Geoscientist. Creative. Athlete. Forever Rising.

Born and raised in Cloverdale, B.C., Matt Watkins grew up finding a near-perfect balance between outdoor freedom and video games. After a grade increase prevented Watkins from being kicked out of university, he went on to graduate with a B.Sc. in Physical Geography in 2018 and a M.Sc. in Environmental and Life Sciences in 2024. Having enjoyed the flexibility of travel and graduate school, Watkins quickly became dissatisfied with a position in the geoscience private sector and turned to his creative ability to design a life on his own terms – the MGW Project.