James Miller - Starting a Tech Company after Working in Food for 25 Years

Ryan Grey - You Can't Always Be Right In Software Development

In this episode of Talks with Tech Leaders, Ryan Grey - CTO at Marra shares his journey into software development, starting from a maths background and transitioning into tech later than most through a Computer Science conversion course. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Peter Bull - Write Code, Build It & Post It - Use Github As Your CV

In this episode of Talks with Tech Leaders, Peter Bull - Senior Software Engineer at Klipboard and Microsoft MVP - shares his journey from early curiosity in electronics to building a long-standing career in software development. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

John McGettrick - Communication is the Problem but also the Solution

In this episode of Talks with Tech Leaders, John McGettrick - Head of Engineering at Oak Engage -shares his journey from falling into tech by accident to leading high-performing engineering teams. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

James Miller - Starting a Tech Company after Working in Food for 25 Years

In this episode of Talks with Tech Leaders, James Miller – founder of Grape Software and self-taught technologist - shares his unconventional journey from a career in food and teaching to building a startup that’s transforming food hygiene inspections across the UK. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Peter Shaw - Lessons from 30+ years of being a dev

In this episode of Talks with Tech Leaders, veteran developer and mentor Peter Shaw shares his journey from the UK’s 1980s “back bedroom programmer” scene to a decades-long career in software, networking, and IoT. He reflects on breaking into the games industry, working at Orange during the mobile boom, and leading pioneering projects like contactless payments in the Middle East. Peter also discusses the realities of contracting, building his own business, and why continuous learning has been key to his success. With insights on mentoring, teaching with Pluralsight, and advice for modern developers - embrace curiosity, break things, play with code, and never stop learning. This conversation is full of wisdom and inspiration for anyone in tech. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.