Buffy + Matt Payne

Come for the stuff. Stay for the story.

A warm place to meet the people behind the work — faith, connection, purpose, and all the many things we’re building, sharing, and cheering on.

Explore Our Stuff Come hear the conversation

Faith · relationships · service · business · real life

Buffy and Matt Payne smiling together in a close portrait — The original hub: two people, one shared life

Buffy Payne seated for a warm professional portrait

Matt Payne smiling in a professional portrait

Chick + Dude = Buffy + Matt

Our story

The nicknames are casual. The calling is anything but.

Chick n Dude is our shorthand for Buffy and Matt Payne — a married couple devoted to faith, relationships, service, business, and the meaningful conversations that happen in between.

This is the front door to our world. Follow a thread to a book, a nonprofit, a company, a community, a digital guide, a podcast conversation, or a person doing good work.

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The hub

The stuff we’re about.

Different expressions. One through-line: use what we’ve lived, learned, and loved to connect people with purpose.

01 · Faith & calling

Called is a story of saying yes.

Buffy’s book is a faith-rooted invitation to trust what comes next, even when the path gets personal and imperfect.

Find Called on Amazon

02 · Service

Outer Circle Foundation

Founded by Buffy and Matt to support military members, veterans, and first responders.

Visit Outer Circle

03 · Community

FEW Atlanta

Buffy serves as President of The Fellowship of Extraordinary Women Atlanta.

Meet FEW Atlanta

04 · Chick n Dude Stuff Podcast

Real talk for real life.

Authentic conversations with guests about business, life, relationships, faith, prayers, and whatever the day brings.

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05 · Security

LifeKnight

Buffy is Chief Security Officer, helping bring a people-first lens to the work.

Explore LifeKnight

06 · Digital products

She Speaks Wisdom / She Writes Wisdom

Buffy’s guides and digital products turn lived experience into practical encouragement for the next step.

Browse the wisdom shelf

07 · Partnership

Marblism

Buffy is a partner, teaches free Tuesday afternoon classes, offers a partner benefit of 25% off for life, and plans monthly partner coaching and informational classes.

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Marblism 25 percent off promotional artwork

08 · Organizations we support

Good work deserves a wider circle.

Through consulting, promotion, and support, we like to stand beside aligned organizations such as Red Ball Drills.

Visit Red Ball Drills

Called quote artwork featuring Buffy Payne’s book

A faith-centered spotlight

Called: a yes to the life beneath the plan.

Buffy’s story holds space for surrender, courage, healing, and the holy surprises that can appear when we stop trying to control every next step.

The book is part testimony, part invitation: your mess does not disqualify you from a meaningful calling.

Find Called on Amazon “Let the story keep unfolding.”

Pull up a chair

The good stuff usually starts with a question.

On the Chick n Dude Stuff Podcast, we make room for the real conversation: faith, relationships, business, prayers, guests, big dreams, and the parts of life that refuse to stay on script. The YouTube channel includes the podcast and Buffy’s Tuesday Marblism sessions.

Watch on YouTube

From the journal

Stories worth passing along.

The Chick n Dude Stuff blog is coming soon — a place for faith, calling, relationships, work, and the honest lessons we’re still learning along the way.

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The why underneath it all

Faith that gets its hands dirty.

Show up

For veterans, first responders, families, and the people who keep serving when no one is watching.

Build trust

Through Christian business relationships, honest stories, and invitations that leave room for the whole person.

Share hope

With faith, humor, practical wisdom, and a belief that positive impact can start small.

Make room

For partnership, prayer, a hard question, a big dream, or simply a place to begin.

A glimpse into our world

People, places, and a little bit of beautiful chaos.

The work is personal because the relationships are. Here are a few frames from the circle.

Buffy and Matt Payne with a guest at a Warrior Alliance event

Matt Payne smiling in a gray shirt during a professional portrait session

Buffy and Matt Payne celebrating together as Matt holds an award

Jason, Haley, Buffy, and Matt together at a community gathering

Matt, Buffy, and Lawanda smiling together in a bright community space

Matt, Buffy, and Kayley together at a church community gathering

Matt Payne seated for a relaxed professional portrait

You’re invited

Bring your question. We’ll make room.

Invite Buffy and Matt to speak, explore a partnership, support the mission, ask about the podcast, or simply say hello. Every good connection has to start somewhere.

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