Leaders in Tech

The first edition of our 𝐋𝐢𝐓 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 is continuing strong at the start of 2025 🚀 3 months since the launch, the 13 mentors have been mentoring the 30 aspiring and seasoned Leaders in Tech, across more than 100 individual mentoring sessions 💡 The mentors continue to enjoy the variety of challenges that they work on: · From first time managers learning to engage their teams and to manage up  · To experienced managers navigating organizational changes · To directors and business leaders who want to evolve the setup of their organizations Join us in congratulating everyone involved in this inter-company collaboration for developing Leaders in Tech and stay tuned for program wrap-up updates in March ☀️ #mentoring #leadersintech #community

“𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘛, 𝘐 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦.” We’re thrilled to welcome Victor Marin to the Comms Stream of Leaders in Tech! 🎉 Victor brings over a decade of experience as a software testing professional, excelling in both manual and automated testing. A true advocate for quality assurance, he has driven process optimization and innovation across diverse projects, ensuring seamless user experiences and aligning testing strategies with business goals. Beyond his professional expertise, Victor is a passionate learner, photographer, and adventurer, balancing his technical acumen with creativity and curiosity. His commitment to excellence and belief in the power of quality perfectly align with our mission at LiT. Welcome to the #LiTPeople team, Victor! 🙌 #LiT #LeadersInTech #LiTComms

“𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴.” We're excited to welcome Iulian to the Comms Stream of Leaders in Tech! 🎉 Iulian began his media career over a decade ago as a junior video editor, rising to become Head of Video Editing at a major Bucharest TV station. He later joined FintechOS as a video creator, contributing to Documentation and Academy teams while mastering filming, motion graphics, animation, and editing for Marketing. As a team leader, Iulian values trust, collaboration, and empowering others to grow. Passionate about storytelling, he creates visually captivating videos that bring ideas to life. Welcome to the #LiTPeople team, Iulian! 🙌 #LiT #LeadersInTech #LiTComms

𝐀 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫! 🎥🎉 2024 has been nothing short of amazing: 💡 Events that challenged the status quo, sparked meaningful conversations, and shaped the future of leadership in Tech. 🎉 New faces and old friends, connections and partnerships that enriched our community. 📚 The launch of impactful initiatives like the 𝐋𝐢𝐓 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, empowering the next wave of Tech leaders. With 10+ impactful events, 180+ active participants, and a growing community of 2000+ followers, this year also marked new milestones: ✨ Testing innovative event formats - 𝐋𝐢𝐓 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞, 𝐋𝐢𝐓 𝐎𝐎𝐇, 𝐋𝐢𝐓 𝐂&𝐂 - to bring fresh perspectives to our members. ✨ Strengthening our mission to give back to the local Tech ecosystem. We’re so grateful to every member, speaker, mentor, partner, and supporter who made this journey possible. 🙌 Wishing you a joyful holiday season filled with warmth and inspiration. Let’s make 2025 even more impactful! 🎥 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 2024 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐔𝐩 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 - relive the highlights and celebrate this incredible year with us! 🚀

This week, the Leaders in Tech founders gathered for a strategy session - a moment to pause, reflect, celebrate all that we’ve achieved in our first year, and shape the strategic directions of our community. 🙌 As we looked back, we were filled with gratitude for the incredible journey we’ve had: ✨ Building a vibrant community of Tech leaders. ✨ Hosting thought-provoking events that sparked conversations and innovation. ✨ Launching the LiT Mentoring program to empower and give back to the local Tech ecosystem. Looking ahead to 2025, our focus is clear: 🔹 Consolidate the foundation we’ve built, continuing to keep the high bar for quality. 🔹 Expand our reach and impact through new ways to help Tech leaders grow. 🔹 Open up the invitation for supporter companies to contribute to the sustainable growth of the community. Stay tuned for more details. We also want to extend a special thank you to all the stream members who joined us at the first LiT Christmas gathering. 🎄 Your energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to this community made it a truly memorable evening and a perfect way to celebrate the year’s achievements. We couldn’t have come this far without the support of our amazing members, speakers, mentors, and partners. 🙏 Thank you for being a part of this journey—we’re just getting started! 🚀 Here’s to another year of growth, connection, and making a difference together. 💡 #lit #leadersintech #firstyear #community #growth #strategy

