It’s Time to Rewild!
Our Calling to Rewild Work
Work and Employees Are Evolving, Your Workplace Should Too.
Where Leadership Development, Strategy, and the Natural World Collide.
Brittney Van Matre
the founder
Brittney Van Matre (she/her) is an entrepreneur, strategist, leadership coach, founder of Rewild Work. Brittney thrives at the intersection of leadership development, strategy, and the rhythms of the natural world.
Her work creatively blends psychology, technology, and innovation to transform the way we live and work. Brittney partners with organizations as they navigate transition, future-fitting their leadership, and balancing productivity with well-being. Brittney helps individuals and teams build the mindsets, strategies, and capabilities needed to handle change with confidence, connection, and resilience.
Prior to founding her businesses, Brittney has extensive experience in strategy, finance, product creation, retail innovation, and employee experience with Nike. She built Nike’s global workplace experience strategy and has consulted for Fortune 100 companies including Toyota, Waymo, KPMG, HP, and more on hybrid work, future of work, and leadership development.
Brittney founded Rewild Work Strategies and her personal creative endeavor at brittneyvanmatre.com to bring a holistic vision of her journey, including her love for personal growth and development, mindful leadership, technology, nature, business, strategy, and innovation.
Brittney is also a Certified Meditation Teacher, holds a double major in Accounting and Information Systems from Washington State University, a graduate certificate in Ecopsychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, is a Certified Teacher with the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, and holds numerous certifications in the health and well-being space.
Born and raised in the United States and having lived abroad in Europe for several years, she carries a worldwide cultural perspective, an adventurous spirit, and a deep commitment to expanding human freedom.
If you are interested in working 1:1 with Brittney, download her 1:1 guide below to get started.
Work 1:1 with Brittney
Time For Change
Had my first of two existential crises and realized I needed a change. So I started therapy, broke up with my long-time boyfriend, quit my job, and started interviewing.
Began my career at Nike - a dream come true! I was obsessed with the Nike brand since childhood.
Experienced many areas of the business including Women’s Product Creation,learning how to source and manufacture Nike apparel across China, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka Switched to Footwear Product Creation and spent a year learning how to manufacture footwear in Indonesia, including visiting all of Nike’s footwear factories across Vietnam, China, and Taiwan.
The Early Years
Graduated college with a practical degree in accounting; (even though, sadly, I did not want to be an accountant). This decision laid the foundation for what would become a non-linear career path.
I began my career in management consulting at KPMG in Portland, Oregon - (queue the formal business attire and my initiation into adult life.)
Spread My Wings
Traveled across the country touring data centers, analyzing processes, and writing up remedial actions for the likes of Microsoft and the United States Department of Energy, among many others. It was a mix of overwhelm, excitement, and discovery (mostly of myself).
Back Home Where it All Started
Decided it was time to move home. Got transferred with Nike back to Portland, Oregon, and created the Dicks Sporting Goods Bra Fitting App, among other OMNI projects, while continuing to teach SIY.
I was then promoted to Director of Workplace Strategy and Experience at Nike.
Little did we all know a pandemic was about to completely disrupt the work world.
On a Personal Note
Fell in love with a Belgian and moved to Amsterdam, with Nike, of course, where I led strategic planning and finance for the EMEA Jordan Brand, later stepping into the ins and outs of retail innovation and consumer experience design.
It was during this time that I also dove into my spirituality and became a Meditation Teacher. I began exploring the world of “side hustles” and started my first business, an organic fair-trade tea company in Amsterdam called Löv Teas.
I began selling premium small-batch tea blends to high-end retailers like &Klevering.
Roles & Identities Expanding
Had a baby boy and got married. Began reconnecting with nature as a way to soothe the transition into motherhood.
I realized that being a working mother was the most challenging job ever and that work needed to change. Became a Certified Teacher for the ‘Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute’, born at Google,and began teaching and leading workshops at Nike and other companies, thinking that maybe that might help me find what I didn’t know I was searching for.
Wrapped up operations with Löv Teas. Product-based businesses are hard!
The Future is Now
Was brought into Google as a Future of Work Transformation Strategist for Waymo.
