Business & Management

Professionals who specialize in the organization and oversight of business activities, as well as focus on planning, directing, and controlling company operations

Jouke Visser

Jouke Visser

Jouke Visser has been pioneering with Frontend Platform Engineering since 2017. He designed a Frontend Platform for one of the largest banks in the Netherlands, oversaw the implementation of it, leading the migration of their entire customer and business banking applications to it, and scaled the platform from 20 to more than 160 teams today.

Jouke Visser has been pioneering with Frontend Platform Engineering since 2017. He designed a Frontend Platform for one of the largest banks in the Netherlands, oversaw the implementation of it, leading the migration of their entire customer and busi... Show more

Mariya Koteva

Mariya Koteva

When the pandemic hit, Mariya Koteva found herself at a crossroads: juggling new motherhood, career pressures, and chronic fatigue. It forced her to uncover a powerful truth: the capacity for change begins with wellbeing.

With 12+ years of experience in ERP and Change Management, including six years with Microsoft leading projects for Fortune 500 companies, Mariya has seen firsthand why transformations fail—it’s not the technology, it’s the people.

Her approach centers on building Change Capacity: unlocking the resilience, adaptability, and innovation teams need to thrive in a fast-changing world. By combining her expertise in digital transformation with neuroscience, resilience, and leadership, Mariya bridges the gap between the technical and human sides of change.

Through workshops, keynotes, and coaching, Mariya empowers leaders and teams to stop resisting change and start embracing it as their greatest opportunity for growth.

When the pandemic hit, Mariya Koteva found herself at a crossroads: juggling new motherhood, career pressures, and chronic fatigue. It forced her to uncover a powerful truth: the capacity for change begins with wellbeing. With 12+ years of experie... Show more

Mia Soarez

Mia Soarez

Former music artist and digital influencer with a background in venture capital, web3 and fintech. Creator of Probably Nothing, founder of Walkin and viral podcast host interviewing the top industry leaders in the blockchain ecosystem in a 25 min format.

Former music artist and digital influencer with a background in venture capital, web3 and fintech. Creator of Probably Nothing, founder of Walkin and viral podcast host interviewing the top industry leaders in the blockchain ecosystem in a 25 min for... Show more

Janet Velazquez

Janet Velazquez

Janet’s commitment to a standard of excellence is driven by her dedication to a life of learning and growing. She was welcomed into the field of Dentistry in 1998 by a Dentist who took her under his wing and showed her everything she was willing to learn. Having spent the first ten years working as a cross-trained dental assistant, she discovered her passion for the business side of healthcare in 2008 when she partnered with a Dentist to open a startup in the middle of a national recession.
Today, she partners with businesses Nationwide to fine tune the many variables that hinder productivity.

Janet’s educational journey includes a degree in Organizational Leadership, Business, and Communication from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. She is a recognized Consultant with the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC) and is a part of the AADOM Speaker/Consultant Alliance with the American Association of Dental Office Management where she has been awarded Fellowship distinction. In 2021, Janet expanded her impact even further by becoming a registered Fraud Examiner with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), where she supports businesses in identifying and preventing employee theft and embezzlement.

Janet’s commitment to a standard of excellence is driven by her dedication to a life of learning and growing. She was welcomed into the field of Dentistry in 1998 by a Dentist who took her under his wing and showed her everything she was willing to l... Show more

Monika Tenšić

Monika Tenšić

Born in 1994 in Varaždin, I’m a senior frontend engineer with a strong focus on clean code, team collaboration, and building sustainable software. I started my academic path in mathematics, but discovered a passion for programming and shifted to the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, where I found the perfect fit between theory and practice.

During my first year of graduate studies, I began working at Emil Frey Digital as an iOS developer. As the company’s focus evolved, I transitioned to frontend development with Angular — a path I’ve followed ever since. I spent 3.5 years honing my skills there. Over the years, I’ve worked across several roles and companies: as a Product Owner at Porsche E-Bike Performance (formerly Greyp), as a Senior Angular Developer at Endava, and as a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics (a role I continue to hold). In April 2024, I returned to Emil Frey Digital to apply my broad experience and lead key projects.

My core interests include writing clean, maintainable code, improving developer workflows, and helping teams grow through better communication and feedback. I believe that great code is built by great collaboration — and that learning to give and receive feedback well is one of the most valuable skills a developer can develop.

