{"id":616,"date":"2024-08-10T07:32:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T07:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/elementor\/consultant\/?page_id=616"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:18:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/namasteandcabernet.com\/hu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Emese Pog\u00e1cs\u00e1s | Namaste &#038; Cabernet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"616\" class=\"elementor elementor-616\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44711c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44711c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e31f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44e31f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Emese<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb55eb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb55eb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4198cdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4198cdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a027c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24a027c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>I didn\u2019t plan to become a leadership partner.<\/strong><\/p><p>I started in tech, drawn to systems, logic, and the satisfaction of solving difficult problems.<\/p><p>Over more than two decades, I moved from software engineering into project leadership, people management, and eventually the role of VP of Engineering. I led teams, sat in executive meetings, and experienced the pressure of responsibility from the inside.<\/p><p>Along the way, I began noticing that many problems presented as technical were not only technical. Underneath them were unclear ownership, decisions nobody wanted to make, conversations people were avoiding, or leaders carrying work that should no longer belong to them.<\/p><p>That observation gradually changed the direction of my work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2929f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb2929f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437b3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"437b3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/namasteandcabernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pogac-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2290\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/namasteandcabernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pogac-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/namasteandcabernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pogac-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/namasteandcabernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pogac-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/namasteandcabernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pogac-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/namasteandcabernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pogac-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/namasteandcabernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pogac-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/namasteandcabernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pogac-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d023d e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84d023d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5552624 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5552624\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92f2c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d92f2c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A few facts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5d990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5d990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because context matters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149a724 elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"149a724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-keyboard\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528 448H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h480c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v288c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48zM128 180v-40c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12H76c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v40c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h40c6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12zm96 0v-40c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12h-40c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v40c0 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-praying-hands\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M272 191.91c-17.6 0-32 14.4-32 32v80c0 8.84-7.16 16-16 16s-16-7.16-16-16v-76.55c0-17.39 4.72-34.47 13.69-49.39l77.75-129.59c9.09-15.16 4.19-34.81-10.97-43.91-14.45-8.67-32.72-4.3-42.3 9.21-.2.23-.62.21-.79.48l-117.26 175.9C117.56 205.9 112 224.31 112 243.29v80.23l-90.12 30.04A31.974 31.974 0 0 0 0 383.91v96c0 10.82 8.52 32 32 32 2.69 0 5.41-.34 8.06-1.03l179.19-46.62C269.16 449.99 304 403.8 304 351.91v-128c0-17.6-14.4-32-32-32zm346.12 161.73L528 323.6v-80.23c0-18.98-5.56-37.39-16.12-53.23L394.62 14.25c-.18-.27-.59-.24-.79-.48-9.58-13.51-27.85-17.88-42.3-9.21-15.16 9.09-20.06 28.75-10.97 43.91l77.75 129.59c8.97 14.92 13.69 32 13.69 49.39V304c0 8.84-7.16 16-16 16s-16-7.16-16-16v-80c0-17.6-14.4-32-32-32s-32 14.4-32 32v128c0 51.89 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0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Speaker &amp; writer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3103b9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3103b9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a48566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6a48566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">years in IT<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"25\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237b259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"237b259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Software Engineer to VP Engineering<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e540b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e540b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9e229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ea9e229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">years in Leadership<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"20\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4456248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4456248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Project management<br \/>People management<br \/>Technical leadership<br \/>Product development<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9232250 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9232250\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12f019 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c12f019\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd6d81 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fd6d81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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I became less patient, made decisions faster, delegated less, and reached for control more often.<\/p><p>Nothing dramatic happened. I was still doing the job and getting things done. But I had to accept that a larger role did not automatically make me a better leader.<\/p><p>That was when mindfulness stopped being a side interest and became part of how I worked. 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