OLG's Matt Kelley was featured in the June 6th edition of The Journal-Gazette's "Business Leadership" Focus section alongside some of Fort Wayne's finest, including trusted clients like Mike Schatzlein, Kirk Ray, Carolyn Spake-Leeper, a collection of YLNI'ers and more. 

Here's Jenni Glenn's profile piece on on MK:

Age:  34

Birthplace:  Fort Wayne

Job title/experience: Kelley owns One Lucky Guitar Inc., a design and advertising firm that focuses on serving the music industry as well as local businesses. Before founding his business in 2000, Kelley worked his way up from a production designer to print department manager and creative director at LaBov & Beyond.

Community involvement:  One Lucky Guitar does pro bono work for the Fort Wayne Museum of Art and Arts United, among other organizations. The company also has helped organize the Down the Line fundraiser concert at the Embassy Theatre and the Downtown Improvement District’s Art Crawl.

Family:  Kelley is married to Angie. Their son, Henry, is 4, and their daughter, Ruby, will turn 3 this month.

Role models:  Musicians who display passion and commitment to their art inspire Kelley. He counts Bob Dylan and Paul Westerberg among his role models. A concert given by another idol — Bruce Springsteen —inspired him to change his college major from math to fine arts and English, subjects that he enjoyed and helped him find a career he loved.

"I think that it's just kind of all-on-the-line passion for what you're doing that is most inspiring to me," he said.

What makes a leader:  A strong leader has empathy for the team, Kelley said. He views One Lucky Guitar's staff as band members who collaborate on projects. He relies on his memories of being the office rookie to relate to colleagues.

"I can connect with everybody here from those very early stages all the way up to higher level creative positions," Kelley said.

Goals:  Kelley would like the company to continue growing slowly, but above all, he wants to ensure One Lucky Guitar keeps turning out high-quality work and has an honest relationship with clients.

"We've grown so fast that goal-wise, I think part of it is to maintain those core values that have got us to where we are now," he said.

Northeast Indiana's best assets:  The low cost of living makes it easier for young professionals to afford comfortable housing, Kelley said. He also enjoys spending summer days on the Rivergreenway and is enthusiastic about downtown revitalization efforts.

Northeast Indiana's underused assets:  Brain drain is a problem, but Kelley said he is pleased with efforts to combat the trend. Projects such as Harrison Square and the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center are making it more attractive for young professionals to stay here, he said.