Conference talks and posts about technology leadership and career
CTO Confessions — What I Got Right (and Wrong) About Team Building
June 2025In this talk, I focused on what works for teams and what doesn't. How to know what a good team is, whether you're on one, and if you're not, whether you should try to be part of the solution - or exit the team gracefully.
Bits to Bytes: Forging a Successful Career in Tech
June 2023In this talk, I work to empower people to manage their own careers and give pointers from my own limited experience on things that work and things that don't. Everybody's journey is different...hopefully mine and what I learned from it is useful to you.
From Started-up To Scaled-up
June 2022For my first ever Techsylvania talk, I talked about the challenges in culture and operations that occur as companies grow. I compare the culture of 4 companies in the talk, as well as some of the ways that our human minds work that makes getting along easier and harder.