Founder & Co-Pilot

Matt Sroda

I’m Matt, and my path into this work didn’t begin in the Amazon or some faraway jungle. It started on a mountaintop estate in California, with quiet curiosity, fear in my chest, and a sense that there had to be more to life than the path I was on.

My guide wasn’t a shaman or guru. She was a grounded, effortlessly cool mother who reminded me of Jane Fonda. For 25 years, she opened her home every Friday with one goal: to help people leave with a breakthrough. That night, I did. And by morning, I had a clearer vision of the life I wanted to create.

I grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, and moved to Los Angeles over 25 years ago. What started as a personal growth journey through books, retreats, and breathwork eventually led me to that estate in 2015. That night cracked something open. It wasn’t a magic fix, but it sparked the next phase of my life, and gave me the clarity to build something more aligned, more exciting, and more me.

That mindset carried me through major milestones: a successful corporate career, marrying my best friend, deepening my closest relationships, and raising three spirited (and semi-trained) poodles in the Hollywood Hills.

The idea for NeuroPilot came to me on a tarmac in Fresno during a brutal three-hour delay. The plane was sweltering, tensions were high, and I was completely burned out. But instead of spiraling, I used the tools I’d learned to self-regulate. As I sat there, it hit me: this is what growth looks like. Choosing how to respond when you can’t control the conditions. I started seeing personal transformation like a flight: the planning, the nerves, the turbulence… and finally, the lift-off. That metaphor stuck. NeuroPilot was born.

Since then, I’ve trained in psychedelic facilitation through the Vital Psychedelic Training Program and have had the privilege of guiding high-performing professionals, curious seekers, and brave first-timers through transformative experiences that lead to lasting change.

If you’re feeling the pull to take flight into something extraordinary, I’d be honored to support your journey.