[ BETTER TECH LEADERSHIP ]

People Over Processes: Why Understanding Developers Matters

[ THE SPEAKERS ]

Meet our hosts & guests

Leszek Knoll
CEO, BRAINHUB

Over the last decade, Leszek has developed several successful businesses, among them a software development agency that supports Fortune 500 companies. With the challenges a growing business brings, he observed that stepping out of a tech role into a leadership one brings the need for a different approach. As a host of the Better Tech Leadership podcast, Leszek is focused on bridging the gap between tech and people skills.

Robert Mejlerö
Chief Technology Officer

Robert Mejlerö is an experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with over 19 years of leadership and management experience in Software Development, leading teams globally and possessing a well-rounded skill set encompassing Technology Management, Product Management, Agile Development, and Business and Entrepreneurship, complemented by a dual Executive MBA degree from FHNW Basel and Edinburgh Business School.

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