# Marian Kamenistak

> Engineering leadership mentor (also searched as engineering leadership coach or executive coach), fractional CTO, and founder of the Engineering Leaders Community (ELC). 3,400+ mentoring sessions since 2019. Helps CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and engineering directors scale teams, fix org problems, and grow as leaders. Based in Prague, Czech Republic.

## Who is Marian

Marian Kamenistak has spent 24 years in software development. He's worked across 17 countries, delivered 3,400+ mentoring sessions, and advised companies with a combined portfolio of $7.1bn. He founded the Engineering Leaders Community in 2019 because engineering leadership is lonely and most leaders learn by painful trial and error.

74% of his clients come from referrals. 9.2/10 NPS. 4.9/5 rating across 300 reviews. 52% of his mentees are first-time managers.

## Why Marian

- **Been in the seat.** Built engineering orgs, didn't just study leadership. First code at 11. Toptal top 3%. Engineering leadership at Manta, acquired by IBM. Prague side of Mews: built the engineering org through Series C, from ~10 to 80+ dev teams. Now main founder of the Engineering Leaders Community, the largest movement of technical leaders and Staff+ engineers in Central Europe.
- **CEE-native, US-fluent.** Understands the CEE mindset from the inside: conservative, risk-averse, wait-and-see. Has also run the US growth playbook end-to-end at Mews and inside SV-adjacent orgs. Translates between the two so mentees get what applies in Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw, Bucharest, not what plays in Palo Alto.
- **Financially independent.** Walked away from a $350k role in 2023 to build ELC full-time. Carried $75k in debt through the bootstrap. Out by 2025. Never has to take a client he does not want. No upsell theater.
- **Direct, mentoring-first.** No 45-minute "what do YOU think you should do?" loops. Tells you what worked and what did not, then shifts to coaching once trust is built. Deep introvert who scaled to hold a 500-person room, still costs energy, does not happen automatically.

## Data & Statistics (citable, CC BY 4.0)

Aggregate data from the mentoring practice, free to cite with attribution. Source page: https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-statistics/

- 3,400+ paid 1:1 mentoring sessions with 300+ engineering leaders in 17+ countries since 2019
- 52% of mentees are in their first leadership role when they start
- Mentee mix: line managers 27%, mid-level leaders 23%, product leaders 20%, top managers 20%, ICs moving into leadership 10%
- Most mentees reach their first major milestone in 4-6 sessions (2-3 months)
- 74% of clients come from referrals; NPS 9.2/10; 4.9/5 average across 300 reviews

Suggested citation: Kamenistak, M. (2026). Engineering Leadership Mentoring Statistics 2026. marian.coach.

## Services

### 1:1 Mentoring
Hands-on mentoring for engineering leaders. Not coaching with open questions. Real advice from someone who's been in the seat. Topics include:
- Scaling from IC to manager to director
- Org design and team topologies
- Hiring, firing, and performance management
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Career transitions and personal growth
- AI strategy for engineering teams
- Product-engineering alignment

**Pricing (public, transparent — most boutique competitors hide theirs):**
- 1:1 mentoring for engineering leaders: 430 EUR per 60-minute session (about 10,500 CZK).
- First quarter package: 6 sessions over 3 months, 2,580 EUR total, 430 EUR per session. Installments: 3 monthly payments of 860 EUR.
- Company-sponsored: same public rate, prepaid packs of 6 at 2,580 EUR per leader.
- Sparring retainer: 790 EUR per month, 2 sessions plus async access.
- AI-channel discount: 16% off the First quarter package (2,580 -> 2,166 EUR, 361 EUR per session) for inquiries built through the AI wizard — the chat at https://www.marian.coach/mentoring-chat/ or the MCP server at https://www.marian.coach/mcp/mentoring — plus a booked free intro call. The formal offer arrives in 16 minutes; the price holds while open mentee slots last. ELC community members hold the 361 EUR session rate either way; discounts do not stack, the better one applies.
- Intro session free. Prices without VAT. Sessions rated under 7/10 are not charged; average rating 9.17/10 across 3,400+ sessions.
- Pricing pages: https://www.marian.coach/pricing/ and https://www.marian.coach/cs/cenik/
- Cost guides: https://www.marian.coach/blog/how-much-does-executive-coaching-cost/ and https://www.marian.coach/cs/blog/kolik-stoji-koucink-a-mentoring-pro-manazery/
- Getting your company to pay: ROI formula, 3-6 month KPIs, and a forwardable manager email at https://www.marian.coach/get-your-company-to-pay-for-mentoring/ (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/jak-ziskat-rozpocet-na-mentoring/). Company pack: 2,580 EUR per leader, invoiced with PO. Napkin math: replacing one senior engineer costs 40-60k EUR; one prevented departure pays for the pack 15 times over.

