Matt Higgins

Co-Founder & CEO of RSE Ventures, with a portfolio of 100+ consumer and DTC brands. Bestselling author of Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential (William Morrow, 2023), featuring insights from top founders, athletes, and artists on overcoming fear and going all-in. *Every session includes a signed copy of the book.* Learn more: www.BurntheBoatsBook.com Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, where I teach Moving Beyond DTC. Host and Executive Producer of Business Hunters alongside Mark Burnett and MGM. Partnered with Gary Vaynerchuk and VaynerMedia, the world’s largest privately-owned ad agency. Investor in Milk Bar, BlueStone Lane, Magnolia Bakery, Momofuku, Magic Spoon, and many others. Former EVP of the New York Jets and Vice Chair of the Miami Dolphins. Co-founder of Relevent Sports. Ex-COO of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, overseeing redevelopment of the World Trade Center post-9/11. Active partner in an early-stage metaverse fund. Things I can advise on: ✔️ Startups ✔️ Sports business operations ✔️ E-commerce growth hacking ✔️ Pitching on Shark Tank ✔️ Scaling ✔️ Early-stage investing ✔️ Strategy & crisis management ✔️ Operations ✔️ M&A Looking forward to helping you on your business journey!