About Matt Craven

Matt is the Founder and CEO of CVIA, which encompasses The CV & Interview Advisors, CVIA Careers, DCS Career Transition, and The Career Enhancement Network.

He is considered a thought leader in Career Development and Personal Branding and is regularly engaged as a public speaker and guest writer to deliver advice and guidance to global audiences on all things related to career advancement, job seeking, LinkedIn, personal branding, and thought leadership.

After a successful corporate career, Matt founded CVIA in 2006 and has grown the business into an award-winning market leader with a global client base and partnerships with some of the world's largest associations and institutes. The company has helped over one million people and last year worked with paying clients in 70 countries around the world.

Matt has pioneered several innovative career development and personal branding methodologies such as using narrative marketing techniques in CVs, harnessing thought leadership as a tool for career growth, and introducing sales techniques into the interview room.

For his work in the Contracting sector, Matt was nominated as a Finalist in the Top Industry Influencer Category in the 2023 Contracting Awards and due to aforementioned personal branding innovations, CVIA are Finalists in the 2024 awards for Best Contractor Innovation and Best Contractor Career Service (they won the now mothballed Best Contractor Product or Service category in 2022)

Matt has been featured on BBC radio, delivered 4 webinars for the BBC Bring Home the Drama Festival that ran in parallel with the primetime 6-part BBC2 series ‘Bring The Drama’, has been a guest on the Northern Powerhouse and Boardroom Bound Podcasts, has presented at events for Deloitte and various chartered institutes and associations, and wrote hundreds of articles for leading publications.

Matt is also a keen martial artist, fitness enthusiast, amateur cook, and songwriter.