My background
As an Emmy and Peabody Award winning journalist, Matt spent seven years as a reporter and producer for ABC News, covering the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns and breaking news such as Hurricane Sandy and the papal conclave that elected Pope Francis. Prior to coming to Salesforce in 2019, he was communications director at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and the founder and executive producer of "The Axe Files" podcast featuring David Axelrod, executing the show's partnership with CNN and leading the podcast's transformation into a prime-time CNN TV show. He resides in Chicago with his wife and three daughters.
Matt's latest articles
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CXO Sanjay Poonen joins Salesforce COO Bret Taylor in a conversation about how leaders of technology companies, like VMWare, are evolving their businesses for resiliency in a changing work environment.
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The Number One Trait of Empathetic Leaders? Curiosity
This week’s Leading Through Change episode brings Chief Marketing Officer for Ethan Allen Interiors Rodney Hutton and author Maria Ross together to discuss the principles and practice of empathy in the workplace.
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Commit To Tough Conversations About Equality
In the latest chapter of our Make Change series, Leading Equality, three unique voices: Soledad O’Brien, Todd Sears, and Deesha Dyer discuss using storytelling to combat racial injustice.
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Once Incarcerated, One Business Leader Now Offers Hope for Real Prison Reform; Here’s How
Michelle Cirocco uses her platform as the Executive Director of the Televerde Foundation — and as someone once incarcerated — as a testament to the power of giving people a second chance. Here's how
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Perform Like an Athlete at Work and in Life
Could the coaching philosophies and mental disciplines developed for high performing athletes be just as effective in a business or personal setting?