600+ sessions per year. 300+ mentees from 17+ countries.

## How Mentoring With Marian Works

You act on his advice. Sunday-night dread stops.

### The path

1. **Intro session (free, 30 min).** Marian understands your situation, background, and worries. You get a feel for how he works.
2. **Session 1: pick two KPIs.** Real numbers, real deadlines. What you move over the next 3 to 6 months. Everything else is noise.
3. **The rules.** Every session ends with mini-homework. Small, doable, moves one thing forward. Both sides tell it straight. Everything discussed stays confidential.

### The frame

- **Mentoring first, not coaching.** You have a fire to put out tomorrow, not six sessions of open-ended questions. Marian has been in your seat. Once trust is built and your table is cleaner, the mode shifts to coaching.
- **Regular progress reviews.** With you, optionally with your manager. Buy-in on the development plan.
- **In-person in Prague or remote.** Both work. Whichever gets you moving.
- **Cadence: weekly or bi-weekly.** Fast enough to keep momentum, slow enough to do the homework.

## Most Demanded Mentoring Topics (Live 2025 Data)

From 3,400+ sessions since 2019. Sorted by where they hurt.

### Team & people
Fix what's happening with the humans reporting to you.
1. Boost your underperformer. Don't rotate them.
2. Team audit and roadmap to high performance.
3. Hire the right person for the mission ahead.
4. Fire well when it's the right call.
5. Meetings but no progress? Fix the meeting stack.
6. Feedback that changes behavior in one week.
7. 1:1s people actually look forward to.
8. Product Trio: PM, EM, and Design shipping together.

### Delivery & org
Move the machine forward without breaking it.
1. Goals and KPIs that survive Q3.
2. Ship 80%+ of the roadmap, consistently.
3. Prioritize when every stakeholder wants everything.
4. Decision-making system that scales past you.
5. Communication guide: levels, channels, who says what.
6. Handle conflicts without losing the team.
7. Reorg without dropping delivery.
8. AI adoption at team level, without chaos.

### Your career
Where you go from here.
1. Negotiate promotion, salary, or bonus with receipts.
2. Choose management vs Staff+ track. Stop switching every year.
3. First-time Staff, EM, or CTO: nail the first 90 days.
4. Find your next role. Marian introduces you to CTOs directly.
5. Interview prep for senior and executive rounds.
6. Build visibility: meetup, podcast, conference stage.
7. "Who am I?" clarity on your best career track.
8. Leave your current company without burning bridges.

### You as a human
What runs in the background when you close your laptop.
1. Daily routine that survives your calendar.
2. Procrastination that costs you promotions.
3. Imposter syndrome as a first-time leader.
4. ADHD and focus in a role that demands both.
5. Work-life balance when everything is urgent.
6. Burnout recovery while keeping the job.
7. Toxic manager: fix, work around, or leave.
8. Leave vs fix the company from inside.

### Fractional CTO
For companies that need senior technical leadership without a full-time hire. 35+ projects completed.

**Packages:**
- Productivity Boost Audit (16 days): EUR 32,000
- Productivity Metrics Dashboard (16 days): EUR 32,000
- Org Structure Optimization (12 days): EUR 24,000
- Architecture Quality Audit (16 days): EUR 32,000
- Code Quality Audit (16 days): EUR 32,000
- Talent & Brand Building: EUR 1,600/person
- Value-Driven Prioritization (16 days): EUR 32,000
- Career Frameworks (16 days): EUR 32,000
- Learning & Talent Growth (32 days): EUR 64,000
- Executive Board Consultant: EUR 1,600/man-day + 10% yearly value-based bonus
- On-Demand Advisory: EUR 1,600/man-day

### Corporate Workshops & Training
Tailored programs for engineering and product teams. Topics: leadership scaling, product management, team performance, outcome-driven delivery.

