Ben Gadd
Boostlingo, Sr Dir of Engineering
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Ben Gadd serves as Senior Director of Engineering at Boostlingo, where he oversees several development teams and drives operational excellence, and AI-forward initiatives. With a career rooted in IT operations and platform engineering, Ben has a reputation for direct, no-fluff leadership respecting how things have always worked, yet pushing smart innovation and change when the old ways no longer suffice.
Whether it’s operationalizing ideas, architecting teams for scale or guiding teams through transformation without losing their soul...Ben brings clarity, common sense, execution focus and a strong sense of craft. He speaks on topics including engineering leadership in scaling SaaS, practical planning, release excellence, and how to build tech organizations that last.
He understands that people, process and technology must work in concert: setting the guardrails of discipline, while enabling creativity and speed. He’s deeply committed to building both robust platforms and strong engineering cultures that thrive during rapid growth.
If you’re looking for a speaker who tells it like it is, brings hard lessons learned from the trenches, and gives actionable takeaways, Ben's your guy
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Leading Distributed Engineering Teams That Actually Feel Connected
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Remote and hybrid work exposed every weakness in communication and leadership. This talk explores how to keep engineering teams aligned, engaged, and accountable...no matter how far apart they are. From setting cultural anchors to building “connection rituals” that don’t feel forced, Ben shares what really keeps teams performing at their best.
Key takeaways:
How to design engagement habits that don’t feel like HR theater
Creating clarity and ownership without micromanagement
Managing time zones, egos, and burnout like a pro
Leadership That Scales: Managing Managers Without Losing the Plot
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When your org grows, your job shifts from solving problems to building the people who solve them. Ben shares practical systems and frameworks for managing managers, setting direction, and ensuring consistency without bottlenecks or bureaucracy.
Key takeaways:
Building alignment across multiple teams and tech stacks
How to keep your leadership principles intact as you scale
The art of delegation that doesn’t lead to chaos
Ben Gadd
Boostlingo, Sr Dir of Engineering
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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