Through work and life

Kind words.

We get to know different sides of each other along the way. Here are a few words from people who have shared part of that journey with me.

Saku Valkama

CEO & Co-founder, TalentAdore

Known each other since: 2019
How we know each other: Working together at TalentAdore

I’ve worked alongside Saku as an adviser and consulting CTO, helping him and his team grow their development team, navigate a leadership transition, and build their AI capabilities. We continue to work together today. TalentAdore is also a client of Optimyse, where developers employed by us work remotely as part of TalentAdore’s team.

“Owais doesn’t leave people in trouble. When something gets difficult, he stays with you and keeps looking for a way forward. He doesn’t complain or give up. He wants to understand the problem and find a solution.

He’s also deeply curious about technology and people. He’s always learning, sharing what he discovers, and helping the people around him grow. That’s what I value most about working with him: he cares about problems and equally the people facing them.”

Jaanika Siiroja

Co-founder, Mindshifters

Known each other since: 2020
How we know each other: Working together at Optimyse

Jaanika was Marketing Manager in our Estonian office at Optimyse from August to December 2020, reporting directly to me. Our friendship and relationship as colleagues have continued ever since.

“Owais is a CEO who embodies the mission of his company - to bring more human to tech, support the growth of his people and make honest and authentic communication a priority. Always.
His tech background has given him the ability to understand both the development-service-specific details and processes while seeing the big picture and business needs from the CEO perspective.
It was great to work in his team.”

Different relationships. Different perspectives. More to come.