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The CTO Lens

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About the show

A fresh look at what it really means to lead technology in today’s fast‑changing world. Hosted by seasoned CTO and thinker David Crawford, and co‑host, experienced product leader Sophie Valentine, The CTO Lens blends candid conversations with industry leaders, covers the latest tech news, and includes a whole host of personal insights and practical leadership lessons for the modern technology executive. From navigating roles, to understanding team culture, AI, tech strategy, and real‑world challenges, each episode offers both depth and everyday relevance. Whether you’re a current senior leader or aspiring to this role, The CTO Lens gives you perspectives that cut through noise - with clarity, humour, and a human touch.

Latest episodes

Season 3: Episode 19 - The Squiggly Career: Why the Best Leaders Never Take a Straight Path

September 29, 2026 · 54 min

Sophie and David are back for episode 19, and once again there's no guest this week - which means it's straight into the news, followed by two of their own segments. David and Sophie spend time on two segments of their own for this episode…
Season 3: Episode 18 - Five Leadership Myths Put to the Test

September 22, 2026 · 47 min

Sophie and David are back for episode 18. This week, they've set themselves a challenge: run through the week's news without mentioning AI once (it does not entirely go to plan) and dispel five leadership myths. The five leadership myths…
Season 3: Episode 17 - Strava for Engineers & the Top 10 Leadership Traits

September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 40 min

Sophie and David are back for episode 17. This week's guest is Craig Smiley, CPTO at Plandek, a platform he describes as "Strava for engineers" - pulling together signals from across an engineering organisation to show teams how they're…
Season 3: Episode 16 - Ambition, Perfectionism, Burnout: The Hidden Cost of Great Leadership

September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

Sophie and David are back for episode 16. This week's guest is Dr. Claire Ann Banga, CEO of eMoodie, who speaks with Sophie and David on the human side of leadership. Claire explains how her background in child psychology led her to build…
Season 3: Episode 15 - Keeping a Plane in the Air: What Aerospace Teaches Us About Governing AI

September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

Sophie and David are back for episode 15. This week's guest is Sergei Irisov, Head of IT and Digital Transformation at ZeroAvia, the company building the first new type of aircraft powertrain in 50 years - a hydrogen-electric system that…
Season 3: Episode 14 - Rip Currents & Ruby Risk: A CTO and a CPO on AI's Realest Use Cases Yet!

August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 44 min

A special CTO Lens episode this week featuring two special guests with some fascinating insights. First, Ben Rudolph, co-founder of Peregrine Technologies, on what happened when he spent two weeks coding alongside his own engineering team…
Season 3: Episode 13 - CTO Confessions: How to Survive a Million Line Codebase Build at 20x Velocity

August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

The CTO Lens Podcast is back with Episode 13 of Season 3. Sophie is recovering from a Tough Mudder this week - 15 kilometres, 23 obstacles and yes, electrocution. And David is in need of another holiday, just 8 weeks after his last…
Season 3: Episode 12 - PureGym's Engineering Director on AI, Scale & Why Every Engineer Is a Manager

August 11, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

The CTO Lens Podcast is back with Episode 12 of Season 3, and this week David and Sophie are deep into another packed agenda - rogue AI agents, disaster recovery, recruitment bias and a Wheel of Wonder that nobody saw coming. For our main…