Gaining the Technology Leadership Edge

A YouTube show that examines the issues technology executives care about. We talk about:

➡️ Time Management
➡️ Operating from a daily routine
➡️ Productive Work Hours
➡️ Total mind & body
➡️ Intelligent systems & processes
➡️ Entrepreneurial mindset
➡️ Retention of staff

We bring you the top experts in the technology world today.

Founder | Executive Leadership Coach | Decentralized Team Expert | Top Tier Coaching Services

Top Tier Coaching Services

As the Founder and Executive Coach at Top Tier Coaching Services, I work exclusively with technology executives, CTOs, and founders to help them develop the leadership skills and systems needed to scale their companies—without sacrificing their sanity or personal life.

Drawing on 20+ years of experience as a CTO, I created The Decentralized A-Team Method™, a proven framework that empowers leaders to build autonomous, high-performing teams capable of executing flawlessly—even when the leader steps away.

Through 1:1 coaching, group masterminds, and strategic consulting, I help clients master:
	•	Decentralized team management
	•	Remote leadership best practices
	•	Purpose-driven communication and alignment
	•	Agile collaboration and accountability systems
	•	Work-life balance without sacrificing performance

My mission is simple: Help tech leaders break free from being the bottleneck, eliminate burnout, and achieve scalable growth.

If you’re ready to build a team that thrives without constant oversight, let’s connect.

Your Virtual CTO

As the Founder and Fractional CTO of Your Virtual CTO, I help growing companies, SaaS businesses, and non-technical founders build scalable technology strategies—without the overhead of a full-time CTO.

I specialize in NetSuite development, integrations, and customization, helping businesses maximize their ERP investment while streamlining operations. From technical leadership to hands-on execution, I guide teams through complex projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving growth.

Core areas of focus include:
	•	NetSuite development, customization, and integrations
	•	Fractional CTO services for SaaS and product companies
	•	Technology strategy and digital transformation
	•	Custom software development planning
	•	Vendor selection and technical due diligence
	•	Remote team leadership and management
	•	Process improvement and automation

Whether you’re scaling a SaaS product or optimizing back-office systems like NetSuite, I serve as a trusted advisor focused on results, efficiency, and growth.

Founder & Fractional CTO | NetSuite Development Expert | Technology Strategy & SaaS Leadership

I speak at conferences, business meetings, social gatherings, political conventions, and online summits. I speak on the topics of business management, technology management, revenue and profit growth, planning, time management, and political culture.

Public Speaker

Many businesses today rely upon technology to survive, but they have no budget for a technology leader on their leadership team. This role tends to get handed to the leader who "knows the most" about technology.

I've served as a CTO on demand (or Virtual CTO) for companies of all sizes.

Some of the benefits of having a Virtual CTO for your company are:

‣ Access to an extremely knowledgeable technology consultant to answer your questions and give you guidance.
‣ Renewed focuses on the small details of your technology platform.
‣ Representation by a consultant who "speaks the language" of your tech team.

► Book a strategy session to discuss how a vCTO can change your business by going here https://GetYourVirtualCTO.com/StrategySession

Technology Consultant | CTO on Demand

With many businesses lacking the time or resources to have an in-house team, I use my 30+ years of experience to identify, vet, and hire any technology team members my clients need.

Using my proven process that results in successful project completion, I take over management of all technology projects, including all project team meetings. This can be your internal team or a team I bring to the table.

Let me help you hire and manage a team of technology professionals.

Like Tony Camarata of Immedia Creative has said:

"In our line of work, it's common for issues to arise during the course of a project, but Mike is excellent about identifying and communicating them to me well in advance, allowing us to avoid scope creep while staying ahead of our deadlines."

Here is what it looks like for me to hire and manage your technology team:

‣ I take over all interviewing and testing of potential candidates.
‣ I find the top 10% of technologists in the pool of people interested in your type of project.
‣ Project plan generation.
‣ Regular status meetings to drive projects forward.
‣ Weekly status updates for you and your management team.
‣ Handling of all roadblocks and getting them removed.

► Get a copy of my FREE project management checklist by visiting https://GetYourVirtualCTO.com/checklist

Project Manager | Technology Hiring Manager | Team Building Specialist

In order to keep up in today's digital world, companies need fast and efficient solutions to their software needs. Together with my team, I provide high-level custom software, mobile applications, and cloud-based applications that put you in front of your competition.

Our team is "tech agnostic," meaning we can create custom software in any technology currently available. Our team contains experts in all types of software development languages and methodologies.

This is how it looks to work with me and my team:

‣ Provide a detailed specifications document for approval before the project start date.
‣ Build a thorough project plan based upon the required timeline for completion.
‣ Build your application using the technology that makes the most sense for your project.
‣ QA testing of all work completed.
‣ Complete training on the application for you and your staff.

Let us build your next application for you and avoid the pains you've experienced working with others.

► Get a copy of my FREE whitepaper on the best approach to software development by visiting https://GetYourVirtualCTO.com/development

Custom Software Development | Mobile Application Development | Cloud-based Application Development

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Through the use of a unique approach, I help authors, speakers, entrepreneurs, and businesses create and launch podcasts.

Thought Leader

Restaurants on the Run

As the Director of Technology Solutions, my technology strategy caused revenue to grow from $4 million annually to $40 million annually with a 7x growth in profit.

My approach turned technology into an accelerator for both revenue and profit. This approach led to ROTR being purchased by GrubHub for $85 million.

As a member of their Executive Team, I made decisions on the following issues:

- Acquisitions of other delivery services
- Business growth strategy
- Strategic planning
- Team management processes
- Training programs
- Software architecture
- Software development
- Marketing strategy

Putting the customer first has always been my motto and it was no different with this position.

