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Venturi's Voice: Technology | Leadership | Staffing | Career | Innovation

Venturi’s Voice brings you conversation with leaders from various technology disciplines - data, cyber security, development, cloud, infrastructure, business intelligence and more… Each week you will be able to relate, take inspiration and action the business education from our compelling guests. Outside of technology we tend to cover; career progression, influences, best practices, leadership, talent, recruitment and the inspiration behind our guest successes in career and life! Inspired by Joe Rogan, The Art of Charm and TED talks. www.venturi-group.com/podcast. 855958

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Venturi's Voice: Technology | Leadership | Staffing | Career | Innovation
CTO Stories: People and Processes | Matt Whetton @ Oakbrook Finance from 2022-02-21T14:57:33

Matt Whetton is an engineer at heart, CTO at Oakbrook Finance, building a culture of creative problem solving, empowered engineering teams and continuous learning.

Oakbrook Finance offers ...

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Making Informed Decisions to Prepare for the Future of Technology | Paul Davison, Teleware PLC from 2022-02-17T10:37:21

Paul Davison, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Teleware

Paul has over 20 years’ experience in IT and product development.

His expertise in developing products and processes t...

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Digitising one of the Oldest Professions in the World @ Keleya | Victoria Engelhardt from 2022-02-16T17:58:39

Victoria Engelhardt is CEO and Co-Founder of Keleya

Victoria has worked in Tech startups in Berlin for a number of years and spent some time in management consulting at BCG, and wanted to ...

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CTO Stories: Building the Circl App from Concept to Completion | Mark Quinn from 2022-02-11T11:18:23

Mark Quinn is CTO and Co-Founder of Circl 

Circl was developed in an effort to change the way bettors engage with sports and wagering: the game allows up to 10 users to play against each o...

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The Pros and Cons of Startup Life in Tech | Saravanan Sathyanandha @ Monolith AI from 2022-02-10T12:59

Saravanan Sathyanandha is CTO at Monolith AI

Saravanan is building an AI software platform to allow engineers to design products faster. Industries include aeronautical, automotive and mor...

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How corporates and start-ups can collaborate successfully | Oliver Cox @ EBI.AI from 2022-02-08T09:53:16

Oliver Cox is CTO and Chief Architect at EBI.AI

An experienced and skilled technical leader with a proven track record in developing and implementing software solutions. Oliver has extensi...

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Creating the Conditions that Enable Incredible Outcomes @ Caution Your Blast | Rich Cassidy from 2022-02-07T16:02:47

Rich Cassidy is head of People and Delivery at Caution Your Blast Ltd

Rich's ultimate goal is for all everybody he works with, both within Caution You Blast and our client teams, to come t...

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The Do's and Don'ts when Scaling Business | Mattia Campolese @ Zopa from 2022-02-03T15:17:44

Mattia Campolese is Head of Software Engineering at Zopa.

He's an Engineering Lead and Mobile Apps Development Evangelist with 10+ years of experience. He has been focusing on developing e...

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CTO Stories: Alex Brims @ Lickd | The First Commercial Music Licensing Platform from 2022-02-01T10:22:17

Alex Brims is CTO at Lickd, the first commercial music licencing platform.

Alex is a Development Team Leader, Coder, Software Architect, or System Admin. He has 15 years of wide ranging ex...

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CTO Stories: Scaling a Business to £10m Turnover @ ORM/Paragon DCX | Keith Nation from 2022-01-27T14:25:14

DCX is a modern-day acceleration agency. They exist to offer brands a versatile partner to tackle complex business, marketing, and digital challenges. DCX is part of the Paragon group.

Par...

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Nurturing a Winning Business in the Tech Space | Christoph Neuhaus @ Wertfaktor from 2022-01-25T11:25:59

Christoph Neuhaus is the Founder at Wertfaktor, based in Hamburg.

Before this, Christoph was a senior associate at Corporate Finance partners CFP and Founders Investments. He bears a maste...

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Is Progress in Technology Always Beneficial to Engineering? Cameron Millard | Shopblocks from 2022-01-20T11:26:15

Cameron Millard is Lead Software Developer at Shopblocks.

Shopblocks is a website platform enabling businesses of all sizes to create bespoke websites and online shops without the limitati...

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Applying F1 Tech to Real World Situations @ McLaren Applied | James Gosling from 2022-01-18T10:34

James Gosling is Engineering Manager at McLaren Applied.

James is an experienced Software & Analytics Engineering Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technolo...

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Revolutionising the Future of Construction @ XYZ Reality | Federico Cicchi from 2022-01-14T18:39:08

Federico Cicchi is Head of Software Development at XYZ Reality and responsible for dedicated engineering teams, driving complex milestone deliveries and dynamic technical solutions for the world's ...

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Data Strategy - Selling the Value | Doug McConchie | Head of Data and Analytics @ HSO from 2022-01-13T14:16:12

Doug McConchie is Head of Data and Analytics at HSO.

Doug is a highly experienced management consultant specialising in the transformation of data into business insights and value. He work...

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Data Architecture Patterns & Conway's Law | David Simons @ Kaluza from 2022-01-12T10:29:55

David Simons is Software Engineering Manager at Kaluza.

Davis is leading two cross-functional teams (Data Warehousing; Public Interfaces) - 14 engineers total - that together form the publ...

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Using Game-Changing Tech to Help Fight the Myopia Crisis @ Dopavision | Andreas Balser from 2022-01-11T12:26:54

Andreas Balser is the Chief Technology Officer of Dopavision.

He is passionate to merge his experience from product management, software and technology management as well as strategy consu...

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Streamlining Mobile App Development @ Upside Technology | Alex Norman from 2021-12-17T11:25:18

Alex Norman is Head of Front End at Upside Technology, and an experienced lead front-end engineer who builds products and teams from scratch.

Upside is an investment app that will develop,...

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Leadership Vs. Management in Tech | Andrea Dante Bozzola @ Yelp from 2021-12-16T11:20:14

Andrea Dante Bozzola is Engineering Manager at Yelp.

Yelp connects people with great local businesses. Their users have contributed approximately 155 million cumulative reviews of almost e...

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How to Get Employer Branding Right | Dr. Sarah Müller | CCO @ Zolar from 2021-12-14T11:26:55

Sarah Müller is Chief Commercial Officer at zolar, and formerly Managing Director of Kununu.

Their mission is to build a solar plant on every roof in the world. Zolar enables homeowners to...

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Measuring business success across different departments | Pete Dignan @ CarGurus from 2021-12-09T12:21:27

Pete Dignan is Head of PistonHeads Engineering and Consumer Engagement at CarGurus.

CarGurus uses data and technology to make buying cars simple, giving people the tools they need to confi...

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Machine Learning which Recognises Human Behaviour @ BST | Sam Curtis from 2021-12-08T10:42:11

Sam Curtis is CEO of Big Sofa Technologies, and has worked across a variety of disciplines, and with a wide variety of clients but have always retained a strong global focus to the work he has done...

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CTO Stories: Executing IT Delivery for Organisational Success | Lawrence Lilley @ MUTUAL VISION from 2021-12-07T12:49:24

Lawrence Lilley is CTO @ MUTUAL VISION 

Lawrence is an information technology professional experienced in executing IT delivery for organisational success. An established record of clear s...

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From Military to Police, to Software Engineering Management | Shane Armstrong from 2021-12-02T10:50:45

Shane Armstrong started his career in the Military, then moved to work for the Police force, and now is Software Engineering Manager at a world leading Bank.

Learning about leadership fro...

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Preparing for periods of increased demand @ BrandAlley.co.uk | Jason Vogel from 2021-11-30T11:14:53

Jason Vogel is Head of Engineering at BrandAlley.co.uk

Founded in 2008, BrandAlley.co.uk has established itself as the UK’s number one private sales site, offering up to 80% off luxury and...

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Scaling Engineering | Joe Pettersson, CTO @ Banked from 2021-11-25T09:50:44

Joe Pettersson is a technology leader with a focus on building inclusive, productive and fun engineering and product teams. Joe has worked in a lot of different domains, but has a particular passio...

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Driving diversity in the tech space | Saima Mahmood @ Oracle from 2021-11-23T12:38:43

Saima Mahmood is Software Development Manager at Oracle.

After joining Oracle as a Scrum Master, Saima was promoted to Software Development Manager following her success in leading and org...

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Leading the digital transformation of glaucoma care | Max Ostermeier @Implandata from 2021-11-18T12:26:59

Max Ostermeier is CEO of Implandata

Implandata is going to transform the management of glaucoma patients.

80 million patients are at risk of permanent loss of eyesight because of ...

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CEO Stories: Personalising health and wellness using 3D printing @ Get Nourish3d | Melissa Snover from 2021-11-16T12:23:44

Melissa Snover is CEO and Founder at Nourish3d and Script3d. 

Melissa is an award-winning entrepreneur and visionary in the world of food technology. Having started her first company at th...

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Future-proofing the Tech Industry | Tom Morgan from 2021-11-09T13:40:33

Tom Morgan is former Chief Technology Officer at The Spectator, the world’s oldest magazine.

He is an expert in digital product design and development, technology leadership, MACH, transfo...

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How to Approach Hiring at Scale | Mario Behrendt @ Tails.com from 2021-11-04T10:48:12

Mario Behrendt is Head of Engineering at Tails.com.

Mario grew the software engineering team from 8 to 50 engineers across multiple countries, introduced a QA function and ensured delivery...

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Creating an Environment for Innovation @ RealityMine | Ewan Leith from 2021-11-02T13:00:28

Ewan Leith leads RealityMine’s software engineering, operations and test teams, to deliver high quality software and services for its clients. He especially enjoys working with cutting-edge technol...

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From Team GB to Legal Tech CEO @ Summize | Tom Dunlop from 2021-10-21T13:36:48

Tom Dunlop is Chief Executive Officer & Founder @ Summize.

As an accomplished commercial and technology lawyer, Tom's experience with reviewing contracts was the catalyst that led to Summi...

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Post Covid Work is Asynchronous and Distributed | Emily Zhang @ Oyster from 2021-10-19T08:33:44

Emily Zhang is the Head of Product at Oyster. She is excited to be part of this mission-driven company at this early stage to help launch, scale and succeed.

Prior to joining Oyster, Emily...

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When & How to Move from Engineer to Tech Lead | Lisa Li, AND Digital from 2021-10-14T09:31:08

Lisa Li is Technical Lead at AND Digital. Lisa is a proficient developer with many years of experience in analysis, design and develop web and mobile-based applications. She has worked with design ...

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Building an Inclusive & Diverse Workforce @ ComplyAdvantage | Dan McNeil from 2021-10-12T08:55:56

Dan McNeil is Director of Engineering at ComplyAdvantage.

ComplyAdvantage, founded in 2014,  provides anti-money laundering technology. The company uses artificial intelligence, machine le...

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Using Tech to Transform the Legal Sector @ Summize | Richard Somerfield from 2021-10-07T08:05:01

Richard Somerfield is Chief Technology Officer at Summize.

Summize enables legal teams to review their contracts quickly and efficiently. It is an intuitive and interactive software that s...

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Creating Better Connected & Happier Employees @ Tahora | Ben Towers from 2021-10-05T08:44:36

Check out the video podcast on our new YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/qd40xCjH2X0

Ben Towers is the Co-Founder of Tahora, and is one of ‘the most influential entrepreneurs on the p...

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Leading Analytics & Data @ Betway Group | Michael Wolman from 2021-09-30T09:48:59

Michael Wolman is Director of Analytics and Data at Win Technologies, a proud member of the Betway Group.

Michael started his career with BP on their commercial graduate scheme, with a sho...

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Leading Quality Assurance @ Betway Group | Louis Chery-Roberts from 2021-09-28T10:24:02

Louis Chery-Roberts is Head of Quality Assurance at Win Technologies, a proud member of the Betway Group.

Louis's role involves working in an Agile environment whilst perform testing proce...

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How to Identify and Work with New Technologies | Michael Gillett @ Betway Group from 2021-09-23T10:44:39

Michael Gillett is currently Head of Development at Win Technologies, a proud member of the Betway Group.

Michael studied Computer Science, specialising in User Interfaces and Web Site dev...

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Creating Seamless Communication at Scale | Sally Goble, Engineering Manager @ Attest from 2021-09-21T12:08:16

Sally Goble is a highly motivated and self starting senior leader with over 10 years of industry experience and a track record of building and managing mixed discipline, distributed, teams of softw...

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The Qualities of a Great Leader & How to Become One | Matthew Sinclair @ BCG Digital Ventures from 2021-09-16T08:19

Watch the Video Podcast on our YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9QPc0YqhTZE7wcL1srro6g

Matthew Sinclair is the Vice President of Engineering for BCG Digital Ventures...

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The Evolution of a Data Professional | Mark Pybus @ Contino from 2021-08-31T11:36:55

Check out the Video Podcast Here: https://youtu.be/Ugk8vD8auPw

Mark Pybus is Data Practice Director at Contino.

Mark works across enterprise organisations to deliver transformatio...

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Yoaquim Cintrón, AKA 'The Culture Guardian' @ Attune from 2021-08-17T15:13:53

Yoaquim Cintrón is Engineering Management & DevSecOps at Attune.

Attune is an admitted small commercial market built to get business off your desk and on the books hassle free.

Yo...

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COO Stories: What Makes a Great Leader | Dan Fiehn @ Markerstudy Insurance from 2021-08-12T11:58:51

Dan Fiehn is Group Chief Operating Officer at Markerstudy Insurance, a leader and strategist with over 30 years’ experience.

Dan Fiehn joined Markerstudy, the UK’s fifth largest motor insu...

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Building Adaptable and Flexible Systems @ ClassPass | Neil Kimmett from 2021-08-10T10:44:40

Neil Kimmett is a Senior Engineering Manager at ClassPass. Previously, Neil has worked on apps at companies like Harry's, Boiler Room, Marks & Spencers, alongside other startups in London, San Fran...

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From Silicon Valley to Rural Germany | Anthony Mayer @ Getsafe from 2021-07-27T08:52:42

Anthony Mayer is Vice President of Engineering at Getsafe.

Anthony had previously worked for many start-ups in Silicon Valley, then decided to make the move to rural Germany to help with G...

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Supporting Mental Health at Work | Chris Allan from 2021-07-21T12:21:54

Chris Allan is MHFA Instructor, Occupational Health Advisor and Co Host at Mind Games Podcast https://linktr.ee/AskMindGames.

During the podcast episode, Ben sits down with Chris to discus...

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Key Learnings During the Start-Up Process | Alex Harman @ TOCA Social from 2021-07-08T11:30:25

Alex Harman is President of TOCA Social. TOCA Social is the world's first interactive football and dining experience, combining immersive gaming and world class food and drink - bridging the physic...

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The Prevalence of Imposter Syndrome in Tech | Anika Sierk from 2021-07-06T13:52:22

Anika Sierk is Lead Data Scientist at Unmind with a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology. Unmind is a London-based startup that empowers organisations and employees to measurably improve their ...

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Why it matters and how to develop a diverse workplace | Javaad Abdul Rasool @ Habito from 2021-06-24T08:50:09

Javaad Abdul-Rasool is VP of Talent at Habito, a start-up advisor and mentor.

Habito was founded in 2016 with the aim to give people the tools, knowledge and expert support they need to he...

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Using Tech to Save Brick and Mortar Retail @ Michaels Stores | Ken Hunter from 2021-06-15T10:35:03

Ken Hunter is an accomplished technology leader with a credible history of success building and transforming state-of-the-art technology systems from conception to completion. Ability to align tech...

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Fast-forwarding the Future of Healthcare @ Livi | George Jones from 2021-06-08T11:07:36

Fast-forwarding the Future of Healthcare @ Livi | George Jones by Venturi Group: CTO, Data, Development, Cyber Security, Business Intelligence, Infrastructure, Cloud

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Using Tech to Make Real, Positive Change @ Difrent | Rachel Murphy from 2021-06-01T12:33:35

Rachel Murphy is the CEO at Difrent, a professional services partner to ‘tech for good’ organisations delivering business efficiencies by challenging the status quo for tech-enabled business transf...

