CEO Matthew Lutz: Builds a Path of Success and Service for Austin and Community By Melissa Orsak
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atthew Lutz never intended to get involved, but through “meeting good people and seeing where there was a need,” Lutz was compelled to action. With his attitude of gratitude, Lutz co-founded Sabre Commercial, a company that focuses on physically building the community and expressing gratitude by paying forward. The company uses profits and time to encourage philanthropic efforts. Lutz is Saber Commercial’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, specializing in commercial construction, with a diverse portfolio including universities, schools, chapels, healthcare facilities, corporate headquarters, and industrial buildings. Like Lutz’s company, he is known for his exceptional craftsmanship and customer service. Lutz strongly encourages his employees to reach out and leave their mark on the community, and he sets an example of doing just that through his numerous service endeavors. He believes that while creating extraordinary buildings is worthwhile, improving the lives of those who inhabit them is more important. Lutz’s passion includes participating in, donating
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to, and sometimes organizing charitable events across central Texas. Lutz’s experiences with the Flatwater Foundation are refreshing and exhilarating. Vigorously paddling across pitch-black water in the Broughton Archipelago off Vancouver Island in Canada, one can see mammoth humpback whales cresting the ocean horizon and sea lions playing in frothy waves. Lutz recounts being tested to the limits when wind gusts took him a mile off course. Mustering physical and mental strength beyond his norm, he desperately paddled through every ache and pain. He did not want to be left behind in these dangerous waters. Exploring this foreign terrain was thrilling as there were hundreds of densely vegetated islands and rocky outcrops with adventure around every corner. Nothing could compare to this breathtaking experience, Lutz says, as he and 12 other daring paddlers and three helpful guides raced a daunting 5-day, 55-mile course. Organized by Chelsea Hardee with Flatwater, these adventurers raised over
