Principals
Evan Urbania
Jumping into the entrepreneurial arena early, Evan Urbania was still in his teens when he built a recording studio in his basement and produced over 40 albums for local musicians. Evan now brings ChatterBlast clients fresh ideas and business opportunities by channeling that same curiosity, passion, and ingenuity.
Evan has served a variety of organizations as a business development specialist, technology consultant and client relationship manager. Prior to founding ChatterBlast, Evan was the Chief Operating Officer of The Schubert Group where he worked as a strategy consultant to financial and technology service companies. In early 2002, he co-founded The Memoria Project, a non-profit effort to erect a community-created sculpture memorial in honor of the lives lost on 9/11/01 and to provide art enrichment and education programs surrounding the creation of the memorial.
An active member of the Philadelphia business community, Evan is a founding Board member and Second Vice President of the Independence Business Alliance and serves on the Advisory Committee of Digital Impact Group. A proud Drexel Dragon, Evan holds a degree in business, marketing and photography. His hobbies include watching bad 80’s horror films and climbing 60-foot high indoor walls. He is actively seeking a way to combine the two in a healthy manner.
Matthew Ray
As Co-Founder and Principal of ChatterBlast Media, Matthew Ray believes that every organization can benefit from the innovations and communication opportunities of Web 2.0.
Before dreaming up schemes for CBM, Matthew crafted public relations and communications strategies for both The Philadelphia Film Society and TLA Entertainment Group. As the Director of Media Relations, Matthew started fires, spread them, and put them out – sometimes all in a one day! While manipulating traditional channels, Matthew also helped develop a groundbreaking social media plan for both organizations that lead to increased web traffic, greater regional exposure and increased customer satisfaction and retention. Prior to this position, Matthew was a writer for HX Media, as well as the editor of the group's Philadelphia magazine and blog.
Matthew's background in public relations and communications includes medical publishing, political campaigns and freelance blogging. In every endeavor, he strives to deliver his client's message with wit, accuracy and maximum exposure. Matthew is a proud alumnus of Temple University where he studied journalism, public relations, advertising and political science. He is a typical Aquarius, and will do anything for ice cream.
