Deal Architect: Navigating the Nexus of Strategy and Opportunity

A ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’ alum and partner in multiple ‘Inc Fastest Growing Companies’, I serve as the Founding Partner of Eidolon Capital and Chairman of various enterprises, drawing on nearly 15 years of experience with over $100 million in deals closed.

About Matt

I am the Founder and Managing Partner of Eidolon Capital and the major investor and Chairman of Ozark River Manufacturing, Fresh Technology, IncHighland Industrial Staffing, and Tennessee Rack. I am also a Managing Partner at my family office Bodnar Investment Group.

In 2018 I was named to Forbes “30 Under 30” and I am currently a partner in multiple Inc “Fastest Growing Companies in America” including Fresh Technology, Inc and Tazikis, Inc.
Eidolon Capital’s investments include businesses in software, manufacturing, industrial distribution, information technology, staffing, consumer products, real estate, and medical equipment. Eidolon focuses on lower middle market acquisitions ($2mm-$10mm in EBITDA) and is industry agnostic but specializing in control acquisitions in services, technology, distribution, and manufacturing.

Bodnar Investment Group is a family office based in Nashville, TN with broadly diversified holdings across a wide range of industries. Our investmentnts include food and beverage, retail, commercial real estate, packaged goods, and agriculture.

3MC Capital Partners is a real estate private equity firm that focuses on multifamily acquisitions, development, and management throughout the Southeast.

I am also the creator and host of the Science of Success Podcast which has more than 5mm downloads, listeners in over 100 countries, and has previously been iTunes #1 New & Noteworthy. We’ve featured guests including Dr. Brene Brown, Grant Cardone, Jay Abraham, Roland Frasier, Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington, Dr. Robert Cialdini, Dr. Adam Grant, Dr. Carol Dweck, and many more.


I previously worked as a consultant in Nanjing, China and spent several years in New York at Goldman Sachs.

Snapshot Timeline

  • 2007

    Worked as an import /
    export consultant in
    Nanjing, China
  • 2009

    Goldman Sachs in
    New York city
  • 2011

    Joined Fresh Hospitality as Partner and Head of M&A (and moved to Nashville)
  • 2011

    Acquired CRS, Inc
    (later rebranded to
    Fresh Technology)
  • 2011

    Joined Bodnar Investment Group Family Office
  • 2012

    Co-founded
    Fresh Capital
  • 2015

    Acquired WWISP, Inc
    Rebranded to
    (Fresh Managed IT)
  • 2016

    Fresh Technology
    named to Inc 5000
  • 2018

    Named to Forbes
    30 Under 30
  • 2019

    Tazikis named
    to Inc 5000
  • 2019

    Acquired
    Togo Technologies
  • 2020

    Founded 3MC Capital Partners to invest in Multifamily
  • 2022

    Acquired Tristar Staffing Solutions
  • 2022

    Acquired Williams Medical Supply
  • 2022

    Rebranded Highland Staffing
  • 2022

    Acquired Tennessee Rack
  • 2023

    Acquired Ozark River Manufacturing