Mat Winterholler
Corporate development career coach for aspiring M&A professionals
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals and Students |
| Also coaches | Business coach |
Mat Winterholler coaches people who want to break into corporate development. He helps clients understand the recruiting landscape, build job skills, and land roles at target companies. Mat helps lead corporate development at a PE-backed GovTech software business. He built an M&A function from scratch at a SaaS company and closed three acquisitions that helped triple its growth in two years. He has coached 20+ corporate development clients.
What Mat helps with
Mat helps people break into corporate development and prepare for its interviews. He also helps them build the skills needed to succeed once hired.
- Understanding the corporate development recruiting landscape
- Building skills needed for on-the-job success
- Creating a recruiting strategy for a target company
- Landing corporate development interviews
- Preparing for corporate development interviews
- Business valuation
- Competitive analysis
- Breaking in without a traditional background
Who Mat works with
Mat works with aspiring professionals who want to enter corporate development. It does not matter where they work now or which university they attend. He also supports people with non-traditional paths, such as those without a top bank or elite school on their resume.
How Mat works
Mat builds his coaching around three steps. First, he gives a clear overview of the corporate development recruiting landscape. Second, he helps clients build the key skills needed to succeed on the job. Third, he creates a tailored recruiting strategy to land a role at the client's target program. He offers start-to-finish packages and hourly help with topics like business valuation and competitive analysis.
Background and qualifications
Mat took a non-traditional path into corporate development. He had a modest GPA, attended a non-target state university, and had no experience at a bulge-bracket or elite boutique bank. He still earned multiple offers. He held ten internships across three states, which led to a full-time investment banking role in a technology group in San Francisco. He then received two corporate development offers from PE-backed SaaS companies. Today he leads M&A work, including deal sourcing, execution, and post-merger integration. He reports to the C-suite and presents weekly to the Board.
Mat Winterholler pricing
Programs and services
- Start-to-finish corporate development offer package
- Corporate development interview preparation package
- Custom hourly coaching
Mat Winterholler reviews
Mat Winterholler has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 13 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
Mat built an M&A function from the ground up and still works in corporate development while coaching.
Best for people with non-traditional backgrounds who want to land a corporate development role.
Common questions
How much does Mat Winterholler charge?
Coaching with Mat runs $90 to $175 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Mat Winterholler help with?
Mat Winterholler helps with understanding the corporate development recruiting landscape, building skills needed for on-the-job success, creating a recruiting strategy for a target company and landing corporate development interviews.
Does Mat Winterholler have reviews?
Mat Winterholler has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 13 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
Does Mat only coach people from top schools or banks?
No. Mat coaches people no matter where they work or which university they attend. He got his own offers without an elite bank or target school background.
Does Mat help with interview preparation?
Yes. He offers packages focused on landing and preparing for corporate development interviews. He also offers hourly help on topics like business valuation and competitive analysis.
How do I contact Mat Winterholler?
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