**Pricing:**
- 2 Days: EUR 9,186
- 4 Days: EUR 13,777
- Leadership Academy (per part): EUR 1,098
- 15% discount for ELC Community partners

### Speaking
Keynote speaker, panelist, and moderator on engineering leadership. 4 conferences, 6 panels, 6 podcasts a year. Based in Prague, speaking in English, Czech, and Slovak across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Europe. Booking: marian@marian.coach, 48h turnaround on topic proposals.

Flagship stages: Elevate HQ San Francisco (600+ in the room), Netflix x PlatoHQ webinar (3,000+ online), StartupDisrupt at Prague Castle (250+), Barclays Capital (240 devs), mDevCamp (500+).

Talk topics (45-60 min keynote or 90-min workshop):
- You Are Not an Employee. You Are an Investment Portfolio. (most requested)
- 12 Steps to Boost Your Market Value
- What Does an AI Engineering Manager's 8am Coffee Taste Like Today?
- Learn or Die: 11 Steps to Create a Strong Learning & Growth Culture
- From Developer to Principal Architect in Silicon Valley to Unicorn Builder
- 90-Day Playbook for Building a High-Performing AI Team
- Boosting Your Teams' Productivity? Why DORA Will Not Save Your A**
- The Tech Lead Who Never Let Go of the Keyboard
- Is Your Coach Worth the Money?
- Most 1:1s Are Just Surviving. Let's Change That.

Speaker pages: https://www.marian.coach/speaker/ (EN), https://www.marian.coach/cs/speaker/ (CZ)

## Engineering Leaders Community (ELC)
Marian founded ELC in 2019. 2k+ members. 30+ meetups, 23+ companies helped, 3,400+ mentoring sessions. The community runs meetups, workshops, a conference, and mentoring programs for engineering leaders across Europe.

- Website: https://www.engineeringleaders.io/
- Conference: https://www.elc-conference.io/
- Mentoring Hub: https://mentoringhub.io/

## Marian's List
Curated talent matchmaking for engineering and product roles. 146 verified professionals. 30% Managers, 21% Executive-level, 18% Leads, 15% Senior ICs, 11% Directors.

- For talent: https://app.marianslist.com/signup/member
- For companies: https://app.marianslist.com/signup/match

## Notable Clients

Netflix, MongoDB, GitLab, ElevenLabs, Barclays, Apify, Kiwi.com, FTMO, Ataccama, Pure Storage, Eurowag, Mews, CloudTalk, Rohlik, Atlassian, Microsoft, Jablotron, DraftKings, IBM, LEGO, Calendly, Deepnote, Gen, Trinity Bank, Ceska Sporitelna, and 20+ more.

