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We’ve rounded up some brilliant technical leaders from our Tribe and extracted the wisdom from their brains so we can share it with you. Find weekly episodes featuring interviews on the secrets of their success. A hugely valuable series for tech leaders and ambitious software engineers of all levels with a passion to learn and develop.We’ll be uncovering the habits, strategies and attitudes of highly successful CTO’s, Heads of Engineering and Technical Leaders from UK, Europe and North America. They’ll share their successes and failures, working at a range of businesses across varied products and tech stacks. Listen to their experiences and insight, so you can learn from the benefits of their wisdom and avoid mistakes they’ve made. Discover how they’ve tackled the challenges you’re likely to encounter so you’re equipped with the knowledge to handle them in the best way for your business.
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About the Speaker Maximilian Werk is head of Engineering at Jina AI, a leading technology company in Germany and Europe. With a background in software engineering and a proven track record of successfuly leading teams, Max brings a wealth of expertise to the field of leadership. Throughout his career, Max has demonstrated exceptional communication skills, making him a highly effective leader. Synopsis In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, we are joined by Maximi...
About Georgij Georgij Georgij Oroschakoff is the Head of Product and IT at Frootss, a digital asset management company based in Vienna. With a background in business development, Georgij brings a unique perspective to his role as a product leader. He believes in the power of problem-solving and simplifying complex issues into manageable tasks. Georgij is passionate about creating open and collaborative environments within cross-functional teams. As a non-functional CTO, he focuses on underst...
About Thorsten Thorsten Spieker ,Director of Engineering at Avi Medical, is a seasoned engineering leader with a strong background in building and empowering engineering teams. With over 10 years of experience in Silicon Valley and Germany, Thorsten has worked with both large companies and startups, honing his skills in software development and product engineering. Synopsis In this episode of the Technology Leadership Podcast, Thorsten Spieker, Director of Engineering at Avi Medical...
About Stefan Stefan Anca is the co-founder and CTO of Likeminded, a tech startup in the mental health space. Originally from Romania, Stefan has been living in Germany since 2004. He studied computer science and advanced computer science in Bremen. Stefan's career began as an engineer in a small family-owned company, but he soon realised his desire for growth and development. He moved to Berlin, the startup capital of Germany, and started working in startups, specialising in programming mobi...
About Scott Scott Weiss is the Chief Product Officer at XO Life, a leading technology company specialising in healthcare solutions. With a diverse background in design and product management, Scott has worked across the globe in the UK, US, and Germany. Scott began his career at Apple, where he worked on interface. He then transitioned to Microsoft, where he served as a program manager and worked on products such as Schedule Plus, which eventually became Outlook. Throughout his career, Sco...
About Katarzyna Kasia Malolepszy is the Head of Product at Expatrio and a seasoned product professional with a strong background in the German tech industry. With extensive experience in building and leading product teams, Kasia has successfully brought multiple products to market and has a deep understanding of the finance and insurance sectors. Her passion lies in solving real customer problems and driving innovation in the fintech space. Kashia's expertise in communication, analytical ski...
About Thomas Thomas Berszieck is a seasoned product management lead with over eight years of experience in the field. He began his career in consulting and later transitioned to product management by chance. Thomas has a strong background in enterprise companies and has successfully navigated the B2B SaaS industry. Currently, he serves as the Product Management Lead at HeyFlow, a small interactive Flow Builder that enables companies to create conversion funnels without any coding experience....
About Catalina Catalina Turlea is a seasoned technology leader and one of the three co-founders of the mental health startup nilo.health, based in Berlin and Munich, Germany. With over 10 years of experience as a software engineer, Catalina has predominantly worked in startup environments. Her passion lies in driving innovation and creating solutions that address mental health challenges. Catalina is also dedicated to mentoring and supporting aspiring developers, particularly women, in their...
About Jeff Jeff Glasson is an experienced technology leader with a diverse background in enterprise and startup environments. Originally from Silicon Valley, Jeff began his career as an engineering manager at Apple before moving on to serve as the VP of Engineering at VMware and Cloudera. He then relocated to Germany, where he held the position of VP at Contentful before assuming his current role as the CTO of TWAICE, a leading battery analytics software company. Synopsis In this episode ...