When I’m not coding, you’ll often find me behind a camera lens or building intricate LEGO sets — two hobbies that fuel my creativity and attention to detail.

Born in 1994 in Varaždin, I’m a senior frontend engineer with a strong focus on clean code, team collaboration, and building sustainable software. I started my academic path in mathematics, but discovered a passion for programming and shifted to the ... Show more

Alfredo Rodriguez (DrakoRod) 🇲🇽

Alfredo Rodriguez (DrakoRod) 🇲🇽

Hello! I'm Alfredo Rodríguez, known in the underworld as "DrakoRod," a PostgreSQL Solutions Architect at Wolfgres Postgres Enterprise. Over the past few years, I've been constantly studying and designing PostgreSQL-based solutions for multiple platforms. I love free software, rock/metal, and beer.

Hello! I'm Alfredo Rodríguez, known in the underworld as "DrakoRod," a PostgreSQL Solutions Architect at Wolfgres Postgres Enterprise. Over the past few years, I've been constantly studying and designing PostgreSQL-based solutions for multiple platfo... Show more

Arnaud Sodji

Arnaud Sodji

Dear Dynamics Community,

My name is Arnaud Sodji, and I am a passionate Dynamics 365 FO consultant, my journey in the Dynamics ecosystem began in 2014. I am focused on Supply chain mangement business processes. I would be thrilled to share with you my knowledge on Landed Cost Module.

Best Regards,
Arnaud Sodji

Dear Dynamics Community, My name is Arnaud Sodji, and I am a passionate Dynamics 365 FO consultant, my journey in the Dynamics ecosystem began in 2014. I am focused on Supply chain mangement business processes. I would be thrilled to share with y... Show more

Shivang Shekhar

Shivang Shekhar

🚀 Product Lead | AI Strategist | Deep-Tech Evangelist | Fortune 500 Enabler

Shivang Shekhar is a seasoned Product Manager and AI strategist known for accelerating AI adoption and driving value-first innovation at scale. With deep expertise in AI, Human-Computer Interaction, and immersive technologies, Shivang helps Fortune 500 enterprises turn complexity into clarity and strategy into scalable, impactful products beyond the fluff.

He currently leads AI-driven product transformation at Egen, enabling clients like one of the world’s largest grocery chains to unlock operational efficiency through intelligent automation. His past work includes autonomous systems for self-driving cars, drones, and misinformation detection tools.

A former tech evangelist with Mozilla, BlockStack, and the VR/AR Association, Shivang has shared his insights at over a dozen conferences and forums globally, speaking on AI, product strategy, and the future of deep tech. When he’s not demystifying AI hype, he’s enabling product teams to build responsibly, cross-functionally, and with real-world impact.

🚀 Product Lead | AI Strategist | Deep-Tech Evangelist | Fortune 500 Enabler Shivang Shekhar is a seasoned Product Manager and AI strategist known for accelerating AI adoption and driving value-first innovation at scale. With deep expertise in AI,... Show more

Emily Hemingway

Emily Hemingway

Emily Hemingway is the Founding Executive Director of TechSTL and the Wedge Innovation Center. A 20-year veteran in building innovation ecosystems around the country, Emily is driving economic growth across the St. Louis metro by catalyzing tech jobs, tech startups, and tech innovation. She is the lead organizer for STL TechWeek.

Emily Hemingway is the Founding Executive Director of TechSTL and the Wedge Innovation Center. A 20-year veteran in building innovation ecosystems around the country, Emily is driving economic growth across the St. Louis metro by catalyzing tech jobs... Show more

Sandeep Kumar P

Sandeep Kumar P

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandykumar93/

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Carlos Davis

Carlos Davis

A speech is a speech, and a presentation is a presentation. If Carlos is talking, it’s more than a speech or presentation. It’s energy, engagement, and entertainment all wrapped up around a passion to serve his audience before, during, and after he is on stage. Whether he’s speaking on networking, entrepreneurship, diversity, or any of his other areas of expertise, he is all about his audience! He is also the author of Open Says Me: THE System That Can Open Any And All Opportunities In Your Career, and conversations about it’s topics have been shared with folks around the globe.