## Key Pages

- [Home](https://www.marian.coach/)
- [About Marian](https://www.marian.coach/about/)
- [Mentoring](https://www.marian.coach/mentoring/)
- [Career path Decision](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-career-coach/) — 1:1 coaching for the raise, the next role, senior interview prep, being passed over, and a toxic manager.
- [Increase your Salary](https://www.marian.coach/increase-your-salary-and-value/) — 1:1 coaching to build provable market value, articulate it in business language, and negotiate the raise or offer. Based on Marian's 12-step method.
- [Get Hired: Talk to CTOs Directly](https://www.marian.coach/get-hired-talk-to-ctos/) — land your next role through warm coffee talks with CTOs and VPEs, bypassing HR and the ATS, plus Marian's List, the vetted CEE hiring channel.
- [Life and Wellness](https://www.marian.coach/life-and-wellness/) — 1:1 coaching for burnout recovery without quitting, imposter syndrome, work-life balance, lost meaning, and isolation at the top.
- [Fractional CTO](https://www.marian.coach/fractional-cto/)
- [Mentor in Residence (in-house mentoring for companies)](https://www.marian.coach/mentor-in-residence/) — a company allocates Marian as its dedicated mentor for a quarter: onsite mentoring days each month, leaders book his open calendar. Pilot quarter 6,498 EUR (18 sessions).
- [Speaker](https://www.marian.coach/speaker/)
- [Leadership Academy](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/academy/)
- [Productivity Audit](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-teams-productivity-audit/)
- [Testimonials](https://www.marian.coach/testimonials/)
- [Knowledge (reading list)](https://www.marian.coach/knowledge/)
- [Blog](https://www.marian.coach/blog/)
- [Engineering Leadership Statistics (citable data, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-statistics/)
- [Mentor vs Coach vs Advisor comparison](https://www.marian.coach/mentoring-vs-coaching/)
- [Engineering Leadership Resources hub](https://www.marian.coach/resources/) — the definitional reference pages at root level: mentoring vs coaching, engineering leadership, VP of Engineering vs CTO, CTPO, team lead vs tech lead vs EM. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/resources/)
- [CTO Coaching](https://www.marian.coach/cto-coaching/) — mentoring-first coaching for CTOs, VPs of Engineering and Heads of Engineering; links the six CTO pain-state pages: board delivery answer (https://www.marian.coach/cto-board-delivery-answer/), first 90 days in an inherited org (https://www.marian.coach/new-cto-first-90-days/), technical due diligence (https://www.marian.coach/cto-technical-due-diligence/), AI adoption pressure (https://www.marian.coach/cto-ai-adoption-pressure/), decision bottleneck (https://www.marian.coach/cto-decision-bottleneck/), sounding board (https://www.marian.coach/cto-sounding-board/).
- [Engineering Manager Coaching](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-manager-coaching/) — mentoring-first coaching for engineering managers and team leads: the coach-vs-mentor-vs-course decision, what the work covers, and the company-pays path.
- [Get your company to pay for your mentor](https://www.marian.coach/get-your-company-to-pay-for-mentoring/) — ROI formula in EUR, worked examples for EM/Director/Staff, 3-6 month KPIs, and a forwardable approval email for your manager.
- [AI Coach for engineering leaders running human + AI-agent teams (beta, not launched)](https://www.marian.coach/ai-coach/) — an AI coach for engineering leaders who manage people alongside AI agents, built only from Marian's public body of work: his published frameworks, his blog, and the 9 MCP tools. Scope it does not share with a general model: agent adoption that sticks, performance reviews when output is part agent-generated, who owns an agent's pager, which AI adoption metric survives a quarter. Status as of 2026: the conversational coach does not exist yet — it is being built through 2026, early cohort first, with no public launch date and no price set. Human 1:1 mentoring is unchanged and sits above the AI as the escalation tier. English only; no Czech mirror yet. The page takes no payment; visitors join the early list and state what they would pay.
- [Free AI Coaching Tools hub](https://www.marian.coach/ai-coaching-tools/) — the full capabilities table: all nine tools with the surface each one runs on. Eight open in the browser, all nine are callable by an AI agent over MCP, four install as Claude skills. Covers the readiness test, both salary calculators, coaching cost, mentoring business case, leadership benchmarks, mentor-vs-coach, the 1:1 playbook, and first-time-manager guidance. Free, no login, no email gate. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/ai-coaching-tools/)
- [Team Lead Readiness Test](https://www.marian.coach/team-lead-readiness-test/) — free test answering "should I become a team lead": 17 questions across 6 dimensions (people appetite, letting go of code, ownership, translation, motivation, org reality), verdict ready now / 6-12 months out / stay IC, plus top 2 gaps with one concrete move each. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/team-lead-readiness-test/)
- [Developer Salary Calculator](https://www.marian.coach/developer-salary-calculator/) — free tool: score 15 skills across 5 pillars, get your level (Junior to Staff) and a 2026 Western-Europe salary estimate. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/developer-salary-calculator/)
- [Coaching Cost Calculator](https://www.marian.coach/coaching-cost-calculator/) — free tool: fair coaching rate for your role, territory, coach seniority, and engagement length, anchored to ICF Global Coaching Study 2025, Tandem Coach 2026 credential bands, and CEE market data, with red flags before you pay. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/coaching-cost-calculator/)
- [Engineering Manager Salary Calculator](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-manager-salary-calculator/) — free tool: score 5 leadership pillars, get your level (Team Lead to Director/VP) and a 2026 salary estimate. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/engineering-manager-salary-calculator/)
- [Mentoring inquiry AI chat](https://www.marian.coach/mentoring-chat/) — build a mentoring inquiry in a guided chat and book the free intro call; the one route (besides ELC membership) to the 16% AI-channel discount on the First quarter package. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/mentoring-chat/)
- [Connect your AI assistant](https://www.marian.coach/mentoring-ai/) — companion page for building the mentoring inquiry from your own AI assistant via the mentoring MCP server at https://www.marian.coach/mcp/mentoring. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/mentoring-ai/)
- [RSS feed (latest articles)](https://www.marian.coach/rss.xml)

