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MATT GIDEON

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Passionate recovery advocate with 16+ years in sales, and 6+ years in the behavioral healthcare industry. Innovative, adaptable, and attentive to details with outstanding follow-through. Strong team building skills and an effective communicator. A leader who always remains teachable.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Outreach Representative

Discovery Behavioral Health (Corporate)
Los Angeles, CA
05.2021 - Current
  • Business development for 160+ treatment centers, with a primary focus on Cliffside Malibu, Authentic Recovery Center, and Casa Palmera.
  • SUD, ED, and MH facilities.
  • All levels of care. Adults and adolescents.
  • Executive leadership created this position specifically for me. My function was solely to build new business, as opposed to managing existing accounts.
  • Consistently admitted between 10 and 25 clients each month.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with other treatment centers, detox facilities, sober livings, hospitals, therapists, and attorneys through cold-calling and attending networking functions.
  • Hosted monthly networking events for behavioral healthcare professionals.

Director of Referral Relations

Discovery Behavioral Health (ARC)
Los Angeles, CA
09.2020 - 04.2021
  • Oversaw Referral Relations department.
  • Participated in outreach meetings with potential referral partners and/or current referral partners to represent the company and explain the services that we provide.
  • Met with clinical team on a daily basis to determine client needs for aftercare.
  • Met with clients on a daily basis to build rapport and collaborate while creating their aftercare plans.
  • Worked with clinical outreach team to effectively place clients in aftercare programs that fit their needs, while also building strategic partnerships.
  • Provided weekly updates, sent medical records, and stayed in constant communication with referral partners.

Care Coordinator

Discovery Behavioral Health (ARC)
Los Angeles, CA
07.2020 - 09.2020
  • Assisted the Director of Referral Relations in all job responsibilities.
  • Met with clinical team on a daily basis to determine client needs for aftercare.
  • Met with clients on a daily basis to build rapport and collaborate while creating their aftercare plans.
  • Worked with clinical outreach team to effectively place clients in aftercare programs that fit their needs, while also building strategic partnerships.
  • Provided weekly updates, sent medical records, and stayed in constant communication with referral partners.
  • Ran 12-step groups when time permitted.

Director of Community Relations

Any Length Retreat
Pflugerville, TX
02.2019 - 12.2019
  • Oversaw business development, admissions, special events, and community outreach.
  • Increased company revenue by 20% within first 5 months in this position.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with other treatment centers, detox facilities, sober livings, hospitals, therapists, and attorneys through cold-calling and attending networking functions.
  • Selected by the CEO/Founder to be the public spokesperson for the facility through video series and public speaking engagements.
  • Conducted interviews of leaders in the recovery community to use through social media.
  • Editor and publisher of the monthly company newsletter.

Recovery Coach

Any Length Retreat
Pflugerville, Texas
12.2018 - 02.2019
  • Created, led, and sold new Recovery Integration program to assist clients who are transitioning out of residential treatment and back into society.
  • Developed the curriculum.
  • Solely responsible for all sales, coaching, and weekly updates to family and referral sources.
  • Coached clients in life skills such as: Resume-building, budgeting finances, goal-setting, healthy relationships, fitness regimens, and working a 12-step recovery program.

Mentor / Family Coordinator

Any Length Retreat
Pflugerville, Texas
03.2018 - 12.2018
  • One-on-one meetings with client caseload on a weekly basis to teach and track their progress through 12-step curriculum.
  • Facilitated 12-step groups and other recovery meetings.
  • Developed family program and hosted once a month.

Behavioral Health Technician

Recovery Unplugged
Austin, TX
10.2017 - 03.2018
  • Recorded client meeting notes, recreational outing notes, and shift reports.
  • Quickly responded to crisis situations when mental health and behavioral issues arose.
  • Transported clients to meetings, doctor's appointments, hospitals, gym, and recreational outings.
  • Had one-on-one conversations with clients to share experience, strength, and hope.

Business Development & Customer Relations

Premiere Events
Austin, TX
03.2017 - 09.2017
  • Established contacts and built relationships with event industry professionals, not-for-profit Directors of Development, and corporate planners.
  • Ensured that company's monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue objectives were met.

Field Marketer

Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Austin, TX
09.2016 - 12.2016
  • Sold timeshare and hotel packages through field marketing.
  • Broke record for most sales in one day with 17 sales.
  • Became #1 salesman out of 500 in the nation after 1st month of employment.
  • Spoke at training classes to teach and inspire new employees.

Sales Executive

Celebration Event Rental
Grand Prairie, TX
11.2013 - 12.2014
  • Sales, business development, account management, contract execution, pre-show and on-site coordination, and light construction.
  • Top salesman after 3 months and maintained placement as top sales executive for 9 consecutive months.
  • Broke record for amount of new client accounts signed in 1 year.

Account Executive

Tricia Jackson Productions
Arlington, TX
12.2011 - 09.2012
  • Business development, design, pre-show and on-site coordination, implementation, light construction and entertainment management.

Sales Executive

Royal Tech
Los Angeles, CA
10.2010 - 12.2011
  • Internet Advertising sales.
  • Top salesman within first month and maintained placement as top sales executive for 8 consecutive months.

Telemarketing Sales Representative

Silverleaf Resorts
Arlington, TX
2009 - 2010
  • Cold-calling for timeshare sales.
  • Top salesman within 2 months of employment.

Sales Associate

Armani Exchange
Los Angeles, CA
2008 - 2009
  • Retail clothing sales.

Education

RADT

CCAPP Credentialing

Business Administration

Tarrant County College

References

Robert White (Former Supervisor)

CEO & Founder / Any Length Retreat

(432) 352-8667

Christina Hammett (Former Supervisor)

Regional Director of Clinical Outreach / Discovery Behavioral Health

(858) 775-3238

Jonathan Gross (Former Supervisor)

VP of Clinical Outreach / Discovery Behavioral Health

(770) 312-6929

Timeline

Clinical Outreach Representative

Discovery Behavioral Health (Corporate)
05.2021 - Current

Director of Referral Relations

Discovery Behavioral Health (ARC)
09.2020 - 04.2021

Care Coordinator

Discovery Behavioral Health (ARC)
07.2020 - 09.2020

Director of Community Relations

Any Length Retreat
02.2019 - 12.2019

Recovery Coach

Any Length Retreat
12.2018 - 02.2019

Mentor / Family Coordinator

Any Length Retreat
03.2018 - 12.2018

Behavioral Health Technician

Recovery Unplugged
10.2017 - 03.2018

Business Development & Customer Relations

Premiere Events
03.2017 - 09.2017

Field Marketer

Holiday Inn Club Vacations
09.2016 - 12.2016

Sales Executive

Celebration Event Rental
11.2013 - 12.2014

Account Executive

Tricia Jackson Productions
12.2011 - 09.2012

Sales Executive

Royal Tech
10.2010 - 12.2011

Telemarketing Sales Representative

Silverleaf Resorts
2009 - 2010

Sales Associate

Armani Exchange
2008 - 2009

RADT

CCAPP Credentialing

Business Administration

Tarrant County College

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