Summary
Matt Stay is a founder and senior product designer with 13 years crafting brand systems and digital experiences for startups and enterprise clients like AOL and Walmart. Based in Richmond, VA, he blends hands-on UI/UX, illustration, and animation with product strategy and user research to launch products and grow early user bases—evidenced by his role creating Hatch’s identity and first 100 users. He leads cross-functional teams from concept through implementation, running lean workshops that have driven measurable lifts in conversion and shopper satisfaction. Comfortable at both studio and in-house scale, he pairs a BFA in Graphic Design with a track record of printed and web features, bringing a tactile design sensibility to digital products.
13 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University