How To Grow From Engineer To CTO And Still Love The Code

E583 - How To Grow From Engineer To CTO And Still Love The Code

Published: December 11, 2025

Duration: 25:26

Ken Ringdahl, CTO at Emburse, joins The Tech Trek to share what it really looks like to grow from engineer to CTO without losing your love for building. He talks about staying close to the code while leading a three hundred person org, how he learned the business side on the job instead of through an MBA, and why curiosity is still his strongest tool. If you are an engineer who cares about leadership, AI, and long term impact, this one will hit close to home.


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