"I recruited Matt away from our main competitor, and I'm happy that Matt was one of the best hires I have ever made. Matt came on board as the Managing Editor in the middle of the Creative Home magazine start-up and immediately grasped the strategy, organized the team, and completed production smoothly and quickly. In the five years we worked together, Matt took on many new challenges, including launching specials, boosting our book club titles, and even building our group’s first Web site. Matt was especially well respected and appreciated in our field."

Julie Keith, Executive Editor
Portico Magazine

"Matt and I teamed as Managing Editors for Better Homes and Gardens publications, often co-producing new magazines. In my three years working with Matt, I appreciated his teamwork and talent. I particularly enjoyed Matt's creative ideas, eagerness to share resources, and support for our Internet and trade show ventures. I could always trust Matt to put the people and projects first. He earned our confidence and respect."

 
Mary Bendgen, Art Director
Bendgen Designs

"I worked with Matt for more than three years as a co-manager. He was a great peer. Matt mastered a large workload and tight deadlines. He showed tremendous people skills, especially in satisfying advertisers and vendors. His staff partnered well with my designers, and our teams worked harmoniously to create many beautiful and successful publications for the Better Homes and Gardens Crafts Group."

 
Deborah Murzyn, Creative Director
Black Diamond Publications

"We were looking for the ideal Editorial Director to help launch our new monthly lifestyles magazine, Black Diamond Living. That person, I'm glad to say, was Matt Jones. Matt fulfilled our highest expectations for a leader who mastered editorial methods and advised us on publishing strategies. He helped me coordinate concepts and production of our media kit and prototype and premiere issues. I relied on Matt to anticipate and overcome the pitfalls of a startup. He impressed me with his solutions to editorial and art challenges."

 
Georgia Hughes, Editor-in-Chief
New World Library

"I enjoyed working with Matt on his ideas for our book acquisitions process. I know Matt understands what it takes to make a successful book from an editorial standpoint. I appreciate Matt's strong ability to recognize a clear book synopsis, outline, market comparison and research study."

 
William Burns, Publisher
Resource Publications Inc.

"Matt worked with me as an editorial consultant to discuss strategy for our line of self-help books. He showed me significant understanding and creativity, and a great grasp of our priority projects, standards, methods, and market. Matt offered a detailed, cogent plan for growing our catalog of book titles and range of readers. I valued Matt's thoroughness and ingenuity for our business."

 
Jerry Cohen, Publisher
All-American Crafts Publishing

"Matt was already doing a great job as our Editorial Director producing crafts magazines, when I asked him to launch a new line. With innovative concepts and thorough editorial planning and strategy, Matt formed a vital new publishing wing for our MLB Baseball Preview and NFL Football Extra magazines. I valued Matt's expertise for the vision and details it takes to create a magazine--and an entire editorial division."