Our Story

Hello! My name is Matthew Myers and I currently live in a modern farmhouse development with my family near Arcadia, Oklahoma. It’s called the Prairie (www.thepraireatpost.com) and my business partner and I developed in 2016. 

My wife, Kim, and I are native Oklahomans. Our story began on a blind date that flourished into our twenty-nine year marriage. She is a registered dietitian, but now manages our home and teaches English to students internationally. We share an interest in healthy living, lots of laughing, and long walks outside in nature. Our most important values include our faith, family, and friends. Also, our family includes: our son Jesse, our daughter Tess, granddaughter Harper and our lab named Poppy.

My personal interests and passions begin with my faith. Since I have a curious mind, I enjoy learning about unfamiliar things and meeting new people. Growing up, I was active in all sports, and spent fifteen years in combat sports including wrestling; now, I enjoy hiking the quiet trails of Oklahoma, fly-fishing in Montana, strolling the art galleries of Santa Fe or simply sitting on the back porch while talking with a friend. For my higher education, I attended Oklahoma State University and earned an MBA from Oklahoma City University. 

I love people. And I enjoy investing in and developing real estate, specifically urban projects that inspire positive emotions and lasting impact on the community. We’re always excited and hopeful for new friendships. Whether you’re a current or future friend, I’d love to share a cup of coffee and talk about those things that interest you.

As a co-founder of the GiANT family of companies, I worked with leaders to propel the growth of their businesses through my experience in growth strategies, mergers, acquisitions and investments. My goal in each company where I've worked is to make a positive impact on the people, build lifelong friendships, and create attractive returns for all stakeholders.  

Development Thoughts

Why the name Switchgrass?

While being a beautiful native grass that symbolizes Oklahoma’s rich history of strength and commitment to long term growth, Switchgrass proved to thrive in the harsh growing conditions of Oklahoma. As a native perennial grass, it’s long been recognized as an important component of the productive tall grass prairie plant community that dominated much of the Great Plains over the millennium. Interestingly, native tribes used the strong Switchgrass for construction of homes and other building projects, proving it can persist under Oklahoma’s tough climate. So, the name just fit.

Business Background

Our mission is to identify, acquire, develop, and manage real estate assets that give opportunities for our residents to live and work in a safe, secure and community rich environment. Today, our primary focus are assets located in downtown Edmond, Oklahoma. 

Acquisition is our disciplined approach of identifying raw land or other real estate assets that can be acquired for a higher use by our stakeholders. Our conservative financial underwriting process and strong equity position allows us to sustain projects as market conditions and tenant demand change over time. Our financial partners typically include private equity investors, traditional banking relationships, opportunity zone investors and agency financing. 

Value Add is our accretive process beginning after we acquire land or other real estate assets that bolsters the value to our tenants and other stakeholders. This can be in the form of investing capital into project by adding new amenities, upgrading the asset, repurposing or repositioning the asset or improving the management of the property. 

Development is our creative and disciplined process that begins with the customer or tenant experience in mind. Our residential projects aspire to exceed the expectations of our stakeholders from design, execution, construction and management. We believe in constructing amazing and unique places with an artful touch where people want to relax and call home. We set a clear vision for all projects and define our aspirations and values for each property. Then, we design and execute our developments by remaining committed to  those values throughout the process. With this approach, our developments often amaze our tenants and buyers. Our development efforts are focused exclusively on downtown Edmond, Oklahoma. This allows our team to have a deep understanding of the history, relationships and assets that have created a thriving city which we believe is the best submarket in Oklahoma. 

Asset Management is our process of long-term value enhancement, risk mitigation and communication to our stakeholders. The relationship of a good real estate partner begins long before the property is acquired or constructed. And this relationship thrives over time as the developer remains committed to clear, consistent and accurate communication throughout the holding period of the project solidifying a trustworthy relationship of all stakeholders.

Prior to a career in real estate, I was the co-founder of the GiANT family of companies and worked exclusively in private equity. I worked with leaders to propel the growth of their businesses through my experience in growth strategies, mergers, acquisitions and investments. My goal in each company I serve is to make a positive impact on the people, build lifelong friendships, and create attractive returns for all stakeholders.  

  • Real Estate Developer: www.ThePrairieatPost.com, www.EdmondLark.com, www.EdmondEmber.com, www.LiveDowntownEdmond.com

  • Edmond Visual Arts Council

  • Co-Founded GiANT Partners, LLC, Giant Impact, LLC and GiANT Worldwide, LLC, Board Member, Giant Impact, LLC.

  • Raised private equity for acquisition of GiANT Impact, LLC, with holdings of www.leadercast.com and www.catalystconference.com- Sold to EH Publishing.

  • Sold Giant Partners to Magellan Executive Partners.

  • Co-Founder GiANT Capital, LLC and Kelly Avenue Advisors, LLC.

  • CEO of Clinical Biopathology Laboratories- Sold to Medical Arts Labs.

  • Founded Pathlife, a medical software company- Sold to Medical Arts Labs.

  • Founded NuCare International- a nutritional company. 

  • Raised private equity for Extreme Interactive Media, with Bobby Gruenewald (www.lifechurch.tv)- Sold to Internet Gaming Network (formerly snowball.com).

  • Multiple private equity and private banking investments

    Currently, I'm pursuing investments in the following sectors:

    • Real estate 

    • Opportunity Zone Investments

    • Public art in downtown Edmond

    • Digital assets

    • Sustainable non-profits