2023 Alumni Excellence Award Recipient | Matthew Gain

In August, my team and I worked with Owen Burns at THIRTY3SOUTH Films to interview Matthew Gain (Senior VP and Head of Audible Europe) for the International Leadership Award at the University of Newcastle.

Thanks to Elina Nikolaeva and Michael Gerstein, who were awesome to work with!

“The world is full of amazing stories, my goal is to unleash the power of the spoken word, so more of those stories can be told… I want to create space to ensure we are telling stories that are underrepresented and not typically heard in the mainstream media.” 

With a leadership style founded in equity and diversity, Matthew has an extraordinary aptitude for innovation and driving business models that translate across multinational contexts. Based in Berlin, he is now at the helm of the European business of one of the largest audiobook and podcast providers in the world - Audible. In his own words - “the world is full of amazing stories” ... and we are delighted to share his.

The 2023 recipient of the International Leadership Award is… Matthew Gain.

Learn more: www.newcastle.edu.au/alumniawards