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

Yogi's Podcast Network

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

Inge De Dreu

Playground for Entrepreneurs

Founder. I've developed the Playground for Entrepreneurs to support coaches and mentors and make their job more playful. As a founder I am responsible for building the company and future product development.

Founder 

Exponential Individuals (ExI)

Core Team Member

Avans University of Applied Sciences

As part of the Business Innovation teacher team, I taught a wide arrange of topics related to Business Innovation to students throughout their pre-graduate education. From prototyping to critical thinking, open innovation to business cases and a several project-based modules. 

I have also been briefly involved in re-formulating parts of the curriculum.

University Teacher Business Innovation

Inge de Dreu

I've had the opportunity contribute to many entrepreneurship related projects and programs. Customers were, amongst others, Innomake (Barranquilla), UNAD, Universidad Sergio Arboleda (sede Barranquilla) Universidad Externado, Apps.co y el Ministerio TIC de Colombia.

In these projects my role would reach from advising directors and administratives about the contents and scope, to setting up the program contents, to operational duties such as coaching, teaching and often supervising. Programs would include contents related to Customer Development, Design Thinking and Lean Startup, mostly.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Advisor

APPS.CO - MinTIC

In the Business Discovery Phase of the Apps.co initiative (Ministry of ICT of Colombia), I was responsible for results with the entrepreneurs. In order to achieve that, I supported both the entrepreneurs and their (daily) coaches throughout the 8-week programme.
The entrepreneurs would come in generally as just a couple of people with an idea. Once selected for the programme, they would receive training and coaching in business models, Customer Development and Lean Startup. I would see them 5-6 times during the whole process and together with their coaches we aimed at achieving product-market fit for every participating team. This meant having an MVP and (real) traction, such as sales, downloads, a pilot, etc.
Additional to my work directly with the entrepreneurs, I was actively involved in the planning and strategy of Apps.co. That included bringing global experts like Alexander Osterwalder and Bob Dorf to Colombia to transfer their methodologies to our coaches and entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurship Advisor

Independent

Facilitator of Family, Professional and Organizational Constellations

Passion4Work

Founder of Passion4Work, we match persons with work environments based on their personality and ´soft´competences. We have a person based approach and work with every client in order to find an environment with a culture in which they can flourish, with their own unique mix of talents and characteristics.

Founder

HubBOG

I give workshops and mentor startups, amongst others for the Apps.co programme of the Ministry of TICS of Colombia. Mostly on the topics of Leadership and Personal Development.

Teacher and Mentor

Universidad del Rosario

Professor Business Identity, Faculty of Administration, Area of Leadership

Professor

Maria Panela

Important project at the time for Maria Panela were innovation cafés, setting up the brand and supporting local panela producers. I supported these projects and activities.

One of the first people on the team - diverse tasks and responsabilities

Inspiring entrepreneurial entrepreneurship coaches & educators - more engagement, progress & fun ♟️ Game + Facilitator Training & Community 💡 Gamification IS a gamechanger

Aligning entrepreneurial teams, engaging (student) entrepreneurs in business-building activities and guiding them toward real market insights can be challenging. Too often, business coaches and entrepreneurship educators observe surface-level thinking, skipping essential market research, or failing to translate data into meaningful business insights. On the other side, in the classroom, traditional methods often lead to disengagement, a lack of deep collaboration, and stagnant progress.

Imagine investing time and energy into coaching, only to watch your entrepreneurs lose momentum because they don’t fully grasp their market or fail to work as a team. '𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬' kicks in - the feeling that nobody understand what they're going through in their entrepreneurial process. A lack of real-world validation and decent, critical reflection. Without the right tools, even the best coaches and educators can feel like they’re running in circles, unable to spark necessary breakthroughs.

That’s why we created the 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬—a game-based approach designed to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our interactive tools transform the way entrepreneurs engage with their ideas, their peers, and the real needs of their market.

In the 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, participants use their own projects as the foundation for play, unlocking fresh insights, creative problem-solving, and peer-driven feedback. Built on 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩, 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, it’s a proven way to help entrepreneurs think deeper, collaborate better, and take meaningful action.

💡 For business coaches, incubators, and entrepreneurship educators, the 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 offers a structured yet flexible way to engage participants in a creative, constructive, and impactful experience—one that’s much more than just another workshop.

🔹 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 – Developed with input from hundreds of business coaches and educators.
🔹 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 – I’ve worked with 1000+ teams of entrepreneurs and led countless workshops on business discovery and innovation.
🔹 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 – Presented at USASBE, CCSBE, TEDx, and more.

If you want to bring more engagement, playfulness, and powerful insights into your coaching or classroom, the 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 is your go-to solution.

📍 Learn more at playgroundforentrepreneurs.com or reach out to me directly!

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