Built from the classroom. Proven in the field.
Matt Spinks, MBA, has spent years teaching business in the classroom and building it in the real world. Build Me Academy is where both worlds meet.
Matt Spinks
MBA | Founder, Build Me Academy
Why I built this
I've been a professor. I've been a business owner. And I've watched too many smart, hardworking people fail — not because they lacked drive, but because nobody ever taught them the fundamentals.
Most business education is either too theoretical to be useful or too expensive to be accessible. The people who need it most — the ones starting out, building something real, trying to make it work — are the ones who get left behind.
Build Me Academy exists to fix that. Every course, every framework, every piece of content here is built around one question: what do you actually need to know to run a successful business?
Background & credentials
MBA
Master of Business Administration — formal training in strategy, finance, and operations
Professor
Years of teaching business fundamentals at the college level
Business owner
Real-world experience building and running businesses — not just theory
Coach & consultant
Worked directly with business owners across industries to fix what's broken and build what's missing
How I teach
I don't teach business the way it's written in textbooks. I teach it the way it actually works — with the hard lessons, the real numbers, and the stuff nobody else will tell you.
Matt Spinks, MBA | Founder, Build Me Academy
Practical over theoretical
Every concept is grounded in how real businesses actually operate — not how they're supposed to on paper.
Honest over comfortable
The truth about why businesses fail isn't always easy to hear. But it's the only thing that actually helps.
Accessible over exclusive
Great business education shouldn't require an MBA or a $10,000 coaching program. It should be available to anyone willing to do the work.
Ready to build something real?
Start with the courses, take the free assessment, or reach out directly. Matt reviews every inquiry personally.