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Supporting Diversity in Data | Rhian Atkins from 2021-06-01T11:51:57

Rhian Atkins is an experienced Data Analytics Business Consultant and has experience in identifying, scoping, and leading large-scale multi-million pound projects that create value by using data mo...

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Twenty in Data and Technology Awardee 2020 | Karen Jean-Francois from 2021-05-27T10:57:54

Karen Jean-Francois is Analytics Manager at Cardlytics, Women in Data Podcast Host and Producer, Twenty in Data and Technology Awardee 2020.

Whilst studying to be a Maths teacher in 2010, ...

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Process Driven Development @ Freshly | Derek Lee Bronston from 2021-05-25T13:02:46

Derek Lee Bronston is Senior Director of Mobile Engineering at Freshly.

During this podcast episode, Ben sits down with Derek to discuss the culture within Freshly, the benefits of choosin...

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Engineer's Pathway Towards Leadership | Angad Salaria @QOMPLX from 2021-05-20T11:25:11

Angad Salaria is Senior Director of Engineering at QOMPLX - an AI/ML data analytics and risk platform to help clients solve challenges in cybersecurity, insurance & finance. QOMPLX makes it faster ...

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How Fintech is Transforming International Payments | Chris Sewell @ Build Circle from 2021-05-18T13:42:24

Chris Sewell started his career at Just Eat, and after working in Australia for a few months went down the path of being self-employed back in the UK before joining Build Circle, where Chris is now...

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Building Data Science Platforms & Teams at Scale @ Dataiku | Conor Jensen from 2021-05-13T11:45:48

Conor Jensen is an experienced Data Science executive with over 15 years working in the analytics space.

He is VP of Data Science for the Americas at Dataiku, helping customers with their ...

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Ground-Breaking AI Technology @ Actuate | Ben Ziomek from 2021-05-06T13:08:24

Ben Ziomek is CTO at Actuate. Actuate works to mitigate the costs of gun violence. They build firearm detection systems using computer vision software and artificial intelligence, turning any secur...

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How to Successfully Market Yourself | Eric Dreshfield @ActiveCampaign from 2021-05-04T11:30:55

Eric Dreshfield is currently Partner Marketing Manager at ActiveCampaign, his primary responsibility is to drive awareness of ActiveCampaign in the Salesforce ecosystem through various methods incl...

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The Importance of Hard & Soft Skills in Data | Dr. Judith Beyrle from 2021-04-27T08:37:41

Dr. Judith Beyrle is Head of Analytics at Cheil Germany GmbH with a background in media research and sociology. 

Cheil is one of the world’s leading marketing solutions companies. Establis...

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The Data Science industry | Joseph Allen @ The UK Data Service from 2021-04-22T10:54:17

Joeseph Allen is a Manchester-based Data Scientist and Front-end Developer. Joe currently works as a Research Associate at the UK Data Service, the UK's largest collection of social and economic da...

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Maximize the Chance of Success in the Tech Industry | Michael Hamrah from 2021-04-20T08:35:54

Michael Hamrah has more than fifteen years of software engineering expertise across a variety of languages and platforms. Experienced leader helping individuals, teams, and companies grow, deliveri...

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From 3D Animation to Head of Analytics @ Contino | Ben Simonds from 2021-04-15T15:46:27

Ben Simonds is Head of Analytics at Contino, with responsibility for internal analytics and reporting as well as consulting with clients on BI, Analytics, and Cloud FinOps engagements. Contino is a...

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Designing a Sustainable Data Culture w/Jennifer Agnes | Cynozure Group from 2021-04-12T08:20:24

Jennifer Agnes is Managing Director at Cynozure, a people-led data and analytics strategy consultancy, that creates data-guided organisations.

Jennifer is a strategically focused and execu...

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Letting Innovation Drive Technology @ Hurricane Modular Commerce | Ian Venner from 2021-04-08T11:16:55

Ian Venner is CTO and Co-Founder of Hurricane Modular Commerce.

Ian is a highly analytical, technically savvy C-level exec and consultant with extensive experience in delivering best-in-cl...

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Leading Digital & Technology @ A Leading Charity | Vincent Gratrick from 2021-04-01T08:56:56

Vincent Gratrick is responsible for the strategic and operational use of Digital and Technology at one of the most well-known and loved UK charities.

Vincent is a highly driven, accomplish...

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Leading Distributed Teams @ Major League Baseball | David Lewanda from 2021-03-30T10:08

David Lewanda is Director of Mobile Engineering at Major League Baseball, an experienced technology leader working hard to develop world-class solutions. David has worked productively in a variety ...

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DataOps and Why We Need It | James Cross: Colibri Digital from 2021-03-18T11:13:11

James Cross is a Big Data Engineer and certified AWS Solutions Architect with a passion for data-driven applications. He has spent the last decade helping his clients to design and implement huge s...

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Leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion @ Justworks | Lakuan Smith from 2021-03-16T14:45:01

Ben sat down with Lakuan Smith, who is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager at Justworks. Lakuan's motivation for taking this career path stems from personal discriminatory experiences in his li...

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DE&I Roundtable | The Importance of Diversity in Tech from 2021-03-09T12:47:04

Stories from professional leading women in tech discussing the benefits of diversity in the industry as well as Covid's impact on the topic.

As we continuously challenge gender inequality ...

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Driving Innovation with Speed @ FactSet | Akshay Sheth from 2021-02-25T14:07:29

Akshay Sheth is Vice President, Director of Engineering at FactSet. Akshay has incubated FactSet's API program in 2017 which shaped the company's product, technology and go-to-market strategy for p...

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Creating a Safe, Happy and Supportive Culture @ Culture Shift from 2021-02-23T13:15:44

Culture Shift helps businesses and universities to assist their staff, students and teachers to report workplace harassment on their anonymous reporting tool. Culture Shift is the epitome of tech f...

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Neurodiversity: The Alignment of UX and Autism | Sean McSharry from 2021-02-18T11:42:02

Sean McSharry is Head of UX at DXC Technology.

Sean has a strong background in user experience, technology, business and leadership, working across many sectors, roles and countries. He ha...

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CTO Stories: Designing and Building the RTGS.global Platform | Andrew Smith from 2021-02-04T11:50:16

Andrew's career journey started after graduating from a Computer Science degree, moving straight into a junior software development role with an IT Consultancy. Throughout his career, Andrew has be...

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The Future of Artificial Intelligence & Healthcare @ Dem Dx | Lorin Gresser from 2021-02-02T17:48:50

Lorin Gresser is CEO of Dem Dx, an award-winning AI healthcare company based in London. The company’s CE certified clinical diagnostic platform, developed in consultation with over 200 medical expe...

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Making an entire company more data-driven @ Fashionette AG from 2021-01-28T13:23:56

I sat down with Maximilian Nierhoff, Head of Business Intelligence at Fashionette AG and Ann-Christin Werner, Business Intelligence Analyst at Fashionette AG, to find out the development of the bus...

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Preparing for Dramatic Increase in Demand @ Floom | Matt Craggs from 2021-01-26T13:52:32

Matt Craggs is Head of Operations at Floom.

Floom is a curated online floristry website that offers quality and beautiful bouquets from a curated selection of independent florists, deliver...

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Protecting Healthcare Organisations & Patients @ Cylera | Harmeet Dhingra from 2021-01-22T12:04:55

Harmeet Dhingra is VP of Product Engineering at Cylera, and the creator of Help Me Vote App.

Cylera is to protect healthcare organisations and their patients from those who wish to do them...

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Extracting the True Value of Data | Nina Monckton from 2021-01-19T14:05:47

Nina Monckton is Head of Data Strategy, Advancing Analytics & Data Science at AXA Health.

Managing the Data and Analytics overarching strategy for AXA PPP healthcare and its customers by r...

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Leading a Business as a Software Engineer @ Solution Street | Arthur Frankel from 2021-01-14T12:14:55

Arthur Frankel is the founder of Solution Street and has over 25 years of professional experience solving tough business problems.

His career has spanned the many changes in technology fro...

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Moving Real Estate into the Digital Age @ Street Group | Thomson & Heather Staff from 2021-01-12T10:45:33

Ben sat down with Thomson Staff & Heather Staff, the Co-Founders of Street Group, to discuss leading through innovation and the development of their new industry-dominating technology.

Str...

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Leading Digital Transformation @ Berenberg | Chris Sassons from 2021-01-07T13:16:07

Chris has over 14 years’ experience within the Banking and Financial Services sector, working in key roles at Berenberg Bank and Fitch Ratings. As Head of Digital Transformation at Berenberg, Chris...

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Going Cloud-Native in 12 Months @ Investec | Seán Óg Travers from 2021-01-05T11:13:40

Seán Óg is Chief Technology Officer - Digital Savings at Investec, an experienced technology leader who understands what it takes to build high performing teams. He has cultivated a career largely ...

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Attracting Diverse Talent @ SeatGeek | Rakhee Gupta from 2020-12-17T11:59:34

Rakhee Gupta is Technical Recruiting Manager at SeatGeek, overseeing all technical recruiting across Engineering and Product in NYC and Israel.

SeatGeek is a mobile-focused ticket platform...

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How to Build a Strong Career in Tech | Thiago Ghisi from 2020-12-16T15:02:26

Thiago Ghisi is an Engineering Director based in New York City.

He has 15+ years of experience in Software Development, passing in corporations and startups in Brazil and the US, working a...

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Building High-Performing, Successful Teams @ Simply Business | Hasani Jess from 2020-12-15T13:57:01

Hasani Jess is the UK Chief Technology Officer at Simply Business, responsible for the InsureTechs technology vision. His wide ranging expertise and forward-thinking approach enables him to devise ...

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Using Tech to Speed Up & Improve Workflows @ Yobota | Alexandru Toea from 2020-12-10T12:32:22

Alexandru Toea is Lead Front End Developer at Yobota.

Yobota's core banking platform allows established, and challenger financial institutions to launch innovative products in a fast and r...

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Driving Business Towards Efficiency @ Oetker Digital GmbH | Valon Buxhovi & Martin Reible from 2020-12-09T12:31:24

Martin Reible is Interim Lead - Data & Insights Team at Oetker Digital. Helping to enable and shape data product development for Oetker Group companies, Oetker Digital & its ventures. Martin is cur...

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Leading a Global Technology Output @ AnalogFolk | Miguel Alvarez from 2020-12-08T11:10:35

Miguel Alvarez is Global CTO at AnalogFolk.

AnalogFolk is a global digital creative agency, independently owned since 2008. Their mission is to use digital technology to make the analog wo...

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How we can do Data better | Robert Hook - Leap Beyond Analytics from 2020-12-03T11:49:17

Robert Hook is Managing Partner of Leap Beyond Analytics, and is a software engineer with over 30 years of experience in a broad range of industries, and with a very broad skill set. His passion is...

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Optimising the Content that You're Learning | Sam Williams - CompleteCoding.io from 2020-12-02T14:48:50

Sam Williams is Serverless AWS Solution Architect and Consultant | Developer Training at CompleteCoding.io.

Complete Coding has years of experience taking projects from idea, through desig...

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Is Leadership Learned or Innate? Amit Patel | British Heart Foundation from 2020-12-01T12:29:39

Is Leadership Learned or Innate?

We sat down with Amit Patel, who is an Experienced Technology Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services indu...

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‘Moving in’ to Manchester’s Tech Scene @ Housemates | Lydia Jones from 2020-11-27T13:20:55

Founded by entrepreneur Lydia Jones in 2018, Housemates is both a marketplace and SaaS solution which allows students around the world book accommodation fast, secure and 100% online.

Hous...

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The Tech Innovations Behind Sainsbury's | Chris Grice from 2020-11-25T13:10:52

Chris Grice is an Engineering Manager within the Order and Fulfil team at Sainsbury's Tech.

Previous to Sainsbury's, Chris has worked in 3rd sector organisations, web agencies, radio, and ...

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Supporting the Startup Ecosystem | Jared Sheehan & Joni Pepin from 2020-11-19T11:18:13

Currently, Jared Sheehan leads a dynamic Mobile Software Engineering organization for the Capital One Credit Card Line of Business. He is accountable for the delivery of 20+ teams supporting the Ca...

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Implementing Machine Learning @ Wunderflats | Kevin Jolly from 2020-11-17T11:36:42

Kevin Jolly is Head of Data and Advanced Analytics at Wunderflats, a Data-driven strategist, leader & author based in Berlin, Germany.

As a member of senior leadership, Kevin leads the dat...

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Transitioning to Flutter at Scale @ Betterment | Sam Moore from 2020-11-04T12:03:16

Sam Moore is Principal Engineer at Betterment.

Betterment is a smart money manager offering everyday cash management, savings plans, and goals.

Sam and his team at Betterment have...

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Understanding & Developing your Leadership Style @ American Express | Dan Leonardis from 2020-10-29T14:41:10

Dan Leonardis is Software Engineering Manager at American Express.

Dan is a proven leader across Android and iOS platforms, has worked on android applications since 2009 and iOS since 2013...

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Building and Innovating for the Future @ PrettyLittleThing | Adeel Ejaz from 2020-10-27T09:16:27

Adeel Ejaz is Head of Technology at PrettyLittleThing.

Adeel is a hands-on technology leader, with over 14 years of experience with product and technical leadership. He has held high-impac...

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The Power of Building Robust Teams @ Railsbank | Nico Cortés from 2020-10-21T13:09:10

Nico Cortés is Talent Acquisition Specialist at Railsbank.

Railsbank is a banking and compliance platform. It is a B2B company that connects a network of banks, financial institutions and ...

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Helping Influencers Build Brands @ Genflow | Zamen Akbar & Shahzaib Muneeb from 2020-10-15T13:55:21

Shahzaib Muneeb is Head of Development at Genflow, and Zamen Akbar is Head of People at Genflow.

Genflow partners with influencers to help them build their own business and sell products t...

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Navigating a Career in Tech & Avoiding Burnout | Amy Boyd | Formidable from 2020-10-08T08:52:54

Amy Boyd is an advisor to start-ups and the Engineering Manager at Formidable: a tech consultancy business that helps your team work smarter, by optimising your design and engineering practices and...

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Combining Machine Learning with Human Experience @ Peerox GmbH | Markus Windisch from 2020-10-06T09:19:14

Markus Windisch is CTO and Founder of Peerox GmbH.

Peerox GmbH develops assistance systems for machine operators and technicians that combine machine learning with human experience. Their ...

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The Future of Data-Driven Healthcare @ Tempus | Luke Shepard & Alissa Ampezzan from 2020-10-01T10:17:51

The Future of Data-Driven Healthcare at Tempus, with Luke Shepard & Alissa Ampezzan.

Luke leads the Insights Engineering team and Alissa is Senior Director, Head of Product Design and Cust...

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Advice for Recruiting Tech Talent | Clifton Jadoo | Foursquare from 2020-09-29T09:12:22

Clifton Jadoo manages technical and product recruitment at Foursquare.

After graduating from Brooklyn College summa cum laude with a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Sociology and from NYU...

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Andy Talks DevOps @ FOOTASYLUM | Andy Norton from 2020-09-24T11:28:12

Andy Norton worked in software development at organisations both big and small, with a keen focus on people, delivery and pragmatic solutions based around agile, lean and DevOps practices.

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The Value of Building a Personal Brand: Advice and Tactics | Chris Samiullah from 2020-09-22T09:19:03

Chris Samiullah is Technical Lead at Babylon Health, an online course author, conference speaker and writer.

Chris has been writing code for 8 years, and for the past three years has focus...

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Dev Stories: The Coding Journey with Ashley Firth | Octopus Energy from 2020-09-17T08:45:31

Ashley Firth built and leads the Front-end department at Octopus Energy, crafting sites and internal tools, building new products and campaigns, and expanding into other countries. Their aim is to ...

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Closing the Gender Gap in Tech | Megan Sun | OLX Group from 2020-09-15T09:13:41

Megan Sun has an impressive career history from a data strategy consultant at BCG, to a Data Science Consultant at IBM, before moving to Berlin last year to start a new role as Senior Program Manag...

