Welcome to Beyond The Screen: An IONOS Podcast, hosted by Joe Nash. Our podcast is your go-to source for tips and insights to scale your business’s online presence and e-commerce vertical. We cover all tech trends that impact company culture, design, accessibility, and scalability challenges – without all the complicated technical jargon.
Our guest today is Matty Stratton, Director of Developer Relations at Aiven, a trusted and leading open-source data platform. Join us as we discuss the importance of stepping out of your comfort zones and embracing change by accepting new and different roles in the tech industry to drive your personal growth. Matty also touches on the challenges and benefits of transitioning from an individual contributor to a manager and the importance of empathy and understanding for different organizational roles.Join us as we discuss the following:
- Transitioning from a doer to an enabler, an individual contributor to a manager
- Achieving lateral and vertical growth by stepping out of your comfort zone
- The challenge of keeping up-to-date with technological evolution
- Adapting to cultural changes when transitioning jobs
- The myths surrounding switching roles in the tech sector
Matty Stratton’s 25-year career has spanned leadership roles across DevOps, cloud engineering, and open-source data platforms. He has always been open to taking on the challenges of new roles, including that of DevOps Advocate at PagerDuty, and Director of Developer Relations at Aiven. Matty is an influential voice in the tech community and has also become a beacon of knowledge and entertainment in the DevOps space, hosting platforms like DevOps Party Games and the Arrested DevOps Podcast.