His successes include: American Airlines, Microsoft, Clemson University, Black Enterprise, and CVS Pharmacy just to name a few.

In addition to his business endeavors, Carlos teaches a semester of professional networking skills development to PhD candidates of the University of North Carolina – Charlotte’s Urban Education Collaborative and serves on the Board of Directors of the Steele Creek YMCA.

A speech is a speech, and a presentation is a presentation. If Carlos is talking, it’s more than a speech or presentation. It’s energy, engagement, and entertainment all wrapped up around a passion to serve his audience before, during, and after he i... Show more

Sam Cranford

Sam Cranford

Long-time agile jiggler, eXtreme programmer and agile catalyst, amateur bon vivant. Bilingual EN/FR - fr_US

Long-time agile jiggler, eXtreme programmer and agile catalyst, amateur bon vivant. Bilingual EN/FR - fr_US Show more

Daniel Ferreira

Daniel Ferreira

Digital Product specialist in a Product Operations team at Petrobras that promotes internal communities and courses to make hundreds of product owners and product managers more fluent in product management and product discovery practices.

Digital Product specialist in a Product Operations team at Petrobras that promotes internal communities and courses to make hundreds of product owners and product managers more fluent in product management and product discovery practices. Show more

Alessandro Romano

Alessandro Romano

I'm addicted to details and obsessed with how things work: from Cloud services to human relationships. Since my first Hello World in RPG Maker, I have come to believe that being an Engineer is much more than coding.

I'm currently an Engineering Manager at Mollie, where I focus on helping teams collaborate effectively and deliver impactful solutions.

I'm addicted to details and obsessed with how things work: from Cloud services to human relationships. Since my first Hello World in RPG Maker, I have come to believe that being an Engineer is much more than coding. I'm currently an Engineering Ma... Show more

David Mills

David Mills

David is a senior technical product marketing manager at HashiCorp, focusing on the security lifecycle management portfolio including Vault and Vault Radar. Previous experience includes driving product management and marketing efforts around data center migration, virtualization, and multi cloud management at Microsoft, Avanade, Accenture and BitTitan.

David is a senior technical product marketing manager at HashiCorp, focusing on the security lifecycle management portfolio including Vault and Vault Radar. Previous experience includes driving product management and marketing efforts around data cen... Show more

Francesco Marino

Francesco Marino

Data leader? Data analyst? IT Manager? Not sure... I try my best to benefit from data value

Data leader? Data analyst? IT Manager? Not sure... I try my best to benefit from data value Show more

Denise Meinecke

Denise Meinecke

Denise is working as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach at CGI.

Her focus lies on developing the team and creating conditions in which they can reflect and grow. A common understanding and transparent communication are key and she tries to guide people on this way with workshops, retrospectives and individual coaching.
Expertise in working for bigger companies as well as multi-team projects along with a desire to focus on the individual person and to have a good mood in the team have developed into a non-dogmatic approach to agile methods.

Denise is working as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach at CGI. Her focus lies on developing the team and creating conditions in which they can reflect and grow. A common understanding and transparent communication are key and she tries to guide peop... Show more

Mike Fynes

Mike Fynes

Michael Fynes is Head of Engineering at Wolt who focuses on getting teams to work smarter, not harder. Coaching teams to work together better wherever they are is his passion.

Michael Fynes is Head of Engineering at Wolt who focuses on getting teams to work smarter, not harder. Coaching teams to work together better wherever they are is his passion. Show more

Adam Hall

Adam Hall

Adam Hall hates a boring meeting and will do anything to make teams enjoy the way they spend time together. He has an energetic and playful style that's been seen by hundreds of companies including Google, British Airways, Lloyds, Vodafone, British Gas and PureGym. He’s always looking at ways to encourage teams to collaborate better and have fun while they do it.

Adam Hall hates a boring meeting and will do anything to make teams enjoy the way they spend time together. He has an energetic and playful style that's been seen by hundreds of companies including Google, British Airways, Lloyds, Vodafone, British G... Show more

Tali Fulman

Tali Fulman

Tali has 13 years of experience in the fields of Data, working at leading tech companies like Wix (10 years, Director of Data) and Simply (2 years, Head of Data). She co-founded Data Queens, a non-profit Israeli community for women in data with over 1800 members. She teaches at Hebrew University and Masterschool, and consults for various organizations, helping them harness the full potential of data through impactful communication and strategy.

