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Faces of Field Nation is designed to lend some insight into how we operate and what makes Field Nation tick. Our team members have a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds, but we are united by a shared commitment to breaking down the barriers to work and unleashing new possibilities.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Every day, Matt Benedict writes it down as a reminder: Make an impact. It\u2019s a motto that drives him as Field Nation\u2019s Director of Sales.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, it\u2019s about making an impact,\u201d he says, \u201cespecially on my team, but on the company as well. I feel like, in a short period of time, I\u2019ve been able to do that. And that\u2019s rewarding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt came to Field Nation in September of 2021 with 27 years of leadership experience in the recruiting space. When it came time for a change, and when a director position opened up at Field Nation, he was interested.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having met Founder and CEO Mynul Khan in Field Nation\u2019s early days, Matt had an inclination that the company would be a good fit for his talents. \u201cWhen you see a startup early on, it piques your interest and you tend to follow it,\u201d he says, \u201cso I always followed Mynul and the success of the company.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

His interest was validated after accepting the job offer. He notes that Field Nation is characterized by a commitment to putting culture and values into practice:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t just talk about it. They spend a lot of time making sure that we have a great culture and work-life balance. And it starts with Mynul. He preaches the importance of family, taking time off, and recharging your batteries. There are a lot of things in place here to make sure that you do that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This feeling of having found a good fit was immediate. Matt\u2019s wife also works in downtown Minneapolis. After his third day at Field Nation, as they walked back to their car, she asked him how day number three went.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just said, \u2018I don\u2019t know what it is and how I can say this three days in, but I\u2019ve found the place I\u2019ve been looking for.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This gut feeling about Field Nation\u2019s mission, its people, and its culture only continued to grow.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an amazing opportunity at this company to continue this rocket ship that we\u2019re on. There are great people here. I\u2019ve met so many people in the company outside of the sales bubble that I\u2019ve become quick friends with, and that speaks to the character of people that they hire at Field Nation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of work hours, Matt is an avid golfer who enjoys any time spent outdoors, even if it\u2019s just spent working in the yard. He\u2019s a sports fanatic who roots for his home-state teams: the St. Louis Cardinals and the University of Missouri football team. He is also, controversially, a Packers fan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt\u2019s adventurous spirit is perhaps best expressed through his love for sushi. Not content with simple items like California rolls, he and his wife have been known to work their way through an entire menu, trying every item at least once. He has a trick for coaxing friends into trying new things.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I take people out that don\u2019t know much about sushi, the menu item I use to break them in \u2013 a <\/span>true<\/span><\/i> sushi piece \u2013\u00a0is what\u2019s called unagi. I don\u2019t tell them what they\u2019re eating, I just tell them, \u2018Trust my judgment.\u2019 When they tell me, \u2018Wow, this is really good,\u2019 I let them know that they just ate freshwater eel. That usually helps them branch out and try new things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This sense of adventure is a big part of what brought Matt to Field Nation. Both he and the company he now calls home are guided by the conviction that making an impact means acting boldly alongside peers whose judgment you can trust. It\u2019s a surefire recipe for making an impact.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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