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NMA LiveOnline Webinar "First Principles Leadership" with Matt Gjertsen

September 10, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Description

In this fundamental rethinking of what it means to be a leader, Matt Gjertsen provides an approachable framework for engineers, technical professionals, and high performers who aren't sure if leadership is for them. 

Drawing on his experience as a U.S. Air Force instructor pilot and Head of Training & Development at SpaceX, Matt distills leadership into three core principles that anyone can measure, practice, and act on immediately.

Whether attendees are managing people, leading projects, or contributing as individuals, they'll leave with a clear picture of where to focus and a concrete plan to have more impact.

Participants will walk away with:

- A simple, three-part leadership framework they can apply to their role immediately — no management title required.

-The ability to self-assess their leadership gaps and identify the one or two areas that will move the needle most.

- A concrete action plan to increase their influence, improve their team's results, and step into the leader others want to follow. 

About Matt

Hello, I'm Matt Gjertsen, the founder of BUILT.

 My entire career has been about serving others. In fact, my very first jobs in high school were as a bus boy and a lawn mower. This desire to serve is what led me to enroll in the U.S. Air Force Academy after high school. Following graduation, I spent 9 years as an instructor pilot, training future military leaders to fly the T-1 and KC-10 aircraft. This experience took me all over the world and laid the foundation for my philosophies about both training and leadership. 

I eventually left active duty to follow my passion for space to SpaceX where I became the head of Training and Development. My team was responsible for everything from new hire orientation to leader development to training technical production and engineering skills. After four and a half years at SpaceX, I decided to take on the challenge of building the learning team at Cloud Kitchens, a rapidly growing start-up that scaled from 500 to 2500 employees during the first 18 months I was there.

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