What They've Learned from The Tech Leader Program: The TL Program built a foundation for most of my skills in leadership and helped me clarify my beliefs in software development into an effective leadership style.
It made me realize the potential I have and rebuilt confidence in myself. Todd and Stephen assisted me in the change from software developer into a leader that can steer the company future.

Bio: Mariusz Wyrozebski is the Chief Technology Officer at Post Op, a technical advisor, and a professional powerlifter based in the Bielsko-Biała Metropolitan Area of Poland. He has extensive experience in technology management, software development, and DevOps. With a career spanning over 15 years, Mariusz has been a key contributor to numerous Ruby on Rails projects for startups and established companies. He is known for his leadership skills and passion for automation. In addition to his tech career, Mariusz is a decorated powerlifter, holding multiple gold medals in European and world competitions.

Core Competencies: Technology leadership, Ruby on Rails expertise, DevOps and automation, project management, software architecture, technical advisory, team management, startup development

What They've Learned from The Tech Leader Program: I've learned practical methods for dealing with difficult situations, ways to promote myself within and outside of my company, how to prioritize my efforts to meet my personal goals, how to understand areas that I need to focus on to progress in my career, and how to start creating a business that provides value to customers and my family.

Bio: Sara Mazer is an accomplished Field CTO with 25+ years of experience across government, healthcare, and life sciences.

She excels in helping early-stage and high-growth companies expand into new markets, with a focus on go-to-market (GTM) strategies designed for government and regulated industries. A 2023 Women Worth Watching in STEM award recipient, Sara holds a patent and has been published in peer-reviewed journals.

At LaunchDarkly, a top-ranking "triple-unicorn" startup, Sara successfully led the company through the FedRAMP authorization process, achieved by fewer than 300 SaaS companies globally. Her skill in navigating complex compliance requirements, crafting mission-driven GTM strategies, and building partnerships with federal agencies allows for rapid market adoption.
With expertise spanning DevSecOps, big data, and enterprise architecture, Sara empowers startup CEOs to strategically enter and grow in highly regulated markets.

Core Competencies: GTM in regulated industries, infrastructure and technology stack analysis and guidance, DevOps, Enterprise Architecture, Governance, Risk, and Compliance

What They've Learned from The Tech Leader Program: In a nutshell it's a good recap of all the key competences of an up-to-date Tech Leader.
Starting with a good summary on emotional intelligence, some of the most valuable lessons for me were around driving culture, how to best identify problems and enable teams, data driven decision making and conflict resolution.

Bio: A transformational technical leader who delivers business impact and has a commercial angle.

As a highly experienced and pragmatic technical leader, I excel at driving transformative change within large organizations.
I've got a solid foundation as a talented software engineer and I bring commitment to excellence, pragmatic solutions, and developer empowerment.Leveraging my polyglot developer expertise and architectural know-how, I navigate complexity to reduce it and improve efficiency.
Known for my 'get it done' attitude, I take ownership of challenges and champion the reduction of technical debt, meeting security standards and automating key processes.

Passionate about fostering a collaborative and productive team environment, I excel at removing roadblocks and improving team dynamics.
Having worked in diverse industries, I bring a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to delivering high-quality products that delight customers and drive business impact.

Core Competencies: Strategy driver, tech-teams fine tuning, roadblock remover, business value multiplier