JMatt

JMatt is a lifestyle content creator focusing on the city of Milwaukee to show locals their many options from restaurants to retail and more. He has been hired as an influencer to create and post sponsored content for businesses as small as a local food truck to notable international brands including Subway and Red Bull. In addition to what is seen on his accounts, JMatt also offers social media coaching behind the scenes.

3 Things

1. In 2018, JMatt managed to get approved for a verified GIPHY account (https://giphy.com/jmattmke) and has close to 400M views from 293 uploaded GIFs. His GIFs are searchable worldwide, on any platform that provides GIPHY-powered GIF search results.

2. With the exception of the past few months (paused due to breaking his collar bone at the end of 2024), JMatt has be promoting suicide prevention since January 2017 with a near-daily pushup challenge (for a total of 2,858 days of awareness).

3. JMatt founded HashtagMKE 8 years ago as a way for content creators and social media enthusiasts to network in-person and share best practices. Last year was his first full year of being self-employed through his own brand.

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