ACG ASA's Monthly Lunchtime Virtual Meeting on 7/28/21

Matt Silvers is the co-founder and a principal of Agile Co-Warehousing, an early stage consumer-facing, short-term warehouse rental concept, as well as a Vice President and Principal in the Austin, Texas office of Project Management Advisors, Inc., a national construction and development project management consultancy.  Until October 2020, Matt was the Chief Development Officer and Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Brand Development at Flix Entertainment LLC, a national dine-in cinema brewpub concept.  There, he was responsible for and the architect of the national expansion of the Flix Brewhouse concept and the development and promotion of the brand. He joined the company in June 2012 and brought many years of expertise in all phases of operations and complex commercial real estate transactions. Matt also maintains a real estate consultancy called Ag3 Advisory Services, which focuses primarily on in-fill development and acquisitions, as well as consulting and brokerage.  Prior to Flix Entertainment, Matt was the Managing Principal at Next Realty Midwest in Northbrook, Illinois, a boutique developer-centric real estate brokerage group and consultancy representing some of the most well-respected shopping center developers and operators in the country.  Matt received a BA in History from Tulane University and a JD in 1992 from Tulane Law School. He is licensed to practice law in and is a licensed Managing Real Estate Broker in the State of Illinois and presently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife and three children.

I am a passionate leader obsessed with connecting people, building relationships, cultivating community, and providing opportunity. I approach all business opportunities with an entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset focused on creative problem-solving.

My experience includes a broad swath of Business Development, Brand Strategy and Positioning, Content Marketing, Communications, Product Development, Product Launches, Public Relations, and Advertising and Sales. I’ve worked within small and large organizations, crafting partnerships and programs, and spearheading org-wide GTM strategies.

WHERE I SHINE
One of my greatest joys is bringing people together on a shared vision. My energy inspires creativity, my transparency encourages trust, I persevere with a blend of grit and grace — and for better or worse, I always lead with heart. I have a gift for cultivating talent and putting the right people in the right seats. I encourage constant personal and professional development, cross-training, and am a natural optimist and networker.

WHERE I STRUGGLE
My kryptonite is financial analysis, so I’m much more effective working alongside a CFO with patience and willingness to own budget management. Continuing to do things as they’ve always been done without rethinking (even when it’s not broken) makes me restless, and I’m a risk-taker (even when I can’t support my gut instinct with data).

Born and raised in New York, Ed Curtis relocated to Dallas, Texas at the age of twenty-five and has happily lived in the Lone Star State ever since. Over more than twenty years as a Texas commercial banking executive, Ed witnessed an increasing number of clientele relocating their businesses into Texas.  As a result, he exited the banking industry to form YTexas.

In 2012, Ed traveled the world with Governor Rick Perry and his Office of Economic Development, assisting in the recruitment of companies interested in relocating or expanding their businesses into Texas.  In 2013, Ed founded and trademarked YTexas, an elite business network that helps support, promote and connect companies that are relocating and expanding into the Lone Star State. YTexas has become a turnkey, go-to resource for the most current insider information about Texas' community, commerce and culture.   

Ed is the author of Why Texas: How Business Discovered the Lone Star State, co-hosts the CEO Insider Podcast and is a frequent guest and contributor to the Fox Business Channel, CNN Money and several Texas business publications.  Ed's ultimate vision is to build YTexas to national prominence and to replicate the program in states around the U.S.. Ed lives in Austin with his wife, Staci, and two children.

Terri Lee Rogers is the Granddaughter of Oddist Winfred Lee (OW) and CFO and Vice President of Sales for OW Lee Co., where she has worked for the past 25 years devoting much of her time developing sales & marketing as well has enriching the OW Lee brand.  In addition to managing the sales team, Terri also is in charge of the corporate administration of OW Lee.

Terri is also been involved with the various trade organizations over the past 25 years, was the first woman to serve as Chairman of the Board of the International Casual Furniture Association, and most recently, joined the San Antonio Manufacturers Association.  Prior to her casual furniture life, Terri worked in the legal field, as a secretary to a Federal judge as well as running her own paralegal business for many years.

Terri is married with 2 adult children that also are involved with the management of OW Lee Co (4^th generation).  In her spare time, she enjoys golf, exercise, travel and most of all, spending time with her family and her 3 grandchildren (with another grandson on the way)!