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Why You'd Want an Autonomous Engineering Culture | Natalia Baltazar from 2020-09-10T10:05:50

Natalia Baltazar is Head of Engineering at Lantum. Lantum is a health tech startup, working on solving the issues around scheduling and rotas within healthcare.

Natalia has a very unconven...

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Leading the Flutter Transformation @ Very Good Ventures | David DeRemer from 2020-09-08T08:27:07

David DeRemer is Founder and President of Very Good Ventures, a Flutter development consultancy with offices in New York, Chicago, and teammates around the world.

Very Good Ventures is th...

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Travel and Festival Experiences @ Pollen.co | David Ives | VP Engineering from 2020-09-04T09:39:06

David Ives is VP Engineering at Pollen, an international marketplace scale-up, changing the game in live music, youth culture and travel. Following several successful acquisitions in the travel spa...

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The Virtual Festival Experience @ The World's Online Festival | Gary Knight & Martin Rosinski from 2020-09-02T09:59:11

Martin Rosinski is Founder & Chief of Tech at The World's Online Festival, with an impressive previous technical history having created Palringo, which was the first ever chat app to launch on the ...

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Integrating Data to Scale @ Datadrivers GmbH | Erik Christiansen from 2020-09-01T09:42:40

Erik Christiansen is Head of AI and Data Science at Datadrivers GmbH, a consulting company for business intelligence, big data, data-driven infrastructures, data analytics and technology consulting...

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CTO Stories: Building & Testing the Collctiv App | Pete Casson from 2020-08-27T09:24:59

Pete Casson is CTO of Collctiv, the group payments app, designed to take the hassle out of collecting money for a group purchase or booking. 

With over 15 years of transforming technology ...

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Advanced Analytics & Data Gurus | David Rice & Tom Bruce | Snap Analytics from 2020-08-25T10:20:26

Modern Cloud Data Platforms: How using such platforms and innovations in the cloud can help you create insights faster with less risk and less cost.

We caught up with David Rice, CEO and C...

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Autonomous Economic Agents @ Fetch.ai | David Minarsch from 2020-08-20T10:20:20

David Minarsch holds a PhD in Applied Game Theory from the University of Cambridge, is a researcher at Fetch.AI where he researches and prototypes consensus mechanisms and smart markets, combining ...

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Partnership Model of Recruiting @ Policygenius | Cindy Gordon & Nadia Danford from 2020-08-18T09:54:16

Cindy Gordon is Chief People Officer at Policygenius, and Nadia Danford, who is Senior Director of People at www.policygenius.com

Policygenius is America's leading online insurance marketp...

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The Evolution of Location Data @ Ordnance Survey | Lisa Allen from 2020-08-13T13:46:35

Lisa Allen is Head of Data and Analytical Services at Ordnance Survey.

Ordnance Survey is Britain's mapping agency. We make the most up-to-date and accurate maps of the country. They're al...

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Tech for Good @ FlixBus | Anna Derinova-Hartmann from 2020-08-11T11:11:46

Anna Derinova-Hartmann is Charter Tech Domain Lead at FlixBus. Anna is an M.A. educated Programme Manager, Project Manager and Change Manager with a track record of achievement within International...

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Building a Good Engineering Culture @ Formidable | Chris Bolin from 2020-08-06T10:18:59

Chris Bolin serves as the VP of Engineering for Formidable Denver and is an accomplished speaker and instructor. Prior to joining Formidable, Chris was the first engineer at Jumpshell, the lead dat...

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Dealing with Unforeseen Popularity @ Postmates | Sanket Agarwal from 2020-08-04T11:01:21

Sanket Agarwal has an impressive career history working with Google in Silicon Valley followed by a stint at a start-up and now finds himself as an Engineering Manager at Postmates.

Founde...

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Gear4Music & Their Transition to Remote Working | Dan Cryer & Amelia Carey from 2020-07-30T15:12:26

We were joined by Dan Cryer and Amelia Carey from Gear4Music to hear how the UK's No. 1 online music store has transitioned to remote working and how they have overcome some of the unforeseen issue...

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How Tech and Creative People Collaborate | Phaedra Marshall from 2020-07-28T10:03:41

Phaedra Marshall is Vice President of Technology at Critical Mass, a digital experience design agency with a particular focus on the customer. For more than two decades, Critical Mass has been desi...

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The Realities of Being a Solo Agency Owner | Pete Reis-Campbell from 2020-07-23T09:01:12

Pete Reis-Campbell is the CEO and Founder of the award-winning Kaizen. He has worked with global brands including River Island, Symantec and 888.com on innovative content marketing campaigns. He bu...

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Transitioning to Engineering Management | Daljeet Kukreja from 2020-07-22T09:50:23

Andy sits down with Daljeet, Compass’ Director of Engineering. On the show, the pair discuss transitioning from a hands-on role to engineering management, diversity in India and more.

Dalj...

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The New Responsibilities of the Travel Industry | Emily Dresner from 2020-07-21T09:57:12

Emily Dresner is Chief Technology Officer at Upside Business Travel. Emily has built and scaled a department initially of 5 engineers to a team of 60 across 11 teams including multiple product deve...

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Tailoring Data Solutions at Superdry | Brad Woodward from 2020-07-16T12:33:11

Brad Woodward is the Business Intelligence Manager at Superdry. As one of the biggest fashion brands on the planet, we spoke about the data that Brad and the team work with at Superdry and how to n...

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The Lingumi App - Using Tech to Teach English | Richard Hiscutt from 2020-07-14T12:58:18

Richard Hiscutt is Head of Product at edtech startup Lingumi, helping to bring the world’s best teaching experience to every child’s home.

Previously, Richard founded the digital agency Fa...

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Systematic Thinking in a Complex World of Work | Martin Permantier from 2020-07-09T09:28:05

Martin Permantier is an entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker. He has been accompanying companies in their strategic alignment and positioning for over 20 years. His experience as an entrepreneu...

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Simplifying the Complexities of Data with Solidatus | Philip Miller from 2020-07-07T12:46:48

Philip Miller is a Senior Architect, Analyst and Engineer with over 20 years' experience in the Financial Services industry, focusing on creating elegant solutions to tough problems. Philip has spe...

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Fundamental Principles for Success in a $5.5bn Business | Valentin Vincendon from 2020-07-02T09:18:56

Valentin Vincendon is the Vice President of Business Intelligence at Checkout.com

Valentin’s career and outlook on success are truly inspiring, we hear the principles, habits, and mental m...

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Future-proofing the Tech Industry | Ross Bray from 2020-06-30T13:15:46

Ross Bray leads Alps Education's Software Development and Data teams and is responsible for the Product Roadmap. We discuss the challenges of showing young minds the value of technology in our ever...

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Taking Virtual Reality to the Next Level | Paul Blakey from 2020-06-25T13:02:11

We take a peek behind the velvet curtain of a studio creating some of the most groundbreaking Virtual Reality experiences on the planet. We hear the thought processes behind creating VR, and some o...

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Using Tech to Disrupt the Insurance Industry | Neil Walker from 2020-06-23T13:49:41

Neil is the Head of Architecture at Covéa Insurance, Neil has worked in IT for 25 years, from early 90’s SGML first online internet solutions to Head of Architecture, with experience delivering app...

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Combining Tech with Marketing in eCommerce | Haroon Hussain from 2020-06-19T11:13:18

Haroon Hussain is consulting with Ego.co.uk as head of development. Haroon explains the importance of combining technology with marketing to create exponential growth in eCommerce. In the fast fash...

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Using Tech to Simplify Big Data | Davide Anastasia from 2020-06-16T11:24:25

Davide talks about his passion for data and keeping up with the developments of the data landscape. We discuss how you can use data to drive the success of a business, and how taking advantage of t...

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Set goals and make them happen | Jane Rutter from 2020-06-11T11:04:58

Jane is the CEO of Zeal - a creative and digital marketing agency based in Leeds.
Jane fell into the agency landscape after speaking to a recruitment consultant. Setting the target of having he...

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The US Healthcare Space - Nathan Drake from 2020-03-20T12:29:58

Nathan is CTO @ Dental Sleep Solutions. In his impressive career Nathan has worked at Nasa. A driven and passionate individual, Nathan believes in never being the smartest person in the room. On th...

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Organisational Maturity - Zakaria Siddiqui from 2020-03-20T12:17:20

Andy sits down with Zakaria, digital transformation leader and Director of Technology at Cox Automotive Inc. On the show Andy and Zakaria discuss turning data into insight and organisational maturity.

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Making the World Better with Tech - Amy Czuchlewski from 2020-03-09T13:12:11

Amy is Senior Vice President Of Technology at BottleRocket, a Dallas based digital design and development studio. A passionate professional, Amy sat on the very knife-edge of the mobile experience ...

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Data and Adatis - Hugh Freestone from 2020-02-24T12:43:41

Andy sits down with Hugh Freestone, Head of Data Engineering at Adatis to discuss the ever changing role of data professionals, the value of data and the ROI in data.

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Safe-guarding culture, avoiding burnout and routes into coding - Craig Bilner from 2020-02-13T11:00

Craig is the Head of Engineering at News UK

Craig hasn’t had the most conventional path into technology. He fell into development after university. He was originally a business analyst wri...

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Capturing hand-written notes with Brill.app - Greg Taylor from 2020-02-11T11:00

Greg is the General Manager at Brill.app

The foundation of Greg’s career in digital has been built around delivering results for Fortune 500 companies and enabling their digital transforma...

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Creating products at ImproveWell - John Masterson from 2020-02-06T11:00

John is the Chief Product Officer at ImproveWell

The ImproveWell platform uses a smartphone application that empowers staff to communicate their ideas for improving care directly to senior...

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Technology, attention spans, and IoT - Phil Clare from 2020-02-03T11:00

Phil is the Head of Engineering at Interact

Phil is an experienced technical consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. He’s ski...

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Creating psychological safety in your company - Bernardo Torres from 2020-01-30T11:00

Bernardo is an Engineering Manager at Newstore

Bernardo has 15+ years experience in development. He started his career freelancing in Brazil. Whilst he was freelancing in he undertook a un...

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Working with Distributed Teams - C.K. Sample from 2020-01-27T14:51:52

A leader and innovator in equal measure, C.K. started his career as a Blogger on AOL and Netscape before moving into product development roles. In his current role as Chief Technology Officer at Hy...

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Building online communities - Ciaran Burke from 2020-01-27T11:00

Ciaran is the COO & co-founder at Swoop

Ciaran is a business and economics graduate from Trinity College Dublin. He began his career at KPMG in Sydney as a Senior Market Analyst before mo...

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Getting the most out of your Martech - Simon Spyer from 2020-01-24T10:52:46

Simon is a Data Science & Marketing Technology Partner at IRIS Worldwide

Simon believes that the role of Marketing is to understand the customer so well that the product or service sells ...

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Creating a digital audio personalisation company - Steve Dunlop from 2020-01-22T11:00

Steve is the Founder & CEO of A Million Ads.

Growing up in a house that loved radio Steve feels he was always destined to start A Million Ads. The company is a digital audio personalisat...

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Creating AI-driven learning recommendations - Marc Zao-Sanders from 2020-01-20T11:00

Marc is the CEO and Founder at Filtered.com

Marc’s career started 18 years ago when he began working at a strategy consultancy called Mars & Co. This role gave him a lot of business skills...

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Being Agile In Applying Agile - Robert Vadai from 2020-01-15T11:56:38

Robert's career in data is extensive and, in his currently role as Head of Data Engineering at Centrica, he's leading the charge on technical design of Data Analytics solutions, establishing techn...

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My lessons from scaling Technology hiring - Evy Van Galen from 2020-01-15T11:00:42

Evy is a career HR Professional
Evy was recently the VP of Resourcing & Product at DAZN Evy is responsible for hiring amazing Tech & Product people across DAZN's four development centres in L...

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Leading people & culture at Plus Dental - Jan Holste from 2020-01-08T09:59:59

Jan is the Director People & Culture at PlusDental

Before joining PlusDental Jan worked in several renowned companies and has volunteered with some of the most rewarding groups and individ...

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Discussing Dev-Sec-Ops - George Crosby from 2019-12-13T08:32:42

George is the director at Cogito Group.

Growing up around his dad’s carbon fiber business George was lucky enough to be introduced to computers at an early age. He went into finance strai...

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Revolutionising the rental market - Aaron Short from 2019-12-12T09:07:39

Aaron is the Co-founder of Accomodation.co.uk

After 6th form, Aaron had a great opportunity to work at a digital marketing agency. He was trained up and managing accounts at 18. This role ...

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Guilds, chapters and the Spotify methodology - Erin Depew from 2019-12-11T09:05:02

Erin is a Tech Lead at Spotify.

With a degree in Art, Erin started her career as a graphic designer at NBC. She designed posters and marketing material for the company and its affiliates. ...

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Creating alternate ways of working - Shilpa Shah from 2019-12-10T09:12:01

Shilpa is the Alternative Delivery Model Lead & Women in Tech Program Lead at Deloitte

Shilpa has spent 22 years working in consulting after starting her career as a software engineer. Sh...

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Recruitment, D&I & tackling unconscious bias - Anna Chalon from 2019-12-09T10:10:29

Anna is the Director of Recruitment and D&I at Frame.io

Frame.io's mission is to power the world's video creation. In order to do that, we believe we should build a team of creative, sma...

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Trailing and testing at Arkera - Krishan Patel from 2019-12-05T09:10:02

Krishan is CTO at Arkera

Graduating in 2013 with a degree in computing at Imperial Krishan started working at several big companies including working on Youtube for Google. He really enjoy...

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Disrupting the travel sector - Jill Palmer from 2019-12-04T09:09:21

Jill the CEO at Click Travel

When Jill joined Click Travel the company had 40 members of staff and had just turned over 30 million. They’re now 236 people strong and they’ve just turned ov...

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Credit, catastrophe & data - Natalie Botha from 2019-12-03T09:50:44

Natalie is the Head of Systems & Data Analytics at Marsh JLT Specialty.

Natalie’s journey in insurance started 15 years ago working in exposure management. She worked for various Lloyd’s s...

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Riding the Sawtooth of Success - Will Lowe from 2019-12-02T09:04:55

Will is the CDO of Engine Group

Will’s career started in brand marketing over 20 years ago. He started his professional life at Nestle and then worked at Diageo for a few years. Will reall...

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Pioneering the future of financial services with Stash - Cliff Hazelton from 2019-11-25T12:22:40

Cliff is the CTO at Stash

Originally a physics major, Cliff did his degree in 1997. He has always dabbled in code and wrote programs at home when growing up. He learnt by programming his o...

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Improving the world with entrepreneurship - Stuart Megarry from 2019-11-19T09:02:34

Stuart is a serial startup entrepreneur, mentor at Launch22 and founder of The Cult London.

Stuart has always had an entrepreneurial streak. He always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur...

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Building an agile business - Ian Murrin from 2019-11-18T09:07

Ian is the CEO at Digiterre.

Originally Ian had nothing to do with software. He did his degree in economics and econometrics. Despite the fact he didn’t like maths and didn’t want to do m...

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From accountancy to Head of Data - Brendon Ellis from 2019-11-14T12:04:01

Brendon is the Head of Data at Shawbrook Bank

Brendon’s journey into data isn’t your typical one. He hasn’t risen through the ranks to his current position from a technical background. Bre...

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Managing the growth of Equals Group - Jules Bean from 2019-11-14T09:14:26

Jules is the CTO at Equals Group

With a keen interest in computers from an early age, Jules has been constantly coding since childhood. His undergraduate degree in Mathematics and his Ph.D...

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Supporting business strategy with data strategy - Bryan Johnson from 2019-11-13T11:26:13

Bryan is the Head of Technology at Forestreet

First and foremost Bryan is a data strategist. His background is in building data systems, he’s been doing that for around twenty years. Aroun...

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Managing digital transformation - Ross Sleight from 2019-11-13T09:53:37

Ross is the chief strategy officer at Somo Global

In the past 25 years, Ross has been a founding member of 6 digital media companies. Currently working at the digital product accelerator S...

