Tech Waka Podcast

About Tech Waka Podcast

Tech Waka Podcast: Journeys of New Zealand Tech and Product Leaders. Here we dive into the stories of New Zealand's top tech and product leaders. Your host, Jakub Jurkiewicz, brings you conversations with CTOs, CIOs, CPOs, CPTOs and tech innovators from across Aotearoa. Join us as we uncover the experiences, challenges, and successes that shape our tech community. This is where New Zealand's technology and product journeys unfold.

Publisher

Tech Waka Podcast

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Feb 2024

Latest episode

31 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Aug 2026

   The best leaders don't have a style. They have a whole wardrobe. Situational leadership: the map I wish I'd had ten years ago

   Host Alex L. shares situational leadership insights, revealing four stages, matching styles, and common leader mistakes to empower teams effectively.

2. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Rework Is the Modelling You Didn't Do — Andrea Magnorsky on systems, decisions and feeling

   Host [Host Name] interviews Andrea Magnorsky, exploring how rework stems from unmade models and guiding teams toward transparent, decentralized decision-making.

3. 

   27 Jul 2026

   Teaming as a Verb with Ammar Sagban

   Host interviews Ammar Sagban, a researcher, about why "teaming" is a verb and how to make better team decisions.

Who has been a guest on Tech Waka Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Andrea Magnorsky
• Ammar Sagban
• Joekub
• Joe
• John-D Trask

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,537

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

90

YouTube

68

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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