Connect Before You Transact
A neuroscience-informed approach to earning attention, building trust, and creating the conditions for meaningful action.
Keynote Speaker · Podcast Guest · Event Host / MC
Turn moments of change into conversations people remember.
Matt Dentino brings neuroscience, real-world leadership, and a lifetime on stage together to help people connect, communicate, and move forward.
Braintrust GrowthDriving Change Podcast35+ years in business & technology
On stageConnection changes everything.
35+Years across technology, sales & leadership
150+Podcast episodes produced
LifetimePerformer, host & communicator
Keynotes & workshops
Ideas built to move a room.
Every session can be shaped for the audience, the moment, and the outcome that matters.
Leading the Human Side of Change
Help people move through uncertainty by replacing assumptions with clarity, connection, and a future worth moving toward.
Stories People Remember
Turn complex ideas into clear, human stories that audiences can feel, recall, and act on long after the presentation ends.
Coaching Conversations That Move People
A practical way to create trust, preserve dignity, and bring clarity and accountability to the conversations that matter most.
Program titles and descriptions are a strong starting point and can be refined around Matt's current speaking portfolio.
More ways to engage Matt
A versatile voice for your audience.
Bring Matt into the conversation or put him at the center of your event experience.
Insight with a storyteller's instinct.
Matt brings practical neuroscience, leadership experience, and a lifetime of performance to thoughtful, engaging podcast conversations.
Keep the room connected and the program moving.
From executive conferences to community events, Matt combines preparation, warmth, timing, and stage presence to create a seamless audience experience.
Meet Matt
The best lessons are caught, not taught.
Matt's story began as number seven of ten children in a large Italian family and as a five-year-old performer in The Dancing Dentino Family Act.
Through years of rehearsing and performing across the Midwest, he caught three lessons from his father that still shape his work: family, service to others, and dedication through what he calls persistent consistency.
That foundation now meets more than three decades of business, technology, sales, and leadership experience. At Braintrust Growth, Matt turns neuroscience and behavioral psychology into practical conversations people can use. He also serves as Executive Producer of the Driving Change Podcast.
A lifetime on stage
Performance is part of the story.
Theater, music, character work, and live events have shaped Matt's instincts for timing, presence, and connection.
Speaker point of view
Ideas audiences can use before they leave the room.
Trust
“Connection comes before influence.”
People decide whether you are safe, credible, and relevant before they fully process what you are asking them to do. Great communicators design for that sequence.
What clients say
“You're a great listener. I never said that, and you heard it because I was saying it without saying it. That was impressive. You just brought the level down a little bit in the form of anxiety.”Josh Clary · Simmons Foods
“Matt was very approachable and relatable in the science of selling and demonstrating the topics covered. Understanding the why and what behind the objectives was very valuable. Great resources that can be applied and practiced.”Training participant
“Matt was absolutely wonderful. I loved how he opened up and shared his story. He was very easy to connect with, and his humor kept things light and fun. He pushed us to be engaged without us realizing it.”Training participant
“I thought I was a good communicator, but I see many areas for improvement—and now I have the tools to start that work.”Training participant
“Very engaging, extremely knowledgeable, and able to make what they teach actionable.”Training participant
“You don't just get another tool for a toolbox. You get a whole cabinet of tools that can fit any situation, make things easier, and bring understanding.”Training participant
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