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Hiring, culture & career - Ryan Giles from 2019-11-06T09:12:05

Ryan is the Senior Director of Talent at Pendo.io

Ryan went to university at Brigham Young in Utah where he studied history whilst working as a systems administrator. His job at uni gave h...

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Creating culture, celebrating success & working in London - Renna Reemet from 2019-11-05T09:04:25

Renna is the Engineering Manager at iTech media

Renna is a developer, entrepreneur, cat lover, planner & dreamer. She has taken part in a number of hackathons a couple of years ago, and...

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Building enjoyable experiences in the retail tech sector - Giles Corbett from 2019-11-04T10:33:37

Giles is the CEO & Co-founder of Ksubaka

Giles is a serial entrepreneur in mobile games, mobile advertising and global OTT platforms. He has over 20 years experience advising, leading, gr...

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Marketing food at Feast it - Curran Dye from 2019-11-01T11:52:55

Curran is the Head of Marketing at Feast It

Curran is currently the Head of Marketing at Feast It. He and his team do lots of things to rapidly grow their customer base, build a memorable...

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Combining hardware & software to track industrial machinery - Shweta Saxena from 2019-11-01T09:14:41

Shweta is the CPO at Machinemax.

Product management has been at the core of Shweta’s career journey. She has two decades of experience working for companies like; Thomas Cook, Deloitte & ...

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Building a data strategy for a dog food company - Niall Paterson from 2019-10-30T09:21:09

Niall is the Head of Engineering at Butternut Box

Niall started working in Dublin 7 years ago at a company called Web Summit which is a technology conference. Since then he’s worked in Ne...

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Gender diversity in the data space - Catherine Wilks from 2019-10-29T09:47:25

Catherine is the Data & Analytics Practice Area Lead at Slalom Consulting.

With a background in theoretical particle physics, Catherine did a Ph.D. at the University of Liverpool before mo...

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Building data science teams, moving industries & understanding data ROI - Anthony Channon from 2019-10-28T11:14:51

Head of Science and Development at Recordsure

Anthony has been at Recordsure for a month. His goal at the company is to expand its data science capabilities in the areas of AI, speech to t...

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Data thought leadership from London and beyond - Simon Whiteley from 2019-10-25T09:18:30

Simon is the director of engineering at Advanced Analytics

As the Director of Engineering at Advancing Analytics, Simon’s passion is helping companies achieve their analytics goals using ...

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Transferring from academia to business - Diego Capozzi Ph.D from 2019-10-25T08:18:05

Diego is the Lead Data Scientist at FutureLearn

With a background in Astrophysics Diego has worked as a professional researcher in Astrophysics for more than 8 years. In that time he und...

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Creating startups all over the world - Moritz Heininger from 2019-10-23T08:20:14

Moritz is the Co-founder and Managing Director at DiscoEat

One of the three co-founders of DiscoEat, Moritz helped create the app that allows restaurants to fill empty spaces on their ta...

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Building a robotic automation startup - Garuka Serasinghe from 2019-10-22T08:10:29

Garuka is the CTO at Intellimorph

Before working at Intellimorph, Garuka worked at a big four consultancy. His role focused on property process automation and artificial intelligence where...

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Leading the data team at RS Components - Charles Maracle from 2019-10-21T11:23:53

Charles is the Lead Senior Data Architect at RS Components

Charles has over 20 years of experience in IT, of which over 15 years specializing in database technologies. He has spent most of...

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Cryptocurrency and conspiracy theories - Robert Learney from 2019-10-21T08:11:13

Rob is the lead technologist and blockchain DLT at Digital Catapult

A Trained medical doctor, Robert worked in the NHS for 6-years. He really enjoyed the role but always had a desire to...

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Building a customer-centric energy company - Greg Jackson from 2019-10-18T12:47:02

Greg is the founder and CEO at Octopus Energy

After a short sojourn in the video game industry when he finished his GCSE’s Greg returned to university to do a degree in Economics. He land...

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Leadership and management at Splice - Juan Pablo Buriticá from 2019-10-17T08:27:10

Juan is the VP of Engineering at Splice.

Moving to America in 2007 Juan initially worked as a chef after studying culinary arts. After the financial crisis of 2008, he found himself movin...

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Finding your own work-life balance - Stephen Ballot from 2019-10-15T09:05:19

Stephen is the Director of Product at OLX Group

A lot of Stephen’s background is in product management. He started of his career as a software engineer and expected to do that for his ent...

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Transforming news - Julian March from 2019-10-15T08:03:22

Julian is the CEO at Made By Many

An award-winning digital publisher, Julian has lead transformation and innovation within big brands including Sky News and ITV. He has 20 years of editori...

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Machine learning, quantum computing & artificial intelligence - Mattia Fiorentini from 2019-10-11T12:29:51

Mattia is the head of machine learning & quantum algorithms at Cambridge Quantum Computing.

Mattia is an enthusiastic research lead in the areas of Machine Learning and Quantum Computing...

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Breaking down investment barriers with impact investing - Tom McGillycuddy from 2019-10-10T08:09:01

Tom is the co-founder at Tickr

Tom began his career in 2011 in Barclay’s graduate scheme. He spent several years working in their investment division working in both the UK and Hong Kong. ...

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Contracting as a CDO - Althea Davis from 2019-10-09T08:08:28

Althea is a senior data professional and Chief Data Officer.

A passionate advocate of the value of data, Althea has spent the past 20 years working as a data management professional. She i...

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Working in a video games studio - Nick Warr from 2019-10-08T08:15:17

Nick is the Head of IT at Bossa Studios

Originally a graphic artist Nick specialised in art with a computer specialisation. At university, he studied 3D graphics and 3D art.

Whe...

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Developing websites in Liverpool - Steve Todd from 2019-10-07T11:02:52

Steve is the Technical Director at Mashbo

Steve caught the coding bug whilst doing his A-levels and he moved away from a career as a pilot to pursue programming. He did a Computer Science...

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Transforming marketing with artificial intelligence - Paolo Rossi from 2019-10-07T10:12:17

Paolo is the Software Development Manager at Volume.ai

A software developer with 10+ years of experience, Paolo started learning computer science in his native Italy. Paolo has a master's ...

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BI, data & Marketing - Nimrod Avissar from 2019-10-03T08:23:52

Nimrod is the Business Intelligence Lead at Hermes Investment Management

Starting his BI career a decade ago, Nimrod began working in the space as a consultant. He quickly progressed to a ...

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Business intelligence at Virgin Atlantic - Hayley Print from 2019-10-02T07:02:04

Hayley is the Business Intelligence Manager at Virgin Atlantic Airlines.

Hayley’s path into business intelligence is an unconventional one. She originally studied theology in Las Vegas an...

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Project management, finding success & asking questions - Mhairi Davidson from 2019-10-01T08:15:46

Mhairi Davidson is the delivery Team Lead at CDL Software

After leaving universtiy Mhairi was unsure what she wanted to do. She knew she wanted to earn some money so decided to pursue a ca...

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Situational leadership at Lloyds Banking Group - Edson Ferreira from 2019-09-30T09:42:45

Edson is the Head of Engineering at Lloyd’s Banking Group.

Arriving in the UK in 2004 Edson found employment within a fortnight working for a small building sub-contractor in the Bolton ar...

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Data & analytics at the Bodyshop - Mike Leverington from 2019-09-28T12:55:44

Mike is the Head of Data & Analytics at the Bodyshop.

Mike's interest in data started when he began studying economics at A levels. It was the first time he’d seen a subject that married m...

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The importance of culture and values in a human-centric workplace - Purnima Sen from 2019-09-28T12:45:38

Purnima is the Operations & People Director at Sparta Global
When Purnima started her career in technology there was no clear career path set out for her. With a degree and masters in economics...

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Creating apps, mobile development & business mergers - Jay Graves from 2019-09-25T08:34:45

Jay is the CTO at Wunderman Thompson Mobile

Originally from the east coast, Jay moved to Denver to do more snowboarding. He worked various jobs building websites for companies during and a...

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Voice technology in telephony - Nigel Cannings from 2019-09-24T09:05:12

Nigel is the CTO at Intelligent Voice.

Before his career in tech, Nigel was an IT lawyer (before IT lawyers were a thing). He’s invested in several small software companies in his time an...

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Data is society's next crude oil - Simon Asplen-Taylor from 2019-09-23T08:46:13

Simon is the Chief Data Officer at Rank Group.

Recently shortlisted for Data Leader of the year 2019, Simon has had a long and varied career in Data. In his current role at Rank, he is res...

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Socialchain & Manchester's social media hub - Katy Leeson from 2019-09-20T12:06:16

Katy is the Managing Director at Socialchain

Katy’s spent her career in media and marketing. She was the head of New Media and Marketing at MediaCom north before moving to Socialchain. Listen

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Remote workers, agile methodologies, SEO, and Searchmetrics - Malte LandwehrMalte Landwehr from 2019-09-19T10:01:14

Malte is the VP of Product at Searchmetrics

Malte stumbled into SEO when he was about 15 years old. He’d built his own website and he was surprised to see website traffic from areas he did...

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Finding fulfilment in your career - Mita Patel from 2019-09-17T11:20:39

Mita is a Senior Product Manager at Mindera

Starting her career in the construction industry Mita advanced from an entry-level software developer to a development manager. She also spent...

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Delivering digital transformation & agile methodologies - Richard Ellis from 2019-09-13T09:09:13

Richard is the Head of Digital Retail at Answer Digital

Fast approaching his 10th year at Answer Digital, Richard is very passionate about all things agile. He’s an agile project manager...

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Constantly innovating at Lyst - Lucas McGregor from 2019-09-12T11:16:28

Lucas is the CTO at Lyst

Lucas is an experienced Internet Tech and Product Head. He has a strong background in start-ups, acquisitions, and intrapreneurial leadership for large organizatio...

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Rockstar developers: A contentious term - Joshua Graham from 2019-09-11T08:39:21

Joshua is a Senior Technical Consultant at Computer ConQuest and a co-host of the Getting Apps Done podcast.

At 14 Josh could boast he owned the most powerful computer in town. He owned a ...

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DevOps, Kubernetes & company growth - Dmitri Lerko from 2019-09-10T08:25:50

Dmitri is the Head of DevOps at LoveHoliday.

Dmitri is interested in exploring Google Cloud, Kubernetes, building scalable distributed systems and cloud-native tech. Before heading up DevO...

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Facilitating information sharing in healthcare with Blockchain - Alexandra Eavis from 2019-09-09T10:07:17

Alex is the CEO of Dovetail Lab

Alex is an experienced company director, entrepreneur and project manager. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dovetail Lab, a software company that has develo...

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Nordic leadership - Juha Ristolainen from 2019-09-05T08:43:31

Juha is the engineering lead at Transferwise.

Juha is a Computer Science graduate who has spent the past 20 years working in IT and the last 30 programming.

He spent the first d...

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Product management in the video game industry - Ronald Pompa from 2019-09-04T08:36:23

Ronald is the VP of Product at FACEIT.

Ronald always wanted to work in the video game industry but he started his career at Spotify. He began his professional life as a project manager bu...

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Building your startup, remote working & future planning - Robert Gelb from 2019-09-03T08:38:16

Robert is the Founder of Kindaba and the CEO at HeySummit

Ever since he was young Robert has enjoyed undertaking and building projects. He found creating new businesses and processes far m...

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Building a challenger consultancy - Leon Gauhman from 2019-08-30T08:56:20

Leon is the Founder and CPO/CSO at Elsewhen

When he began his career Leon saw Software Engineering as a side-project. He finished an arts degree and started creating generative art using c...

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Volunteering, community and mentoring with Salesforce - Nitzan Marinov from 2019-08-29T09:27:28

Nitzan is a Senior Salesforce Systems Manager & Information Security Lead at The Challenge

Before working with Salesforce Nitzan worked as a software developer and project manager for var...

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How can your Company culture increase your businesses ROI - Chris Brown from 2019-08-28T08:31:03

Chris is the VP of People & Culture at Zenjob

Living in Berlin since 2012, Chris has seen the cities tech startup scene change massively. He moved with this wife to Berlin to get out of hi...

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Developing digital surgery - Hansel Dunlop from 2019-08-27T09:34:58

Hansel is the VP of Engineering at Touch Surgery

5 billion people don’t have access to safe surgery. Changing that statistic is Touch Surgery’s mission. Hansel is helping the company achi...

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Bringing the customers voice into the agile delivery process - Aris Capellos from 2019-08-16T12:20:18

Aris is the CEO & Co-Founder at Gutsy Ninja

For the last 10 years, Aris has been working as an agile delivery manager. He especially enjoys contracting roles within organisations that help...

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Predicting market uncertainty with machine learning - Vlasios Voudouris from 2019-08-15T08:17:32

Vlasios is the Chief Data Officer at Argus Media.

With a Ph.D. in informatics, Vlasios started his career working in academia. His Ph.D. led him to specialise in managing data sets over ge...

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Leading successful development teams - Jason Hyland from 2019-08-14T08:34:46

Jason is the development manager at Connells Group

Jason is a digital technology manager with over 10 years’ experience developing and delivering digital platforms. He’s delivered everyth...

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Transforming the work structure at DCMN - Christian Graf from 2019-08-13T08:44:30

Christian is the CTO at DCMN

With 20+ as a software developer, Christian started coding when he was 16. Drawn to the allure of entrepreneur life he started his first company when he was 1...

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Growing Mercedes-Benz.io - Sophie Seiwald from 2019-08-12T09:48:59

Sophie is the Managing Director at Mercedes-Benz.io

Although Sophie isn’t a super technical individual (by her own admission) she has always worked in and managed IT teams. A self-professe...

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Providing big data solutions for multi-national clients - Charlie Toprak & Ben Jones from 2019-08-08T09:30:31

Charlie is the Senior Technical Recruiter and Ben is the Group CTO at GfK.

GfK harnesses big-data on consumers and brands to provide multi-national clients with actionable intelligence tha...

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Curating musical playlists for businesses - Marco Baldini from 2019-08-07T09:41:06

Marco is the VP of Engineering at Ambie

Ambie is a smarter way for businesses to manage their background music. By combining music experts with smart and simple tech, we help hundreds of ...

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Finding your feet in your first management position - Leanne Lynch from 2019-08-01T11:57:40

Leanne is the IT Digital Services Director at Heathrow Airport

A highly accomplished and resilient IT Director, Leanne has global experience in leading the development and execution of IT...

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Upgrading the auto-auction industry - Mike Stoodley from 2019-07-31T08:25:31

Mike is the development manager at Manheim Auctions.

Starting his development career working on with the little known coding language ‘Progress’, Mike moved from developer to lead develope...

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Embracing remote working - Juan Cruz Viotti from 2019-07-24T08:46:35

Juan is the software engineer team lead at Balena.io

He focuses on building high-quality software and is passionate about open-source, maintainability, testing, software correctness, and ...

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Delivering products using agile - Drew Murdoch from 2019-07-22T09:19:35

Drew is the Delivery Manager at Karhoo

A self-proclaimed ‘recovering project manager’ Drew’s career started in engineering. He was a backend engineer in the era of Java. Prior to KarHoo, ...

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Defending your personal privacy with Bitcoin - Nicholas Gregory from 2019-07-19T10:00:36

Nicholas is the CEO at CommerceBank

A cryptocurrencies entrepreneur & software engineer, Nicholas has been involved with bitcoin since 2012. Nicholas is a technologist first and foremost, ...

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Delivering data solutions to the housing sector - Douglas Silverstone from 2019-07-17T09:05:51

Doug is the Head of Data at Metropolitan Thames Valley

Douglas Silverstone is the Head of Data, Analytics and Information Security at Metropolitan Thames Valley. Responsible for the data ...

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Using video games to learn a language - Matt Parish from 2019-07-09T08:58:20

Matt is the lead full-stack game developer at Wibbu

Currently the lead full-stack game developer at Wibbu, Matt makes games for language learning. His goal is to create immersive experienc...

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Getting your company ‘bought in’ to a data strategy - Bo Ruan from 2019-07-08T08:35:12

Bo Run is the Head of Data at the Alzheimer's Society.

