Matt Buley, CEO, Hope Haven

Matt Buley is CEO of Hope Haven. He is an executive in the social sector with a track record of propelling organizations toward their vision. A warm, energetic, and motivating leader, he drives healthy and effective work culture. Matt has navigated organizations through expansive growth and acquisitions, divisional and senior leadership restructuring, and financial turn-arounds. As CEO of Hope Haven, he has strategic and P&L responsibility for a $50 million budget and leads a staff team of 750. Matt was a lead advocate for legislation during the 111th US Congress that keeps siblings together in adoption and has raised millions of dollars for programmatic and capital projects. He previously managed $370 million per year for Best Buy when the company jumped nearly 100 spots in the Fortune 500. Matt was named the 2022 Executive of the Year by the Iowa Association of Community Providers. Matt holds a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in English and Speech Communication from Saint Cloud State University. Matt married his college sweetheart, Theresa, and they have four children. His hobbies include reading, fitness, and finding his way outside with the family and their two dogs. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Extraverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging (ENTJ) Clifton StrengthsFinder: Futuristic, Ideation, Learner, Belief, Relator DiSC Profile: iD

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The road to the middle market CEO corner office is paved with mile markers that guide in surprising, unpredictable, and some might even say “mysterious” ways! But how do you get such a widely coveted position? This is the question often heard during decades of ROI’s executive search interviews, conducted with top-level executives. ROI’s Into the Corner Office podcast is a new inspiration and answer platform which premieres visionary tales of adventure with great endings and highlights, from powerhouse CEOs driving the formidable success of the U.S. economy’s middle market sector. The CEOs behind this impressive growth reveal insights which equipped them to lead their organizations. Showcasing dynamic leadership stories, Into the Corner Office dives into the heart of what informed and formed these CEOs. Guests share their backgrounds, talk about their early years, and explore what shaped them before they were known for their successes in growing, developing, and leading extraordinary middle market companies and teams. Telling their own stories – straight up and right Into the Corner Office.