Being a servant leader may sound like it is easy, but let me tell you that some of it is not natural. Serving the team around you can be hard when you are expected to create profits and drive innovation. Yet being a servant leader is a powerful way to lead. Today’s guest is Matt Kestian, CEO at 66degrees. 66degrees is a Google Cloud Premier Partner that believes great engineering takes heart. As a Google Cloud Premier Partner, they empower technologists to master the cloud with an end-to-end approach to security, infrastructure, app development, and day-to-day collaboration. Matt shares with you his experiences of being a servant leader. We discuss how he uses servant leadership as his company grows. Discover how being a servant leader can impact your culture and bottom line.

About Matt Kestian

Matt Kestian is an experienced leader in the high-tech industry with 25+ years of experience helping companies maximize the value of their cloud and digital transformation journeys. Matt joined 66degrees as CEO in January 2022, bringing his rich skillset in technology sales, marketing, and service delivery to one of the leading Google Cloud Premier Partners. Prior to joining 66degrees, Matt was the Managing Director for Google Cloud’s North American Customer Engineering team during a time of unprecedented growth. Through his focus on creating a culture of trust and transparency, high performance and leadership development, Matt grew the team from 600 to 1,500 members while exceeding revenue and bookings goals throughout his tenure.