do not see obstacles, I see opportunities.

Today

Today, Matthew is married with children, and says he's loving every minute of it. Asked to describe himself in a single line, he doesn't pick one title:

All by the grace of God.