After a year leading a data department at Greenpeace, Bo returned to Alzheimer’s Society and became their first Head of Data. This d...

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The UK’s Northern tech hub - Dave Naylor from 2019-07-01T10:20:08

Dave is the CTO of ResearchBods and the wider STRAT7 Group

With over 16 years’ experience working within SME’s, Dave has a unique blend of Technical and Strategic Leadership skills backed ...

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The advantages and challenges of autonomous deliveries - Akshat Patel from 2019-06-28T08:18:36

Akshat is the CTO & Co-founder at Udelv.

Udelv is an autonomous delivery company co-founded by Akshat. Prior to Udelv, he worked for Apple and Tesla’s autonomous driving teams. Akshat work...

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Managing digital transformation - Brian Robinson from 2019-06-27T10:55

Brian Robinson is the managing director of digital teams at Dept Agency

With a mixture of delivery and commercial roles under his belt, Brian has the hands-on technical experience to deli...

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How Fintechs can challenge Big Banks - Ammar Akhtar from 2019-06-26T08:38:07

Ammar is the Founder & CEO at Yobota.

Prior to founding Yobota, Ammar had a career consulting in the financial services sector. He spent 10 years advising companies like UBS Investment Ban...

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How your technical expertise can let you work in any industry - Tor Gisvold from 2019-06-25T08:36:52

Tor is the CTO at Adarga

A very experienced digital CTO/technologist, Tor specialises in managing large scale online presences using cutting edge tech. His IT experience stretches to the o...

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Is technology a driver of culture? - Alastair Brown from 2019-06-24T11:22:38

Alastair is the CTO at BrightHR.

An enthusiastic and motivated professional, Alastair has spent twenty-seven years working in Information Technology. He has a very strong technical backgro...

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Creating a well-being program at work - Avery Kiesling from 2019-06-21T11:36:44

Kiesling is responsible for all elements of the employee lifecycle. This includes developing an excellent recruitment experience for all applicants, delivering an engagement plan that is valuable c...

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Developing Yoti’s e-sign platform - Alttaf Hussain from 2019-06-18T09:42:01

Alttaf is the Team Lead & Tech Lead for Yoti.

Watching Knight Rider and Terminator as a child sparked Alttaf’s interest in technology. He always has a desire to figure out how tech is work...

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‘Meaningful tech’ is tech for good - Pat Farr from 2019-06-13T08:03:15

Pat is the CTO at Abundance

Abundance is a leading direct investment platform giving people control over their money. People invest from £5 in energy projects that generate something good ...

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4 barriers to getting underrepresented people into tech - Debbie Forster from 2019-06-12T08:23:20

Jump to 12.34 to hear what the 4 barriers to getting underrepresented people into tech are.

Debbie is the CEO at Tech Talent Charter.

Originally an English teacher Debbie was an ...

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3 things I’ve learned from starting a business - Sebastian Francis from 2019-06-11T09:00:53

Sebastian is the Co-founder and Director at Titus Learning

As the co-founder of Titus Learning Sebastian has always championed e-learning and alternate educational routes. After a brief st...

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Companies looking for a ‘culture fit’ have got the wrong idea - Rich Cobbold from 2019-06-10T09:14:17

Rich is an EMEA Recruitment Specialist for Google Cloud.

Starting his career recruiting for marketing roles in an agency, Rich, quickly learned the benefits developing long term relationsh...

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3 Pieces of advice for starting your own business - John Safa from 2019-06-07T10:12:14

John is an entrepreneur and founder of Pushfor.

John’s career started when he was 11 years old after a chance encounter with a computer magazine. His first computer was a ZX81 Sinclair and...

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How to build a ‘best place to work’ - Jeremy Burns from 2019-06-04T08:18:18

Jeremy is Head of Software Engineering at News UK

A self-taught coder at the age of 33 Jeremy pivoted into technology later in his career after working in a financial company, Barclays and...

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Psychological safety in business - Richard George from 2019-05-31T08:56:27

Richard George is the Head of Engineering at RS Components

Richard is an energetic & focused professional with over 20 years of experience in Wireless, Mobile, Enterprise, Consumer and Clo...

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Teaching code outside the classroom - Rosemary Hitchcock from 2019-05-29T10:01:44

Rosemary is Head of Technology at YOOX-NET-A-PORTER Group.

We spoke to Rosemary back in December. The podcast focuses on teaching code outside the traditional classroom setting. YOOX-NET-A...

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Facilitating digital transformation in the banking sector - Ed Kelly from 2019-05-23T09:27

An accomplished visionary and resilient Senior Technical Manager Ed’s career spans over 10 years. He has been responsible for leading, mobilising and delivering cost-effective and scalable technolo...

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Creating a greener transport network - John Collins from 2019-05-21T13:12:25

John is the Senior Engineering Manager at Flixbus.

FlixBus is a young mobility provider offering a sustainable and comfortable travel through Europe and the United States under a vision of...

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Finding your own work rhythm - Erin McCann from 2019-05-20T11:09:10

Erin has recently taken a role as the Vice President of People at SevenFifty after more than four years at Custora.

Erin is SHRM-CP certified, this education combined with her experienc...

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Innovate by keeping chaos and order in balance - Tino Junge from 2019-05-17T08:47:14

Futurice is a software engineering and innovation consultancy. They build new digital products, create services and harness a culture of innovation to produce outstanding software for clients.
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Communicating Smarkets core values - Celine Crawford from 2019-05-16T13:02:37

Céline is an experienced Executive Team Leader and Chief Communications Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the Financial Services/Banking and Tech industries. She’s a strong manageme...

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Building Beta Businesses - Vasileios Fasoulas from 2019-05-08T11:05:36

Vasileios is a technology-agnostic thinker, and a leader with experience in diverse technologies spanning from web, mobile & microservices, to cloud, serverless and bots

His team buildin...

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Building software for the adtech industry - Katie Nykanen from 2019-05-08T10:47

Katie is the CTO at Adstream.

Katie is the Winner of CTO of the Year at the Women in IT Awards. At Adstream she has migrated their legacy infrastructure to a fully automated, auto-scaling,...

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Engineering Recruitment at MOO - Russell Woodward from 2019-05-08T10:24:25

Russell is the Director of Engineering at MOO.

Russell began his development experience in 1998 and has continually worked with large, established brands and high-volume websites over the ...

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Growing companies IT departments at scale - Chris Roberts from 2019-04-30T10:00:09

Chris Roberts is the Founder and CEO of Nimble Approach.

Coming from an Agile Transformation background (Leadership, Coaching and Delivery), Chris went on to form Nimble after having the i...

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Reinventing the banking sector - Charles Wood & Jibran Ahmed from 2019-04-29T10:00:09

Charles
Charles is a solution architect (specialising in business and applications architecture) for banking platforms - both "innovation" platforms and core banking platforms - across various...

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Starting your own business: Overcoming the fear - Gideon Carroll from 2019-04-26T10:00:09

Gideon is Founder & CEO of EdgePertol Ltd

When Gideon finished his chartered accountant from university he took a role at Trafigura, a global oil trading company. This sparked Gideon’s pa...

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Servant Leadership: How To Put Your People Before Yourself - Zoe Cunningham from 2019-04-25T10:00:05

Zoe is Managing Director at Softwire.

As the managing director of Softwire Zoe is responsible for leading a 150-person software development and consultancy house. She specialises in bespok...

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Taking charge of your own personal development - Mark Evans from 2019-04-24T16:19:35

Mark is the head of Engineering at Moonpig

Mark has over 17 years experience in Web development across a diverse range of industries including automotive, e-commerce and media/publishing. ...

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Securing funds transfers using cyber security - Moty Jacob from 2019-04-24T10:00:04

Moty Jacob is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Traiana.

As the head of security at Traiana Moty ensure 2 trillion USD is transferred securely between assets everyday. 15 years ...

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Why is tech talent moving towards New York City - Eric Alford from 2019-04-23T10:00:04

In this show Andy Davis talks to Eric Alford, the VP of engineering at StockTwists. Andy chats to Eric about his career and role as Vice President of Engineering.They also chat about retaining staf...

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Keeping your legal identity secure online - Ruhul Amin from 2019-04-22T10:00:04

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ruhul Amin, Co-founder at Onfido. On the show they discuss Ruhul founding Onfido and some of the challenges he overcame in his startup journey. Andy also asks Ru...

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What Business lessons can you learn founding your own information security company - Jamie Graves from 2019-04-19T10:00:04

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Jamie Graves, the CEO, and Founder at ZoneFox. On the show, Jamie chats to Andy about his entrepreneurial streak, his routes into technology and founding his se...

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Learning code: The stepping stones to success - Ritesh Manchanda from 2019-04-19T10:00:04

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Ritesh Manchanda, Engineering Manager, Frontend at Namely. On the show, they discuss the best way to begin learning to code. Andy asks Ritesh what skills he loo...

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Talking coding and framework - Mohammed Khan from 2019-04-17T10:00:04

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Mohammed Khan, CTO of virtualisation and cloud EMEA at Netcracker. They discuss all things coding, explaining things in simple but not simplistic terms and Devops.

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Working in user experience - Gregg Jarrett from 2019-04-16T10:00:04

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Gregg Jarrett, Head of UX at William Hill. They discuss tackling the misconceptions around User Experiences roles, collaborating with other departments and diffe...

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Creating an open source infrastructure community - Sam Carew from 2019-04-15T10:00:04

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Sam Carew, the infrastructure manager at Efficio. On the show they discuss why Infrastructure hasn’t developed an online open source sharing culture. They also c...

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How the Internet of Things is making art more accessible - Vladimir Vukicevic from 2019-04-12T10:00:05

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Vladimir Vukicevic, Co-Founder and CEO at Meural. On the show they discuss how the Internet of Things is making art more accessible. Andy also asks Vlad about th...

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Building a cohesive team around a strong company vision - Melanie Colton from 2019-04-11T10:00:04

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Melanie Colton, Senior Director of Product & Engineering at Equinox. On the show, they discuss the difference between structure and bureaucracy in large busines...

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Business Transformation: turning a legacy company into a data driven company - Nick King from 2019-04-10T10:00:04

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Nick King, the insights director for Autotrader.co.uk. On the show they discuss how Autotrader has changed from a print magazine to an online business. Andy asks...

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Figuring out your leadership style in the security sector - Richard Jones from 2019-04-09T10:00:02

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Richard Jones, the Group Chief Information Security Officer at SecureLink Group. On the show they discuss why it’s important for you to constantly be learning as...

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Treat your potential employees like customers - Jatinder Bansal from 2019-04-08T15:03:26

Jatinder is the head of global tech recruitment at Funding Circle UK.
Jatinder has a real passion in making a real difference to my customers through hiring awesome people across high performin...

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How to attain happiness at work - Uka Mikus from 2019-04-08T10:00:02

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Ula Mikus, head of talent and happiness at Tinybeans. On the show, they discuss the importance of happiness at work. Andy asks Ula about her management style. T...

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How to use algorithms to control your personal data - Ben Falk from 2019-04-05T10:00:02

Shariq is the Senior Program Delivery Manager at Gatwick Airport

He is helping advance digital and data initiatives with better predictability, more throughput, shorter lead times, lower ...

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Moving Gatwick airport into the cloud - Shariq Wagener from 2019-04-05T10:00:02

Shariq is the Senior Program Delivery Manager at Gatwick Airport

He is helping advance digital and data initiatives with better predictability, more throughput, shorter lead times, lower ...

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Founding London Tech Ladies - Melanie Yencken from 2019-04-04T08:06:20

Melanie is UX Design Lead at Google + Founder of LondonTechLadies.

Melanie is an award-winning multi-disciplinary design leader with over 12 years of experience in the design industry. She...

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Teaching coders - James Wright from 2019-03-29T11:00:22

James is a software developer at YLD.

James is a full stack, agile software developer with a passion for maintainable and efficient code, as well as accessible and responsive web experienc...

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Documenting Chess’s cultural journey - Kate Wood from 2019-03-29T11:00:22

Kate is Director of Culture at Chess

Kate is passionate about supporting people to maximise their potential whatever their situation or experience. She sits on the IAMCP ( International As...

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Embracing emerging technologies, artificial intelligence - Ashraf Murtada from 2019-03-29T11:00:22

Ashraf is the deputy IT Director - Data Engineering & Delivery at HM Revenue & Customs

Ashraf is an entrepreneurial CIO/CTO, who can write code, put tech at the heart of the business, scal...

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Leading HR transformation - Cheryl Allen from 2019-03-29T11:00:22

Cheryl is HR Director of Transformations at Atos.


Cheryl is a HR future thinker, with lots of energy, passion and opinions on HR and the future of work. She is experienced across the ...

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Making financial advice an aspiration not an anxiety - Richard Wazacz from 2019-03-26T12:15:08

Richard is the CEO at Octopus Wealth.

Octopus Wealth is a wealth management company that helps its customers ask more of their lives. They help clients tackle some of the big, personal que...

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Finding the right motivation to move jobs - Tim Hoctor from 2019-03-21T12:44:38

Tim is Vice President of Professional Services at Elsevier.

Tim is a technology and life science management professional, with more than 20 years leading products and teams in industry-le...

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Empowering home buyers with technology - David Kavanagh from 2019-03-19T10:59:47

David has just left Purple Bricks, after over 6 years, and is starting building something secret and awesome for 2019!

David is a senior hybrid IT professional with over 20 years’ experien...

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Filling the tech sectors skill shortage - Richard Billington from 2019-03-15T09:52:56

Richard is CTO at MatsSoft

Throughout his career Richard has focused on web development and has over 16 years experience in this speciality. He thrives on working with new technologies, ...

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Success in business comes from enjoying what you do - Josh Cole from 2019-03-14T10:37:08

Josh Cole is CEO & Founder of Voxis Engineering and Recombix.

With not one but two tech startups under his belt, it is safe to say that Josh epitomises the entrepreneurial spirit. His main...

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Where did the job title CDO come from? - Piers Stobbs from 2019-03-05T09:15:16

Piers is CTO at MoneySuperMarket.com
What does the acronym CDO mean? Whilst we now know it to stands for ‘Chief Data Officer’ that wasn’t always the case. Piers and Andy latch on to this change...

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Thinking is a skill we need to make more time for - Paul Bergin from 2019-03-01T13:49:13

Paul is the CTO at Sopra Steria.

We’re all so busy nowadays that it can be really difficult to think about your job creatively and innovate new solutions for your business. No matter ho...

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Artificial intelligence at the Bank of England - William Lovell from 2019-02-27T09:32:47

William is Head of Future Technology at Bank of England

William is responsible for looking at how new technologies are influencing the financial system and how they can be exploited to me...

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Working in security at a managed service provider - Nada Moussa from 2019-02-26T09:14:03

Nada is Information Security Manager at Six Degrees Group.

Nada is a highly organised Information Security Manager with over 10 years experience in the IT and telecommunications industry...

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Removing inherent bias from the workplace - Tina Howell from 2019-02-18T09:25:21

Tina is platform lead at AND Digital.
In this episode, Tina and Andy talk everything diversity. Tina relays her experiences of being the pseudo-woman in her company and they discuss whether ‘d...

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Routes to CDO, there’s more than one path - Jason Foster from 2019-02-14T09:11:39

Jason is Co-Founder & CEO at Cynozure
Jason has spent the last 15 years defining, shaping and executing strategy for information management, BI, enterprise performance management, big data and ...

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Scaling Culture During Significant Growth - Jillienne Reggiannini from 2019-02-12T10:18:40

Jillienne is VP of talent at PrecisionLender.
Jill is a talent leader and certified coach with over 10 years of progressive experience across diverse industries. She is known for her solution-f...

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Replacing mundane tasks, that’s just the start for of AI - Craig Parfitt from 2019-02-08T08:35:29

Craig is the Head of Engineering, for the Atlantic Region, at GFT Group.
Automation, artificial intelligence & machine learning are all set to revolutionise the world. Whilst it’s easy to worr...