Was invited to join Toyota to lead their Hybrid Sustainment efforts.
Launched Rewild Work Strategies and Nature 120 Inc. to bring a holistic vision of my journey, including my love for personal growth and development, mindful leadership, technology, nature, business, strategy, and innovation.
Celebrated, Seen, and Taking a Leap
At the height of the pandemic, I was featured in LinkedIn’s 24 Big Ideas for 2021 and CNBC for my ideas on the Future of Work.
Had an existential crisis and realized I needed another significant life change. Started therapy (again) and decided I would go all in on entrepreneurship (aka myself).
In 2021, I Left Nike and courageously stepped into the unknown, the hardest decision I have ever made.
Crossing the Threshold
Walked the Camino de Santiago to ritualize crossing the threshold into the second half of my life while deeply connecting with nature.
Joined SIY Global as a strategist to lead their newly formed B Corp.
Six months later developed Nature 120, the world’s first nature therapy app, and began building.
Coached dozens of professionals through career transitions and began consulting full-time.
Dabbled in higher education, receiving a certification in Ecopsychology and exploring the world of Carl Jung’s depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Not sure where it’s leading, but I know I will be back for more.
Advised the founders of The Bloomi and LeWorkClub on their startup journeys.
our focused outcomes
increase well-being
Future-fit your workplace and leadership
Improve employee engagement
Advance innovation with a purpose
Attract and retain top talent
“Our mission at Rewild Work Strategies is to help you design a workplace ecosystem that drives strategic innovation, purpose, and well-being for employees, leadership, clients, and our planet.”
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Who Are The
Rewild Work
Network Experts?
Rewild Work Strategies partners with an exclusive network of highly experienced leaders, practitioners, and thinkers with industry knowledge and expertise from the world’s most innovative companies including Nike, World Bank, Meta, Snapchat, Dreamworks, KPMG, Deloitte, and more.
Our expert network is comprised of ex-Fortune 500 strategists, consultants, researchers, executives, and coaches focused on Human Experience and Transformational Change for Organizations and Individuals.
Together, we are building workplaces that prioritize the well-being of our Earth And humanity.
“It was a great reminder of tools we can leverage to enable diversity, creativity, and safe spaces in our teams. In specific for me, I have been focusing on improving my self-awareness and gravitas during the last years and some tools I was aware already but definitely was a great reminder on the value of putting them in practice constantly. I believe this is great program for new managers or employees that are to pursue a people management role to start giving them the basis of leadership. Marketing is doing great efforts to be inclusive and humble to appreciate everyone's value, more than other orgs at HP.”
HP Senior Marketing Director
“This is a program everyone should have the chance to take at our company. These skills, in particular, are really important for new people managers to be aware of and trained in, especially while managing in a virtual world. Every week I looked forward to connecting with my colleagues in this way, it was a much needed reset.”
HP Senior Marketing Ops Director
“I loved our workshop, I keep reflecting on how wonderful it was. My biggest takeaways were just how special our team is and how much vulnerability opens up opportunities and connection.”
– Nike Employee
“Within a few weeks of our working with Brittney, I made the best career jump of my life – and I couldn’t be more energized. Brittney is wise, caring, experienced, and honest – traits that make her a valuable coach.”
- Lauren, Business Development Professional
“Brittney helped our team develop a great employee experience strategy at our early stage startup, she showed us concrete ways to improve employee happiness and productivity. It works!"
- Julie, Co-Founder
“The time and positive energy from this program will ripple through our organization like rings.”
-Nike Employee
“The training felt like a blessing. I learned so many techniques to stay grounded in my personal and professional life.”
- Nike Employee
“It was one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done.”
- KPMG Employee
“Thank you for coming to our office and teaching these amazing skills and practices! I have been working to implement them in my professional and personal life and am excited for the new changes I am noticing.”
— KPMG Employee
“I’ve been to dozens of programs and at the end I’m usually exhausted. But after attending this program, I was so energized!”
— NIKE Employee
“Many thanks for this amazing 2 day training. It was filled with positive thinking and curiosity. Although it is difficult for me to break old patterns, the path to a mindful life was set.”
— NIKE Employee