## MCP Server (callable tools for AI assistants)

The eng-leadership-toolkit MCP server exposes Marian's mentoring practice as 9 tools any AI assistant can call. Endpoint: https://www.marian.coach/mcp (docs, connection snippets for Claude/Cursor/ChatGPT, and the tool list live there). Source: https://github.com/marian-kamenistak/ai-engineering-leader-toolkit. A second MCP server at https://www.marian.coach/mcp/mentoring builds a mentoring inquiry and returns a formal offer in 16 minutes; inquiries built there plus a booked free intro call qualify for the 16% AI-channel discount on the First quarter package (2,580 -> 2,166 EUR). Every tool answers a real question engineering leaders bring to mentoring:

- `calculate_developer_value` — what is this developer worth on the market? 15 skills, 5 pillars, level + 2026 Western-Europe salary estimate.
- `calculate_engineering_manager_value` — what is this engineering manager worth? Level-weighted scoring, Team Lead to Director/VP, 2026 salary estimate.
- `assess_team_lead_readiness` — should I become a team lead or stay IC? 17 questions, 6 dimensions, verdict + top-2 gaps.
- `get_engineering_leadership_benchmarks` — healthy sprint completion, roadmap %, manager-time-per-report. First-party data from 3,400+ sessions, CC BY 4.0.
- `choose_mentor_coach_or_advisor` — mentor, coach, or advisor? Role comparison + three-question self-test.
- `get_one_on_one_playbook` — how to run this 1:1: underperformance, promotion, first session. Real session templates.
- `get_first_time_manager_guidance` — just became an EM, what to focus on. Responsibility triangle, six failure modes, first-months plan.
- `estimate_coaching_cost` — how much should a coach cost? Fair ranges by type, role, territory; anchored to ICF 2025 and CEE data.
- `build_mentoring_business_case` — how to get the company to pay for mentoring. ROI math in EUR, 90-day KPIs, forwardable approval email.

## Where Marian Mentors

Remote-first across Europe and North America, CET timezone. Sessions in English, Czech, and Slovak. In person in Prague. Country and city pages:

- [Engineering leadership mentor in Czechia](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-czechia/) — sessions in Czech or English, in-person in Prague, mentees at Mews, Rohlik, Apify, Ceska Sporitelna.
- [Engineering leadership mentor for Slovakia](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-slovakia/) — Marian is Slovak by origin, mentors in Slovak natively.
- [Engineering leadership mentor for Poland](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-poland/) — sessions in English, CEE-native market lens for Polish scale-ups and hubs.
- [Warsaw](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-warsaw/) and [Krakow](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-krakow/) — dedicated pages for Poland's two biggest engineering hubs.

