Matt Wright

Matt Wright is a co-founder in a number of restaurants, coffee shops, and bars in Austin, TX. He made the switch to entrepreneurship from journalism and tech in 2013 with Wright Bros. Brew & Brew, one of Austin's first coffee-and-beer concepts–and, yes, with his brother as one of the co-founders. Since then, he's been a part of starting Hold Out Brewing, Better Half Coffee & Cocktails, and the multi-location coffeeshop and bar Little Brother. Serving now in a primarily finance and admin role, Matt enjoys creating systems to handle the complicated financial work that keeps these businesses running while still maintaining a personal touch with his managers and staff. 

As part of his organizing around a paid sick leave ordinance in Austin, Matt became a founding member in Good Work Austin, a socially responsible community of local businesses in Austin invested in creating good jobs for all workers, ensuring a quality workplace, and supporting and amplifying the voices of like-minded businesses. 

He also enjoys facilitating connections between his businesses and the community, such as the longstanding partnership between Hold Out Brewing and Sage Studios, a non-profit art space in Austin that provides artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities studio space to create and exhibit their work. Day to day, his passion at work is making a really good graph, and he's always interested in talking to other small business owners trying to make better, data-driven decisions. 

When not at work, Matt devotes most of his time to his two kids, exploring the incredible food and beverage scene in Austin, and following the San Antonio Spurs.