MATT GOTTESMAN
A weekly letter, podcast and a body of work on remembering your calling — and rewriting the rules of work, wealth and intentional living.
Read by 22,000+ readers.
Lately
In the orbit
Substack Community Q4 Challenge
Begins Nov 28
CLOSED
Sovern Creator ’27 Cohort One
Opens Jan. '27
waitlist open
Workshop: The Art of Publishing - A 3-Part Workshop Series on Substack
Oct. 24, 2026
Workshop: Growing Your Visibility & Reach While Managing Your Nervous System
Oct. 29, 2026
DEtails coming soon
UPCOMING
Three doors, open now
01
Substack
Coming soon
Fourteen days, two live sessions — let go of what no longer belongs, get clear on what matters, enter 2027 knowing what you're building.
Begins Sept 19
02
Sovern creator
WAITLIST
Six weeks, a small group. Uncover your voice, build a real body of work, and learn how to carry it.
Opens Jan. '27
03
WORKSHOP
New
2-hour live session — Part 1 of a 3-Part Series on Building Your Substack
October 24
SUBSTACK
A top-5 philosophy publication on Substack — and top 50 best seller.
PODCAST
The Niche Is You.
Conversations on creativity, calling, and the work that's yours.
EP • 808 • 23 MIN
Why the decisions that carry the most fear are usually the most aligned and how your future self has already resolved what your current self is still debating.
A FREE WORKSHOP
Reverse Engineer.
The fastest way to get what you want is through clarity. This is the workshop I built to give it to you — on your vision, your time, your energy, and your money. Start with the end in mind. Build backward from what's actually yours.
ABOUT MATT
The shorter version.
Matt Gottesman is a writer, podcaster and three-time founder whose work explores the intersection of creativity, entrepreneurship, spirituality and personal growth. With more than 20 years across media, technology and brand building, his work is rooted in a simple belief: your greatest advantage isn’t how well you fit into an existing category—it’s how fully you become who you already are.
Through The Niche Is You®, Matt helps creators and founders move with greater clarity, create with deeper intention and build work that genuinely serves. Everything he creates reflects the same philosophy: alignment over optics, depth over noise and success that expands our freedom—spiritually, creatively and financially.
Join 22,000+ readers remembering their calling — and rewriting the rules of work, wealth, and intentional living.