Matt Bernier

We are strange, and that’s why the ladies love us! Seriously though, the reason that I grow my hair and beard out when I want to push myself towards something is that it is a really good motivator.  I can tie a string to my finger, but those fall off and get lost.  I could write myself a note, but I lose my todo lists and I keep those in our Project Management software.  The main reason is that it is always there, it is right up front, “in my face” (haha). Recently I grew my beard out until we “launched” something at work. It was a fun way for myself and friends to continually be reminded that I haven’t… » Read More

I am helping to organize a party for Dec 4th to benefit The Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.  Both of these charities are aimed at ridding the world of Prostate Cancer, or at least demote it to the level of the common cold. The party will be at The Rackhouse Pub on Kalamath and Alameda in Denver, CO.  We already have a ton of prizes lined up (see the eventbrite page) and some great people coming. Since the event is to celebrate the Mo (Mustache or Moustache if you’re english) we are going to be having some barbers come and clean up our No Shave November Beards into Awesome Metal Mustaches.  We’re going to leave it up… » Read More

The neck beard is starting to show up, which means that there will be a little upper-level man-scaping going on today or tomorrow.  I don’t know about you, but the neck beard is just not my thing. We have raised $190 dollars so far, an average of $27.15 per day so far!! Not only that but we are ranked #624 in the country for best team.  My goal is get close to #500 by the end of the week! If you want to join the team, please go here. If you want to donate to the team, please go here. Please help! We need beer, wine, donations, items, etc for our party at the end of the month.  We would… » Read More

I sent this message through the Floyd’s 99 Barbershop website’s contact form: Dear Floyd’s, I have two things for you, first a compliment and second a question. First, I came into one of your downtown barbershops before my wedding and had an awesome shave. I looked great in my pictures and got some great compliments on the shave. Second, I am organizing a Movember.com team for this year.  Movember seeks to help eradicate and teach about Men’s Cancers including prostate cancer.  My team is going to be growing our beards out “No Shave November” style and then chopping them down to Awesome Metal Mustaches on the 30th.  We will be raising money for Movember.com and The Lance Armstrong Foundation through… » Read More

So, in my efforts to promote No Shave November and get some friends in on the action it was suggested to me that I work on finding a charity and use this bit of fun to raise some money for a good cause. Then @rajean suggest Movember.com, which is a site promoting the “moustache” or mustache for us ‘mericans.  They help people build teams for the month of November and provide tools to raise money for: The Lance Armstrong Foundation will use the money raised by Movember to fund: The LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance program which has the goal of improving survival rates and quality of life for young adults with cancer between the ages of 15 and 40. Research… » Read More