Real beer and real leadership with Matthew Rolnick
From From the Corner Office by Mark Gordon
May 7, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 152
About this episode
Matthew Rolnick discusses the importance of storytelling in leadership and shares insights on career advancement.
Matthew is a senior vice president of partnerships and events for The Real American Beer, based in Tampa. Prior to Real American Beer, he worked for several companies and brands, including Yaymaker, Groupon and CitySearch. On this episode, Business Observer Managing Editor Mark Gordon and Matthew talked about the value of great storytelling in leadership and what truly makes for an authentic leader. They also talked about “attention currency” and why it’s important. And listen for Matthew’s advice and tips on how to grow your career to the C-suite level. 3 Takeaways: (10:00) Leaders need to get information from all departments (13:15) Be cautious and you can’t win everyone over (17:00) People don’t want to be sold to, but they want to hear a story Timestamps: (00:00) Introducing Matthew Rolnick, senior vice president, partnerships and events, Real American Beer (03:00) What is Real American Beer? (05:40) Matthew’s career trajectory (08:00) Lessons from working at Groupon (09:45) Leadership characteristics (12:55) Lesson you wish you knew earlier (15:10) Mark and Matthew’s connection (17:00) Storytelling in leadership (18:00) Cameo (20:20) Advice to a young person (22:10) 2026…
People in this episode
Host: Mark Gordon
Guest: Matthew Rolnick
Topics covered
- leadership
- storytelling
- career growth
- authenticity
- attention currency
Keywords
- leadership
- storytelling
- career advice
- authentic leader
- attention currency
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Real American Beer, Yaymaker, Groupon, CitySearch
Places: Tampa
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