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Matthew Corrin

Speaker

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fast growth Founder of Freshii & Percy

At 23 years old, Matthew set out to create a restaurant brand that would help people all over the world live healthier and longer lives with fast food that is convenient and affordable. Enter Freshii: a brand which had grown at a faster pace than Subway, Starbucks and many brands they admire…and soon went public. Corrin recently transitioned out of his role as CEO of Freshii to focus on his new tech start up: Percy, a virtual cashier system.

Keynote Speeches

Freshii: A Global Heath Food Movement

In this presentation, Matthew shares the inspirational story behind Freshii – his bet on the healthy fast food market. Freshii’s non-traditional business model and five guiding principles has helped lead its rapid growth:Talk is cheap. Execution sets you apart.Launch fast, fail fast, iterate faster.Numbers rule.Build a killer culture for your business, not a culture that kills your business.Pick your battles

The story of Freshii and its success in changing the face of the fast-casual food market will inspire audiences interested in growth, leadership, company culture, and embracing opportunity. A ‘consummate salesperson’, Matthew’s direct and confident speaking style will motivate audiences to understand and take calculated risks in their approach to business.

 

Millennials: The Triple Bottom Line Generation

Increasingly the Freshii customer, franchise partners and team members are of the millennial generation. In this presentation, Matthew draws on Freshii’s core-competency of targeting his very own generation to show how success can be achieved by strategically tapping into this growing consumer market. He explores how millennials are the ‘customization nation,’ caring deeply about the triple bottom line – people, profit and the planet.

 

Entrepreneurship is not for everyone

Starting Freshii was an experience like no other. The opening week consisted of the chef slicing his finger, the kitchen manager breaking his nose, half the staff walking off the line and an employee robbing the restaurant. Matthew draws on his Freshii experience in learning from failure along with his Next Gen Den wisdom to show how the entrepreneur adventure is not for everyone. He lays out some hazards to motivate potential entrepreneurs to think differently in their approach to business.

Fresh Tips for Leading a Millennial Workplace Matthew Corrin is building a billion dollar business – primarily by and for millennials – in a fiercely competitive industry.  And he and his team are succeeding.   Still in his early 30s, Corrin is the oldest member of his management team and became the youngest CEO star of Undercover Boss.  His Freshii brand has grown faster than Starbucks, McDonald’s and Subway did in their first years. How does he do it?  Hear Matthew share what he’s learned from the millennial generation who are moving away from traditional white collar careers towards intra & entre-preneurship, how he is ‘maniacal about learning from failure,’ and how he leverages the trends relevant to a new generation focused on quick innovation, customization, and choice. Corrin recognizes the value of his young franchisees and invests in their success. Where once his business was modeled on Brand first, Customer second and Employee third, his most successful model now places his millennial franchisee Owners and Employees first.

Fresh Tips for Leading a Millennial Workplace

Matthew Corrin is building a billion dollar business – primarily by and for millennials – in a fiercely competitive industry.  And he and his team are succeeding.   Still in his early 30s, Corrin is the oldest member of his management team and became the youngest CEO star of Undercover Boss.  His Freshii brand has grown faster than Starbucks, McDonald’s and Subway did in their first years. How does he do it?  Hear Matthew share what he’s learned from the millennial generation who are moving away from traditional white collar careers towards intra & entre-preneurship, how he is ‘maniacal about learning from failure,’ and how he leverages the trends relevant to a new generation focused on quick innovation, customization, and choice. Corrin recognizes the value of his young franchisees and invests in their success. Where once his business was modeled on Brand first, Customer second and Employee third, his most successful model now places his millennial franchisee Owners and Employees first.

Platform Plus Presentations

Unique formats and ways to connect with audiences.
Fireside Chat with Matthew Corrin
To connect more directly with the audience at your event, Matthew's preferred presentation style is a fireside chat format, where he is interviewed on stage by his Chief People Officer. This dynamic format allows Matthew to engage the audience, tailor the questions, and customize the presentation to your event and organization. It ensures that the most relevant and pressing stories, advice and insights are front & centre, and it allows the audience to connect on a more personal level.

Audience reviews:

  • Matthew is a remarkable individual and is very clearly driven by an incredibly ambitious spirit. His ability is to communicate that passion and drive to his audiences, while still remaining down to earth and extremely humble, is what makes him such an amazing speaker. His style is direct, engaging and highly relatable. His information is absolutely relevant to business today, and yet his words offer meaning to people outside of the business community as well.

    - Marc Kielburger, Co-Founder of Free The Children
  • I don't think I've ever seen a speaker make an entrance and start the way Matthew did! Matthew started off on a high and was able to maintain it throughout his presentation. If you're looking for the next generation of entrepreneurs, Matthew's the speaker you're looking for.

    - PwC | Partner, Canadian Emerging Company Services Leader
  • His story illustrates how passion can be a very important ingredient in the success of an individual... He can be considered as one of the best role models that young individuals can learn from today.

    - Jesse Neo | Money & Marketing Blogger
  • Awesome experience meeting and hearing Matthew Corrin speak. Thanks for the advice on what to look for when hiring corporate management.

    - Founder, Nielsen Fitness
  • So impressed with founder of Freshii, Matthew Corrin who understands millennials' focus on health & social change.

    - Director of Strategic Partnerships, Community Investment at TELUS

Speaker Biography

Matthew offers audiences insight on business success and what it takes to grow a successful global brand. He inspires audiences interested in growth, leadership, company culture, and embracing opportunity. A self-described ‘American-attitude CEO,’ Matthew’s direct speaking style will motivate audiences rethink their approach to business, risk and opportunity.

At the same time, he talks about the need for businesses to have a positive effect on the world. Matthew’s beliefs in the power of the triple bottom line: people, profit and the planet, will inspire audiences to achieve success by strategically tapping into this new consumer mindset.

Matthew Corrin founded Freshii, a fresh fast food business with fast growth.  By 2023, Freshii became a 343-unit health-focused concept, sold for $54.5 million to Foodtastic, a multi-brand restaurant group who also run Milestones, PitaPit and SecondCup.  Prior to this, in 2022, Corrin had transitioned to a role of Executive Chairman at Freshii, from his role as CEO.  He focused on his new tech start up: Percy, a virtual cashier system.  

While working in New York City for fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, Matthew noted the many fresh food ‘mom and pop’ delis and was determined to successfully brand one. At 23 years old he set out to add magic to the fresh food business by creating a restaurant brand that helps people all over the world live healthier and longer lives.

The mission was clear: to eliminate the excuse that people don’t eat well because there’s nothing convenient or affordable. Enter Freshii. Matthew credits the popularity of Freshii to its focus on the millennial generation. With over two-thirds of Freshii franchisees (and Matthew himself) falling within the millennial age range, the brand has an authentic appeal to this prized consumer market. In 2013, Matthew launched Fresh Startups, a technology accelerator to invest in young tech companies. In 2017, Matthew’s Freshii launched their $124 million IPO with ‘healthy returns for investors.’

In recent years, Freshii expanded their omni-channel footprint in the adjacent health and wellness business lines, including in consumer-packaged goods, nutritional supplements, and ecommerce retail, following the acquisition of a majority interest in a leading Canadian online health and wellness product retailer, Natura Market. Freshii’s consumer-packaged goods retail partners include, among others, Walmart Canada, Shell Gas and Convenience Stations, ONroute, and Air Canada.

Freshii has also partnered with Free the Children to build school kitchens and vegetable gardens in developing communities worldwide. Matthew is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and a board member of Invest Toronto, a public board chaired by the Mayor that promotes Toronto development.

 

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