Keynote speaker, panelist, moderator.
50+ events a year on engineering leadership.

Conferences, internal company events, meetups, podcasts, panels. Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, San Francisco. I love the moment of impact — when a room's perception of the subject changes, and someone in the audience leaves ready to run a different play on Monday.

I am a keynote speaker, panelist, and moderator on engineering leadership, based in Prague, Czech Republic. I deliver 50+ events a year across Europe and North America. Recent stages include PlatoHQ × Netflix (3,000 attendees), Elevate SF main stage (600+), StartupDisrupt at Prague Castle (250+), Barclays Capital (240+ developers), mDevCamp (500+), and Dr Max internal conference (200+).

When your event is done, most of the audience needs the next step. I offer 1:1 mentoring for the attendees who want to go deeper, Leadership Academy workshops for whole teams, and fractional CTO engagements for orgs that need senior help without a full hire. See what mentees say on the testimonials page.

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Recent track record

Selected talks and moderating engagements 2022-2025.

Most requested talks

Talk abstracts you can invite me for. Each is 45-60 min keynote by default, workshop-ready on request.

Waiting for a 5% Raise? You're Leaving Money on the Table

How the smart ones 3× their market value.

For: Senior ICs, Staff+ engineers, Tech Leads
Format: 45-60 min keynote or 90-min workshop
  • Transform your LinkedIn from a job list into a magnet
  • Define your differentiator — what makes you valuable beyond your title
  • Craft a career story hiring managers remember
  • Leverage networking, branding, side projects
  • Own your career growth instead of waiting for permission
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Boosting Your Teams' Productivity? Why DORA Will Not Save Your A**

Contrarian take on team-productivity metrics from someone who's implemented them 30+ times.

For: CTOs, VPs of Engineering, Directors, Heads of Engineering
Format: 45-60 min keynote
  • Discovery over Delivery: why the discovery phase is more impactful
  • Synergies over Numbers: EM+PM synergy can lift effectiveness by 300%
  • Focus over High Priority: are you tracking roadmap contribution?
  • Epic over Task cycle time: teach vertical slicing
  • Adoption over the Next release: start finishing, stop starting
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Learn or Die: 11 Steps to Create a Strong Learning & Growth Culture

Go beyond Coursera and Udemy. Build the learning system talent joins for.

For: CTOs, VP Engineering, Engineering Managers
Format: 45-60 min keynote or 4-hour workshop
  • 11 practical steps backed by real KPIs
  • Mentor networks, knowledge-sharing platforms, cross-team exposure programs
  • Communities of practice, deliberate rotations
  • How to measure success — from conference attendance to knowledge-sharing effectiveness
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Personal story: from developer to coach scaling 30+ companies

Ex-VPE @ Mews. From corporate to solopreneur to Engineering Leaders Community founder.

For: Engineers considering a career pivot, founders, ambitious ICs
Format: 30-45 min keynote
  • The moment I turned down $350k to bet on myself
  • Key strategic decisions, and the ones I got wrong
  • What worked, what didn't, what I'd do differently
  • Practical advice for anyone considering a similar transition
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Deliver 80+% of your roadmap continuously with your teams

Real story from Mews: how we consistently shipped the roadmap during hypergrowth.

For: Engineering Managers, Directors, VPs
Format: 45-60 min keynote or 90-min workshop
  • Discovery: build solid ammunition before you start shooting
  • Put the contracts down: roadmap capacity vs. dependencies
  • How to know we're on track — and communicate it up
  • Supporting team ownership through the delivery loop
  • Keeping an eye on adoption: the last 5% that makes it real
Read the Mews look-back →

Podcast appearances

Booking

Speaker

Keynotes and lightning talks on engineering leadership. 45-60 min by default, workshop-ready on request. Send your event, date, audience size, and preferred talk. I come back within 48h with fit + fee.

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Moderator

Panels, fireside chats, half-day workshops, and custom video content for internal comms. Send the shape, the room, and the outcome you want. Same 48h turnaround.

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