Director of Technology Solutions

Join us to learn all of the juicy secrets of tech leaders - their biggest successes (and failures) - on our quest for gaining that all-important technology edge.

What separates good tech leaders from great ones? The ability to stay ahead of the curve — not just keeping pace, but setting the pace.

That’s why I created Gaining the Technology Leadership Edge — a podcast for tech executives, founders, and change-makers ready to lead with clarity in a world where AI disruption, digital transformation, and shifting markets collide.

Each week, I sit down with experienced leaders who’ve been in the trenches — sharing real wins, costly failures, and hard-earned lessons you can apply immediately. No fluff. No buzzwords. Just strategies for building resilient, high-performing teams.

I know what it’s like to carry that weight. As CTO of the largest restaurant delivery service in the U.S. at the time, I was working 105-hour weeks — successful on paper but burning out, missing family moments, and watching my marriage slip away.

That breaking point forced me to rethink everything. I rebuilt my leadership approach, empowered my team, and the results were undeniable — zero turnover for over two years, no missed deadlines, and a 40-hour workweek that gave me my life back.

That journey became The Decentralized A-Team Method — a framework I now teach and the foundation of my book, The Decentralized A-Team Handbook: Leadership Strategies.

Whether you’re scaling a SaaS startup, leading a tech team, or driving enterprise innovation, the podcast is your playbook to sharpen your edge, gain real-world insights, and connect with a growing community of tech leaders who’ve been where you are.

Want to share your story or collaborate?
DM me with “PODCAST” and let’s connect.
Together, we’re building the future of tech leadership — smarter, stronger, and ready for what’s next.

🎙 Listen to the show: https://gtle.show/
📖 Grab the book: https://amzn.to/3NBSqK9

Mike Mahony

Drew Saur Coaching

Executive Career Coach and founder of Drew Saur Coaching, a firm that specializes in helping Technology Managers, Directors, and Vice Presidents make the transformation necessary to thrive at the executive level.

During my career, I have helped hundreds of leaders improve their ability to communicate and reach their career goals. I know that most professionals don’t have access to real-world, practical training to develop the executive presence and influence skills needed to thrive at the top levels.

As a former Technology COO, I have combined 25 years of experience and education to create proven, actionable strategies that teach leaders how to become more influential communicators and thrive in high-performance environments.

My program gives leaders world-leading expertise to not only learn how to communicate at the executive level, but also develop the confidence and presence to be accepted in the executive suite.

If you want to take your career to the next level, book your FREE consultation today: https://drewsaur.com/connect/

Executive Career Coach

DTCC

Global Chief Operating Officer of Technology for DTCC, managing operations for an organization with a budget of $700 million and 3,500 staff, with specific responsibility for: 

	* IT Strategy 
        * IT Governance & Risk Management
        * IT Financial & Business Value Management
        * IT Regulatory Relations
	* IT Organizational Change Management
	* IT Location & Sourcing
	* IT Program & Project Management
	* IT Enterprise Test Engineering / Quality Assurance

Direct management responsibility for the Office of the CIO with a budget of $70 million and 750 staff.

Managing Director, Technology Chief Operating Officer

Global lead of the Business & Program Management Office, responsible for managing an IT budget of $650M, including annual budgeting, portfolio and demand management, IT workforce strategy, vendor management office, and Bill of IT chargeback processes used to provide transparency to IT's business partners. Also responsible for the building an IT Program Management Office to bring a project management discipline to the IT-driven initiatives in DTCC's IT infrastructure dept.

Executive Director, IT Business & Program Management Office

Global lead of the IT Process Architecture Office, responsible for creating a cross-organization system delivery process to align practices across a 500-person Application Development & Maintenance organization supporting all DTCC product lines. Led the creation of governing principles and associated frameworks, managed an organizational change program and created a management testing program to ensure compliance to key process controls and drive continuous improvement opportunities.

Senior System Director, Process Architecture Office

Accenture

Technical Architect and Delivery Lead for solutions supporting clients in telecom, retail and financial services. Engagements included leading performance architecture, data architecture, technical delivery and portfolio management responsibilities.

Director

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I started my technology career like many other people. I had deep technical skills, a strong work ethic, and delivered everything that was asked of me.

After 10 years of steady promotions, I was a Senior Director, ready for my first executive role.

And then, for the first time in my career, I didn’t get the promotion.

I asked dozens of people for advice, but only got vague answers like “give it more time” or “keep building your executive presence”.

Since no one could tell me, I had to figure it out myself.  I studied the executives and began to see the differences in what they did, how they approached things, and what they said. 

And then it clicked. There is a whole different set of rules I needed to follow to get promoted and thrive as an executive. To succeed, I needed to transform myself.

As soon as I made this transformation, I got my executive promotion and then continued to advance. 

I spent the next decade studying why some people got promoted and others didn’t. I sat on hiring committees and promotion boards. With what I learned, I coached my own team through their transformations and promotions to the executive level.

In 2020, I decided this was my purpose, and founded Drew Saur Coaching to help Tech Directors and VPs learn the strategies, tools, and tactics to make that transformation and land their next-level executive role.

My mission is to help as many Tech Leaders as I can land bigger and better roles so they can experience the fulfillment and compensation that come with it.

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WHAT CLIENTS SAY (Video Testimonials In My Featured Section)

"When I was at a crossroads in my career, Drew gave me great guidance about my strengths and the direction I should go. From there it took off and in 3 months I landed my new role!"
– Brent Malenius, Sr. Director, Head of Infrastructure

"Drew's advice was exactly what I needed and as a result, I landed the role I had wanted in four months! I would not have seen this much career growth so quickly without his guidance. "
– Santhi Velayudhan, Director, Technology

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