Speaker:                Mr. Mathew Hathaway, Chief Engineer, Fox Sports South

Seminar Title:         You Are a Leader    
 
Abstract of Talk: Managers manage and leaders lead. Managers have authority, but leaders have influence. From the co-op or intern to the individual in the e-suite, we are all leaders. How are you going to use your influence to help those around you and to benefit the organization you are a part of?

Biography of Speaker: Mat Hathaway is a proud graduate of Georgia Tech, receiving his BSEE in 2001. He began his career in broadcast as a maintenance engineer at In Touch Ministries in Atlanta. Continuing to serve the houses of worship industry along with secular markets, he moved into a systems integration role for TI Broadcast Solutions Group in 2005. Continuing to grow in his career both technically and in leadership, he worked through roles at The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL, ESPN in Bristol, CT, and CNN in Atlanta, finally landing in his current role of Chief Engineer at Fox Sports South in Atlanta.

Throughout his career, Mat has designed systems and developed technology used by the largest broadcasters in the world. He received a Southeast Regional Emmy Award for Technical Achievement in 2008 and is named on a patent issued in 2009. Mat is a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, coaching several classes a week. Outside of work, Mat spends most of his time with his wife and two children.