Leadership Roadmap
🎙️ The 'Leadership Roadmap' Podcast
Uncover the authentic journeys behind today's most inspiring leaders. Each episode takes you behind the scenes of leadership success, revealing the pivotal moments, challenges, and decisions that shaped their path to the top.
🎯 What We Explore:
• Career-defining moments and strategic pivots
• Personal philosophies that drive success
• Real challenges and how they were overcome
• Actionable insights for aspiring leaders
🔍 Why Listen?
Whether you're an emerging leader, established executive, or passionate about professional growth, each episode delivers candid conversations and practical wisdom from leaders who've walked the path before you.
✨ Featured Guests Include:
Leaders from diverse industries sharing their unique perspectives on what it takes to succeed in today's dynamic business landscape.
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Leadership Roadmap
Series 2 Episode #1: Scaling E-commerce Technology - Mike Leonard on Replatforming, AI and Teams
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What better way to kick off 2026 than getting back in the studio,
Series 2 of the Leadership Roadmap starts with Mike Leonard, VP of Engineering & Data at Pet Circle.
Mike shares practical insights on managing technical debt, the reality of "build vs. buy" decisions, and how to scale technical teams using AI as a force multiplier.
We got into:
- 02:14 The Journey of Replatforming a 13 Year Old Monolith → modern stack
- 14:57 Vendor selection + integrating an agency team for the long haul
- 32:31 Why e-comm is not “just a shop”
- 25:38 AI inside the business + what’s coming customer-side
- 42:08 Build vs buy - software decisions
Mike’s perspective is super practical, especially around agility, risk appetite, and what really changes when you scale.
Out next week on Apple & Spotify.
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