Matt Levy is a wonderful combination of the unexpected. While he earned his B.A. in Theater from San Francisco State, he then got an M.B.A. from St. Mary’s College, and rose to the level of project manager at the biotech firm Genentech. In his free time, his love for food and wine led him to make both beer and cider at home.

It’s this combination of ingredients that really makes Matt special. “Balzac provides me with an environment that requires being very creative one moment, and then very logical the next in order to implement the ideas,” says Matt. “ At Balzac there is none of the red tape that gets in your way—just the open road for a good idea.”

Matt has always had the ability to look ahead. During his MBA program, he performed an in-depth analysis on Robert Mondavi’s business and the wine industry as a whole. Back in 2003, he determined that Robert Mondavi Winery was in a good position to be purchased by a larger conglomerate. In 2004, Mondavi and Constellation Brands merged. “I should have bought stock in ’03.”

Ask him about his career as a Polynesian dancer on cruise ships. “I was younger and in better shape,” he claims. “And I did get to perform in Hawaii, Jamaica, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Singapore…”

Unexpected? Yes. Good? You bet!

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