Tech Waka Podcast

<p>Daniel Walters is a consultant, CTO coach, and former CTO of Seek Asia - one of Southeast Asia's largest job platforms. He is the founder of Great CTO, where he works with technology executives across New Zealand and...

<p>Why are your teams busy, but the business isn't growing the way it should? Sarah Clearwater, founder of Reframer and customer experience strategist, explains how siloed KPIs create invisible dysfunction — marketing...

<p>Sometimes it feels like senior leadership in New Zealand tech isn’t recognised at the level it should be , especially when big roles come up, and decision-makers look offshore for “proven experience”.</p><p>In this...

<p>This episode is a little different. Instead of a guest, I’m taking a moment to reflect on Tech Waka’s second year — and how it grew from a podcast into a community for New Zealand tech leaders.</p><p><br></p><p>This...

<p>Transformations don’t fail because of slide decks – they fail in the messy middle, where people are stressed, alignment drifts, and hard problems finally make their way to the top.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode...

<p>What makes a retro actually useful—and why do so many senior devs stall out? Craig Bensemann brings sharp insights and real-world fixes.</p><p><br></p><p>Too many teams are “doing agile” without improving. And too...

<p>1 in 4 New Zealanders live with a disability. Maia Miller says it’s time our tech reflected that, and she shows how leaders can start today.</p><p>In this episode of the Tech Waka Podcast, we sit down with Maia...

<p>From no tech background to leading a cybersecurity startup — Ankita Dhakar is reshaping how NZ does pentesting.</p><p><br></p><p>What happens when you have no tech background, no network, and still decide to start a...

<p>Andrea Magnorsky joins Jakub to pull back the curtain on BEACON — a tech leadership off-site in Auckland on Mon 13 October 2025. </p><p>Morning: six 20-minute talks + panels across people, product, and architecture...

<p>A mid-year pit stop for Tech Waka. In this short solo episode, Jakub wraps the first ten episodes and what the community built together—mentoring, meetups, and a new conference on the horizon.</p><p>A big thank-you...

<p>In this deeply honest episode of the Tech Waka Podcast, Diego Nievas, CTO at Atturra, opens up about mental health in the tech industry — from personal struggles with depression to the pressures of leadership in a...

<p>episodeWhat happens when you give experienced mentors and ambitious tech professionals a space to connect, reflect, and grow together? </p><p>In this episode, we hear from Barbara and James, two participants in the...

<p>In this episode of Tech Waka, host Jakub Jurkiewicz sits down with Ruth McDavitt, CEO of Summer of Tech — the platform that’s been helping thousands of students transition into paid tech internships across New...

<p>Shadow AI is already in your organization — but can you see it?</p><p>In this special Tech Waka episode, we share a live recording from a recent Tech Waka Leadership Collective meetup featuring Ben Mosier, a strategy...

<p>In this episode of Tech Waka, we sit down with Joshua Arnold, a seasoned product and technology leader who’s worked across the UK, Europe, and New Zealand. Joshua dives deep into the concept of Cost of Delay and how...