Craig Mathews CEO at TribeSpring

Craig is actively involved with the Durham Chamber. As the Chair of our Small Business Council he is enthusiastic, creative and really has a deep understanding of the needs of small business owners. His positive energy paired with his great sense of style are enough to light up any room and the Chamber is lucky to have him as part of the team.

Service Category: Business Advisor
Year first hired: 2013
Top Qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

I worked with Craig at McKim & Creed for many years. Part of that time he was my direct supervisor in his role as Chief technology Officer. Craig is a real people person and a great manager of people. It was a pleasure working with Craig.

Craig was attentive and always full of ideas and recommendations for getting my business off the ground. He is very generous and excited to share and discuss resources whether they be books, articles, or connections.

When I first started the FastTrac program with CED, I was just starting out with the concept of developing a business on my own. Craig worked with me and explained business concepts in a simple and thorough manner. He also was very quick with solid referrals to help get my business off of the ground. Craig is well connected and knowledgeable. I recommend Craig as a Business coach/mentor/consultant and will be utilizing his services in the near future again.

Craig is a detail-oriented manager who watches the balance sheet like a hawk without losing sight of the strategic objective.

Craig showed a genuine interest in helping and improving our business. He was able to understand the big picture of the business quickly and offered valuable suggestions & improvements.
He was very helpful in connecting/networking. He is a great communicator.

Craig is an intelligent and energetic team leader. I've known him for over a decade and have always been impressed with his positive can-do attitude and creativity. During his tenure at McKim & Creed, Craig attracted and built a talented and tech savy team, few in number but phenomenal in the service they provided then and now.

From time to time I had the pleasure of working with Craig and always found him to be the innovator, consistently looking at problems or tasks in different ways, asking good questions, and offering options. Invite him to brainstorm wtih you, you won't be disappointed.

Via the Danish Government program - GazelleGrowth - which is designed to help small innovative Danish companies expand into the US market, I have had the pleasure of being introduced to Craig. He has been of invaluable value to facilitate and help our research regarding the US market. He has a great technical and business mind and is always able to help solve any query or problem I have.

A true entrepreneur. With experience in software, engineering, management, business development and project management, Craig has a valuable and unique set of skills and is always adding more. For startups, management is a dichotomy of strategy and execution, and Craig excels at both. Also a great person to work with and to know, as willing to teach as he is active in learning.

Craig is a critical thinker and evaluator and works well with others. He will succeed at what he chooses to do.