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Marian Mentoring Business

How I Turned Mentoring Into 1000+ Sessions and a $200k Side Business

10 no-BS steps to launch a mentoring business that drives growth, trust, and results.  Over the last six months, nine different people asked me the same thing: “How do I provide a great mentoring experience?” Usually, it’s one of two types of people: I get it. Starting mentoring was a pain in the ass for […]

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Fire your consultant 101: 11 signs you’re bleeding money on dependency and how to break free.

Consultants who overstay cost you money and momentum. Fire them now. If your consultant is still around after a year, they’re costing you more than just money. They’re slowing you down. Real consultants don’t stick around forever. They come in, solve problems, and get out. If you’re still paying them, it’s time to ask the hard

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Marian sitting at a desk, smiling while working on his computer.

Most Leadership Courses Are Broken. Here’s How I Built One That Actually Works.

Forget certificates. Forget slick slides. Forget playing teacher. After 4+ years mentoring engineering leaders, I built a leadership education business that delivers real results. It turns out, building great content is easy. What’s hard? 👉 Filling your leadership courses.👉 Keeping them full.👉 And making sure they don’t suck. This is the story of how I cracked the code.

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Marian Kamenistak mentoring on strategies to 10x your market value.

Average gets 5%. Assets get 1000%. 10x your market value as a tech leader in 8 steps.

Here’s the playbook top companies wish you already knew. Stop waiting for permission. Stop obsessing over fixing weaknesses. Going from mediocre to average still leaves you average. This is the playbook to 10x your market value in under a year and become the tech leader top startups, scaleups, and corporates invest in.  Own your value If

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The core team of the Engineering Leaders Community (ELC) standing together on stage during the ELC 2025 conference, smiling and acknowledging the audience in a packed event hall.

How our Engineering Leaders Community Conference 2025 sparked a leadership revolution in Central Europe.

We’re on a mission to build Silicon Valley in Central Europe. ELC 2025 proved we’re not just dreaming. ELC 2025 broke me. In the best way. And I’d do it all again. Because this wasn’t just another tech event. It was our turning point in Prague. We founded ELC (Engineering Leaders Community) to close the

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Flow chart for finding the right engineering management role

Don’t waste years in the wrong engineering management role. These 10 questions will save your career.

A clear, no-BS path to your next engineering management role. Burned out. Bored. Not growing. That’s how many engineering managers describe their current roles. But when I ask, “What exactly do you want next?” …silence. Finding the right engineering management role isn’t easy. You know something’s off, but can’t figure out what to do about it. No

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Speaking at the "Agile is dead" 20th Engineering Leaders Community meetup

Time to fire your Scrum Master? 10 questions to expose whether your Agile is actually delivering value.

Agile isn’t dead — it’s just time to rethink how we use it. If your Scrum Master is focused more on checking boxes than delivering value, it’s time for a change. If your top metric is velocity and your ceremonies lack strategy or continuous value flow, your Scrum Master certificate won’t save you. You’ll eventually be replaced.

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Photo from our 7th Engineering Leaders meetup at Mews, showcasing our commitment to building a hands-on learning culture.

Learn or die: 11 steps to transform your ‘learning culture’ from buzzword to reality

You can’t create high-performing teams without a learning culture to nurture them. Your team’s knowledge is your company’s most valuable asset. If you’re not investing in learning, you’re just making it easier for your competitors to snap up your top talent. Many companies say they “prioritize learning,” but let’s be honest, an Udemy subscription isn’t going

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