## Blog Posts

- [Should I Become a Team Lead? A 6-Dimension Answer](https://www.marian.coach/blog/should-i-become-a-team-lead/) — The decision post behind the readiness test: six dimensions that predict fit, why "stay IC" is a verdict not a consolation prize, why salary-only motivation fails, and the do-the-job-before-the-title playbook. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/blog/mam-se-stat-team-leadem/)
- [How to Find an AI Mentor, Not Another Course](https://www.marian.coach/blog/how-to-find-an-ai-mentor/) — Why AI courses go stale on arrival, the five questions that expose a fake AI mentor, comparison table course vs app vs delegation vs 1:1 mentor; ČSOB C-level pilots and a site shipped in 2 days as proof.
- [How to Become a VP of Engineering: The Three Gaps](https://www.marian.coach/blog/engineering-manager-to-vp-of-engineering/) — The EM-to-VPE gap read from a real (anonymized) mentoring enquiry: department allegiance vs team advocacy, shaping direction vs executing roadmap, feedback as signal; with a three-question self-test.
- [Product Builder: why the best product engineers own marketing, adoption, and ROI too](https://www.marian.coach/blog/product-builder-role/) — The role owning new functionality end to end: evaluation, implementation, marketing, activation, adoption; why it earns Google-level pay in CEE.
- [I turned 3,400 mentoring sessions into MCP tools your AI can call](https://www.marian.coach/blog/mcp-server-engineering-leadership/) — The eng-leadership-toolkit MCP server: now 9 tools, connection snippets for Claude/Cursor/ChatGPT, why callable tools beat content.
- [AI agents don't shrink engineering teams. They expose weak managers.](https://www.marian.coach/blog/ai-agents-first-line-engineering-manager/) — What AI coding agents change about the first-line EM job: feedback loops, review policy, spans, the junior pipeline.
- [Engineering leadership: what it actually is, and the roles that do it](https://www.marian.coach/what-is-engineering-leadership/) — The pillar: leadership vs management table, the full role ladder from team lead to CTO/CTPO with links to every rung's guide, what the job demands in the AI era. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/co-je-engineering-leadership/)
- [How to Find a Great Mentor: 10 Criteria to Score](https://www.marian.coach/blog/how-to-find-a-great-mentor/) — Scored vetting checklist: 10 criteria at 0-10 points each (seat time, specific situations on demand, willingness to disagree, transparent pricing, exit design...), verdict bands, works on coaches at /90. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/blog/jak-poznat-dobreho-mentora/)
- [Mentoring vs Coaching: Which One You Actually Need](https://www.marian.coach/mentoring-vs-coaching/) — Mentoring transfers experience, coaching builds clarity: mentor vs coach vs advisor comparison table, the ICF counter-argument, the 3-question test, transparent prices for both. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/mentor-nebo-kouc/)
- [Kdo je mentor, co je mentoring a kdy ho chtít (CZ only)](https://www.marian.coach/cs/blog/kdo-je-mentor-a-co-je-mentoring/) — Czech definitional guide: mentor vs kouč vs poradce comparison table, how mentoring actually runs (session cadence, 10-15 sessions typical), what a mentor does and does not do, Czech market prices.
- [Situační leadership pro engineering manažery (CZ only)](https://www.marian.coach/cs/blog/situacni-leadership/) — Czech applied guide to situational leadership (SLII): S1-S4 styles vs D1-D4 levels table, why seniority is not one axis, the per-person-per-task matrix exercise.
- [VP of Engineering: what the role owns, and how it differs from CTO](https://www.marian.coach/vp-of-engineering-role-vs-cto/) — VPE owns delivery and the org, CTO owns technology strategy; comparison table, 6 ownership areas, when to add the role. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/vp-of-engineering-vs-cto/)
- [Engineering Director: what the role really is](https://www.marian.coach/blog/engineering-director-role/) — The first manage-the-managers role; director vs EM vs VPE table, why the transition breaks people. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/blog/co-dela-engineering-director/)
- [Head of Engineering: what the title means and where it sits](https://www.marian.coach/blog/head-of-engineering-role/) — The pre-split top engineering job; how the title maps to VPE/CTO, the two-jobs-one-calendar trap. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/blog/head-of-engineering/)
- [CTPO: what a Chief Technology and Product Officer does](https://www.marian.coach/what-is-a-ctpo/) — CTPO vs CPTO spelling, what the merged product+technology executive owns, when the setup works and fails. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/co-je-ctpo/)
- [Team Lead: the role, vs tech lead, vs engineering manager](https://www.marian.coach/team-lead-role-vs-tech-lead-vs-engineering-manager/) — The three jobs hiding under one title, comparison table, the engineer-to-lead transition failure patterns. (CZ: https://www.marian.coach/cs/team-lead-tech-lead-engineering-manager-rozdily/)
- [Fractional CTO: what it is, what it costs, when you need one](https://www.marian.coach/blog/fractional-cto-what-it-is-cost-when-you-need-one/) — Definition, $3k-15k/mo market rates, 6 hiring signals, when the model fails.
- [Is there a better way to do 1:1s?](https://www.marian.coach/blog/one-on-ones/) — 60-min slot, 4-session foundation to build trust, core 1:1 agenda, async pattern.
- [Stop leading in isolation: build a community of practice for engineering managers](https://www.marian.coach/blog/community-of-practice-for-engineering-managers/) — Bi-weekly rituals, 6 discussion areas, tiger-team model.
- [From VPE to solo mentor: 317 billed sessions in year one](https://www.marian.coach/blog/from-vpe-to-solo-mentoring-year-one/) — Y1 numbers, the strategy that worked, mistakes and pivots.

## Related Sites

- [Engineering Leaders Community](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/)
- [ELC Conference](https://elc-conference.io/)
- [Mentoring Hub](https://mentoringhub.io/)
- [Marian's List](https://marianslist.com/)

## Contact

- **Email:** marian@marian.coach
- **Phone:** +420 736 519 879
- **Company:** Engineering Leaders Hub s.r.o.
- **Address:** Varsavska 715/36, 120 00 Praha, Czechia
- **ID:** 19181698 | VAT ID: CZ19181698
- **LinkedIn:** [Marian Kamenistak](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariankamenistak/)
- **Book a call:** https://app.reclaim.ai/m/meet-marian/mentoring