EPISODE · Feb 8, 2021 · 27 MIN
Matthew E. May: Leaving His MBA Career to Pursue Acting
from My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership · host Mark Graban
Multi-best-selling author, former University of Toyota instructor, chief strategy at Stratechia Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake39 My guest for Episode #39 is my friend Matt May, he's a multi-best-selling author and he's Chief Strategist with his firm Stratechia. I've known Matt for a long time as a former University of Toyota educator, a Wharton graduate, and an amazing author. I've interviewed him many times before. I didn't know that he was formerly a theatre and television actor (including a stint on a soap opera — I don't have video clips of that). Today, we talk about a few of his favorite mistakes: Not taking the traditional high-paying job after completing his MBA Leaving New York City for Los Angeles in the pursuit of his acting career Matt and I also talk about mistakes more generally — when are they “happy mistakes?” Were there any acting gigs that were mistakes? How should we think about mistakes, as individuals and as organizations? This podcast is part of the Lean Communicators network -- check it out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/favorite-mistake/support
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In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, Matthew E. May—best-selling author and Chief Strategist at Stratechia—shares why he turned down prestigious MBA job offers to pursue an acting career. Matt reflects on doubt, “happy mistakes,” and how creative risks influenced his later work advising leaders, including his years working closely with Toyota. He also discusses why mistakes can’t always be identified in real time. The conversation explores career pivots, creativity, Lean thinking, and how organizations struggle—or succeed—when learning from mistakes.
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