Matthew Whitworth

Matthew Whitworth

Business Development, Sales and Marketing

Upstream
 
United States, Europe, Asia, South America
 

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Sales & Marketing/Business Development Manager

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Upstream: General Management, Commercial, Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing, Executive

Upstream Area: Offshore

3. Current Employer:

Not relevant to energy industry, but it's called Fit Theorem - a gym I own in League City, TX

4. Previous Employers:

Seanic, FMC Schilling Robotics, MCS, Duco, JDR Cable Systems

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

I graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree and was living in the middle of the Fens in East Anglia in England (middle of nowhere). A company in a small village called Littleport was hiring for an Inside Sales Engineer. This company built diving umbilicals, ROV cables and hydraulic umbilicals for the offshore industry. Thus started my 28 year career in oil and gas, traveling all over the world and ending up with my dream of living in the USA.

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

The excitement of new ideas and fresh innovation in a small company has always interested me. I have enjoyed working for smaller companies where you get to do everything and it is possible to move fast and innovate quickly!

Okay, now for some fun things about Matthew…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

  • Playing the bass (started learning at 50!)

  • Attending live music concerts - attend Austin City Limits every year, and was at Live Aid in London in 1985.

  • Grilling - I have a Kamado grill and I am passionate about all the amazing food you can prepare with this unique grill!

8.  What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)?  Don’t be shy!  Give ‘em to us.

  • Ran Houston Marathon - could not run further than 3 miles, but trained and ran the marathon within 6 months.

  • Building a business from scratch (my current business) and keeping it running for more than 5 years, even through Covid.

  • Teaching myself online marketing with Google Adwords and Facebook and providing consulting services to multiple small businesses.

9.  If I were a superhero, my superpower would be               .

Supersonic flight

10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

 an airline pilot

11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be                 .

A bassist in a rock band (except I suck still, at the moment)

12.  My favorite song is               by            .

"Perfect Day", by Lou Reed

13.  If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

start a Beach Bar in Florida

14.  The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

Surround yourself with people of integrity.