Matt Sprang spent 16 years as the Owner and CEO of Greater Philadelphia Aquatic Enterprises; he took over a program generating roughly $150,000 in revenue and built it to $1.2 million, leading a staff of 45 employees, surviving an $800,000 construction debt, and selling the business for a seven-figure sum in 2024.
Before that, and during it, he spent 25 years coaching young athletes in their most formative years, learning how to build commitment, develop discipline, and convince a 16-year-old that getting into a cold pool at 5 a.m. was worth doing; that is the same work, applied to organizations.
He has facilitated more than 200 events over six years, with an average participant rating of 9.4 and a Net Promoter Score of 85, and is a trained facilitator in the XChange Approach, a methodology rooted in Appreciative Inquiry.