This week, Matt Kraft, COO of Mosaic Learning, discusses how he rallied his team through a 17-hour marathon to overcome a total system collapse in the 11th hour before the very first earnings call for their new CEO.
In this episode you will learn:
- The challenges of e-learning platforms and the need for more immersive and connected learning experiences.
- The potential applications of AI in everyday life, such as using it to manage children's activities and schedules.
- Why Matt discarded his past approach of appearing older and more stoic, and instead embraced prioritizing connection.
- How Matt and his team faced a major crisis when their system experienced a quadruple raid failure, and despite the odds, Matthew motivated his team and worked tirelessly to restore the system, ultimately achieving a successful outcome and minimal data loss.
24 Hour Challenge:
- Matt challenges listeners to come up with novel ideas on how AI can fundamentally improve their lives and organizations, and share them on LinkedIn.
About Matt Kraft :
With a career spanning more than 2.5 decades and billions in enterprise value creation, Matthew Kraft believes in the power of harnessing technology to drive ecosystem change. Matthew presently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Mosaic Learning, Inc, the leading provider of eLearning Platforms to the Union and Member Trade Organizations. Prior to joining Mosaic Learning, Matthew served in Executive Capacities for Bonterra, Inc. (acquired by Apax Partners), StraighterLine, Inc, (acquired by BV Investment Partners), and Crawford Media Services, Inc. Prior to Crawford, Matthew served in Management Positions with Advertising.com/Aol (acquired by Apollo Global) and Web.com (acquired by Clearlake Capital.) Previous to that, he served in various capacities for J/K Foods, Inc. and its Affiliates in North Dakota.
In 2012, Matthew successfully merged J/K Foods with an entity primarily controlled by Coborn’s, Inc. of St. Cloud, MN. Matthew graduated from Vista Equity Partners' High Potential Executive Leadership Program in 2017. He is a prior recipient of the Education 2.0 Leadership Awards, along with Business Man of the Year (GA.) Matthew attended the University of Washington and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgia State University in 2005. He appeared as a nerdy student in 2003’s Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
You can connect with Matt in the following ways:
- Web: https://combobulate.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraft2/
- Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mosaiclearning/
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