Tali has 13 years of experience in the fields of Data, working at leading tech companies like Wix (10 years, Director of Data) and Simply (2 years, Head of Data). She co-founded Data Queens, a non-profit Israeli community for women in data with over ... Show more

Kukky Crucks

Kukky Crucks

Hi, I’m Crucks Kukky, a digital marketer with a strong passion for emerging technologies. I'm currently focused on promoting Speech Recognition Software Development Services, helping businesses build smarter, more efficient mobility solutions. I’m especially interested in how digital marketing and green tech can work together to drive innovation and sustainable growth.

Hi, I’m Crucks Kukky, a digital marketer with a strong passion for emerging technologies. I'm currently focused on promoting Speech Recognition Software Development Services, helping businesses build smarter, more efficient mobility solutions. I’m es... Show more

Robin Oloyede

Robin Oloyede

Transform your audience's potential into powerful results. Drawing from years of corporate leadership and entrepreneurial success, Robin Oloyede delivers dynamic presentations that help individuals and organizations break through their self-imposed limitations. Featured on Good Morning America and across North America, she combines strategic business acumen with authentic personal development, equipping audiences with proven strategies to transform challenges into opportunities and maximize their untapped potential.

Transform your audience's potential into powerful results. Drawing from years of corporate leadership and entrepreneurial success, Robin Oloyede delivers dynamic presentations that help individuals and organizations break through their self-imposed l... Show more

Calvin Fabre

Calvin Fabre

Calvin is the founder and CEO of Envoc (pronounced: "invoke"), a radically creative software consulting, development, and hosting firm. He also co-founded LA Wallet, the first legal digital driver's license app in the United States. He also serves on the ISO working group responsible for defining the Mobile Driver's License digital standard.

Calvin graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in Computer Science and did graduate work studying world religions, philosophy, and apologetics at Southern Evangelical Seminary in North Carolina. He enjoys math problems, word problems, and moral dilemmas and is currently 43 months clean of political social media engagement. His public speaking gigs include Washington, D.C., Louisiana schools, universities, and church youth groups speaking about technology, digital identity, age estimation technology, public safety, company culture, and theology. Envoc has made the Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge list for all seven times it applied.

Calvin is the founder and CEO of Envoc (pronounced: "invoke"), a radically creative software consulting, development, and hosting firm. He also co-founded LA Wallet, the first legal digital driver's license app in the United States. He also serves on... Show more

Lakshit Pant

Lakshit Pant

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭 (𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭):

* Developer communities? Scaled 'em.
* Stakeholder management? Done that on both startup speed and enterprise scale.
* Currently playing 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚, but my journey's been all about building programs that don’t just tick boxes—they move needles.
* From AR/VR fellowships with Meta to scaling MVP programs at Microsoft—I’ve been at the heart of dev advocacy, mentorship, and ecosystem building.
* I don’t just run events—I architect ecosystems.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭 (𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭): * Developer communities? Scaled 'em. * Stakeholder management? Done that on both startup speed and enterprise scale. * Currently playing 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 �... Show more

Marine Marguerite

Marine Marguerite

Product Manager at Zenika and ex-Product Owner at Bedrock Steaming (45 million users in Europe), I've been helping various teams and companies for over 9 years to have a user-centered, impact and value-oriented product approach 🎯
Whether pre or post-Market Fit, B2C, B2B or B2B2C, my goal is to build a bridge between business challenges, user experience and technical teams to build an innovative, high value-added digital product 💪

Product Manager at Zenika and ex-Product Owner at Bedrock Steaming (45 million users in Europe), I've been helping various teams and companies for over 9 years to have a user-centered, impact and value-oriented product approach 🎯 Whether pre or pos... Show more

Mehdi Ghazai

Mehdi Ghazai

Mehdi Ghazzai is a consultant in strategic communication and AI-powered systems (n8n, Make, AI Agents). Former Head of Communication at the Institut Français in India and Senior Comms for the British Council (MENA), he helps organisations integrate AI into daily operations: improving efficiency, decision-making, and collaboration.
Founder of SystemeGagnant.fr, he shares practical case studies on workflow automation, from football recruitment analytics to AI-driven knowledge management.
Based between New Delhi and Tunis, he champions AI that is practical, measurable, and sustainable, bridging the gap between technological innovation and real organisational value.

