Matt D. Talford

Matt D. Talford is an American author and motivational speaker. He has written both non-fiction and fiction books during his tenure as an author.

Early life
Talford was born in Long Island, New York.

Professional life
Talford served as a medic in the United States Army from 1990 to 1993. He was a member of the US Army Reserves from 1993 to 1998, and also worked as a tech in an emergency room. In 1999, he began working as a support engineer at Microsoft. From 1998 to 2004, he wrote for a local Charlotte area publication called Cultural Calendar. He is a USTA league tennis player and served as chair of the Adult Competition Committee for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) for the state of South Carolina. In 2010, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. He documents in his first book From Fear to Faith: A Survivor's Story how he used his education as a medic, his experience in the ER, the technology problem solving to help him to overcome his diagnosis.

In 2017, Talford published a book entitled Captain's Mate: A Practical Guide for Tennis Captains, USTA League Players & High School Coaches, and on February 1, 2019, Talford released his first fiction work, a novelette entitled Stuck in an Elevator.