Ballantyne Magazine covers news, events, real estate, restaurants, shopping, health, schools and business in the upscale Ballantyne Area of Charlotte, NC.
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faces | BALLANTYNE MATT FRANCIS Birthplace: Fayetteville, N.C. Job: Brand manager, Primero Systems. What do you like most about your job? The Multiple Personality Disorder! I have the privilege of working with tons of awesome and diverse brands. I get to dive into each like an actor taking on a role and explore the world in that skin, helping the organization tell its story in a way that appeals to a large but specifc group of people. What's your guilty pleasure? Putting the wife and kids to bed and sneaking off to the Ballantyne Village movie theater. Do you live in Ballantyne? Yes. What is your favorite Ballantyne-area restaurant? Gallery Restaurant for presentation and changing features, and Firebirds for steak. Describe your dream vacation. Italy with my hot Italian wife. Sitting under a pergola in the morning with her on my lap, a cappuccino in hand and a breeze coming off the beautiful blue ocean. What would your theme song be for walking into a room? "Uprising" by Muse. I would be rather caught dead than wear _____. Penny loafers with no socks. What charitable organizations are you involved with? St. Jude's hospital is one of my favorites. I lost my brother and my dad to cancer in 2010. I can't imagine watching a child go through that. What is your biggest pet peeve? Being late to a movie. What is a hidden gem in Ballantyne? The British International School of Charlotte. Great people and teachers over there. They have an awesome headmaster who is passionate about curriculum that serves the individual student. Share something that someone would never guess about you. I was bitten by a tiger in 1996 and almost lost my hand after a tug of war for the tendon in my wrist in which she had her teeth. Connie was a 550-pound Bengal tiger. BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE 31 WINTER 2014-2015