# Curtis Matsko

> Curtis Matsko is the founder and CEO of Portland Leather Goods. He built the business from handmade journals in a Portland garage into a direct-to-consumer leather brand with its own manufacturing workshop in León, Mexico, and stores across the United States. His public interviews and writing focus on profitable growth, changing successful habits, hiring and customer relationships.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Portland Leather Goods
- **Organizations:** Portland Leather Goods, Patina
- **Education:** University of Montana
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Portland Leather Goods., Built a brand that his personal website describes as generating more than $150 million in annual sales, without outside investors; this is a founder claim., Established company-owned leather manufacturing in León, Mexico.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — In a CXplained interview, Matsko recalls writing a book about selling on the internet; the title is not established.
- **2000** — In the same interview, he says he sold an earlier web business to a publicly traded company; the buyer is not named.
- **2016** — Portland Leather Goods founded in his Portland garage, according to the official company timeline.
- **2017** — Company sells at makers markets across the Pacific Northwest.
- **2018** — Company timeline places its Etsy expansion in this year.
- **2019** — Company launches on Shopify, according to its official timeline.
- **2020** — Manufacturing moves to León, Mexico.
- **2022** — Official timeline dates its first retail store to this year; Crunchbase records Matsko becoming CEO of Patina in June.
- **2024** — Company timeline reports passing one million customers.
- **2025** — Company timeline reports reaching 15 retail locations.
- **2026** — Company marks ten years; June reporting describes a new store in Gilbert, Arizona.

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Portland Leather Goods.
- Built a brand that his personal website describes as generating more than $150 million in annual sales, without outside investors; this is a founder claim.
- Established company-owned leather manufacturing in León, Mexico.
- Official company timeline reports more than one million customers by 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — AZ Big Media reports on the Gilbert, Arizona store and customer requests influencing product design.
- **2026-03** — Axios reports that Portland Leather plans ten additional stores over the following year.
- **2026-01** — His website publishes a post about managing fast growth, dated January 7.

## Links

- Website: https://www.curtismatsko.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-matsko/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/CurtisMatsko
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CurtisMatsko
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curtismatsko/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@curtisandthepixie

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Last updated: 2026-10-12