(05) — Why Us?
Twice the talent, half the hassle.
We're Cody and Mat — two operators who lived through the reality of agency roulette on the brand side, then left our careers to build the partner we wished we'd had. Strategy and operations on one side, creative and marketing on the other.
Twice the talent, half the hassle.
Although 1019 Collective officially sprouted in 2024, its roots began forming nearly a decade earlier when Mat and Cody launched a creative events business inspired by the movie “Office Space” out of a godforsaken basement in Dinkytown, Minneapolis. As a nod to those humble beginnings, 1019 Collective is named after the address of that basement, “1019.” After gathering hard-earned experiences growing Amazon brands on the brand side and working as consultants, the two co-founders realized the approach to Amazon services they desperately desired didn’t exist. So they decided to build it themselves.
