Matt & Matt

Matthew McQueeny & Matthew Garrepy

Matt & Matt is your front-row seat to the digital experience world—where CMS, cloud, AI, and modern marketing collide with real stories from the road and real lessons from the trenches. Co-hosted by Matthew Garrepy—award-winning digital leader, storyteller, and Chief Critic at CMSCritic.com—the show brings an insider’s view into today’s fast-moving tech landscape. As Chief Digital Officer at Solodev, Matt leads its AWS Advanced Technology Partnership, spanning CMS, serverless, AI, and IoT. Matt expertly translates decades of platform experience into sharp analysis you can actually use. A Silicon Valley veteran who’s worked across early-stage startups and enterprise giants like IBM, Microsoft, and Verizon, Matt also takes the stage at events such as PB Expo, Synapse, and the Boye Digital Leadership Conference—and serves on boards including Full Sail University, the Special Olympics USA Games Innovation Council, the AWS Marketplace Advisory Board, and the MACH Alliance Executive Advisory Board. His counterpart is Matthew McQueeny—digital relationship-builder, long-time agency leader, and relentless connector. Matt’s career blends sports journalism, digital marketing, and leadership, from his early days writing for NJ.com and the New Jersey Nets (as an in-house reporter and interactive marketing coordinator) to more than a decade delivering digital strategy and execution for brands like Allstate, Verizon, and Prudential. He’s worked hands-on with platforms including Kentico, Drupal, and WordPress, holds PMP and Certified ScrumMaster credentials, and co-founded Big League Pillows, a licensed DTC brand built around customizable sports jersey pillows. A podcast lifer, Matt has hosted 500+ episodes across multiple shows—and he currently serves as VP, Growth at iMedia and was recently recognized as a four-time Sitecore MVP. Together, the Matts deliver a regular stream of up-to-the-minute trends, CMS Critic insights, conference and community stories, and candid conversations with industry guests shaping what’s next. Expect smart takes, practical frameworks, and plenty of “behind the curtain” moments—because the future of digital isn’t just theory. It’s happening right now.

Episodes

  1. Jul 2

    Matt & Matt #7: From Ship to Sail - Vercel, Full Sail, and the AEO Race Reshaping Digital

    Matt and Matt kick off the second half of 2026 with a wide-ranging look at where the DXP, CMS, Martech, and AEO/GEO worlds are heading next. Matthew McQueeny recaps his experience at Vercel Ship in New York City and what Vercel’s momentum means for agencies, developers, composable architecture, and the future of AI-powered building. Matt Garrepy connects that to broader shifts in developer roles, vibe coding, AI-assisted software creation, and the growing importance of platforms like Vercel and Netlify. The conversation then moves from “Ship” to “Sail,” with reflections from the Boye & Company meetup at Full Sail University in Orlando. The Matts discuss how younger builders, creators, cybersecurity students, and media technologists may shape the next wave of innovation—and why experienced leaders should listen as much as they teach. From there, the episode dives deep into the biggest through line of 2026 so far: AEO, GEO, and AI visibility. The Matts unpack the wave of market movement around Adobe and SEMrush, Sitecore and Scrunch, Contentful’s Palmata, Squiz Content Intelligence, Optimizely and Conductor, and the growing race to help brands understand, measure, and influence how they appear in AI-generated answers. They also explore why PR, podcasting, earned media, transcripts, mentions, and original voice content are becoming more valuable than ever in the answer engine era.

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About

Matt & Matt is your front-row seat to the digital experience world—where CMS, cloud, AI, and modern marketing collide with real stories from the road and real lessons from the trenches. Co-hosted by Matthew Garrepy—award-winning digital leader, storyteller, and Chief Critic at CMSCritic.com—the show brings an insider’s view into today’s fast-moving tech landscape. As Chief Digital Officer at Solodev, Matt leads its AWS Advanced Technology Partnership, spanning CMS, serverless, AI, and IoT. Matt expertly translates decades of platform experience into sharp analysis you can actually use. A Silicon Valley veteran who’s worked across early-stage startups and enterprise giants like IBM, Microsoft, and Verizon, Matt also takes the stage at events such as PB Expo, Synapse, and the Boye Digital Leadership Conference—and serves on boards including Full Sail University, the Special Olympics USA Games Innovation Council, the AWS Marketplace Advisory Board, and the MACH Alliance Executive Advisory Board. His counterpart is Matthew McQueeny—digital relationship-builder, long-time agency leader, and relentless connector. Matt’s career blends sports journalism, digital marketing, and leadership, from his early days writing for NJ.com and the New Jersey Nets (as an in-house reporter and interactive marketing coordinator) to more than a decade delivering digital strategy and execution for brands like Allstate, Verizon, and Prudential. He’s worked hands-on with platforms including Kentico, Drupal, and WordPress, holds PMP and Certified ScrumMaster credentials, and co-founded Big League Pillows, a licensed DTC brand built around customizable sports jersey pillows. A podcast lifer, Matt has hosted 500+ episodes across multiple shows—and he currently serves as VP, Growth at iMedia and was recently recognized as a four-time Sitecore MVP. Together, the Matts deliver a regular stream of up-to-the-minute trends, CMS Critic insights, conference and community stories, and candid conversations with industry guests shaping what’s next. Expect smart takes, practical frameworks, and plenty of “behind the curtain” moments—because the future of digital isn’t just theory. It’s happening right now.