Matt Fleeger

Today Matthew H Fleeger is listed in the International Who's Who of Business Professionals. He is also the President and CEO of Gulf Coast Western, a domestic oil and natural gas company that has developed a strategy to use the economic downturn to build a strong future for domestic energy. Such accomplishments often inspire young executives, but they do not necessarily know how to gain the experience that they need to apply their academic backgrounds to real-world situations where large amounts of money are at stake. The career of Matt H Fleeger shows that one can gain the experience needed to succeed by constantly looking for new challenges.

Matt Fleeger Begins his Career

Matt Fleeger graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BA in Business. He had spent much of his time at school focusing on finance and marketing, so he was ready to start his career. He chose to take his first executive positions in the oil and natural gas industry. There were many Texas-based companies to choose from and his father had founded Gulf Coast Western in 1970, so he had plenty of opportunities in this field.

Matt H Fleeger worked in various executive positions from 1986 until1993. Each year he learned more about acquisitions, debt and equity vehicles, mergers, corporate structuring, finance, and marketing. Finally, it was time for him to strike out on his own.

Matt Fleeger Founds His First Company

Matthew Fleeger left the oil and gas industry in 1993 to found his first company, MedSolutions, Inc. MedSolultions, Inc was a publicly-reported company that dealt in healthcare environmental services. They focused on transporting, treating, and disposing of regulated medical wastes. Matt H Fleeger held the positions of President, CEO, and Chairman/director while working with the company, which allowed him to use his business experience to grow the organization into a regional leader.

Eventually, Fleeger and his team had made MedSolutions, Inc important enough to attract the attention of the industry leader, Stericycle. Fleeger began negotiating with Stericycle and, in November of 2007, sold MedSolutions for about $59 million.

This was quite a success for a businessman's first company, but it was not the only success that Matthew H Fleeger's organizations would have.

Matthew H Fleeger's Successes in the Tanning Industry

Matt Fleeger has also founded two successful companies in the tanning industry. This might seem quite different from the medical waste disposal or oil and gas industries, but he applied his business experience to the organizations to turn them into successful enterprises.

When Palm Beach Tan, Inc first started, there were only six locations. With Fleeger's help, the company has grown by leaps and bounds. Today it is one of the largest chains of indoor tanning booths in the country.

Mystic Tan has also been hugely successful. Matt Fleeger and his team have developed this enterprise into the largest provider of spray-on tanning systems in the entire world.

Matt H Fleeger Returns to Domestic Oil and Gas

Now that Matt Fleeger has chosen to return to domestic oil and gas as the President and CEO of Gulf Coast Western, he can begin creating a stable future that will provide the United States with domestically produced energy for years to come.