The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for L&D Professionals Bonus Q&A with Matt Gjersten
In this bonus Q&A interview with Matt, he shares:
- His proudest moment and biggest failure in his career so far
- A trend that he is following in Talent Development right now
- The biggest challenge he sees in Talent Development today
- Books that have made a big impact on his life
- One piece of career advice he has for you
Matt Gjertsen is the founder and Chief Learning Officer of Better Every Day Studios, a full service instructional design team that helps aerospace and defense companies with everything from training needs analysis to learning content creation and delivery.
He began his career in the United States Air Force as an Instructor Pilot in the T-1 and KC-10 aircraft. When not in the air, Matt spent his time racing triathlons, completing Ironman Lake Tahoe in 2013.
After 9 years of service, Matt left active duty to become the Manager of Training and Development for SpaceX. His team was responsible for new hire orientation, employee and leader development, as well as various aspects of technical training from Environmental Health and Safety compliance to production and engineering skills. After four and a half years at SpaceX, Matt moved on to join a technology start-up where he built a global operations onboarding program, sales training and various leader development programs.
Today, while focusing on defense & aerospace, Matt works with businesses of all sizes to create custom learning content and facilitate impactful employee training designed to change behavior, improve performance and help leaders build organizations people love to be part of.
Matt is also continuing his military service as a Reserve Officer supporting the U.S. Space Force while he lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles, CA.
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