Central Europe
Engineering leadership mentor in Central Europe
Building Silicon Valley-level product tech leaders in the Heart of Europe. That is the mission, and it is not a metaphor: I mentor engineering leaders across Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Austria, from the middle of the region, in its own context.
Been in the seat: built the Mews engineering org through Series C, led engineering at Manta before IBM acquired it. 3,400+ mentoring sessions with 300+ leaders, from staff engineer to CTO.
- 3,400+ sessions
- 300+ engineering leaders
- 2,000+ ELC community
- 9.2/10 across 300+ reviews
Central European constraints, Central European playbook
The leadership advice you find online assumes a market that does not exist here: bottomless hiring pools, comp budgets that double, boards that wait two years. Central European scale-ups run tighter. Mentoring that ignores that is theory.
My mentees lead engineering at Mews, Apify, Rohlik, Ataccama, Kiwi.com and Česká spořitelna. The problems repeat across the region: hiring against local salary bands, growing managers out of senior engineers, making a board understand engineering. Someone in this market solved your problem last year; I connect you to them.
A network in the middle of Europe
The Engineering Leaders Community I founded runs 2,000+ members across Central Europe, 12 in-person meetups a year, and an annual conference that put 500+ engineering leaders in one hall with speakers from Netflix and Stripe.
Sessions run online, in English, Czech or Slovak. In person in Prague when it makes sense: kickoff, milestone debrief, or an ELC meetup.
What mentees say
“Marian was part of helping scale up our technical teams from 35 to 100 people during his time with Mews. One of his key successes was around creating visibility on engineering output and ensuring we were able to more effectively reach our goals.”
“His feedback was always direct and specific, never generic, and every session gave me something I could apply right away.”
“What I appreciated a lot is directness and honesty in mentoring, challenging my own beliefs of what is possible and at the same time being very human oriented.”
Frequently asked
Which Central European countries do your mentees come from?+
Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Austria and beyond: 17 countries so far. Sessions run online; in person in Prague and at ELC events.
What languages do sessions run in?+
English, Czech, or Slovak. Mixing languages within a session is common and fine.
Can my company pay for it?+
81% of my mentees are company-funded. Invoice with full VAT details goes to your employer. Pricing is public at marian.coach/pricing.
Mentor or leadership coach: which one are you?+
Mentor first: I have run the orgs you are running and give answers, not only questions. Sessions end with concrete next steps. If you want pure coaching without opinions, I am the wrong fit and will say so on the intro call.
How much does engineering leadership mentoring cost?+
Public pricing: 430 EUR per 60-min session, 2,166 EUR for a 6-session first quarter, or a 790 EUR/month sparring retainer. Companies get prepaid packs at 292 EUR per session. Full details at marian.coach/pricing.
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Free 30-min intro. No pricing conversation on the first call. We figure out if we can move your specific problem forward. That is it.