About Me

JOHN ZEREN


Embarking on a transformative journey, I've transitioned from solitary exploration to embracing family life, from early coding endeavors to navigating the intricate realm of technical leadership, and from corporate corridors to entrepreneurial ventures. This website serves as a gateway to my evolving personal and professional odyssey. Initially conceived as a platform to document my technical voyage as a budding developer, it has evolved into a mosaic of insights, hobbies, life anecdotes, and personal discoveries encountered along the way.

At the heart of my current endeavors lies the art of leadership and the invaluable lessons it imparts. I'm deeply invested in unraveling the intricacies of effective people management and nurturing thriving team dynamics. For me, achieving genuine work-life harmony means seamlessly integrating the best of both worlds: bringing the warmth of home into the professional sphere and carrying the spirit of work back home. While our occupations may define our days, they need not confine our identities; rather, they should inspire a profound love for what we do.

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RESUME

Almost two decades experience in the web applications development space. My career spans hands on technical delivery to people management and leadership.

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WEBWORK

My web work is a mini-portfoloi of some of the websites I have either designed, coded, or both. These are considered my hobby and side-hustle projects.

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BLOG

Read about what makes me tick. Topics range from tech to food to music, entertainment, to my experiences in leadership. Feel free to explore my brain.

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Recent Blogs

08

Sept

2025

Finally True Multitasking


I’ve never been good at multi-tasking. I see lots of people “try” to do it and a few do it well. In fact, I even posted about this a while back in my article The Myth of Multitasking. However, I realized lately I’m doing this much better then before thanks to AI. Today, AI tools […]

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17

July

2025

From Engineering VP to MarTech SVP


Technical leaders are often trained to view communication as reporting, sharing metrics, updates, or timelines. But true influence goes deeper than numbers. Storytelling means connecting those metrics to a narrative that people can believe in.

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11

Apr

2025

Building ZerenAI


In April of 2025, I launched Zeren.ai, a project I had been envisioning for some time. The goal was to create a platform that hellps small and medium sized businesses, as well as developers, discover the right AI tools for their unique use cases.

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