In this conversation Ben speaks to Maksym Schipka, the CTO at Vortexa. Maksym has spent his career working in cybersecurity and was previously the CTO at Clearswift.

Maksym details his journey of optimisation, from focussing on survival after leaving home and studying at University, to concentrating on learning and becoming a CTO.

They discuss circles of influence, status and the journey of change that happens throughout our careers, as well as working to make yourself redundant as a leader.

Maksym’s attitude towards having purpose, and the constituent parts that create purpose, have allowed him to focus on what will bring him happiness through work, but also in his life outside of it.