Described in a People Magazine feature article as "The Helpful Hunk," Matthew Bennett explains his life's primary goal as "having a permanent positive effect on as many people's lives as possible."

     Matthew, President of BTDT Enterprises, Inc., develops, publishes, and distributes innovative educational materials in conjunction with major charities and non-profits. He has personally authored books with sales totaling over 5 million copies.

     In 1991, Matthew wrote THE MATERNAL JOURNAL (co-published with Simon & Schuster, 1990, over 3 million copies sold) to help boost faltering levels of prenatal education and infant care in the United States.  He followed this effort with THE BABY JOURNAL (co-published with Simon & Schuster, 1992), which contributed to his becoming a March of Dimes Volunteer of the Year in 1992 and 1993.

     He teamed up with the American Heart Association and popular illustrator Cathy Guisewite to author and publish LIFESTYLES OF THE TRIM AND HEALTHY (1994), worked with the National Paralysis Foundation in developing IN A CHILD'S EYES (1996), and benefited the American Veterinary Medical Foundation by creating THE PUPPY JOURNAL and THE KITTEN JOURNAL (1998).

     Matthew's latest venture involves the publication of his new book, FAT MATT and the launching of FATMATT.COM with the objective of combating our nation's skyrocketing obesity rates by shocking people into acknowledging the reasons for our weight-gain epidemic, and recognizing that the truth will set them free (or at very least, loosen their pants). 

      He frequently leads seminars on subjects ranging from women's health care issues to role-model entrepreneurialism to The Emperor's New Fitness Program. He speaks at conventions, major universities, hospitals and many other locations, and has been featured in/on People Magazine, Hard Copy, The Home Show, The Wall Street Journal, and many other media.

     Matthew also founded and is the owner of Premier Capital, a Los Angeles based full-service insurance brokerage firm.

     In addition to his vocational endeavors, Matthew spent five years as a State Commissioner with California Special Olympics, served as a consultant for the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, and represents numerous organizations as a national fund-raiser. He was President of the Honors Collegium and received a B.A. in Communications from UCLA where he guest lectures for the UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA Program.