Me, My CTO & I

Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry discuss New Year resolutions, time management, and the evolving definition of the CTO as a business leader with a technology slant. Sanjay’s fireside chat is with special guest Corey Latislaw with a discussion about The Creative Technologist . How creativity shows up in technical work  Why creativity improves communication and leadership  Creative problem solv...

Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry discuss how AI is reshaping leadership priorities, decision-making, and the pace of change for modern CTOs. Sanjay’s fireside chat is with special guest Ray Bogman , exploring Driving Innovation as AI Moves the Goalposts . Together they dive into: Speed vs strategy and how to allocate resources when everything is moving faster How talent expectations and roles...

Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry discuss AI Integration, Layoffs, Job Titles and Managing Grief. Sanjay’s fireside chat is with special guest Chinmay Barve with a discussion about Building High Performance Teams. How do you define a HPT? What are meaningful outcomes? Managing speed vs quality How to repeatedly create value What are the measurement metrics? feedback), and focusing on the best...

The CTO Academy Podcast is back as we investigate, articulate and celebrate the role of the CTO and some of the topics and challenges at the top of a technology leaders list. Sanjay's fireside chat is with Asavari Moon, Global Marketing & AI Leader who has worked with Uber, Meta and now at Google. They discuss the worrying lack of diversity already apparent within the AI era and what need...

After a lovely rest, some time in the sun, and a small bit of rebranding, the CTO Academy Podcast is back, and it's like we've never been away.  For those new to the show ... this is the podcast where hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry investigate, articulate, and celebrate the role of the CTO and senior technology leader.  Season 3 opens with a wonderful mix of fireside chat, quiz, a...

In this episode, Sanjay talks to Dr Hannah Forbes on managing your mental health as a tech leader in a high pressure, fast paced environment. Hannah talks openly about her mental health struggles, how she overcame them and continues to manage her mental health, and what advice she’d give to others at the beginning of their mental health journey. We also conclude Season 2 with a new twist on our te...

Me, My CTO & I" is back and pushing the envelope of what to expect with your average tech podcast ...  We bring together Global Tech Leaders in a bare knuckle leadership quiz. We look at how to get out of a board meeting alive  And why you should never leave your email address with Ashley Madison  Sanjay's fireside chat is with Adelina Chalmers, Leadership Coach, CTO Advisor, Geek Wh...

Me, My CTO & I" is back with its heady mix of tech leaders quiz, fireside chat and less than impressive leadership limerick. Sanjay chats with Giles Lindsay, technology leader, business agility coach, author of ‘Clearly Agile: A Leadership Guide to Business Agility’ and recently named in the Marlow Business School's World 100 list of CIO & CTOs.  Take a dive into how you can mast...

You can't keep a good podcast down as "Me, My CTO & I" returns for another absorbing mix of tech talk, tech quiz and tech research. Sanjay's fireside chat is with Victor Kabdebon as they walk through the funding journey from Seed to Round C through the eyes of a CTO founder.  What are the expectations? What prep is needed? What changes with each new round and now you have t...

"Me, My CTO & I" is back with more tech leadership insight, wisdom and bonhomie. Sanjay's fireside chat is with Luca Rossi, Founder of the ReFactoring newsletter that's raced from a standing start to 60,000 subscribers. What's the magic behind his success? Our world famous tech leaders quiz ... "You Really Need To Get Out More" ... brings together a battle of...

Me, My CTO & I returns for a 2nd season of technology leadership insight, quiz mayhem and a limerick or two. Sanjay's fireside chat is with Joseph Drambarean, CPO/CTO at Trovata.ai who talks about his experiences as a first time CTO. In this fascinating discussion he talks us through a challenging journey of building something from nothing where his job title should have been Head of Psyc...

We conclude Season 1 with a little self indulgence and a stonkingly successful tech leaders quiz .... Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry walk us through their own fireside chat as Andrew unwraps part of the CTO Academy journey and what it feels like to be a non-techie in a sea of techies. We start with the aforementioned quiz action before taking a look at the tech scene in sunny Madrid. All in...

The CTO Academy podcast returns with a unique mixture of tech leadership insight, irreverence and a quiz that shows no signs of taking off. Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry take a wry look at the CTO role with Episode 5 anchored by a fireside chat with Simon Harrison, a UK based accountant with a passion for Data Analytics and a fascinating perspective around what data is telling you about yo...

The CTO Academy podcast is back with a mixture of insight, quiz time and a brief taste of Samba. Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry take a fun look at the role of the Chief Technology Officer with Episode 4 anchored by a fireside chat with Matthew O'Keefe, Vice President, Database Engineering at Oracle who talks with passion about the importance of persuasion in the CTO role. We have a US/...

CTO Academy brings you the tech podcast with a difference and a quiz. Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry take a high energy look at the role of the Chief Technology Officer with Episode 3 anchored by a fireside chat with Georgie Nigthingall, Founder of Trigger Conversations, who talks about how to negotiate small talk and get the most from your each and every professional conversation. We host...

We made it to Episode 2 and an action packed 45 minutes to leadership fun and insight. Sanjay's fireside chat is with Julian Costley as they unpack the CEO:CTO dynamic. Julian is a highly experienced executive having been CEO at enterprise and startup level, alongside his ownership of various businesses including most recently a publishing company. He is an NED on multiple boards and a mentor...

CTO Academy brings you the tech podcast with a difference and a quiz. Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry take a high energy look at the role of the Chief Technology Officer with Episode 1 anchored by a fireside chat with David Kavanagh, ex Global CTO at Purple Bricks who gives us some very personal insight about his journey as Global CTO with a company that went from the kitchen table to a $1.5...