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 tech leaders quiz ...

Me, My CTO & I" is back and pushing the envelope of what to expect with your average tech podcast ... Global Tech Leaders in a bare knuckle leadership quiz How to get out of a board meeting alive Why you should never leave your email address with Ashley Madison Sanjay's fireside chat is with Adelina Chalmers, Leadership Coach, CTO Advisor, Geek Whisperer and an expert in how to decode the board so you can communicate effectively so you give them what they need, and achieve what you want. We head down south for our tech leaders quiz as "You Really, Really Need To Get Out More" gets into a South African state of mind.

And there you have it .... more fun that you can hope to expect for an hour of your time. With thanks as ever to our wonderful sponsors at RP Analytics.

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 master the art of business agility and lead your organization to sustained success.

We have an all-American tussle in the latest edition of our fabulous tech leaders quiz ... "You Really, Really Need To Get Out More" and we allow Andrew just one more attempt at nailing the perfect tech limerick. It's the Tech Podcast with a clear USP. With thanks as ever to our wonderful sponsors at RP Analytics.

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 the money .... what next?

We host another round of our tech leaders quiz ... "You Really, Really Need To Get Out More" as we see another heavyweight contest between Manchester and Madrid.

We wrap this latest smorgasboard of tech fun and insight with the results of two recent surveys that asked global tech leaders ... "What's the message you don't want to receive first thing in the morning?" and
"What's your go-to snack in a crisis?"

With thanks as ever to our wonderful sponsors at RP Analytics.

"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 London based tech leaders. And we see off the beast that is .... ChatGPT .... in a David vs Goliath victory for the little man and woman. All of this mayhem and fun comes to you courtesy of our wonderful sponsors at RP Analytics - for all your data professional recruitment needs.

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 Psychology. Now on reflection, he works hard on leading the way he wanted to be led.

Elsewhere we host an all european clash in our tech leaders quiz and Andrew tests his limerick writing skills against ChatGPT.

All of this courtesy of our brand new sponsors, RP Analytics - Creating the largest data talent network in the UK.

Note of thanks to our wonderful guests;

Joseph Drambarean, Trovata, USA
Renata Muru, Rush Street Interactive, Estonia
Satya van Heummen, Altruisiq, Netherlands

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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 all a fine way to wrap up Season 1 as we prepare to take a summer break and return with a bigger, bolder and braver Season 2.

Note of thanks for our fine guests;

Stephen Morris, Fractional CTO, UK
Andrew Smith, CTO, Prismea, CTO

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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 your business and the journey to AI.
The world's favourite Tech Leaders Quiz is a US/Canadian battle before we conclude with "Around The Tech World in 80 Seconds" and shining a spotlight onto a small but perfectly formed Dutch tech centre. Almost certainly the most fun you can have with 60 minutes of your time.


Note of thanks for our wonderful guests;

Simon Harrison, Select Distinct, UK
Bob Bernard, Altalink, Canada
Jonathan Spooner, Loyal Foundry, USA
Martin de Boer, Consumentenbong, The Netherlands


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