How to Scale Calm, High-Trust Engineering Teams in 2025

Name: Revelo
Brand: Revelo
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July 24, 2025

What does it take to scale an engineering org without burning people out or losing clarity? In this episode of Tech Teams Today, we’re joined by Logan Connors, VP of Technology and CISO at Healthyr. He shares hard-earned lessons from building global teams across SaaS, healthcare, finance, and venture capital — with a focus on calm leadership, product-driven security, and what AI is changing about the way we hire and build.

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Field CTO, Revelo

Josh Anderson is Revelo's Field CTO and the host of Tech Teams Today. He is also CTO at Reclaim and co-hosts The Meta-Cast podcast, and he has spent his career building and leading engineering teams.

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What does it take to scale an engineering org without burning people out or losing clarity?

In this episode of Tech Teams Today, we’re joined by Logan Connors, VP of Technology and CISO at Healthyr. He shares hard-earned lessons from building global teams across SaaS, healthcare, finance, and venture capital — with a focus on calm leadership, product-driven security, and what AI is changing about the way we hire and build.

You’ll learn:
- Why calm, emotionally mature managers scale better than high-output ICs
- What to look for in engineers beyond technical skills
- How to lead through hypergrowth without losing team cohesion
- The growing role of AI in hiring, tooling, and developer workflows
- What most leaders underestimate when building remote, cross-functional orgs

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