Pouring into People: A Mocha with Matt Ebeling

About this episode

Karlynn Holbrook interviews Matt Ebeling about his leadership journey from Disney to academia.

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! In this episode of LeaderSips, I sit down with longtime friend and former Disney colleague Matt Ebeling, a servant-hearted leader whose journey spans Disney stages to university leadership. Matt shares lessons from a career that includes serving as a Disney Ambassador and now as Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Affairs at Pepperdine University. With humility, heart, and humor, Matt offers thoughtful insights on leading with purp...

People in this episode

Host: Karlynn Holbrook

Guest: Matt Ebeling

Topics covered

• leadership
• career development
• personal growth
• Disney
• alumni affairs

Keywords

• leadership
• Disney Ambassador
• Pepperdine University
• career lessons
• servant leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney, Pepperdine University

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