From an early age, Matt began “honing his chops” in hospitality: at 12, he started off as a cart boy at his local golf club in Virginia, eventually working his way up to pro shop manager.

After college, however, fate took Matt in the direction of a first job at global aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman, in Baltimore, MD.

While in Baltimore, Matt met his future wife Jenna, who helped him reconnect to his background in hospitality: together, the two developed a side hustle managing properties and investing in real estate in Baltimore, Maryland. Matt and Jenna managed their growing business while juggling work and and Matt’s MBA classes in Marketing and Analytics at St. Joseph’s University. After a few years, Matt took a leap by resigning from his day job to focus full-time on Cozi.

Over the years, Matt knew his wife’s Texas roots would one day sign him up for a one-way ticket to the Lone Star State. But secretly, he was excited about the prospect; ever since Jenna first took him to her hometown in Dripping Springs, TX, he had already begun falling for the people, the landscape, and that special Texas Hill Country way of life.

As Founder and CEO of Cozi, Matt is helping to share the beauty and the excitement of the Texas Hill Country, through his passion for vacation rentals, phenomenal event venues, and an unforgettable guest experience. Reach out to Matt anytime at matt@cozivr.com.

Proudly born and raised in the Texas Hill Country, Jenna majored in Apparel Design and Manufacturing at Texas Tech.

For five years, she worked at Under Armour in Baltimore, Maryland, as Technical Design Lead; today, she is the brains behind Cozi’s business and creative strategy.

She loves the Texas Two-Step, traveling, and hiking with her rescue dog, Maker, whom Matt and Jenna named after their passion for bourbon. She is also a “lights-out” dessert maker, according to Matt Email Jenna at jenna@cozivr.com.

Once a kicker for the Penn State football team, then an aerospace engineer for the U.S. Navy, Scott is a man of many talents. But as his wife Bailey would say, Scott’s biggest asset is his kind heart.

As Chief Technology Officer, Scott helps lead development of new technologies and features that lead to better guest reviews, and higher revenues, for our clients. Email Scott at scott@cozivr.com.

Laura was born and raised in the Austin, TX area, it is home to her, and the Texas Hill Country is very close to her heart. She brings with her extensive experience and technical expertise in the hospitality industry, in which she has worked for over ten years. As a graduate from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, she’s managed both restaurants and hotels and served as the Director of Food and Nutrition for Covenant Hospital in Plainview Texas Aramark Management Services.

Since then, she has managed and been the General Manager for multiple Enterprise, National, and Alamo Rental Car locations for EHI Holdings throughout the Texas Panhandle and Greater Austin Area.

Laura is very excited to contribute every day her Customer Service, Hospitality, Operations experiences to lead the overall growth and strategic objectives.”

Lila majored in Graphic Design, and ever since she can remember, she loved coloring, painting, and being creative. As she graduated with her bachelor’s degree, she began working at DGCC Marketing Group in Fort Lauderdale, FL as an entry-level Graphic Designer. Still, she quickly scaled up to a Senior Art Director at this agency; everything there moved at lightning speed and was based on short deadlines that she had to meet.

Over the years, she decided to complement her career by pursuing an MBA and Master’s Degree in Marketing and Commercial Management in Madrid, Spain. This helped her see common issues, understand different points of view, and communicate accurately with three commonly misunderstood departments: Sales, Creative, and Marketing.

She is a deeply romantic person and loves to travel. She lived and worked in three countries, which helped her explore the world and open her mind to the other possibilities and the impact marketing strategies and design can provide to companies. Traveling has helped her appreciate and enjoy life and grow professionally by immersing herself in a variety of cultures. She is driven, detail-oriented, like overcoming challenges, helping people, and constantly learning new skills. There’s a quote I love and strongly believe in, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

One of the things she enjoys the most is spending time with her family, especially with her husband Guillermo and two chihuahuas Kimmie and Luna.”

Amy has over fifteen years of hospitality experience and previously managed a portfolio of over 50 properties with a prior company, Emerson Properties in Austin and then Vacasa of Central Texas. Her extensive experience in this space has also given her the ability to cultivate relationships and partnerships with owners while also providing expert care of their vacation rental investment properties, the vacation rental industry’s backbone. Additionally, she has developed an unyielding approach to delivering an excellent experience for each guest. Amy is a Texas native and has resided in Central Texas for over 25 years.

She has earned a degree in American Studies at the University of Texas – Austin in 1999. Her loving family includes her daughter Asia and two sons Apollo and Franklin. Michael, her husband of 18 years, is a former chef and has been a professional gardener and landscape designer for the last ten years. West Texas is her favorite place in the world. Her spare time is filled with playing with her children, laughing with friends, and eating her husband’s delicious food. Her ultimate goal is to have a lavender farm with alpacas in the Texas Hill Country!