We often wonder why the transition from being a great engineer to becoming a great leader feels so hard.
Why do some individual contributors thrive when they step into leadership, while others struggle?
At what point does technical excellence stop being enough, and what new skills need to take its place?
How much do networking and personal branding really matter in an engineering career, and why do so many engineers resist them?
These are the kinds of questions and topics we’ll be exploring today with our guest, Mitch Kosowski.
Mitch is an experienced engineering leader who has lived this journey firsthand, from individual contributor to team lead and now executive leadership.
He’s deeply thoughtful about what effective leadership actually looks like in practice, how engineers can grow into influence without abandoning their technical roots, and how intentional networking and personal branding can accelerate career growth.
Enjoy!