Episode #6: From Strategy to Execution: How Matt McKenzie Drives Tech at Scale

About this episode

Matt McKenzie shares his journey in leadership and insights on technology management at Tabcorp.

OUT TODAY! The latest Leadership Roadmap podcast features Matt McKenzie, GM of Technology at Tabcorp 🎙️ Matt reveals his 20+ year journey from "accidentally" stepping into leadership to overseeing 400+ tech professionals at Tabcorp. Hear the unfiltered story behind Tabcorp's challenging AWS migration and how his team built resilience through the toughest moments. Matt shares how global mentors at News Corp shaped his leadership philosophy and why he believes care, clarity, and com...

People in this episode

Guest: Matt McKenzie

Topics covered

• leadership
• technology
• AWS migration
• team resilience

Keywords

• Tabcorp
• mentorship
• leadership philosophy
• tech professionals

Mentioned in this episode

Products: AWS

Books & works: From Strategy to Execution

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