Questions I’m Trying to Answer
I’m trying to understand how ordinary people build, protect, lose, and rebuild economic value in a world that keeps getting harder to navigate.
Main Street Operating Systems
I’m Matthew Heintz, MBA, CPA candidate. I study how ordinary people build, protect, lose, and rebuild economic value.
After two decades in communications, public affairs, healthcare, real estate operations, and small business education, I’m now focused on a single question: how do people navigate the systems that shape economic life?
Homeownership. Taxes. Small business. Personal finance. AI. Career reinvention.
Most people are operating without a map. I’m building practical tools and educational systems to help change that. I call the work Main Street Operating Systems.
Companies I've worked with
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The Fight for Competition
Inside California’s Historic Push for Video Reform
Windmill MHP Inc.
Jan 2018 - Present
Small Business Research Institute
2009 - Present
Understanding the Pitfalls of Unreliable Financial Statements
Investing time and skill in the accounting process is essential for maintaining the integrity of financial statements, transforming what can be a chaotic environment into a well-ordered, beautiful representation of a company’s financial status.
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Aug 05
Questions I’m Trying to Answer
I’m trying to understand how ordinary people build, protect, lose, and rebuild economic value in a world that keeps getting harder to navigate.
2 min read
Sep 05
The Fight for Competition
Inside California’s Historic Push for Video Reform
4 min read
Aug 07
Venti, Chi, Rage, Double Shot
Coffee is a drug.
6 min read
Jun 10
Windmill MHP Inc.
Jan 2018 - Present
7 min read
Jun 10
North Kansas City Hospital
March 2015 - March 2018
1 min read
Jun 10
Small Business Research Institute
2009 - Present
4 min read
Jun 10
Parris Communications
August 2001 - January 2002
Jun 10
Understanding the Pitfalls of Unreliable Financial Statements
Investing time and skill in the accounting process is essential for maintaining the integrity of financial statements, transforming what can be a chaotic environment into a well-ordered, beautiful representation of a company’s financial status.
2 min read
Jun 10
Anheuser-Busch
Feb 2002 - Aug 2003
Jun 09
H+K Strategies
Sept 2003 - June 2008
Jun 09
AT&T
Sept 2004 - June 2008
6 min read
Jun 07
Connect Your Message with Your Audience
When developing a communications plan, you want to draw on a diverse series of persuasive tools in order to hammer your message across.
1 min read