Show Notes
The MAKE IT MATTER! podcast teaches you how to break free from the doldrums of a benign existence and empower yourself to create a life of unforgettable impact and abundant fulfillment for you and those you reach.
Each show spotlights experts sharing their secrets to living a life that matters.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
LINDA BUCKLEY | GREGORY CARTER | DR. ASHLEY DASH | MATTIE DEED | REV.ROGER DIXON, SR. | DR. KATRINA FERGUSON | DR. JONAS GADSON, DTM | JUANITA GRANT | RYAN C. GREENE | KIMMOLY LABOO | BRIAN J. OLDS | SUZANNE PETERS | MIKE POWELL | JACQUELINE SHAULIS | MONIQUE TOUSSAINT | DR. CHERITA WEATHERSPOON | DR. ROBERTA WILBURN
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If you’re going to live life, you might as well MAKE IT MATTER!
Today’s guest is: Mattie Deed
Mattie is a Boston resident surrounded by her three awesome daughters, grandchildren,
sisters, brother and friends. If you remembers nothing else, please know that she is
kind, compassionate, patient and passionate about helping culturally, economically and
socially diverse individuals to connect with occupational skills training, career ladders
employment opportunities, financial empowerment tools, budgeting to saving and establishing credit
by any natural or spiritual means necessary!
With over 24 years in Workforce Development Services, partnering with community-based
organizations to meet the needs of job seekers of all background and circumstances, Mattie
specializes in assisting clients with goals, resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills,
online job applications, mock interviews, networking, social media, financial empowerment,
budgeting, credit building / debt resolution and much more. Mattie is an accomplished leader with
extensive experience in the non-profit sector and assisted in the creation and development of
Boston’s first One-Stop Career Center (The Work Place, 1995), the MOSES (Massachusetts One-Stop
Employment Systems), the Roxbury Resource Center (1998) and the Allston/Brighton Resource Center
(2006).
Mattie is also a Spoken Word Artist. Her first book, “Fourth Realm: Where All Things Are Possible”
was published in 2005. She is currently writing her second book which focuses on workforce
development, job search strategies, and financial coaching. She is a member of the Library of
International Poetry and a former member of the “57” Writers and Readers Group of Allston/Brighton”
where her poetry is published in their writings.
Mattie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, University of Massachusetts Boston
and holds an Associate Degree in Office Management from Newbury College; she is a Notary Public and
has a Certificate of Completion in Financial Coaching! Mattie fellowships with St John Missionary
Baptist Church since 1969 where she created the only Workforce Development Ministry.
CONTACT:
Email: deed02119@netscape.net Phone: 617-224-6803
Social Media: @MattieDeed