Matthew Clyde always goes big and believes the biggest ideas can have the biggest impact. At the young age of 8, he had already tapped into his entrepreneurial spirit. Clyde began networking and influencing neighbors to exchange tools and unused yard items with each other, including a rental and connection fee he collected. Later, his love of innovation and storytelling came to life at the Sundance Institute as a recipient of the Young Writers Award at age 19.
This experience kickstarted his career in a variety of innovation and storytelling roles. In 2005, Clyde launched Ideas Collide where he developed some of the fastest-growing, most iconic brands in Arizona and the U.S., all while investing over $3 million back into the community.
Ideas Collide is an Inc. 5000 company that provides custom marketing solutions and serves hundreds of clients worldwide. With locations in Phoenix and Portland, the company focuses on innovative ideas with impact and masters new technologies and marketing campaigns to expand clients’ revenue streams and opportunities for growth while giving to community causes that create positive change.
Under Clyde’s guidance, Ideas Collide has driven over $250 million in local billings in Arizona since 2005, has expanded to two locations, and has grown 15% in revenue and new hires in the last two years. Clyde was named to the great 48 by Phoenix Magazine, listed as a 40 under 40 business leader by the Phoenix Business Journal, and honored as one of the top 25 minds in marketing by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International.
Above all the industry-leading charge and success of Ideas Collide, Clyde is a titan because he authentically cares, said his staff. “He puts his time and energy into creating thriving teams, businesses, clients and communities,” they said. “He leads with a bold vision and empowers his team to execute it and encourages ownership across all roles regardless of title or seniority.”
These are a few of the reasons why the agency has team members that stay with the company for 5+ years on average. 12 team members have been with the company for more than a decade and seven since its early start-up days. “Fostering an environment that allows people to be their best selves and do their best work is my personal mission,” said Clyde. “The firm was launched based on the idea that you can’t love your life if you don’t love your work.”
