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He learned that he had to leave the room to truly make a difference. Today, we're talking to Tony Martignetti, Executive Coach and Author of Campfire Lessons for Leaders. We discuss why hiding your true self at work leads to burnout, how the three C's of curiosity, compassion, and connection can unlock self-awareness, and why leaving the room to change the room is the ultimate act of courageous leadership. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Tony Martignetti, check out his website here.

Change is faster than ever. Your team needs to ACTUALLY trust you. Today, we're talking to Noah Cantor, Executive Coach. We discuss why most tech leaders receive no training before stepping into leadership roles, how inconsistent leadership styles lead to demotivated and underperforming teams, and why aligning your actions with your core values is the key to reducing stress and leading with clarity. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Noah Cantor, check out his website here.

Everybody’s talking about it… what are you actually going to DO about it? Today, we're talking to Francisco Trindade, Vice President of Software Engineering at Braze. We discuss why AI is shifting the bottleneck from writing code to reviewing it, how companies must invest in restructuring their codebases to unlock 10x productivity gains, and why systems thinking is the key to effective engineering leadership. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Braze, check out their website here. Thank you to Span for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about Span,

The results are in: AI has humans beat at code review. What now? Today, we're talking to Kayvon Beykpour, Co-founder and CEO of Macroscope. We discuss why large organizations must embrace AI or risk falling behind, how agentic coding tools are transforming the software development lifecycle, and why the real bottleneck in modern engineering is no longer writing code. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Macroscope, check out their website her

The robots were supposed to do the dishes. Instead, they're writing poetry. Today, we're talking to Brian Alvey, CTO at WordPress VIP. We discuss why AI should be thought of as artificial creativity rather than artificial intelligence, how modern CTOs no longer need large teams to build and ship at scale, and why embracing shortcuts is the only rational response to the pace of technological change. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about WordPress VIP, check out their website here.

Everybody is looking at the WRONG bubble. Today, we're talking to Brian Singer, CTO at RSI and President of Singer Concept. We discuss the AI bubble nobody is talking about, why healthcare executives are being disproportionately misled by false AI vendors, and how to structure shared-risk partnerships that guarantee ROI before you spend a dime. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Brian Singer, check out his website here.

It’s about time for the next age of human flourishing. Will AI get us there? Today, we're talking to Zack Kass, author and former OpenAI Go-to-Market Lead. We discuss why AI will likely cure cancer before autonomous vehicles dominate our roads, how mid-market and family-owned businesses can survive the AI consolidation wave, and why the future of AI is invisible infrastructure rather than apps. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Zack Kass, check out his website here. To learn more about Zack's latest venture, Korza, check out their website here.

Ready for a brand new show? Today, in a special episode, we're talking about OpenAI shutting down Sora and what it means for the future of AI-generated video. We discuss why consumer demand wasn't enough to keep Sora alive, how AI-generated content is fueling a misinformation crisis on social media, and why the rise of fake digital content might actually push us back toward valuing in-person connection. Make sure to subscribe to Tech in the Morning on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techinthemorning

THIS is how you know you’re not really ready for primetime. Today, we're bringing you our most timeless advice from our last conversation with Alan Williamson, Author of Think Like a CTO. We discuss why most first-time CTOs struggle to communicate with non-technical executives, how to think about budgeting and engineering costs like a true technology leader, and why the ability to articulate a clear vision is what separates a real CTO from a CTO in name only. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Alan Williamson, check out his website here.

It’s not just the bad guys who need to hide anymore. Today, we're talking to Guy Kawasaki, legendary Apple evangelist and Chief Evangelist at Canva. We discuss why everybody has something to hide in the digital age, how metadata reveals far more than most people realize, and why Signal is the most practical step you can take to protect your privacy and security right now. Email Guy at [email protected] for a free copy of the book! All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Guy's latest book, check it out here.

AI tools are more powerful than ever, but you still can’t operate like THIS. Today, we're talking to Stephen Poletto, Field CTO at Span. We discuss why engineering teams are making decisions based on hype instead of data, how AI is reshaping software development through emerging practices like harness engineering, and why measuring actual productivity versus perceived productivity is more critical than ever. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Span, check out their website here.

Things are changing faster than ever, but don’t let it affect your team. Today, we're talking to Ashley Goodall, leadership expert and bestselling author. We discuss why the management obsession with change is harming the people it's meant to help, how constant reorganization leads to learned helplessness and quiet quitting, and why the real goal should never be just change. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

What if green technology was actually just more profitable? Today, we're talking to Tom Chi, Google X Co-Founder and Founding Partner at At One Ventures, about his new bestselling book, Climate Capital. We discuss why the physical world is a more predictable investment than software, how his firm identifies the 30 industries responsible for over 90% of planetary damage, and why making clean technology the most profitable technology is the only climate strategy that actually scales. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about At One Ventures, check out their website here.

From chip design at Bell Laboratories to…the world's #1 Venn diagram comedian?? Today, we're talking to Don McMillan, comedian and former chip designer at Bell Laboratories. We discuss how burning out in Silicon Valley led him to pursue stand-up comedy full time, why having an engineering mindset made him a better comedian, and how a random radio caller unknowingly changed the entire trajectory of his life. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Don and his tour schedule, check out his website here

The best managers are the ones who never wanted the job. Today, we're talking to Rajeev Rajan, CTO at Atlassian. We discuss why developer joy outperforms productivity as an engineering goal, how the best managers are the ones who never wanted the job, and why every leadership playbook you've built stops working the moment your team grows. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Atlassian, check out their website here.