In this episode of the Leanpub Podcast, Len Epp interviews Anne-Marie Charrett, author of The Quality Coach’s Handbook. Anne-Marie shares her journey from test automation to becoming a leader in quality coaching and engineering. She discusses her roles thoughout her career, and how she advocates for embedding quality practices throughout software teams.

The conversation explores the evolving nature of quality roles, how coaching can shift organizational mindsets, and why technical excellence must align with empathy and communication. Anne-Marie also shares lessons learned from conference speaking, mentoring others, and helping teams build a shared understanding of what “quality” means in different contexts.

For more from Anne-Marie, visit her website annemariecharrett.com or connect with her on LinkedIn.

This interview was recorded on June 3, 2025.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM316-Anne-Marie-Charrett-2025-06-03.mp3. The podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, and almost everywhere else people listen to podcasts.