3. Matt Pohlson flat-lined and had a near death experience that forever changed him

All The Wiser

Kimi Culp

Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Matt is the co-founder and CEO of Omaze. His company has raised over 130 million dollars for charities by auctioning off once in a lifetime experiences — think a walk-on role in Star Wars or being George Clooney’s date on the Red Carpet! He opens up about what changed everything for him: a near death experience that left him flatlining and in a coma. Matt shares how his mom saved his life, his experience on “the other side” and how he views his relationships and company in an entirely new light.

In honor of Matt's story we are donating $2000 to Folds of Honor.

IN TODAY’S EPISODE

Signs that something was wrong (6:50)
Flatlining for 5 minutes and his experience on “the other side” (11:33)
The machine and doctors that saved his life (21:43)
How his mom’s presence and strength as witnessed her son flatline (27:33)
Matt finally has a 2nd date with his now girlfriend in his hospital room (33:09)

WISE WORDS

They didn't know her son. It was this very spiritual experience for her. She said it was like ... and it just gave her this strength, and so she gathered herself, and she turned back to the table, and she started coaching me. Coaching me back. She said, "Matthew David Pohlson, these people are fighting to save your life. They are fighting so hard to save your life, but you're not fighting hard enough. You gotta fight, Matthew David Pohlson! You gotta show them that you're a fighter! You gotta fight to come back! These people are fighting to save your life." (11:09)
And I remember just fighting and fighting and fighting, and just like, it felt like an infinitely long journey. Then I remember the moment of just like, bursting back into the world, and feeling that feeling of ... oh, my gosh, the journey. I'm here. I'm back. And looking at my mom, and looking at my dad, and then, there's just like, this moment of pure joy. Where I felt connected to everything in the world, all at once. (15:06)
I mean, I was gone. All the doctors were saying, I was gone. I was out of that body. Because they said, it's very uncommon, or not very uncommon ... they've never seen someone flatline, and then, open up their eyes, and lift their hand and give a thumbs up. (15:49)
"But do you remember what you wrote?" I said, "No." He said, "You wrote, the first thing you wrote was, 'Tell my mom that I fought so hard." (29:57)
"Look, before you leave, I want you to understand something. When I finish my career, 30 years from now, and I'm talking about the most extraordinary case I've ever seen, this is gonna be it.” (33:55)
I would say everything you want is on the other side of fear. We create these fears so often for our self, that get in the way of so much that we want to do, or people we want to love, or ... but know that, and when you overcome that fear, just know that the love you put out can change people's lives in ways that you may never be able to see, but it matters. (44:10)

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0:44.3	Welcome to Aldaweiser. I'm Kimi Kulp. All the Wiser is a one-for-one podcast. For every
0:51.4	inspiring interview you hear, we donate $2,000 to charities around the world.
0:57.3	I believe in the power of storytelling to inspire us all to think differently about the world
1:02.3	around us.
1:03.4	So I have combed the country for some of the most jaw-dropping stories you have ever heard,
1:09.5	people who have been to the brink and back,
1:11.9	stories of survival against all odds, and whose lives have been changed in unthinkable ways.
1:19.2	Today's interview is with my friend Matt Poulson.
1:22.5	Matt is the CEO and co-founder of a really cool company called Omaze.
1:27.3	They auction off once-in-a-lifetime experiences to raise money for charities. and co-founder of a really cool company called O'Maze.
1:31.9	They auction off once-in-a-lifetime experiences to raise money for charities.
1:37.6	Matt and his team have somehow convinced people like George Clooney to auction off the chance to be his date on the red carpet.
1:40.0	While they were at it, they chatted with the cast of Breaking Bad and said,
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