Phillip Matherly is a seasoned manufacturing and quality leader with a proven track record of success in the automotive industry. With extensive experience at Toyota Manufacturing, Tesla, Wrightspeed, and Lucid Motors, Phillip has honed his expertise in optimizing production processes, ensuring stringent quality standards, and driving operational efficiency.
During his tenure at Toyota Manufacturing, Phillip demonstrated exemplary leadership as both a manufacturing and quality leader, contributing significantly to the company’s reputation for excellence. Later at Tesla and Wrightspeed, he built on that foundation, helping fast-paced startups bring vision into production. At Lucid Motors, Phillip served as an Operations Manager, overseeing inventory control and control systems management. His strategic vision and hands-on approach have been instrumental in driving operational excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Today, Phillip brings that same discipline and long-term perspective into the financial sector as an active agent with World Financial Group (WFG). His mission is to help individuals and families prepare for life’s unexpected turns while building lasting financial security. Having faced life-changing challenges himself, Phillip understands the importance of planning, protection, and creating opportunities for growth. At WFG, he combines practical financial tools with empathy and mentorship, empowering clients to take control of their futures.
Phillip’s interests and passions extend well beyond his professional career. Originally from Kentucky, he carries with him the work ethic, grit, and appreciation for craftsmanship that the region instills. As the founder of Sourdough Woodcraft, Phillip has designed and built everything from handcrafted canoes and Adirondack chairs to cutting boards, serving boards, pizza paddles, and luau plates. Each project reflects his eye for detail, patience, and dedication to creating something lasting.
An avid outdoorsman, Phillip enjoys glamping, fishing, gardening, cooking, and traveling. He is also an accomplished scuba diver with over four decades of experience exploring the world’s oceans. As a well-established scuba instructor and Master Scuba Diver Trainer, he has guided countless divers through their underwater journeys with both skill and safety.
Phillip is also a two-time cancer survivor, having overcome Burkitt’s Lymphoma in 2003—one of the most aggressive cancers known to humanity—and more recently head and neck cancer in 2024. These experiences have deepened his appreciation for life, strengthened his resilience, and further fueled his desire to make a positive impact both personally and professionally.
Whether it’s in the boardroom, across the kitchen table, in his workshop, or beneath the waves, Phillip embodies a commitment to excellence, resilience, and continuous growth. His career and personal journey reflect not only a dedication to achieving results, but also a passion for helping others build secure, meaningful, and lasting futures.
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