Matt Sinclair

Background

About Matt Sinclair

I've spent the better part of 18 years doing the work that sits at the intersection of strategy and execution — leading large-scale transformation programs, building operating models that stick, and helping organizations compete in markets that don't forgive slow decisions. My work spans manufacturing and industrials, biotech and life sciences, consumer goods, and financial services. The common thread: helping leadership teams cut through complexity and build the operational foundations that make strategy real. At Accenture, I managed $25M+ engagements with COO and SVP-level stakeholders, leading matrixed teams of 60 or more. The work was complex, the accountability was real, and I learned early that execution is where strategy either proves itself or falls apart.Since founding Shoreway Partners in 2020, I've worked on both sides of the table — as an outside advisor helping clients sharpen strategy and redesign operations, and as an embedded partner inside businesses carrying real internal accountability. Most recently that's included going deep inside manufacturing businesses on digitization, shop floor integration, and the operational complexity that mid-market companies navigate every day.Before Shoreway, at MAGNET, I built a manufacturing advisory practice from scratch, serving 50+ small manufacturers across Northeast Ohio and helping create more than 100 jobs in the region — a ground-level education in what it actually takes to move an industrial business forward. I have an MBA from Case Western's Weatherhead School, extensive Lean Six Sigma training, and Certified Executive Coach and Nonprofit Leadership credentials.I'm also genuinely passionate about mentorship — helping people find the best version of themselves, in work and in life. The skills I've built my practice around — effective communication, fact-based discovery, flexible thinking, craftsmanship, collaboration, and reflection — are the same ones I try to cultivate in the people I work with. I believe everyone has the capacity to grow into a version of their best self, and I find real meaning in being part of that journey.I'm based in Northeast Ohio — by choice, and with conviction. Always interested in connecting with operators, innovators, and leaders working on hard problems. If our work overlaps, I'd welcome the conversation.