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Matt Bodnar is an American investor and host of The Science of Success Podcast.

Biography
In 2005, Bodnar won the Policy Debate National Championship in Philadelphia on the topic of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations.

Bodnar has been named a “rising restauranteur star” by the National Restaurant Association and a “strategy pro” by Restaurant Hospitality magazine.

In 2017, Bodnar was named in the annual Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Career
Bodnar studied at the University of Richmond. He worked at Goldman Sachs in New York City after graduating. He left Goldman Sachs in 2011 to move to Nashville, Tennessee, where he joined Fresh Hospitality, a restaurant investment group, as a partner.

Bodnar began working Fresh Technology, a point-of-sale developer within Fresh Hospitality. He was promoted from chief financial officer to CEO when the company lacked the cashflow to make payroll. Bodnar balanced the company's funds and replaced himself as CEO when he was 27 years old.

Current Work
In 2015, Bodnar created The Science of Success Podcast, a podcast focused on applying science to personal growth. The show has more than 2 million downloads and listeners in more than 100 countries. Bodnar has interviewed several experts on the show, including Chris Hadfield, Robert Cialdini, Carol Dweck, Dan Ariely, Charles Duhigg, and Daniel Pink.