Wolfed

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Today’s engineering leaders are inventing bold new solutions in the face of talent shortages, fierce competition, and emerging technologies like AI. Join Wolfed host Chris Cohen each week. Discover the secrets to shipping impossible feature requests, cultivating high-impact teams, and overcoming challenges from the best devs in the business. Listen to the world’s best software engineers and those aspiring to deliver products and outcomes that matter.

  1. Rasmus Ekman: How international diversity shapes global tech leadership

    08/20/2024

    Rasmus Ekman: How international diversity shapes global tech leadership

    Rasmus Ekman is Oracle's Vice President of Cloud Engineering. He manages key partners like Uber and NVIDIA using his wealth of global leadership experience in Europe, Japan, and the United States. Through his successful 20-year track record, he's become the go-to leader at companies like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and IBM. Fellow executives call him a tech leader who produces outstanding results. His peers and reports recognize his passion for international diversity and inclusive, empathetic, and down-to-earth leadership style. His resume might surprise you, considering he tried to avoid the tech sector in college. Ekman double-majored in Statistics and Econometrics / Mathematics and Japanese Linguistics. He planned a career in finance, but he was instead recruited by IT companies in Japan to work with engineers. As he puts it, "I didn't choose engineering. It chose me." This unexpected journey is a testament to his versatility and adaptability. In this episode of Wolfed, host Chris Cohen interviews Ekman to learn about: His career journey, starting abroad in Japan and joining major U.S. companies like IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle. Transitioning into engineering from a non-traditional background in mathematics and Japanese linguistics. How different cultures affect the way engineers work in each country. Why curiosity is an essential value for aspiring engineering leaders. The role customer feedback should play in developing a new product. Learn more at qawolf.com.

    51 min
  2. Artem Fishman: Pioneering success from Yahoo Finance to Dow Jones

    08/06/2024

    Artem Fishman: Pioneering success from Yahoo Finance to Dow Jones

    Artem Fishman is Dow Jones's CTO. He leads more than 2,000 people who work on products across the company's portfolio, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and MarketWatch. If you're engaging with news, he's influenced its delivery to your mobile device. Becoming the CTO of Dow Jones is not a feat achieved overnight. Fishman is a technologist known for setting up technical teams to deliver results swiftly in financially prudent environments. His career, which has seen him in global leadership roles at SoundCloud, Yahoo, Huge, and Thomson Reuters, is a testament to his ability to deliver results. Like many engineers, he began his journey to success more humbly. He developed his calling for engineering at a very young age in his native country of Moldova (the Soviet Union at the time). After immigrating to the U.S. as a teenager, he intended to become a medical professional. That changed after he took a few computer science courses at New York University. What changed his career trajectory from a would-be doctor to one of the world's leading engineers? Check out this episode of Wolfed for the full story. In this episode, Fishman joins host Chris Cohen to reflect on: His career journey from The New York Times to Dow Jones. How he overhauled Yahoo Finance's entire infrastructure and what he took away from the experience. The biggest challenge in reimagining the future of today's technologies. The balance between taking risks and delivering business outcomes. Why he adapts his leadership style at each new organization.

    39 min
  3. Shawn Meyer: Building influence and thriving engineering teams at Okta

    07/30/2024

    Shawn Meyer: Building influence and thriving engineering teams at Okta

    Shawn Meyer is the Senior Director of Engineering at Okta. He’s responsible for making identity approachable for every step of the developer’s journey. His knack for driving engineering excellence has earned him respect and influence across the company. Meyer’s colleagues and peers admire his inclusive mindset, technical expertise, and commitment to making each project as successful as possible. His inherent curiosity consistently improves company processes and delivers value. This success is Meyer’s long-held aspiration. His journey to engineering began at a young age through his interest in video games. Throughout his formal education, his focus was landing a gig as a software engineer. He eventually found his way to Hallmark Business Connections where he grew into his first management role. His inquisitive growth mindset took him to Okta after nearly seven years in the greeting card industry. How did this young engineer fast-track his leadership career at one of the world’s most prominent cloud companies? Tune in to this episode of Wolfed with Meyer and host Christopher Cohen covering: His career journey to becoming Senior Director of Engineering at Okta. How he defines leadership, success, and a thriving workplace culture. Why leaders should be flexible and adaptable to foster team growth opportunities. His philosophy on sharpening team strengths versus eliminating weaknesses to be effective. Learn more at qawolf.com.

    54 min
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Today’s engineering leaders are inventing bold new solutions in the face of talent shortages, fierce competition, and emerging technologies like AI. Join Wolfed host Chris Cohen each week. Discover the secrets to shipping impossible feature requests, cultivating high-impact teams, and overcoming challenges from the best devs in the business. Listen to the world’s best software engineers and those aspiring to deliver products and outcomes that matter.