Technocratic Podcast

I first met Richard when he walked into my office to discuss a modernization project he was working on. “Here comes another architect focused on the technical minutiae,” I thought. Boy, was I wrong. I learned more high-value insights about the project from Richard in half an hour than I had the last 30 days! Richard combines a good sense of business, product & engineering and brings all three to t...

👋 Happy Holidays Technocrats :) I gathered a few of my friends together to discuss the hottest topics of the year. A little AI, some social media, a bit of security, and the inevitable side conversations that happen when someone spikes the eggnog. 🥴 Best holiday wishes to our entire Technocratic family. 🎄 I deeply appreciate all of the support this year. I t has truly been amazing! Enjoy! We’ll...

Matt Zacks started as a software developer and made it to CTO of a $100M plus business — not an easy path for anyone. In this episode of Technocratic we talk to Matt about what he’s learned along the way and his guidance for those that want to rise to the top. Btw, I first met Matt when we did a rollup of 10 different companies & he came to work with me leading a couple of engineering teams. What...

From building computers at home when he was a kid, to joining the military as a Russian interpreter, to VP of Engineering at a FinTech company, Norm has pretty much seen it all — that’s why I loved working with him. Norm has pretty much always been self-taught & learned everything the hard way. This makes him really good at teaching others & mentoring up and coming developers. We break bread today...

For nearly 30 years, Hugo Borda has been successfully combining great technical talent with expert management and leadership skills. Hugo has worked across many industries from telecom to Big 5 consulting to finance and even marketing automation. He’s been CTO multiple times, lead teams as chief architect and worked closely with customers as a consultant. Hugo has a passion for IoT, AI and develop...

If you've met Alberto, you know he’s a passionate, energetic, and hands-on leader. I love CTOs like that! With more than 20 years of running teams and building great products Alberto knows a thing or two about high performance. And his secret is that he always prioritizes people — which we’ll talk all about! Professional Background Alberto has served in leadership positions at companies like OnDec...

Patricia Remacle is a superb technology strategist & executive who has been managing product & engineering teams for 20+ years. I first met Tricia when she was running program management at an EdTech firm where I was CTO. I remember she knew all of the philosophy behind Agile but also all the practical strategies & tactics to implement it. That is pretty rare. Tricia is a great all-arounder which...

I met Meghan several years ago and realized right away that she had a special skill when it comes to working with customers. Not every Customer Support/Success leaders is able to instantly connect with customers, deescalate their issues, align with product and solve their problems. That’s why I wanted to get Meghan on the podcast right away! Product & Technology leaders can learn A LOT from experi...

Melissa Dobbins is many things: entrepreneur, product executive, engineer, mother, USC Trojan and Star Wars enthusiast. But to me she’s one of the top product leaders I’ve worked with — whip smart, creative, and with a great worth ethic. Melissa’s professional journey has taken her to stops at Microsoft, Lux Research, Sparta, Nuance and Diamond Mind. She has also embraced her inner entrepreneur by...

Lindsay is a passionate Product Leader with over 15 years of experience guiding teams to deliver impactful products that fuel digital transformation journeys. She loves crafting data-driven product roadmaps and owning the commercialization process to bring new products, features, and offers to market.  She is a firm believer in user-centric design principles and likes to foster a culture of creati...

Jill is an excellent Product leader who has been building solutions on the Salesforce platform for the last 15+ years. She holds seven certifications on the platform and is experienced in designing complex applications as well as scaling and supporting them. Jill has led cross-functional teams across various industries including Health Care / Life Sciences, Renewable, FinTech and more. Today she i...

For nearly 30 years, Hugo Borda has been successfully combining great technical talent with expert management and leadership skills. Hugo has worked across many industries from telecom to Big 5 consulting to finance and even marketing automation. He’s been CTO multiple times, lead teams as chief architect and worked closely with customers as a consultant. Hugo has a passion for IoT, AI and develop...

As a Chief Product Officer and AI strategist with 20+ years of experience across multiple industries Yuying provides executives a relevant AI perspective, filtered by her extensive leadership experience and AI domain expertise. In our conversation, we discuss: * Recent innovation in the AI space * AI adoption across industries * AI’s impact on Product Management * How important is user input in de...

Megan is an experienced product management executive. She has designed solutions across a number of different industry verticals including security, insurance, gov-tech and more. Megan’s experience includes time at Tyler Technologies, Thomson Reuters, Liberty Mutual, and more. Megan excels at crafting a strong product management process, strategy, and execution in the organizations she works with....

Adam is a world-class technologist who has been working in the software industry since 2009 and currently works as a software architect at PowerSchool (an EdTech company) where he's passionate about enabling dev teams to build highly scalable and secure products. Adam is an evangelist for great developer experiences and has given talks at AWS Reinvent and Launch Darkly's Trajectory conference. He'...

Cristele Lartique is a product leader who's run teams in a number of different verticals, including FinTech, media, low-code, no-code, and more. Currently Cristele is Head of Product at Enduvo, a no-code content authoring and delivery platform for AR/VR/MR content. Prior to Enduvo, Cristele had stops at Gilded Instabase and, Meta. She also advises startups and is a regular speaker. In our conversa...