Matthew Fleeger is currently the chief executive officer of Gulf Coast Western, a company that focuses on developing and exploring domestic oil and gas reserves in the Gulf Coast region. Gulf Coast Western is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Before his current position, Fleeger founded and served as the president/chief executive officer of MedSolutions, Inc, a medical waste removal and management company. In 2007, Med solutions, Inc. was purchased by Stericycle, a compliance company specializing in collecting and disposing of regulated substances, for $59 M.
After the successful sale of his first business, Fleeger decided to take on the position of chief executive officer of Gulf Coast Western. He has been there ever since.
He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He was inspired to pursue a business degree by his father, who owned and operated a successful oil and gas company in Texas.
Matthew Fleeger of Gulf Coast Western attributes his success to his positive mindset. Before he attempts to complete a goal, he puts himself in a positive perspective. Only once he has done this, Fleeger develops a path to achieving the goal. He uses prioritized written lists of tasks to help him create this path. He also considers himself a sincere and transparent leader, which allows him to maintain positive and long-lasting client relationships.
Outside of being a successful business leader and entrepreneur, Matthew Fleeger of Gulf Coast Western also strongly believes in giving back to the community. Gulf Coast Western has partnered with the Sadie Keller Foundation, a charity focused on providing aid to those with pediatric cancers. In December 2018, Fleeger and Gulf Coast Western collected over 700 high-quality toys, including Nintendo’s, bicycles, Power Wheels cars, Nerf Guns, and X-boxes for the charity’s toy drive. Fleeger donated an additional $25,000 and promised he would personally ensure that the foundation achieved its 2019 goal of 13,000 toys collected. In addition to assisting with Sadie Keller Foundation’s toy drive, Gulf Coast Western also serves as the lead sponsor for the Sadie Keller Foundation’s charity gala, The Yellow Ball Fundraiser. At the gala, Fleeger personally purchased multiple of Sadie’s auctioned paintings and artwork.