To empower massage therapists nationwide to live a life of freedom and choice as entrepreneurs in the MATAGO virtual marketplace while financially supporting the educational pursuits of developing practitioners.
HEADQUARTERS
On the beautiful coastline shores of Palm Beach County, Florida, the idea for MATAGO was born and its national headquarters can be found there today in the hip and bustling downtown area on renowned Clematis Street.
FOUNDER
MATAGO founder, Christopher Merrell, has been a serial entrepreneur since he was 19 years old having founded 7 highly successful businesses across multiple industries from home satellite, technology and telecommunications to hospitality, real estate and professional services. It’s that very spirit of entrepreneurship that drives the MATAGO business model in support of professional massage therapists and students who desire to build and operate a profitable business of their own right from their cellphone.
PHILOSOPHY
Any place. Your price. MATAGO is “the massage therapy matchmaker.” Any successful business needs a seller and a buyer. The virtual marketplace operating philosophy of MATAGO is rooted in the concepts of freedom and choice, bringing together two audiences for the benefit of them both, the independent massage therapist and the client.
The Massage Therapist
As independent business owners in the MATAGO community, professionally licensed and background checked practitioners are available to provide massage therapy services at the location requested by the client be it their home, office, vacation destination, the beach, or any other place where the service can be comfortably performed. MATAGO entrepreneurs set their own hours, the geographic regions they prefer to work in, are free to accept the clients they wish to work for, and most importantly, they are in complete control of their income by setting whatever price they desire for the varied massage treatments they perform.
The Clients
After establishing an approved account as a user of the MATAGO app, clients are provided with the opportunity to offer any price they wish to pay for the type of massage service they desire including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, Prenatal, Aromatherapy and more. With the press of a button, the MATAGO app instantly identifies all massage therapists available to the client to perform the requested type of massage at the desired location for the price being offered!
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Here at MATAGO, we understand the financial challenges faced by those wishing to pursue post-secondary education all across America, so we’ve made it our mission to support them through our MATAGO Scholarship Program. Every January, MATAGO announces the names and award denominations for the winners chosen from the pool of applicants. Please see our Scholarships page for more information.