About Yaniv Yaniv Preiss is the Head of Engineering at NewStore, a company that works with retail brands worldwide to accelerate their digital transformation. Yaniv has held various roles in testing automation development, DevOps, and management at different startups and corporates. He consults privately to engineering managers and leads the engineering team at NewStore. Yaniv is passionate about management and has established a curriculum to teach managerial topics to engineering managers. ...
About Simon Simon Müller is a seasoned entrepreneur with a background in both computer and mechanical engineering. He founded and exited a startup and built the digital lab of a mid-sized company, which fuelled his passion for the startup world. Simon strongly believes that the combination of innovation and agility of the startup world is where the true potential for growth lies. As a company builder, Simon and the team at wattx partner with mid-sized companies to help them build new product...
About Chiedza Chiedza Muguti is an experienced product leader, coach, and mentor, currently working as Chief Product Officer at Alteos. With a background in business analysis, she has extensive knowledge working with engineers, QA architects, and delivery teams. As a product leader, she emphasises the importance of understanding engineers' technical needs and empathising with them to create a cohesive business unit. Synopsis In the latest episode of the Technology Leadership podcast, Chi...
About Borna: Borna Pourhossein is the Engineering Manager at Friendsurance. He's been with the company for over seven years, being promoted to team lead and engineering manager after starting as a senior frontend engineer. His experience has shown him the importance of having an environment that allows you to grow and where you are challenged. Borna has also been instrumental in setting up engineering guilds at Friendsurance, which can drive developer-friendly topics in parallel with u...
About Lukas: Lukas Grillmayer is the Chief Technology Officer at craftguide, a Munich-based software and content provider that has set itself the goal of redesigning the interface between education, industry and craftsmen. Synopsis: In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Lukas Grillmayer discusses providing engaging digital learning content through step-by-step tutorials in video, AR, and VR. Coming from a background in the space industry, Lukas highlights the process-driven n...
About Tamer: Tamer El-Hawari is the CPO at Project A Ventures and has been with the company for 11 years. He has a background in information systems, studying computer science and business. After founding his own company and gaining valuable experience, Tamer went on to work at Rocket Internet GmbH, where he helped scale up e-commerce companies worldwide. However, he felt that the emphasis on product management and customer centricity was lacking. So, when the opportunity arose to join Proje...
About Jürgen: Jürgen Vogel is an Engineering Leader and Co-Founder of Solvemate (now acquired by Dixa), a customer service platform for businesses. Juergen has in his career built and scaled multiple companies and led their teams to noteworthy success. Synopsis: In this episode of the Technology Leadership Podcast, Jürgen Vogel discusses the significance of an open culture in a company's success. He explains that open culture has two sides: individual and collective. He attributes the succ...
About Adriana: Adriana Ellice Flint is an accomplished product leader with a wealth of experience in senior roles. Adriana's career in financial services began as a product advisor, and she has since risen to become a Vice President of Product. Currently the VP of Product at receeve, Adriana's expertise in connecting the vision and mission of a company to short-term goals and objectives is essential in achieving success. Her ability to navigate the bigger picture while keeping an eye on the d...
About Christian: Christian Rebernik is an accomplished entrepreneur with a plethora of professional expertise and experiences under his belt. He’s been an experimental startup founder and advisor, served as the CTO and MD during the early days of the 2006 group, and co-founded Vivy as its CEO. Christian has also served on the boards of various startups over the years. Now, he's the CEO and founder of Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences, an institution dedicated to helping individuals deve...
About Jorrit: Jorrit Enzio Posor is a seasoned technology professional, who currently serves as the Tech Lead for the centralized data team at FINN, a fast-growing car subscription company. With his deep-seated passion for utilizing data to drive business growth, he leads a team responsible for defining and maintaining the tooling necessary for data analysts and other data teams to effectively access the data warehouse and gather key performance indicators, reports, and insights. Jorrit also ...
About Daniel: Daniel Paulus is the Director of Engineering at Checkly. He started his professional career in the German Air Force as an officer for 13 years, where he studied computer science at a military university. Throughout his time in the forces, Dan held various roles such as team lead, engineering manager, project manager, and IT manager, and valued the sense of purpose the military offered. In 2017, he transitioned from the military to the startup tech world in Berlin, starting as a ...
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