The first edition of our 𝐋𝐢𝐓 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 is moving forward with full speed 🚀 6 weeks since the launch, the 13 mentors have been mentoring the 30 aspiring and seasoned Leaders in Tech, across more than 60 individual mentoring sessions 💡 What mentors most enjoy about the experience is the variety of challenges that they work on: ·  From tech leads navigating their first leadership experience ·  To experienced managers dealing with organizational changes ·  To directors and business leaders who want to clarify the strategy and the setup of their organizations Join us in congratulating everyone involved in this inter-company collaboration for developing Leaders in Tech and stay tuned for fresh updates at the beginning of next year! 🥂 #mentoring #leadersintech #community

“𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.” We're excited to welcome Daniel Rizea to the Partnerships Stream of Leaders in Tech! 🎉 With a wealth of experience, Daniel has led engineering teams at top companies like Google, Fitbit, and Vector watch. Over the past 14 years, he has built international consumer products and high-performance teams across both startups and large companies, navigating through two acquisitions along the way. Currently, he's building the Romanian Engineering hub for a stealth startup and shaping its AI strategy. Daniel is passionate about giving back to the tech community that supported his journey, whether through mentoring, startups or speaking at events. Welcome to the #LiTPeople team, Daniel! 🙌 #LiT #LeadersInTech #LiTPartnerships

"𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘵, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯! 🚀" Ana brings a dynamic mix of creativity, connection, and a passion for growth to the Leaders in Tech community. Starting her career in advertising at a boutique creative agency, she honed her love for creativity and collaboration. Her journey eventually led her to the world of Talent Attraction, where she found her calling: helping people and businesses grow. As a Talent and Employer Branding Partner at FintechOS, Ana thrives on meeting inspiring people and building meaningful connections, all while adding her signature creative touch to her work. She’s dedicated to shaping the future of tech talent and fostering environments where tomorrow’s leaders can thrive. We’re thrilled to have Ana on board and can’t wait to see the impact she’ll bring to the LiT Comms Team and the broader community. Welcome to the #LiTPeople team,, Ana! 🌟🚀 #LeadersInTech #TechLeadership #LiTComms

"𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰: 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤, 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺." Martina’s passion for marketing started in her childhood, and her career journey reflects a lifelong dedication to this field. From strategy and planning to campaign execution, digital, analytics, and operations, she has brought her expertise to every aspect of marketing. Over the last 12 years, she has worked in marketing roles within tech companies, where she also discovered her calling for leadership. As a team leader and later managing a group of up to 20 people, Martina experienced firsthand the transformative power of empathy, trust, authenticity, and genuine interest in others. These values have shaped her leadership style and her commitment to fostering individual and team growth. Martina believes deeply in the power of communities to drive meaningful change, and her dedication aligns perfectly with the mission of Leaders in Tech. We are excited to see the positive impact she will bring to the LiT Comms Team and the community at large. Welcome to the #LiTPeople team , Martina! 💬✨ #LeadersInTech #TechLeadership #LiTComms

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘛 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥.” We’re excited to welcome Radu Apostoae to the Education Stream at Leaders in Tech! 🎉 With over 18 years of experience across various industries, including financial software, eCommerce, gaming, and hardware development, Radu is a technology leader with a passion for helping individuals reach their full potential. As a software engineer at heart, he’s dedicated to building high-performance, autonomous teams that create amazing products. Radu has led organizations of all sizes, from small teams to those with over 500 members. Regardless of the team's size, he consistently focuses on ensuring that each member is engaged, aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives, and deeply connected to the value their work brings to customers. Welcome to the #LiTPeople team, Radu! 🙌 #LiT #LeadersInTech #LiTEducation