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Integrating data into your business - Torq Pagdin from 2019-02-07T11:03:39

Torq is Director of Engineering at Hotels.com
Torq is an experienced technology professional with a passion for data and new technologies. He particularly enjoys people management and inspiring...

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Bootstrapping your big idea - Rebecca Kelly from 2019-02-06T11:14:22

Rebecca is Co-Founder & CEO at VenueScanner.com.
VenueScanner has grown rapidly in the past two years recently exceeding 19000 registered venues on the app. This journey hasn’t been easy and Re...

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The motor industry need independent, transparent data - Tom Wood from 2019-02-05T09:11:57

Tom is CEO at Cazana
The motor industry needs independant, transparent data, that’s the opinion of Tom Wood. His company Cazana is providing that data to 3 million customers a month. Backed by ...

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The value of culture - Matt McNeill from 2019-02-04T11:32:58

Matt is Customer Engineering Director, Google Cloud UK&IE.
Throughout a varied career, Matt has had the privilege of working alongside some great innovators and inspiring leaders at major com...

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GDPR, team building and the onion model - Klaas Ardinois from 2019-02-01T08:42:10

Klaas is CTO at Azoomee
Klaas has years experience in delivering bespoke software projects for firms in various industries. During this time he has built up significant experience in coaching a...

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User experiecne reearch - Jess Sherratt from 2019-01-31T09:32:31

Jess is Head of User Experience at Code Computerlove
Jess is a User Experience Consultant; with over three years' experience working in user experience. During this time, she has worked with a ...

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Coaching, mentoring and sponsorships - their role in building a successful career - Alan Grogan from 2019-01-30T08:45:05

Alan is an Executive Partner and Service Line Leader for Advanced Analytics, Cognitive Solutions, Data Platforms, Internet of Things and Watson Healthcare, at IBM Global Business Services, UK & Ir...

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Structuring your employee’s career progression - Aaron Randall from 2019-01-29T08:51:30

Aaron is CTO at Songkick
This episode focuses on career progression and creating a clear career structure for members of your company. Aaron has built and published a ‘growth framework’ for the...

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Building the world’s first motion tracking based interactive video solution - Steve Callanan from 2019-01-28T17:10:04

Steve is the CEO & Co-Founder at WIREWAX
WIREWAX is the world's leading interactive video technology company. WIREWAX first developed it's award-winning interactive technology during the early ...

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How to decide when to invest in new tech - Peter Donlon from 2019-01-25T09:25:56

Peter is CTO at Moonpig and a non-exec chairman at Mother Group Ltd.

The podcast starts with Andy and Peter discussing the Northern Powerhouse. Peter tells Andy about the strategies he e...

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Become your own financial advisor - Matt Dalton from 2019-01-24T09:24:07

Matt is VP of Engineering at Finimize.com
Overseeing the build of our personal finance platform designed to empower millennials to become their own financial advisers.

Finimize
Fin...

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Diversity and inclusion in the workplace - Brian Ballantyne from 2019-01-23T09:40:38

(All views expressed in this podcast are Brian’s and Brian’s alone. He does not reflect the views of Amazon)

Brian is Senior Program Manager - Inclusion & Diversity at Amazon.
Brian i...

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Video game design: The ins and outs of an expanding industry - Fawzi Mesmar from 2019-01-15T10:20:29

Fawzi is Studio Game Design Director at King
Fawzi is a passionate Creative Director, Game designer, Leader, author, public speaker and retired e-sports player that has been in the gaming indus...

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Automating website creation - Seb Lewis from 2019-01-10T09:24:34

Sebastian is the founder & CEO at Mettrr.
Sebastian studied IT before moving into financial markets. It wasn’t until his dad asked him to build him a website that the idea for Mettrr came to hi...

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Finding talent to build virtual worlds - Sean Fanning from 2019-01-07T11:35:56

Sean is Talent Manager at Improbable
Sean is currently on a mission to hire a new generation of leaders across all spaces and verticals at Improbable.

Improbable
Improbable is ded...

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‘Applied predictions’ Building better outcomes with predictive models - Steve King from 2019-01-03T09:46:11

Steve is CEO of Black Swan Data.
On the show Steve recites the story of how he came to found Black Swan Data. It involves the pub and a quick detour in to history. Andy also about Black Swan’s ...

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What makes a good manager: Embracing people management - Ian Lees from 2018-12-12T09:21:40

Ian is head of research and development at Quantexa.
A background in physics has equipped Ian with an analytical mind. One he has used extensively in his consulting career and beyond into his r...

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The key to delivering a successful hackathon - Sean Sadler from 2018-12-03T09:30:04

Sean is Head of IT at CTIL.
Sean is a highly motivated and commercially aware Information Technology Executive. He has a track record of delivering increased levels of productivity, efficiency ...

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Cloud migration: How Photobox moved Europe's Largest Consumer Photo Database onto the Cloud from 2018-11-29T09:38:47

Chris Astall
Twenty years of success in various technical roles has equipped Chris with a deep knowledge and passion for cutting edge tech. He is a gifted communicator who relishes the opportun...

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Developing apps for enterprise companies - Richard Eaton from 2018-11-27T10:02:11

Richard Eaton is founder and Managing Director of Appware.
A stalwart of the software industry, Richard has over 25 years experience working as a developer. He produced and released his first p...

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Business growth: Controlling scale as a CTO - Marta Jasinska from 2018-11-23T09:06:22

Marta Jasinska is Chief Technology Officer at Moo.
Marta is a leader in both technology and engineering. She specialises in mid to large scale web platform development for e-commerce, gaming, ...

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Creating a diverse work environment at the Financial Times - John Kundert from 2018-11-21T11:16:23

John is CTO at Financial Times
John exemplifies the values of the FT. He values high-quality journalism which is becoming increasingly rare in this fake news era. John is a big advocate of dive...

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Business advice, be careful who you listen to - Jamie Bolding from 2018-11-21T10:25:20

“Business advice can be really dangerous. If people are taking advice as gospel it’s dangerous because you can receive advice off a mentor that applied to them 20, 30 years ago. There business prob...

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Disrupting the property market - Ranj Abass & Chiara Buzzi from 2018-11-20T09:51:06

Disrupting the property market - Ranj Abass & Chiara Buzzi by Venturi Group: CTO, Data, Development, Cyber Security, Business Intelligence, Infrastructure, Cloud

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Creating technical solutions for real world problems - David Jensen from 2018-11-19T11:09:07

David is Director of engineering for eCommerce at Photobox.

David joined Photobox to help them restructure their approach to engineering and deliver a new eCommerce experience and platform...

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Using communities to dispel public fears around AI - Sherin Mathew from 2018-11-15T09:32:55

Sherin is Founder at AI Tech UK & a Microsoft Analytics and AI Solution Architect at IBM.

Sherin is an expert in helping businesses with Cloud adoption and AI-readiness by defining a Cloud...

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Fintech software Yulife - a bigger mission than making money - Josh Hart from 2018-11-14T09:40:54

“Let's give the financial services market a bigger mission than money. I’m hoping to build something that people will care about and will love. Not because it has great user experience, even though...

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Property marketplaces: Disrupting estate agents - Alvin Chevolleaux from 2018-11-13T09:22:40

Alvin is CTO at TheHouseShop.com
He’s worked in technology for over a decade as a software engineer and a technical manager. Working across a wide range of industries including finance, publish...

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Artificial intelligence audio software: The future of technology? - Robert Farrell from 2018-11-12T12:10:24

Robert is Chief Squads and Service Officer at AND Digital.
Rob is a technology leader with mixed consulting & industry background focusing on true stakeholder engagement in delivering change an...

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Company culture and classic albums - Felicity Winkley from 2018-11-08T09:15:54

Felicity is HR Manager at Totally Money.
Felicity is excited to be helping build a brilliant employee culture, recruiting and retaining amazing people and focusing in particular on staff well-b...

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Leading digital change in the charity sector - Martin Campbell from 2018-10-18T08:36:54

“There’s a balance to strike, we don’t want to be at the expensive part of tech, the early adopters who are going to pay the price for nocking all the edges of new platforms before they’re really f...

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Creating a positive work culture is more important than ever - Kelly Singleton from 2018-10-17T08:28:34

Kelly is HR director for MAG (Airport Group)
Kelly is the HR Director for MAG-O (digital agency) and global corporate development including MAG USA.

MAG (Airport Group)
MAG is the...

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Building a SaaS startup from scratch - Tim Ronayne from 2018-10-11T09:23:27

“If you starting a career in software late it would be a little daunting. I see it with junior developers at AnyVan. I’ve got some really talented people on my team and even if you’re a seasoned de...

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Future Banking: “Banking is no longer boring, it’s all about cool payments” -Richard Wagner from 2018-10-10T08:22:34

“Banking is no longer boring, it’s all about cool payments” - Rich Wagner on future banking

Rich is CEO of Cashplus
A dynamic CEO Rich is determined to use his 30 years’ experience in ...

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Stakeholder management skills - Diane Mansfield from 2018-10-05T08:42:18

Diane Mansfield is the Global Director of IM, BI and Data at ConvaTec

Diane is a business and strategy consultant with 20+ years experience in Business Intelligence and Data. She has exper...

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Remote working: Why you need a ‘work from home Wednesday’ - Alberto Giorgi from 2018-09-27T08:07:46

“For remote working to be successful it does depend on your role. Our talent team and sales team often choose to work remotely. For programmers and software engineers there is a lot of value in bei...

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What is the Hippo Principle and how is it affecting your business? - Steve Thair from 2018-09-24T11:15:12

Steve Thair is co-founded of DevOpsGuys.

Steve founded DevOps guys in 2013 after a 20+ year career in IT infrastructure and operations to help organisations simplify the management of thei...

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Smart Working: Being ‘busy’ is bad for business - Ryan Townsend from 2018-09-21T08:59:41

“You mentioned focusing on the outcome. That’s something that’s really important when we talk about being busy. Being busy isn’t an outcome, its a problem. If we are focused on outcomes then you se...

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Mentoring in the workplace: 2 commonly asked questions from 2018-09-19T11:01:22

“The first type of question I often get asked is about marketing. People come to me and say ‘now that we’ve built this thing, how do we let people know it exists and how do we differentiate ourselv...

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Sympathy for Software - Matthew Sinclair from 2018-09-07T08:35:17

“I refer to this concept as sympathy for software, if you don’t have some sympathy for what is hard and what is easy about software I think it’s difficult to authentically manage clever people who ...

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Extra data please, no pineapple. Chatting to the CIO of Dominos - Barry Wiech from 2018-09-06T10:30:41

Barry is CIO at Domino’s pizza UK.

Barry has had a varied career working in finance, FMCG, manufacturing and, most recently, pizza. He spent 5 years as the chief information officer at Do...

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Finding freedom up North: How to create autonomy in large organisations - Scott Byrne-Fraser from 2018-09-05T11:43:57

Scott is Director of product design at DAZN

Scott has worked for prestigious companies including: Amazon, the BBC and Sky. He builds and leads great design teams that deliver world-class ...

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From engineering to HR, growing a tech team - Sophie Theen from 2018-09-04T09:05:41

Sophie Theen is Head of HR & Talent at 11FS.

11FS is about to undergo a period of growth. Sophie joined the company to oversee this expansion. A HR professional with a background in engine...

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The mental shift from individual contributor to manager - Dave Mason from 2018-09-03T08:30:20

Dave is Head of Software Engineering at the LADbible Group.

Although he is now technically ‘off the tools’ Dave still loves to code. A passion he has instilled into everyone that works fo...

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Head of Product in a Hackney startup - Alastair Jardine from 2018-08-31T08:17:46

Alastair is Head of Product at Trint.

At one point Alastair was the lead UX and Head of Product at Trint. Juggling these roles in a small startup was a challenge but he excelled at it.Than...

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Investing in future talent through work experience schemes - Paul Martin from 2018-08-30T10:04:05

Paul is Head of Information Technology at Graham & Brown.

Paul knows the best way to keep a company innovating is by listening to and encouraging ideas from its most junior members. Paul...

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Boosting diversity in the tech industry - Netta Jenkins from 2018-08-29T10:45:43

Netta is Director & Head of Diversity & Inclusion at IAC Applications.

Her mission is to create inclusive, collaborative and forward-thinking workplaces by focusing on people, products, an...

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Elevate your analytics team: tips from the head of BI - David Jayatillake from 2018-08-28T10:22:07

David is head of BI & Analytics at Elevate Credit International Limited.

David is a data leader with experience in Credit, Payments, Pricing, Revenue Management, e-commerce and retail. Com...

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How data and design can work together - Sam Peck from 2018-08-24T08:29:47

Sam Peck is Product Design Lead for Blackboard Ally At Blackboard Inc.

“A lot of design is about communication and collaboration, If you can get people to just work together. Your already ...

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How automation is making human labour more valuable - Azeem Azhar from 2018-08-23T10:18:03

Azeem Azhar is an entrepreneur, investor and adviser with a two-decade career in technology. He runs the highly-cited newsletter, Exponential View, which covers the societal implications of technol...

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Conducting a data orchestra - Peter Thomas from 2018-08-22T10:22:45

Peter is an award-winning analytics/ data executive who has held the top data job at either group or divisional levels since 2000.

Peter is a globally recognised expert in data management...

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There’s more to entrepreneurship than funding rounds - Sramana Mitra from 2018-08-21T13:02:34

Sramana is CEO and Founder of One Million by One Million.

One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first and only global virtual accelerator. Its goal is to help a million entrepre...

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Finding a cure for cancer: Is technology the answer - Tiffany Hall from 2018-08-21T08:47:43

Tiffany is CIO and director of technology at Cancer Research UK.

Before working in the nonprofit sector Tiffany held several positions at the BBC including the Head of Technology at BBC Ne...

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Measuring Success with author Mark Graban from 2018-08-20T08:31:39

Mark is a Consultant, Professional Speaker, Author, Podcaster, Improvement Geek, Coach, & Senior Advisor to KaiNexus.

His passion lies in applying Lean and Toyota Production System princip...

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How to successfully manage a diverse development team - Sam Stagg from 2018-08-15T09:18:34

Sam Stagg is VP of Engineering at Pusher.

Managing a growing team of developers can be like herding cats, not our words but the words of today’s guest Sam Stagg. A gifted communicator Sam ...

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Helping the C-Suite execute data strategies to gain competitive advantage - Samir Sharma from 2018-08-14T10:36:07

Samir is a data strategy and analytics expert and currently founder and CEO at Datazuum.

Samir works with companies to help create and execute data strategies. His current clients include;...

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How to become a data storyteller -Andrew Srevenson from 2018-08-09T11:44:14

Andrew is Director of Big Data & Analytics at Atos.

Andrew specialises in enabling businesses bring their data to life. He is Atos’ chief data storyteller. His roles is to write a compan...

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How to keep yourself focused in the face of rapid business growth - John Cline from 2018-08-07T09:28:04

John Cline is Senior Engineering Manager at Blue Apron.

Is it important that managers retain their technical skills? How do you keep yourself grounded when the company you’re working for ...

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Rethinking the ad-tech space - Mark Weiss from 2018-08-02T09:04:44

Mark Weiss is a senior software engineer at beeswax.

Mark has mastered a multitude of coding languages during his career. A software developer through and through his passion has always be...

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Using big data to fight climate change - Noelia Martinez from 2018-08-01T08:22:52

Noelia Martinez is the Head of Data Science and Astrophysics at Unbound.com

Noelia’s has worked in both a corporate and educational environment. Her wide range of experiences has made her ...

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Moving to a more collaborative work environment - Aubrey Stearn from 2018-07-31T13:05:14

Aubrey is Head of DevOps at Arcadia Group

Aubrey counts DevOps amongst her biggest passions. Her past experiences have seen her working for the likes of likes of Pizza Hut and Travel Lodge...

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Why outsourcing memory to technology helps you learn - Morgan Craft from 2018-07-26T09:07:14

Morgan Craft is CTO at Hickory.

Managing a mixed team of psychologists, data-scientists and machine learning experts sounds like a daunting prospect. Not for Morgan though, he has 14+ yea...

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Taking an alternate route into data science - Geoff Cunningham from 2018-07-25T08:49:18

Geoff Cunningham is Data Science Manager at Masternaut.

