Membership Committee
Owner, The Alternative Board
Matthew Saline is an experienced advisor, consultant, operator, and coach specializing in small to mid-size businesses. For more than 25 years, he has successfully owned and guided companies from concept to funding, launch, profitability, and sustainment.
Through his starting and building companies, Matthew is an expert in business strategy, value creation, culture development, mission/purpose positioning, marketing and sales. Currently, he is the owner of The Alternative Board – Philadelphia West (“TAB”). TAB facilitates peer advisory boards bringing Business Owners/CEOs/Partners/General Managers together on a monthly basis to help each other address the challenges and opportunities they face in running and growing their businesses. TAB Board members also benefit from an additional hour of private coaching each month, TAB’s proprietary set of strategic business tools and TAB’s global member network spanning 26 countries. It all combines to help members be more strategic and better stewards of their businesses.
In addition to TAB, Matthew’s consulting company Big Door Open, advises B2B and B2C companies on positioning, commercialization and monetization efforts, and marketability. Through Big Door Open, Matt enables B2C/B2B companies to go to market confidently and quickly achieve a triple-green bottom line – benefitting people, profitability, and the planet. His passion for business innovation and service to others extends to his community involvement. Matthew mentors local early-stage businesses on how to accelerate their path towards success, providing advice on business operations, strategic marketing, revenue growth, and pitfall-avoidance strategies. Matthew has been a Guest Lecturer at Drexel University’s Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship. He currently serves as an Advisor for Drexel University’s Food Labs. He is also a member of the Bar Associations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey.
