The current climate of geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty can complicate the strategy process and can make the idea of waiting for calmer times look attractive. But as our guests today point out, waiting out the storm is not an option. Instead, organizations need to make bold strategic moves rooted in a thorough understanding of how they create value and the market conditions they face. 

In this episode, Sean is joined by Matt Watters, who is a leader in our Geopolitics, Government, and Strategy and Corporate Finance Practices and a partner in our New Jersey office. Matt’s work focuses on growth and innovation in industries with evolving global dynamics, including defense, space, semiconductors, high tech, and cybersecurity. Ezra Greenberg also joins the podcast and is a partner in our Connecticut office, where he advises executives and investors across multiple sectors on how macro forces and global trends impact critical strategy and investment decisions under uncertainty.

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The current climate of geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty can complicate the strategy process and can make the idea of waiting for calmer times look attractive. But as our guests today point out, waiting out the storm is not an option. Instead, organizations need to make bold strategic moves rooted in a thorough understanding of how they create value and the market conditions they face. In this episode, Sean is joined by <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/matt-watters">Matt Watters,</a> who is a leader in our Geopolitics, Government, and Strategy and Corporate Finance Practices and a partner in our New Jersey office. Matt&rsquo;s work focuses on growth and innovation in industries with evolving global dynamics, including defense, space, semiconductors, high tech, and cybersecurity. <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/ezra-greenberg">Ezra Greenberg</a> also joins the podcast and is a partner in our Connecticut office, where he advises executives and investors across multiple sectors on how macro forces and global trends impact critical strategy and investment decisions under uncertainty.
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/in-a-moment-of-tariffs-can-the-world-find-balance-and-trust-to-thrive">In a moment of tariffs, can the world find balance and trust to thrive?</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/how-american-business-can-prosper-in-the-new-geopolitical-era">How American business can prosper in the new geopolitical era</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/geopolitics/our-insights/restricted-how-export-controls-are-reshaping-markets">Restricted: How export controls are reshaping markets</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/geopolitics/our-insights/tariffs-on-the-move-a-guide-for-ceos-for-2025-and-beyond">Tariffs on the move? A guide for CEOs for 2025 and beyond</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/geopolitics/our-insights/a-proactive-approach-to-navigating-geopolitics-is-essential-to-thrive">A proactive approach to navigating geopolitics is essential to thrive</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/strategy-beyond-the-hockey-stick">Strategy beyond the hockey stick: People, probabilities, and big moves beat the odds</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/building-geopolitical-resilience-a-conversation-with-michele-flournoy">Building geopolitical resilience: A conversation with Mich&egrave;le Flournoy</a>
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/inside-the-strategy-room/248-taking-a-proactive-approach-to-geopolitics">Taking a proactive approach to geopolitics</a>
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