To say Geoff has had a varied career is an understatement. From testing materials in Kazakhstan to reading Aerospace engineering at ...

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Finding Data Ninja's - Richard Jarvis from 2018-07-24T14:47:36

Richard Jarvis Director of Big Data Solutions UK & Ireland at DXC Technology.

Richard has worked in IT & telecommunications for 15 years and is currently mentoring and directing a team of ...

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Leadership in tech with Geek Leader host John Rouda from 2018-07-12T10:37:35

John Rouda is host of the Geek Leader Podcast, a TEDx speaker, and currently the IT Director at INSP LLC.

John is a self professed geek leader. He has spent his professional life inspir...

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Rockstar developers don’t exist - Mairead O’Connor from 2018-07-10T13:31:18

Mairead O’Connor is Partner and Engagement Manager at Equal Experts.

Mairead is responsible for managing the relationships with Equal Experts largest clients. She works with high performin...

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Node University: Taking the non-academic route when learning to code - Azat Mardan from 2018-07-02T10:20:35

Azat Mardan is Head of front-end development at Indeed.com and Co-Founder at Node University.

Azat knows coding has the power to change lives. That’s why he founded Node University. As an ...

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Building discipline throughout your career - Omari Rodney from 2018-06-29T08:30:34

Omari is Chief Product Engineer at yoti.

A hacker at heart, Omari has been tinkering with computers and code since he was thirteen. He started his career as a web developer but as the year...

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No spam, please! : Why inbound marketing is the future of recruitment - Tej Singh from 2018-06-28T09:56:21

Tej Singh is Talent Acquisition Manager at Wonderbly.

Tej’s approach to recruitment is built on a foundation of ‘marketing best practices’. He believes the old intrusive methods of recruit...

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Using software to eat safe: Coding away allergies - Claudia Hosu from 2018-06-18T08:58:01

Claudia is Co-Founder of Eat Safe App.

Eat Safe makes eating out straightforward for those with allergies and intolerances by finding restaurants that match dietary requirements. Using her...

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Charting the excitement around data: From continental Europe to London - Ezgi Ture from 2018-06-11T09:06:43

Ezgi Ture is a former BI & Analytics Manager at ODEON Cinemas. Ezgi is a specialist in Banking, Business Analysis, Customer Insight, Segmentation and Data-driven Analytics.

Ezgi’s role br...

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Finding and hiring data science rock stars - Dat Tran from 2018-06-07T08:38:35

Dat is the Head of Data Science at Idealo Internet.

Dat can build data teams as well as data systems. He believes creating a well-balanced team of individuals is crucial to the success of ...

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Gamifying eCommerce - Michael Copeland from 2018-06-06T09:43:25

Michael Copeland is the Chief Technology Officer at Kout.

If you dread the thought of shopping, this podcast is for you. As the CTO of Kout, Michael’s goal is to gamify e-commerce by crea...

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Making finance work for the millennial generation - Maximilian Rofagha from 2018-06-05T10:51:38

Max founded Finimize.com in 2016 and quickly became one of Forbes ‘30 under 30’.

His goal is to help millennials see through financial jargon and empower them to participate in financial m...

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The changing digital marketing landscape - Gary Reid from 2018-05-30T09:21:18

Gary Reid is the Managing partner and founder at Tutch media.

Gary specialises in growing marketing agencies. He has spent his entire career working with companies building brands and mar...

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UX & Product Design: Getting into the psychology of the user- Alex Reekie from 2018-05-29T08:20:09

“I see UX like a function of product design because it’s less about the look, feel and structure of a product and more about behaviours and getting into the psychology of the user”

Alex...

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Data operation vs Data engineering - Ryan Cone from 2018-05-24T10:18:50

Ryan Cone is VP of Data Operations at DotDash.

A natural leader, Ryan has spent more than 9 years leading a data engineering team at DotDash. His teams have been responsible for designing,...

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The challenges of working with data - Richard Benjamins from 2018-05-23T10:12:37

Richard Benjamins is the data and artificial intelligence ambassador at Telefonica.
Richard was named as one of the 100 most influential people in data-driven business (DataIQ 100). He is a fre...

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AI in Healthcare operations - Christian Moroy from 2018-05-22T09:44:34

Christian Moroy is the Co-Founder & CTO at Edge Health.

Christian’s aim is to make hospitals more effective and efficient with Artificial Intelligence. Whether that’s by using algorithms t...

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How Blockchain & Crypto are driving a fintech revolution - Greg Hawkins from 2018-04-27T10:59:37

Greg Hawkins is the Chief Technology Officer at Starling Bank.
Starling is a mobile-only current account that gives people full control over their money and data. Greg is bringing his customer’...

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Managing a startup acquisition: Discover the best practices in this guide - Chris Osborn from 2018-04-25T10:38:59

Chris Osborn is the Chief Technical Officer at Voxy

Over 4 million people in 150 countries have expanded their horizons by learning English through Voxy. Launched in 2010 it was one of the...

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How to use analytics in your advertising strategy - Jamie Khoo from 2018-04-23T10:27

Jamie Khoo is an associate director of marketing sciences at Mindshare.

If the Police get into trouble, they call the SWAT team. If the analytics or programmatic trading team hits a roadb...

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Avoiding unconscious bias in the workplace - Emmanuelle Johaadien from 2018-04-20T07:20:57

Emmanuelle Johaadien is the Director of commercialisation at Visa. She’s the woman who turns ideas into money.

With a focus on FinTech authentication, payments, and telecom - she has honed...

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Content creation for the next generation: Technology in the classroom - Harley Richardson from 2018-04-18T16:30:27

Harley Richardson is the design and development director at Discovery Education UK

Harley Richardson has spent the last decade at the cross section of education and technology. Working his...

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Bringing Data into the public sector: How to use analytics to change lives - Richard Walker from 2018-04-17T08:54:18

‘I went to a local authority in the midlands to chat to them about making an investment in Data. I was put on the spot by the chief constable, he let me talk about the benefits of Data in a busine...

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Transferring from the trading desk to the data science lab - Johnnie Ball from 2018-04-16T11:20:03

Johnnie Ball is currently the Chief Data Scientist at Fluidly. In a previous life though he was a busy trader working for one of London’s top brokerages. This diverse background has given Johnnie m...

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Balancing your soft skills and technical skills in data - Isaac Josephson from 2018-04-06T08:39:17

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Isaac Jospehson, the SVP of Data Platform at Viacom. On the show they discuss how to create consistency across your team. Andy asks Isaac how he deals with disru...

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Creating a data team from scratch and harnessing creativity to grow it - Bruce Pannaman from 2018-03-19T10:22:39

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Bruce Pannaman, a Data Scientist at Busuu. On the show they discuss the links between Business Intelligence and Data Science. They also chat about the direction ...

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Artificial intelligence: How can society adapt to this new industrial revolution - Carl Austin from 2018-03-16T10:25:59

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Carl Austin, the UK CTO at BJSS. On the show they discuss the new industrial revolution being brought about by Artificial Intelligence. They chat about how socie...

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Creating a collaborative environment in your data team - Paul Pop from 2018-03-15T09:25:46

In this episode Andy Davis talks Paul Pop, Senior Data Scientist and team lead at huddle. On the show they discuss creating a collaborative environment for your data team and talk about how a varie...

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Where does the Chief Data Officer fit in the C-suite - Graeme McDermott from 2018-03-14T09:08:10

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Graeme McDermott, Chief Data Officer at Addison Lee. On the show they discuss how the CDO fits into the C-suite. Andy asks Graeme how a Chief Data Officer can co...

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Building your own Startup: One year into an entrepreneurial journey - Joel Burgess from 2018-03-13T09:39:54

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Joel Burgess, the Founder & CEO at Nutrifix UK. On the show they discuss the advantages of working in a corporate environment. Joel tells Andy about founding Nut...

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Humanising Data Insights: Putting people at the heart of Data - Paul Laughlin from 2018-03-12T10:32:19

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Paul Laughlin, Founder and managing director at Laughlin Consultancy. On the show they discuss the creative side of data analytics. They also chat about the way ...

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AdTech: Dispelling the myths and negative connotations around the software - Rahul Rao from 2018-03-09T09:38:57

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Rahul Rao, Director of engineering at yieldmo. On the show Rahul explains why many people have a negative opinion of AdTech and what he’s trying to do to change ...

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Balancing culture and bureaucracy in your startup - Steve Coulson from 2018-03-08T11:35:47

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Steve Coulson, the CFO at JustPark. On the show they discuss balancing culture and bureaucracy in business. Andy asks Steve how he quantifies the ROI of a positi...

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Is there such thing as a typical Data Scientist - Lachlan Ratjens from 2018-03-07T14:06:22

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Lachlan Ratjens, Head of Data Science and Engineering at Collinson Group. On the show they discuss managing the expectations around data. Andy asks Lachlan if th...

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Leading change in a company as the Head of Data - Ryan Den Rooijen from 2018-03-06T09:36:20

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ryan Den Rooijen, Head of Data at Dyson. On the show they discuss the new wave of talent entering the data space. Andy asks Ryan about how he goes about instigat...

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How your business should be viewing cyber security - Andrew Speakmaster from 2018-03-05T09:14:23

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Andrew Speakmaster, the CTO and Founder of SiO4 Ltd. On the show they discuss the what effects GDPR will have on business. Andy asks Andrew about the state of th...

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IT operations: The all encompassing tech role - Dominic Aslan from 2018-03-02T09:13:23

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Dominic Aslan, VP of IT operations at ShipServ. On the show Andy asks Dominic about his best practices for keeping a company secure. Dominic tells Andy all about...

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Using Data Science to make decisions - Pete Williams from 2018-03-01T14:19:50

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Pete Williams, a Data evangelist and the founder of The Decision Playbook. On the show they discuss the hype around the CDO
position. Andy asks Pete how he ...

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Data Scientist: Discussing the role and dispelling some common misconceptions - Dr Peter Appleby from 2018-02-28T09:27:25

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Dr Peter Appleby, Head of Data Science at AutoTrader UK. On the show they discuss some of the misconceptions surrounding roles in Data Science. Andy asks Peter a...

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What can my Quality Assurance team lead do for my business - Fayeez Ahmed from 2018-02-27T09:41:50

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Fayeez Ahmed, the QA Team Lead at WeSwap.com. On the show they discuss routes into QA. Andy asks Fayeez about his transition into a leadership position. They als...

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How technology is disrupting the education sector - Jon Wright from 2018-02-27T09:27:16

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Jon Wright, Founder at Emmkit LLC. On the show they discuss Jon’s move to America and how he adapted to the cultural differences in his working life. They also c...

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Understanding Data Sets: Describing the advantages of data to customers - John Kelly from 2018-02-27T09:27:01

In this episode Andy Davis talks to John Kelly, Director of Analytics at QxBranch. On the show they discuss the excitement around Quantum Computing. Andy asks about the skills a person's needs for ...

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Founding your own DevOps startup - Tom McLaughlin from 2018-02-22T09:11:45

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Tom McLaughlin, Founder at ServerlessOps. On the show they discuss the difficulty of hiring for a DevOps role. Andy asks Tom about his career progression. They a...

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Data Science: How to adapt and stay in demand - Nav Dhuti from 2018-02-21T09:10:08

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Nav Dhutti, the Technical Lead / Data Scientist at Acrotrend. On the show they discuss how to excel in your career. Nav touches on the disruption caused by techn...

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Understanding the different roles in the security sector - James Packer from 2018-02-20T09:27:13

In this episode Andy Davis talks to James Packer. James is a Cyber Security Consultant at a Big 4 professional services firm. He is also President of the London Chapter of (ISC)2 whose mission is t...

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Applying Data to the retail sector - Michael Michelis from 2018-02-19T10:32:51

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Michael Michelis, the Co-founder at Intelistyle Ltd. On the show they discuss the links between Data Science and mathematics. Andy asks Michael about the effects...

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Creating a new company culture around Artificial intelligence - Raphael Rocha from 2018-02-16T09:33:58

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Rafael Rocha, the Chief Transformation Architect at Edanlit Techlab & Consultancy. On the show they discuss the composition of an A.I team. Andy asks Rafael abou...

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Creating technology, company culture and artificial intelligence - Marcel Kornblum from 2018-02-15T10:12:19

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Marcel Kornblum, head of creative technology at BBH London. They discuss the importance of taking a macro perspective in business, navigating company culture and...

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Kubernetes and DevOps, innovating containers - Ian Mortimer from 2018-02-14T09:15:43

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ian Mortimer, a lead DevOps Engineer at Slalom Consultancy . On the show Ian tells Andy about working in a Kubernetes environment. They also discuss DevOps as an...

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What a great COO can offer your tech startup - Ben Sanders from 2018-02-13T09:23:56

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ben Sanders, the COO at Pockit. He chats to Andy about his role and responsibilities as a COO, why it’s important, when on-boarding, to hire people who share you...

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Mentoring & Marketing, Why it’s a good idea to find a mentor during your career - Charlotte Morris from 2018-02-12T11:58:49

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Charlotte Morris, the CMO for SkinNinja. SkinNinja a break through UK app, which identifies what's in our skincare products, from contact allergens to carcinogen...

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Learning better management skills by leading an information security team - Killian Faughnan from 2018-02-09T14:30:38

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Killian Faughnan, the CISO at Interoute. They discuss the makeup of a typical security team. Killian tells Andy about how he stays ahead of security threats. And...

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Going beyond building software: Leading in development and managing your tech team - Jon Peterson from 2018-02-08T09:17:55

In this Episode, Andy Davis talks to Jon Peterson, Development Manager at Argus Media. They chat about why team leaders need to reinforce to their staff the importance of building software that sol...

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Business Intelligence: Breaking down the skills you need to be proficient in B.I - Jonathan Leedham from 2018-02-07T09:27:22

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Jonathan Leedham, B.I manager at Reed.co.uk. On today's podcast he chats to Andy about the differences and widening gap between Business Intelligence and Big Dat...

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The Best practices to adopt as a HR professional - Phil Wood from 2018-02-06T09:35:34

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Phil Wood, a people partner at Swoon Editions. They discuss personal development, internships and retraining staff. They also chat about the importance of havin...

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Creating Culture and managing I.T people - Adam Fineman from 2018-02-05T11:11:49

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Adam Fineman, Head of I.T Operations at Euro Office. They discuss finding candidates that are the right cultural fit for your company, differing methods to keep ...

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Blogging about tech and leadership in the technology industry - Adam Gill from 2018-02-02T09:29:03

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Adam Gill, the CRM at Totaljobs group and the founder of Sirius.Red. They discuss Adams blogging career and how blogs can help with one’s creative processes and ...

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Leveraging Data for charitable causes - Cyrus Bulsara from 2018-02-01T09:46:50

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Cyrus Bulsara, Head of Data services at the Children’s Society. They discuss applying creativity to Data, making a move to a management position and how technolo...

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Lessons from a Chief Data Officer in the finance sector - Barry Green from 2018-01-31T09:29:52

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Barry Green, the Chief Data Officer at the Bank of Ireland. He chats to Andy about how best to manage a data team. They also discuss how to instigate a cultural ...

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Understanding the role of a SRE - Johnlouis Petitbon from 2018-01-30T09:05:15

In this episode Andy Davis talks to John Louis Petitbon, Sr Director, Platform Engineering at Lifion by ADP. Johnlouis discusses the role of SRE’s with Andy. They chats about the similarities SRE’s...

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Women in Tech, Why tech companies need to increase diversity in their workforce - Rashi Khurana from 2018-01-29T12:15:33

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Rashi Khurana, the Director, Engineering for eCommerce Images and Contributor experience at Shutterstock. On the show they discuss how to get more women in tech....

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Demystifying the threats from cyber-crime - Brian Lord OBE from 2018-01-29T11:47:09

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Brian Lord OBE, the Managing Director, Cyber, at PGI Protection Group International. On the show Brian talks to Andy about how much cyber security has changed ov...

