Growing up in Kenton, north west London, Matt went on to attend Kingston University & London Southbank University, gaining a degree in Sports Science. Matt was a previously Business Development Manager at one of the three largest tax refund companies in Europe, UK Tax Free Refund LIMITED and whilst one of their top sales managers in the Pan-European group, and has nurtured relationships with Manchester City, Liverpool as well as Nokia in London. Matt continues to play football and cricket, having represented QPR and Middlesex as a youth before injury forced him to hang up his boots. He now spends much of his spare time passing on his footballing prowess to his son who harbours aspiration to follow in his father’s footsteps. He is also a keen cook, loving cooking all types of cuisine and enjoys regularly sampling his next potential dish whilst dining out.