Life · Fire Recruitment · Business

Become the person
your goals require.

Ignite Coaching helps you build the clarity, discipline, and confidence to lead your life, land the badge, or grow your business — starting with one free conversation.

30 minutes. No cost. No pressure. Just a straight conversation about where you are and where you want to be.

Sound familiar?

Feeling stuck isn't a character flaw.
It's a missing plan.

You're capable. You work hard. But somewhere between where you are and where you want to be, the path went blurry — and grinding harder hasn't fixed it.

Ignite Coaching exists for exactly that gap. With the right guide, a clear plan, and real accountability, you stop circling and start moving — as the person your goals actually require.

How I help

Three paths.
One transformation.

Whatever brought you here — a life that needs direction, a badge worth chasing, or a business ready to scale — the work is the same: become the person who can carry it.

Man on a mountain ridge at dawn

Men's Life Coaching

For men who are done drifting. Gain clarity on what you actually want, and build the purpose, confidence, and leadership to go get it.

  • Define your purpose and a vision worth working for
  • Build discipline and habits that hold under pressure
  • Lead yourself first — then your family and career
Firefighter helmet and bunker gear

Fire Recruitment Coaching

The hiring process is competitive and confusing — but it's not a mystery. Get a proven path from application to badge, with a coach in your corner.

  • Application & resume support that gets you noticed
  • Interview coaching & aptitude test preparation
  • Ongoing mentorship through every stage of hiring
Entrepreneur planning at a whiteboard

Business Coaching

For entrepreneurs and owner-operators who've outgrown hustle. Build the systems, operations, and leadership your next stage of growth demands.

  • Stronger systems so the business runs without chaos
  • Sharper operations that free up time and margin
  • A growth plan you can execute — and be held to

Program Brief

Men's Life Coaching

The focus

For men who are capable and busy — and still feel like they're drifting. Work is full, the calendar is full, and none of it is moving you toward a life you actually chose.

This is a structured 1:1 program built around your life, not a generic curriculum. We define the man you're working to become, then close the gap with deliberate weekly work — direction first, then discipline, then leadership.

What's included

  • Weekly private 1:1 coaching sessions
  • A personalized growth plan, reviewed and refined at every stage
  • Purpose & direction work — vision, values, standards
  • Habit and discipline systems that hold under pressure
  • Direct accountability between sessions — no coasting

Format

  • SettingPrivate 1:1
  • CadenceWeekly sessions
  • Starts withFree discovery call

The results

Clear DirectionDiscipline That HoldsConfident Leadership
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Program Brief

Fire Recruitment Coaching

The focus

Most candidates don't fail because they'd make bad firefighters — they fail because the hiring process is a black box and they're guessing at every stage.

This program turns it into a stage-by-stage campaign. You'll know exactly what the panel is looking for and walk into every stage prepared — application, aptitude testing, interview, and beyond.

What's included

  • Application & resume overhaul that gets you shortlisted
  • Mock interviews with panel-style feedback
  • Aptitude & psychometric test preparation
  • A stage-by-stage strategy for each department you target
  • Ongoing mentorship from first application to job offer

Format

  • SettingPrivate 1:1
  • StructureStage-by-stage
  • Starts withFree discovery call

The results

Stand-Out ApplicationsInterview-ReadyCandidates Hired
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Program Brief

Business Coaching

The focus

Profitable but chaotic is still chaotic. If the business only works because you touch everything, you don't own a business — it owns you.

This program moves you from operator to owner. We audit what's actually happening, then build the systems, team structure, and roadmap your next stage of growth demands — and hold you to executing it.

What's included

  • A full business & systems audit
  • Operations, delegation and hiring frameworks
  • A staged growth roadmap with clear milestones
  • Owner-level accountability on execution
  • Leadership development for you and your key people

Format

  • SettingPrivate 1:1
  • FocusSystems & growth
  • Starts withFree discovery call

The results

Systems That ScaleTime ReclaimedGrowth On Purpose
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Mathew Brooks with his wife and two children

Your guide

I've stood where
you're standing.

I’m Mathew Brooks, founder of Ignite Coaching. For more than 15 years, I’ve served as a professional firefighter, where I’ve learned that success rarely comes from talent alone. It comes from preparation, discipline, and having someone beside you who can see what you can’t.

But the most important role I have isn’t firefighter or coach—it’s being a husband and a father.

Like many of the people I work with, I’ve experienced seasons of uncertainty, career transitions, leadership challenges, and the constant tension of trying to balance work, family, faith, and personal growth. I know what it feels like to want more—not more success for the sake of success, but a life that reflects your values and the person you’re called to become.

Those experiences have shaped the way I coach. Whether you’re pursuing a career in the fire service, building a business, or striving to become the husband, father, or leader you know you’re capable of being, my role is the same:

To help you gain clarity, build a plan, and take confident action toward the life you’re meant to live.

I don’t believe people need more information. I believe they need someone who will listen well, ask the right questions, tell them the truth, and walk alongside them until they become the person they were created to be.

  • 15+ YearsAs a professional firefighter
  • One-on-OnePersonalized coaching
  • Purpose-DrivenHelping men, future firefighters & business owners grow
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The plan

Simple. Deliberate.
Built to move you.

No 12-page funnels. No pressure tactics. Three steps between you and real momentum.

01

Book a Free Call

A 30-minute discovery call. We talk about where you are, where you want to be, and whether we're the right fit. No cost, no obligation.

02

Get Your Plan

Together we build a personalized growth plan — clear goals, honest starting point, and the exact steps between the two.

03

Do the Work — Together

Ongoing coaching, mentorship, and accountability as you execute. You bring the effort; I make sure it lands where it counts.

The first step costs nothing but 30 minutes.

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Proof it works

Real people.
Real momentum.

Straight from the men who did the work — real reviews from Mathew's Google Business Profile.

Mat has been an incredible support in my journey to become a firefighter. He speaks from a depth of experience that instills confidence in anyone interested in the field.

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EvanGoogle

Mathew was an incredible mentor, coach, and all around great person to work with! I came to him with the goal of becoming a firefighter…

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Thomas Van DyckGoogle

I hired Mat to help me prep for the hardest interview I have ever done! He is an amazing man to work with! He takes the time to get to know you and what your goals are! And really knows how to get the best out of you!

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Cynthia NiznikGoogle

Mathew was instrumental in my interview success. I was so fortunate to be put in touch with him, as he was the biggest reason I walked into the interview confident, and left with a successful result.

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Jake CuttsGoogle

Great experience with this company. They helped me prepare for interviews and taught me how to structure answers using the STAR format, which made my responses much clearer and more confident. Highly recommend their coaching to anyone looking to improve their interview skills.

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Patrick BolivarGoogle

This personalized program supported me through my fire application process. Not only did it set me up for success at every stage, I felt that I had a greater understanding of the firefighter culture as a whole.

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Spencer SmithGoogle

This is the next step

Your goals are waiting on
the person you become.

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. Worst case, you leave with clarity. Best case, it's the conversation that changes your trajectory.

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