Scott Poniewaz Bozeman, Montana

Growth & Operations Executive

Builder & Adventurer

I take ventures from zero to one and grow them past it. I like to get outside, too.

Scott Poniewaz ski touring in the Dolomites Ski touring, Dolomites

About

Operator by trade, mountain person by nature.

I build and grow companies. Today I'm Chief of Staff at RightMatch AI, an agentic hiring and verification platform. I was one of the first hires at FoundersCard, where I helped grow a membership community into the tens of thousands, and I later founded EXEC, a premium benefits platform that merged with Community.co.

Earlier, I ran international programs for Rustic Pathways across roughly 25 countries and co-founded CampusDibs. Through The Pony Group, my holding company, I've advised and operated across membership, outdoor, travel, golf, and AI. I also teach entrepreneurship at Montana State and co-direct Montana's SCORE chapter.

NowChief of Staff, RightMatch AI
FoundedEXEC · The Pony Group · CampusDibs
FocusGrowth, operations, membership, ecommerce, 0→1
TeachesEntrepreneurship, Gallatin College / MSU
VolunteerCo-director, SCORE Montana
Off hoursGolf (3 hcp), skiing, fly fishing, horseback riding, cooking, wilderness

Field Notes

Life above 6,000 feet.

Fly fishing and holding a brown trout on a Montana river
Fly Fishing, Utah
Riding horseback toward an alpine lake near Big Sky, Montana
Big Sky, MT
A horse resting beside a wilderness lake in the Montana backcountry
Pony, MT
Teeing off at Sand Hollow golf course in Utah
Sand Hollow, Utah

Track Record

Companies I've built, grown, and advised.

EXEC logo RightMatch AI logo FlasKap logo Rustic Pathways logo Hawke Media logo Gust logo Upwork logo Lina coworking logo Reflik logo CampusDibs logo MEETR logo FoundersCard logo

In the Press

Selected features and interviews.


Let's build something.

Advisory, operating roles, or a good conversation about the outdoors.

Let's chat