Inside the Business: Matt Pohlson, Co-Founder & CEO, Omaze

Matt Pohlson co-founded Omaze in 2012 with a simple idea: let anyone win a once-in-a-lifetime experience - a dinner with George Clooney, a luxury home - while supporting a great cause. What followed was anything but simple.

Starting $200,000 in debt, surviving a cardiac arrest in 2018, and making a bold pivot from celebrity experiences to UK house draws, Matt has built Omaze into a business that has raised over $250 million for charity across more than 400 organisations worldwide.

In this session, he'll share the strategy, the pivots, and the hard lessons behind one of the most distinctive business models of the last decade.