Mehdi Ghazzai is a consultant in strategic communication and AI-powered systems (n8n, Make, AI Agents). Former Head of Communication at the Institut Français in India and Senior Comms for the British Council (MENA), he helps organisations integrate A... Show more

Einat Mahat

Einat Mahat

Einat has been mastering the engineering field for two decades. She has vast experience in scale and architecture challenges. Over the years, she took leadership roles and became an engineering manager whose passion is to develop people, software, and products. She mentors managers and developers and helps them in their professional growth and volunteers as part of the core-team at "Baot", Israel's largest community for women in R&D.

Einat has been mastering the engineering field for two decades. She has vast experience in scale and architecture challenges. Over the years, she took leadership roles and became an engineering manager whose passion is to develop people, software, an... Show more

Viktor Nagy

Viktor Nagy

At GitLab, I led the development of application delivery features, with a focus on infrastructure as code and Kubernetes integration. My journey in tech started on the engineering side, where I managed production infrastructure across multiple startups before transitioning to product management. This hands-on background gives me a deep appreciation for the challenges DevOps teams face daily and drives my passion for creating tools that make cloud-native development more accessible and efficient.

At GitLab, I led the development of application delivery features, with a focus on infrastructure as code and Kubernetes integration. My journey in tech started on the engineering side, where I managed production infrastructure across multiple startu... Show more

Joy Egbu

Joy Egbu

Joy Egbu is a Web Developer and Web3 Product Lead passionate about building impactful digital products. She is the Co-founder of Rubikcon Nexus and Suplar, where she and her team are redesigning how people work, transact, and manage supply chains across Africa..

At Rubikcon Nexus, Joy leads product as Chief Product Officer, working with the token designer to create incentives and systems to encourage and incentivize users to carry out the right behaviour. At Suplar, she wears the hat of Chief of Operations, making sure ideas move from strategy to execution and that the team runs smoothly.

With a background in product development and a strong interest in mental wellness, Joy blends technical skill with purpose in everything she creates. Outside of building, she writes about tech, wellness, and personal growth — and enjoys helping others break into Web3.

Joy Egbu is a Web Developer and Web3 Product Lead passionate about building impactful digital products. She is the Co-founder of Rubikcon Nexus and Suplar, where she and her team are redesigning how people work, transact, and manage supply chains acr... Show more

Tom Holt

Tom Holt

When you're responsible for delivering software, predictability isn't just nice to have—it's essential.

Missed deadlines, quality issues, and misaligned teams can cripple your ability to innovate and grow.
What's standing between your goals and reality? A software development process that consistently delivers high-quality outcomes, reliably and repeatedly. That's exactly what I help teams build.

When leaders work with me, they achieve:
✅ Predictable software delivery cycles
✅ Consistent, high-quality outcomes
✅ Teams aligned around clear, achievable objectives

✅ I WORK WITH SOFTWARE LEADERS WHO need reliability in their software development processes, from startups scaling quickly to enterprises needing consistency across global teams.

✅ WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT? With over 20 years leading distributed software teams and successfully implementing agile and lean practices across various industries, I know exactly how to design and implement processes tailored to your business—turning chaos into predictability.

✅ WHAT OTHERS SAY...

"Tom was invaluable in helping us scale our development team. His pragmatic approach helped us craft a process and culture that fit our unique needs and values." – Kevin Jones, Co-Founder and CTO at Boostie

"Tom helped us improve our capabilities and partnerships with nearshore and offshore providers we use. He was a great source of insights and followed through on impactful recommendations!" – Brian LeDuc, CIO at Dot Foods

"Tom did a great job of coming into our business and understanding our work flow and approach. He then was able to quickly suggest modifications to our process and tech product development process, that made immediate and significant improvements." – Jim Edwards, Principal & Founder at Jecco Advisors

✅ Ready for your software teams to consistently hit their targets? Let’s chat—send me a quick message on LinkedIn. Or book a time here

When you're responsible for delivering software, predictability isn't just nice to have—it's essential. Missed deadlines, quality issues, and misaligned teams can cripple your ability to innovate and grow. What's standing between your goals and ... Show more

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