--- title: "Me My CTO and I - CTO Academy" description: "A unique, technology leadership oriented podcast, \"Me My CTO and I\", brought to you by CTO Academy" date: "2023-05-19T15:01:00+01:00" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://cto.academy/me-my-cto-and-i/" source_url: "https://cto.academy/me-my-cto-and-i/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- # Me, My CTO & I CTO Academy bring you the tech podcast with a difference and a quiz! - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-06-181015.png)](https://cto.academy/podcast/learning-failure-and-living-an-interesting-life/) ## [Learning, Failure and Living an Interesting Life](https://cto.academy/podcast/learning-failure-and-living-an-interesting-life/) The fireside chat hosted by @Sanjay Mistry (CTO Academy) is with Casey McCurdy, exploring how curiosity, discipline and learning new skills can shape both leadership and life. - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-06-173824.png)](https://cto.academy/podcast/the-creative-technologist/) ## [The Creative Technologist](https://cto.academy/podcast/the-creative-technologist/) The fireside chat hosted by @Sanjay Mistry (CTO Academy) is with Corey Latislaw, exploring why creativity is an essential skill for modern technology leaders. - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2026/02/EP04-TCO-Academy-Thumbnail.png)](https://cto.academy/podcast/driving-innovation-as-ai-moves-the-goalposts/) ## [Driving Innovation as AI Moves the Goalposts](https://cto.academy/podcast/driving-innovation-as-ai-moves-the-goalposts/) The fireside chat hosted by @Sanjay Mistry (CTO Academy) is with Ray Bogman, discussing how innovation changes when AI moves the goalposts — from strategy and budgets to talent and regulation. - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2025/12/CTO-ACADEMY-THUMBNAIL-Ep-3.png)](https://cto.academy/podcast/building-high-performance-teams/) ## [Building High Performance Teams](https://cto.academy/podcast/building-high-performance-teams/) The fireside chat hosted by @Sanjay Mistry (CTO Academy) is with Chinmay Barve, ex SVP at Mixpanel - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2025/10/asavari_podcast.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/the-challenge-of-ai-and-diversity/) ## [The Challenge of AI and Diversity](https://cto.academy/podcast/the-challenge-of-ai-and-diversity/) Sanjay’s fireside chat is with Asavari Moon, Global Marketing & AI Leader who has worked with Uber, Meta and now at Google. - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2025/08/PodcastS3E1.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/the-extraction-of-value-from-product/) ## [The Extraction of Value from Product](https://cto.academy/podcast/the-extraction-of-value-from-product/) Sanjay’s fireside chat is with Bhavesh Vaghela, CPTO at London Marathon Events as they explore the extraction of value from product. - [![CTO Academy Podcast-S2E6-Hannah Forbes on Mental Health](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2024/09/CTO-Academy-Podcast-S2E6-Hannah-Forbes-on-Mental-Health.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/managing-your-mental-health-with-hannah-forbes/) ## [Managing Your Mental Health](https://cto.academy/podcast/managing-your-mental-health-with-hannah-forbes/) Sanjay and Andrew talk to Dr Hannah Forbes about managing your mental health as a tech leader in a high-pressure, fast-paced professional environments. - [![CTO Academy Podcast-Season 2, Episode 5, How to Decode a Board](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2024/09/CTO-Academy-Podcast-S2E5-Adelina-Chalmers.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/decoding-the-board-with-adelina-chalmers/) ## [Decoding the Board](https://cto.academy/podcast/decoding-the-board-with-adelina-chalmers/) In this episode of the CTO Academy Podcast “Me, My CTO & I”, Sanjay chats with Adelina Chalmers, Leadership Coach and CTO Advisor about decoding the Board. - [![CTO Academy Podcast-S2E3-Giles Lindsay-Mastering the Art of Business Agility](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2024/07/CTO-Academy-Podcast-S2E3-Giles-Lindsay-Mastering-the-Art-of-Business-Agility.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/10-giles-lindsay-mastering-business-agility-giles-lindsay/) ## [Mastering the Art of Business Agility](https://cto.academy/podcast/10-giles-lindsay-mastering-business-agility-giles-lindsay/) Dive into mastering the art of business agility and leading your organisation to success with Giles Lindsay, tech leader, business agility coach and author - [![CTO Academy](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2024/07/Podcast-S2E3-Managing-the-journey-from-Seed-to-Series-C.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/9-victor-kabdebon-funding-journey/) ## [Managing the journey from Seed to Series C](https://cto.academy/podcast/9-victor-kabdebon-funding-journey/) Sanjay talks to Victor Kabdebon as they walk through the funding journey from Seed to Round C through the eyes of a CTO founder. - [![CTO Academy](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2024/07/Podcast-S2E2-How-1-introvert-acquired-60000-subscribers.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/8-luca-rossi-how-one-introvert-acquired-60000-subscribers/) ## [How 1 introvert acquired 60,000 subscribers](https://cto.academy/podcast/8-luca-rossi-how-one-introvert-acquired-60000-subscribers/) Fireside chat with Luca Rossi, founder of the ReFactoring newsletter, which’s raced from a standstill to 60,000 subscribers - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-12-094958.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/7-trial-by-fire-the-first-time-cto/) ## [Trial By Fire – The First Time CTO](https://cto.academy/podcast/7-trial-by-fire-the-first-time-cto/) In the 1st episode of Season 2, Joseph Drambarean, CPO/CTO at Trovata.ai talks about his experiences as a first-time CTO. - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-03-163355.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/6-what-10000-techies-taught-1-non-techie/) ## [What 10000 techies taught 1 non-techie](https://cto.academy/podcast/6-what-10000-techies-taught-1-non-techie/) Andrew unwraps part of the CTO Academy’s journey and what it feels like to be a non-techie in a sea of techies. - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2023/07/podcast5-scaled.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/5-the-risks-of-building-an-ai-strategy-on-sand/) ## [The Risks of Building an AI Strategy on Sand](https://cto.academy/podcast/5-the-risks-of-building-an-ai-strategy-on-sand/) Simon Harrison, a UK-based accountant with a passion for Data Analytics, provides a perspective on what data speak about a business and on AI. - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-06-06-153815.jpg)](https://cto.academy/podcast/4-ctos-and-the-art-of-persuasion/) ## [CTOs and the Art of Persuasion](https://cto.academy/podcast/4-ctos-and-the-art-of-persuasion/) Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry take a fun look at the role of the Chief Technology Officer with Episode 4 anchored by a fireside chat with Matthew O’Keef - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2023/05/03-podcast-banner.webp)](https://cto.academy/podcast/3-how-to-trigger-conversations/) ## [How to Trigger Conversations](https://cto.academy/podcast/3-how-to-trigger-conversations/) We talk with Georgie Nigthingall, Founder of Trigger Conversations, about initiating small talks and getting the most out of every professional conversation. - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2023/05/02-podcast-banner.webp)](https://cto.academy/podcast/2-what-a-ceo-wants-from-the-cto/) ## [What a CEO wants from the CTO](https://cto.academy/podcast/2-what-a-ceo-wants-from-the-cto/) Julian Costley, a CEO, entrepreneur and NED on 26 boards of international companies unpacks his experiences and expectations when working with the CTO. - [![](https://website-assets.cto.academy/2023/05/01-podcast-banner.webp)](https://cto.academy/podcast/1-from-the-dining-table-to-the-ipo/) ## [From the Dining Table to the IPO](https://cto.academy/podcast/1-from-the-dining-table-to-the-ipo/) Podcast on the Chief Technology Role with David Kavanagh, former Group CTO at Purple Bricks plus a world’s first CTO quiz