Matthew Zachary: Keynote Speaker, Community Builder, Renegade Founder. Cancer Rebel.




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"Matthew Zachary is a true original. Call him a pioneer, a provocateur, a global change leader... but one thing is certain: he is driven by genuine authenticity and unbridled passion for making the world a better place. And he has."

Steve Clemons, Editor-At-Large, Axios

ABOUT MATTHEW

Matthew Zachary is a community builder. After surviving end-stage brain cancer, he ignited a global movement of cancer renegades united in advocating for choice, equity, and a dignified path to a productive life. As the Founder of Stupid Cancer, Inc., Matthew is considered to be one of today's most influential patient leaders.

With a passion for storytelling, connecting people, and agitating the status quo, his legacy is to have galvanized the patient voice and challenged conventional wisdom about the art of survivorship. Matthew is also an award-winning podcaster, recording artist, and acclaimed concert pianist.

MZ STUFF

• Keynote Speaking
• Motivational Piano Concerts
• Strategic Consulting
• Executive Coaching
• Leadership Workshops

TESTIMONY

"Matthew is a peace healer."

Deepak Chopra

"...an incomparable storyteller."

Leerom Siegel, CEO, Klick Health

"...one of the best speakers we have
ever had the privilege of hearing."

Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators

"We could not have chosen a more
relevant speaker to open our event."

KNect365 Life Sciences

"...a most uniquely disarming and
perfectly unexpected personality."

AbbVie Pharmaceuticals

"He singlehandedly mesmerized a theater
overflowing with 500 innovation junkies."

Saul Kaplan, CEO, Business Innovation Factory

"Matthew should be on everyone's list of
Top 10 celebrity healthcare speakers."

Stonybook Universty

"A glimpse into the professional mastery
of a gift and a personal triumph over illness"

The American Brain Tumor Foundation

IMPACT

“You were the first to show me that
you can do more than survive.”

Kelly P.

"Thank you for inspiring us to
create our own missions.”

Alejandra P.

"Thank you for giving me a
community when I had none.”

Roseann C.

"The impact you have made for me
and for others is immeasurable."

Allison T.

"Thank you for being such a
trailblazer for people like me.”

Nora M.

“For the first time since my diagnosis I felt like
I could get through brain cancer because you did.”

Ali Q.

"It is because of you that I found out about
surrogacy and now have a happy healthy
daughter who just turned one! Thank you."

Karen M.

"NO ONE ON HIS DEATHBED EVER SAID, I WISH I HAD SPENT MORE TIME ON MY BUSINESS." — PAUL TSONGAS