Matthew Taylor is the founder and CEO of The Noble Story Group, bringing 1-1 coaching, team coaching, cohort training and coach training to coaches and C-level leaders in the business, non-profit, federal government, higher education, and K-12 education sectors. Matthew has coached and trained over 1600 leaders in his 5-Square approach that applies Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Leadership Theory. Matthew is an ICF PCC-certified executive coach. He is also a founding faculty member, Meta-Coach, and curriculum developer for the Goleman EI Emotional Intelligence Coaching Certification Program (EICC).
Prior to his executive coaching career, Matthew was an award-winning international and urban public-school teacher and principal, founder of a school leader residency training program, and senior director of adaptive leadership for a large charter management organization. Matthew became an educator to close the opportunity gap and fight for racial and economic justice. He became an executive coach and trainer to support mission-driven leaders to reach their full potential and create the same transformational conditions for the people they lead.