<p>In August 1993, Matt and his Ranger company deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia in support of Operation Gothic Serpent. The battle was made famous by the best selling book and movie <em>Black Hawk Down</em>. </p><p>Matt spent almost nine years in the elite 75th Ranger Regiment. He later served at the US Army War College and taught leadership at The Johns Hopkins University. Matt’s last military assignment was an Infantry Company First Sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division. He and his men spent 15 months in Iraq during “the Surge” fighting Al-Qaeda and implementing the counter insurgency strategy. </p><p>Matt was a Master rated parachutist who wore Royal Thai, Egyptian and British airborne wings. He was a sniper and an honor graduate of Ranger School. </p><p>He retired in 2008 and spent a decade in the healthcare, non-profit and data management sectors before exploring his entrepreneurial spirit. In 2018 Matt and his wife started Eversmann Advisory, a consulting firm in West Palm Beach. Their focus on individual excellence and emphasis on the elite mindset allows young leaders to impact their teams immediately.</p><p>For his service in Mogadishu, Matt was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device. In 2019 he won an Emmy for his PBS documentary <em>Send Me </em>about the advances of battle field medicine in Afghanistan. He has co-authored five non-fiction<em> NYT</em> Best Sellers with James Patterson. Their fifth book,<em> American Heroes</em> made its debut on the list in October 2024. Their sixth book, <em>Thank You,Teacher </em>will arrive in April 2026.</p>
Black Hawk Down Battle of Mogadishu Hero; 2x <emp>New York Times</emp> best-selling author and documentarian
<ul><li><strong>Strategic Shock: Leadership Lessons for Business from <i>Black Hawk Down</i></strong></li><li>The business world, regardless of industry, is filled with uncertainty, chaos and the unexpected. Welcome to the “Urban Battlefield.” Strip away the drama of gun fights and the frustration of Murphy's Law the lessons learned from battle during Black Hawk Down or Iraq are directly applicable to leaders at all levels of business. There is no business plan to help leaders avoid 'Strategic Shock', but this story of elite Army Ranger teams with high standards, solid leadership, followership and teamwork will get the conversation started. If you lead, manage and deliver, this is for you. This is a war story like no other.</li><li><strong>FUSION Leadership: How to be an Elite Leader and Manager</strong></li><li>How can you be elite if you were never in the military? If you don’t have the entire might of the US Congress supporting you and your authority isn’t backed by the Constitution how can you expect every member of your team to “be like an operator”? The truth is that you can’t. None of us can. But you don’t have to have served to be a great leader. Most of us must manage small teams and that is the secret to FUSION leadership. Matt spent almost half of his career as a leader with the elite Army Rangers and about the same in the conventional forces so he knows both sides well. He knows about high standards, accountability, and responsibility. A leadership award winner at almost every professional school he attended, Matt devised a system of leadership where we all can influence our teams and get the same results as elite Army Rangers.</li></ul>