T Chevéz Mathews

Executive operator focused on scaling teams, fixing broken systems, and getting things unblocked. Brings Chief of Staff-level support across tech, art and culture, and hospitality. Hands-on experience in everything from zero-to-one builds to rapid growth environments. Previously ran a 30K+ community of early-stage founders. Board member at The Wagon Box, a nationally recognized countermodern cultural hub, and Fabricatorz Foundation, supporting international cultural technology projects. Based in Missouri. Email t@chevezmathe.ws / DM on X / Message on Signal

Selected Work

American Corporation / Business Consulting / Senior-level problem-solving for small to mid-size companies undergoing growth or organizational transformation / 2023–present

International Flesh / Esoteric health company. Launched skin.food in August 2025 / Co-founder / 2025

Remilia Corporation / Art-industrial conglomerate building the new internet; creators of Milady Maker NFT / Operations & Special Project Consultant / 2025

Pappos Holding / Fast-growing, family-owned food and beverage company / Vice President / 2021–2025

The Wagon Box / A “Fourth Place” serving as an intergenerational commonwealth of conversation, learning, adventure, and investment. Also a year-round destination for nationally-recognized events / Chief of Staff & Foundation Board Member / Read more / 2023–present

Venture Café St. Louis / Nonprofit supporting entrepreneurs. Hosted the largest weekly founder event in the US. Included 7,000 sq. ft. event space, free coworking, and pre-accelerator programs for education entrepreneurs and SaaS startups / Executive Director / 2017–2021

Fabricatorz Foundation / Global art and technology studio supporting creative initiatives such as the Art Hack Day, Bassel Khartabil Fellowship, Openclipart, Open COVID Pledge, Glia, and more / Board Member / 2018–present

Bassel Khartabil Fellowship / Provided $50,000 and institutional support to individuals advancing open culture / Advisor / 2017–2020

Venture School / 12-week intensive pre-accelerator guiding aspiring entrepreneurs’ ideas into real companies / Director / 2019–2020

EdHub Fellowship / 8-month pre-accelerator for aspiring education entrepreneurs in St Louis, MO / Program Supervisor / 2019–2021

O.N.G. / Art and music series spotlighting underground and emerging sounds, supported by Red Bull Music and Counterpublic Triennial with mentions in Artforum and Dis Magazine / Director / 2014–2019

Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital / The first pediatric “bridge” hospital / Marketing Director other roles / 2004–2016

MBA from Maryville University St Louis

Other projects

Oyarsa / Monthly junto for heterodox thinkers in St Louis pursuing individual sovereignty, economic independence, and the Aristotelian ideal of the good life / Director / 2024–present

The Doomer Optimism Campout / Retreat and conference series exploring technology, sustainability, and meaning in modernity. Past speakers include James Pogue (Harpers, Vanity Fair), Paul Kingsnorth (novelist, author of “The Wake”), Julie Frederickson (Chaotic Capital), and several other national speakers from politics, farming, to art / Event Producer / Read more / 2023–present

Milady Rave DC / Official afterparty of the Passage Press Coronation Ball, attended by guests including Grimes, Amber Rose, and prominent X (formerly Twitter) personalities / Cultural Producer / 2025

North by Northwest / Literary retreat co-hosted with Justin Murphy’s Other Life and The Wagon Box / Event Producer / 2024

Pyr / Print zine featuring artists and writers exploring the beauty and depths of the Divine / 2023

Future Ancestral Technologies: Roaming / Created by artist Cannupa Hanska Luger in collaboration with Fabricatorz Foundation / Technical Producer / View here / Review in Artsy / 2023

Nostr / Created the iOS onboarding for the Damus app / Volunteer / 2022-2023

SCALE: Sensorium / Curated the second on-chain edition of SCALE featuring poems, essays, and artworks from eight contributors interpreting the new sensorium. Released at the Creative Commons Summit / Curator / Available for purchase / 2022

GODPILLED / Launched as a Twitter Space discussion with theorist Realityspammer, drawing 700+ participants over four hours on art, theory, and spirituality. Evolved into an ongoing podcast featuring musicians, artists, and thinkers such as Ariel Pink and Dan Spencer exploring these themes. Archive hosted by @giantgio / Producer / 2022–2025

Time, 2021 / Two-hour ephemeral performance in which I sat on a rock in a lake, viewable only by God / 2021

Maintenance, 2021 / One-hour ephemeral performance in which I cleaned my house, viewable only by God / 2021

Pray on MLK Day / Led Civil Righteousness team in scaling their event to all 50 US states / Operations Lead / 2020

PaintLouis / International graffiti event hosted at the world’s longest graffiti wall / Event and Artist Sponsor / 2019, 2022

Art Hack Day / A hackathon for hackers whose medium is art and artists whose medium is tech / Organized the first Art Hack Day in the Midwest / Event Producer / 2017

Disquiet Junto Project 0292: Eclipse / Collaborative sound project with Disquiet creating eclipse-inspired compositions / 2017

Talks, Interviews, Panels, Writing, Etc.

Interview with Default Friend / Discussed early internet culture and community formation / 2024
Remilia Quarterly / Featured writing in Issue No. 1 / 2024
Countere Magazine / Published “The Original Bronze Age Perverts“ / 2024
ESKE / Designed cover art for single “New Smoofy” / 2023
Vance Crowe podcast / Guest episode: “Exploring the Age of Artificial Intelligence” / 2023
Barret Barrera Projects / Guest in “Are NFTs Art?” live conversation series on new media art / 2021
Case for Cities (Routledge) / Wrote chapter: “on “How Cities Fuel Entrepreneurship” / Written 2021, published 2024
Case for Cities / Delivered lecture on the entrepreneurial city / 2021
General Assembly / Panelist: “Future of Venture Funding in the Midwest” / 2020
Arch Grants / Startup competition judge / 2020
Gateway to Space / Award recipient / 2020
Startland Innovation Exchange / Panelist: “Building Innovation Hubs” / 2019
Venture Café Tokyo / Panelist: “Innovation Ecosystems Around the Globe: What can Japan Learn?” / 2019
Saint Louis University / Mentor, SLU Lift Off Camp / 2019
Fulbright Institute / Panelist: “A City Reinvented: Building an Innovation Ecosystem” / 2018
Maryville University / Spirit of Maryville Award recipient / 2018
Tech Jobs Tour / Mentor / 2017
ITEN / Delivered lecture: “The Emerging Entrepreneurial Artist” / 2015
Maryville University / Judge, inaugural business plan competition / 2015