# Amazon, Streaming Media & Finance: Matt Schroeder’s Career Journey Back to Winona Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brews-cruise-podcast-6738125/amazon-streaming-media-finance-matt-schroeder-s-career-journey-back-to-winona Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brews-cruise-podcast-6738125/amazon-streaming-media-finance-matt-schroeder-s-career-journey-back-to-winona.md Podcast: [Brews & Cruise Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brews-cruise-podcast-6738125) Published: 2026-03-09T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/brewsandcruise/2597934 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/242592/2597934/brewsandcruise/2026_03_03_18_55_02_34c95465-dd4e-442d-afcd-bfcdd8c3c3a7.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brews-cruise-podcast-6738125/episodes/amazon-streaming-media-finance-matt-schroeder-s-career-journey-back-to-winona Duration seconds: 5149 ## Resource On this week’s episode of Brews & Cruise , host Chris Jacobson sits down with Matt Schroeder , a Winona native whose career journey took him across the country working with major organizations before ultimately returning home. Matt shares his experiences working in the rapidly evolving worlds of e-commerce, digital media, and home entertainment , including projects involving Amazon, Walmart, NATO, and the United States Postal Service . He also discusses the transition from physical media like VHS and DVDs to today’s streaming platforms , and how technology has reshaped the way we consume entertainment. Today Matt works as a financial advisor and also spends time coaching high school pole vault , combining business experience with mentorship in the community. In this episode we discuss: • The evolution from VHS and DVDs to streaming media • Experiences working with Amazon and Walmart e-commerce • Consulting work involving NATO and USPS • Career pivots and becoming a financial advisor • Growing up in Winona, Minnesota and returning after 17 years • Coaching pole vault and mentoring young athletes Grab a drink and enjoy another episode of Brews & Cruise , where interesting conversations happen over a cold beverage. If you enjoy the show, please follow the podcast and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . It helps more people discover the show and helps us continue sharing great conversations. Drink: Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue Financial Services of Winona https://phillipanderson.sarep.com Sponsor Jacobson Real Estate Co. https://jacobsonrealestatecompany.com Brews & Cruise Podcast https://brewsandcruisepodcast.com ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brews-cruise-podcast-6738125/episodes/amazon-streaming-media-finance-matt-schroeder-s-career-journey-back-to-winona/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/brews-cruise-podcast-6738125/amazon-streaming-media-finance-matt-schroeder-s-career-journey-back-to-winona.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.