Matthew Fenton
Director of Strategy and Marketing
Learn how our team works together behind the scenes to provide exceptional travel experiences.
Meet Matthew
Matthew is finally an official member of our team! A longtime strategy and marketing consultant for BRT, he’s helped us communicate everything that makes our business special through laser-focused messaging and branding. As a child of two educators, he instantly connected with our vision to create life-changing experiences for music educators and their students. Matthew loves the non-stop problem solving that great marketing strategy requires – it’s like a puzzle for his brain that he’s always excited to tackle.
Matthew Fenton
Director of Strategy and Marketing
My favorite travel memory
In 2016, my fiancé and I went to New Orleans for the world’s smallest, most hassle-free destination wedding (our own). After four days of celebrating, we were married on a Monday afternoon at the French Quarter Wedding Chapel. I’d take that trip again.
My hobbies and pastimes
I’m a bit of a music junkie – the number of bands I’ve seen live is well into the thousands, and I have over 60,000 songs in my iTunes. Though I’m not performing anymore, I’m a graduate of the Second City Training Center for improvisation. I travel whenever I can. And I’m usually reading at least three books at a time. (Book recommendations are always welcome!)
My favorite destination
My favorite city to visit is Copenhagen. It’s a clean and orderly city – everyone plays by the rules – and the people are friendly without being over the top. There’s plenty of green space and water, and it’s very walkable. If you’re a fan of architecture, art, design, or food and drink, you’ll find lots to like.
The personal touches that BRT provides. Your company gets to know the people they work with. I have never felt like a "number" with BRT.
Leslie Schmidt
Class Trip, 2018 DC tour
Columbia Central Junior High School
I appreciated the flexibility Bob Rogers showed us with the billing and various payments we had to make. We thought we were adding more and ended up not but you were great about giving us extra time to work out what we needed to on our end.
Loraine Wistrom
Band, 2017 Chicago tour
Plum Grove Junior High School
BRT is always on top of all details. Even when something has slipped through the cracks, changed, or something unexpected comes up, BRT is flexible enough to make the changes needed to make everything right. We have always been so well taken care of and the personal attention is what makes your company special.
Dameon Place
Band, ’18-19 Orlando tour
Pella Community High School
This was my 5th trip with Bob Rogers, and I appreciate the professionalism and also the willingness to work with me and my students to make each trip the very best it can be.
Trey Jacobs
Choir, ’18- 19 Atlanta &Tuscaloosa Tour
Nashville School of the Arts
You make the process so easy - step-by-step of what needs to be done, guidance along the way, available (and quick) to respond to questions and making me feel like me and my students are your priority.
Beth Vaughn
Choir, ’17-18 New York City tour
Bowling Green High School
The quality of service that you provided us with was second to none. The organization and communication were exceptional and we always felt we were in “the loop” on things both before and during the trip.
Bob Mecozzi
Band, ‘17-18 Orlando Tour
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
BRT hands down has been the absolute best travel company I have worked with in my 18 years in education. My interactions with BRT have always been so much more than just traveling from one destination to another...the focus has always been on people and providing them with experiences of a lifetime.
Barry Houser
Band, ’17-18, Ireland tour
University of Illinois
From the scheduling, to planning, to overseeing, to leading, to customer service, everyone involved was courteous, prompt, and hospitable. Everyone did their jobs well and turned the trip experience into something better than we had anticipated.
David Dvorak
Band, ’17-18 Nashville Tour
Lakewood Middle School
Very Organized - even when problems develop. We've gone on enough trips with Bob Rogers to know how BRT operates - always first class, always prepared.
Joe Carl
Band, ’17 Los Angeles Tour
Sumner High School
The whole BRT team was extremely attentive, accommodating and reliable. Every detail was attended to and my stress level the entire trip was at an all-time low.
Joel Vanderheyden
Band, ’17-18 New Orleans Tour
Jefferson College