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Retaining staff and routes into IT Infrastructure - Usman Hamid from 2018-01-26T09:34:22

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Usman Hamid, Head of infrastructure services at the BBC. On the show they discuss how companies can use innovative ways to retain staff. Andy asks Usman about ho...

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How can working with a startup mentality helps your DevOps career - Josh Willcock from 2018-01-25T09:54:47

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Josh Willcock, DevOps manager at the charity learning consortium. On the show they discuss the advantages of working with a startup mentality. Josh also chats ab...

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Marketing technology, Why you need to brand your tech products - Jason Foo from 2018-01-24T10:38:52

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Jason Foo, the CEO at BBD Perfect Storm. On the show they discuss the role branding plays in marketing technology. Andy asks Jason about the best practices for f...

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Implementing change and instilling company culture as a CIO - Simon Lascelles from 2018-01-23T08:39:40

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Simon Lascelles, he was recently made the Director of IT operations at LGSS. They discuss combining skills in sports and business, implementing changes in your b...

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Masters Of Disasters - Matthias Rosenberg from 2018-01-22T10:11:19

Wie und warum Firmen den Punkten Business Continuity Management, IT Service Continuity Management (ITIL) und Krisenmanagement Aufmerksamkeit schenken müssen und was das eigentlich ist, erfahrt Ihr ...

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Putting your tech career development at the centre of your career in data - Hilla Pedramparsi from 2018-01-22T09:49:20

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Hilla Pedramparsi, interim head of data at Gamesys. Hilla is a senior IT professional with a strong development background. He possesses an outstanding record of...

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Discussing big data: Are you using data to its full potential in your business? - Andrei Muraru from 2018-01-19T09:49:48

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Andrei Muraru, Big Data innovations manager at Belron International. On the show they discuss how Data has developed in recent years and why some sectors are st...

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Decision making with data analytics - Rajat Dhawan from 2018-01-18T10:08:41

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Rajat Dhawan, the CTO at Contiki Holidays. They discuss seeking out challenge in your professional life, how company decision making has been affected by data an...

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A CTO's guide to rewarding failure and creating a constructive working environment - Derek Wise from 2018-01-17T10:44:21

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Derek Wise, the CTO at Grapeshot. On the show they discuss how, as a leader, you can build a constructive environment for your staff. Andy asks Derek about his m...

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IT support: Transferring tech support skills to a career in management - Liam Williamson from 2018-01-16T10:50:35

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Liam Williamson, the Manager of IT systems at Lithium Technologies. Liam chats to Andy about the challenges and rewards of working in IT support. They discuss Li...

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Turning technological advances to your advantage - Sean Morris from 2018-01-15T11:37:20

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Sean Morris, head of consultancy at New Signature UK. On the show Sean chats to Andy about the vast changes that have happened in the tech sphere in recent years...

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Business transformation: An IBM case study - Andy Brierley from 2018-01-12T11:17:27

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Andy Brierley, the Vice President of IBM. On the show they discuss how IBM has developed from a hardware manufacturer to a services provider. They also discuss b...

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Technology, Transformation & Project Management - Deepak Rangayyan from 2018-01-11T15:15:07

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Deepak Rangayyan, Senior project manager of transformation at Kuoni Group. They discuss how best to manage your employee’s, how technology’s rapid growth is affe...

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Using healthtech to drive greater efficiency - Tom Whicher from 2018-01-11T10:38:35

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Tom Whicher, a founder of DrDoctor. Tom tells Andy about how he started working in the health tech sector. They discuss why implementing a technological change i...

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When’s the right time to move from front end development to management - John Masse from 2018-01-10T11:27:54

In this episode Andy Davis talks to John Masse, the Director of Front End Development at Priceline.com. On the show they chat about the skills you need to learn for a career in the tech industry. T...

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Tips for moving into management, Taking your tech career to the next level - Ilya Pesahovsky from 2018-01-09T16:46:38

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ilya Pesahovsky, the Director of Software Engineering, AdTech at dailymotion. On the show Ilya chats to Andy about making the move into a management position. Th...

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How to leverage content to increase your brand's awareness - Chad Pytel from 2018-01-08T11:00:02

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Chad Pytel, the CEO & Co-Founder at Thought.bot. Chad tells Andy about founding Thought.bot. They also discuss the how technology is disrupting the education sec...

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The applications of Artificial Intelligence, from finance to HR - Oliver Christie from 2018-01-05T11:14:48

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Oliver Christie, An artificial intelligence consultant, futurist and speaker. On the show Oliver chats to Andy about the use of artificial intelligence in the fi...

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Talking tech podcasts and career change - Robert Bluman from 2018-01-04T09:16:47

In this episode Andy Davis talks Robert Bluman, an editor and host of the podcast Software Engineering Radio and also a lead DevOps Engineer. On the show he chats to Andy about moving from a softwa...

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Discussing the differences between management and leadership - Dan Maunder from 2018-01-03T12:34:57

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Dan Maunder, a CTO at Picsolve international. On the show they discuss the position and responsibilities of a CTO. They also talk about navigating your first lea...

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Moving to a Startup: The Changing Role of Dev Manager – Richard Ashworth from 2017-12-14T17:34:30

In this episode Andy Davis talks Richard Ashworth, the head of engineering at Goodlord. On the show they discuss the differences between working in a startup and corporate environment. They go on t...

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Why you need a co-founder for your business- David Burns from 2017-12-14T16:27:18

In this episode Andy Davis talks to David Burns, the chief technology officer at Yell. They discuss the advantages of having a Co-founder when starting a business venture, the trials and tribulatio...

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Why workplace diversity improves data visualisation - Luke Wilson from 2017-12-14T15:59:57

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Luke Wilson head of M.I at Mitie. On the show they discuss the newest trends emerging in the Data sector, the role of visualisation tools in Data and recruitmen...

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What advantages could GoLang give your business - Matt Ryer from 2017-12-14T15:29:33

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Matt Ryer. He’s currently an author, programmer and gopher and currently the Principle Engineer at Veritone. On the show Matt chats to Andy about the GoLang prog...

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Are we doing enough to teach technology in our curriculum - Fame Razak from 2017-12-14T15:03:42

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Fame Razak, the Chief Technology Officer at AnalogFolk. Fame is an experienced Chief Technology Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing a...

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Content creation and a career in tech, business insight from a startup CTO - Andrea Cavalieri from 2017-12-14T14:49:26

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Andrea Cavalieri, the CTO at Newsflare. In the show Andrea discusses combining his tech background with content creation and his role in the media. They also cha...

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The positive impact technological innovation can have on your business - Adrian Barrett from 2017-12-14T14:25:55

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Adrian Barrett CEO and founder at Exonar. They discuss the challenging world of startup’s, the importance of technological innovation in moving tech industries...

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Is 9 to 5 working obsolete? - Gerrit Niemeijer from 2017-12-14T12:19:21

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Gerrit Niemeijer, CTO at Visible World Inc, about the changing face of office life, approaches to managing a tech team and the importance of maintain focus in yo...

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Working in Software: Business skills learned as an applications delivery manager – Nikunj Patel from 2017-12-13T10:22:31

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Nikunj Patel, an applications delivery manager. This podcast focuses on the changing role of technology over Nikunj’s career. It also tackles the effect A.I and ...

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Why you should consider applying a DevOps approach to your business - Bridget Kromhout & Tim Gross from 2017-12-12T11:50:47

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Bridget Kromhout & Tim Gross. On the show they discuss DevOps and its links with your company's culture, the best practices for building a well rounded DevOps te...

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Do you need a formal education if you want a career in technology? - Adrian Wigley from 2017-12-11T10:55:19

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Adrian Wigley, I.T Service Manager at ShawBrook Bank, about Adrian’s route into the I.T profession. They also discuss pros and cons of a university education and...

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Keeping sight of your company's vision - Martin Moran from 2017-12-08T11:14:50

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Martin Moran, Managing Director at InsideSales.com. They discuss how to keep your company’s vision in focus and ensuring there’s a creative curiosity throughout ...

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Do you know the true value of your data sets - Raj Samarni from 2017-12-07T11:19:53

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Raj Samani, a Fellow and Chief Data Scientist at McAfee. On the show they chat about how society values personal data and understanding the importance of persona...

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Project Management: Methodologies to use to get the most out of your tech team - Deepak Rangayyan from 2017-12-06T11:37:09

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Deepak Rangayyan, Senior project manager of transformation at Kuoni Group. They discuss how best to manage your employee’s and how technology’s rapid growth is a...

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Talking chatbots? Working with emerging tech – Szymon Rozga from 2017-12-05T12:02:32

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Szymon Rozga, the Head of Emerging Technologies at BlueMetal NYC. Szymon chats to Andy about his current project working with chatbots they also look at building...

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15 steps to make your business GDPR defensible - Ian West from 2017-12-04T14:34:21

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ian West, Director of Digital Information at Project One. Ian talks Andy through his 15 steps any business should take to make their business GDPR defensible. Listen

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Software Engineering Daily case study: Great lessons for growing your podcast - Jeffrey Meyerson from 2017-12-04T11:22:43

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Jeffrey Meyerson, host of Software Engineering Daily. On the show Jeff chats to Andy about the reasons behind starting Software Engineering Daily and the directi...

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How can I facilitate workplace communication as a chief operating officer -Andrew Graham from 2017-11-29T15:32:33

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Andrew Graham, the C.O.O at Blippar. They talk about dismantling communication barriers in large companies, the role of a C.O.O and managing your own career prog...

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Are you falling prey to any of the common misconceptions surrounding cloud computing - Gordon Davey from 2017-11-29T15:27:03

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Gordon Davey, head of cloud architecture at Willis Towers Watson. They discuss tackling the common misconceptions around Cloud, innovation and how it’s driving t...

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The advantages of remote working and autonomous employees - David Morgantini from 2017-11-29T11:27:36

In this episode Andy Davis talks to David Morgantini, VP of engineering at TES Global. On the show today, he chats to Andy about the advantages remote working and of giving autonomy to your staff, ...

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How to get the most use from the insights you extract from your data sets - Andrew Tenzer from 2017-11-28T10:43:28

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Andrew Tenzer, the head of group insight at Trinity Mirror. They discuss how best to make sense of data, the various compelling projects Andrew has worked on and...

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Best practices for achieving a workflow in development - Vince Russell from 2017-11-27T11:14:18

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Vince Russell, lead developer at Hawes & Curtis. Their talk focuses on getting into a constructive workflow as a developer, transitioning between a technical and...

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Providing Data Solutions for your clients, Approaches for fostering a good relationship - Mark Dodd from 2017-11-24T11:46:41

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Mark Dodd, Head of Business at Consolidata and Co-Founder at Consolidata Labs. On the show Mark discusses the qualities that differentiate a good data profession...

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How to get the most out of your team when you’re working with mobile technologies - Massimo De Marco from 2017-11-23T11:59:40

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Massimo De Marco, V.P of Engineering and Product at Depop. They discuss the transition into management, exciting technology on the horizon and the need to have b...

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How best to safeguard against external factors that can affect your business - Bhaskar Dasgupta from 2017-11-22T10:47:44

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Bhaskar Dasgupta, the MD and Chief Operating Officer at UK export finance. On the show they discuss the importance of keeping your eye on the external factors t...

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Automating DevOps: How to streamline your management practices - Ian Hayfield from 2017-11-21T11:04:28

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ian Hayfield, DevOps manager at Ancoa. Ian is a DevOps evangelist and is a strong advocate of applying it’s methodology to business. His previous roles have seen...

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Time Management: Techniques for balancing your workload and employee’s - Sina Jazayeri from 2017-11-20T12:13:10

In this episode Andy Davis talk to Sina Jazayeri, Director of software engineering at inrhythm, founder of color code.Io and host of the drunk web podcast. Sina is a front end software designer and...

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How can leveraging technology help streamline your workflow - Leslie Coelho from 2017-11-17T12:45:17

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Leslie Coelho, who has recently become a technical architect at Netcel. Leslie is a reductionist at heart and enjoys turning complex problems into simple solutio...

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How to keeping on top of your professional development as a software engineer - Eoin Woods from 2017-11-16T10:40:51

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Eoin Woods, CTO at Endava. Eoin is a professionally qualified technical architect, with over twenty years of experience in the capital markets and technical soft...

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Working in Internal recruitment, hiring the right IT staff - Simon Halkyard from 2017-11-16T09:24:57

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Simon Halkyard, Talent acquisition partner at Shop Direct. Simon is currently responsible for the Analytics, Customer Management and Credit Risk Talent Acquisiti...

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The Chief Data Officer’s playbook - Caroline Carruthers & Peter Jackson from 2017-11-14T11:08:30

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Caroline Carruthers & Peter Jackson, the authors of the Chief Data Officer's playbook. The CDO’s playbook is a practical guide and a must read for data leaders b...

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From Amsterdam to Euston: A journey of change and technology - Craig Ellis from 2017-11-13T11:58:04

In this episode Andy Davis Talks To Craig Ellis, the CTO at the go-ahead group. Craig has developed a varied skill set over a vast career working for institutions such as BT and Network rail. With ...

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Online technology communities: Making the most of the open source internet - Jeremy Keith from 2017-11-10T10:50:33

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Jeremy Keith, the Technical Lead and co-founder of the design agency Clearleft in Brighton. Jeremy has been writing on his personal site, adactio.com, for over f...

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Project Management on a global scale: How to manage teams in different continents - James Rix from 2017-11-09T11:36:35

In this episode Andy James talks to James Rix, senior project manager at Romonet. James is Skilled at working across international locations and coordinating international teams to deliver high qua...

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Promoting data science: How communicating the successes of data can help your business - Brian Hills from 2017-11-08T10:05:40

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Brian Hills, Head of data at the data lab innovation centre. Data Lab aims to bring together industry, the public sector, universities, colleges, schools and th...

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Getting your department heard, Communicating your tech mission to your company - Stuart McHugh from 2017-11-07T11:27:10

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Stuart McHugh, I.T manager at Bates Wells Braithwaite.
In his role managing the IT Department he deliver strategy, deployment, training and operational sup...

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How to build an effective cloud strategy for you business - Fernando Hönig from 2017-11-06T11:57:03

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Fernando Honig, Principal AWS cloud & DevOps Evangelist at DeltaHost. Fernando is a highly experienced Infrastructure Solutions Leader, with over 15 years of ext...

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How to improve your team's output in backend Development - Delf Tonder from 2017-11-03T11:15:45

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Delf Tonder, lead backend developer at CrossLend. Delf is an advocate of agile and consistently applies this methodology to his current role. He also employed an...

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Building databases into your business strategy – Steve Perry from 2017-11-02T11:28:02

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Steve Perry, head of data at Kytosys Systems. Steve is a highly driven data professional with a track record of hitting challenges head on and providing enterpri...

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How to Optimise your tech teams productivity with technology - Martin Campbell from 2017-11-01T11:46:18

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Martin Campbell, Chief commercial and Strategy officer at hubbub. Martin has created the some of the leading digital agencies in the UK non-profit sector. He has...

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Improving your product life cycle: Technology from idea to execution – Brett Didonato from 2017-10-31T11:27:23

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Brett Didonato, CTO and Co-founder at Quick frame. Brett enjoy designing and developing innovative technology products from the ground up. His areas of expertis...

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Making Data charitable: Lessons learned applying data to the charity sector - Oliver Davey from 2017-10-30T12:26:35

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Oliver Davey, Head of Data & Operations at Maggie’s Centres. Oliver’s experiences have taken him all over the charitable sector having worked for institutions su...

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Business growth, sustaining company culture and professional networks - Alexis Pratsides from 2017-10-27T09:55:58

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Alexis Pratsides, managing director at MintTwist. Alexis is always at the forefront of the latest trends in web design, development and digital marketing. A cham...

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Keeping up in Coding, learning your languages and leadership skills - Thiago Carvalho from 2017-10-26T10:12:37

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Thiago Carvalho, Engineering Manager at Wayfair. An avid proponent of the PHP programming language Thiago has been developing software with it for 9 years. In hi...

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Best practices for building a corporate culture in your tech team – Phil Bambridge from 2017-10-25T10:59:53

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Phil Bambridge, M.I.S.T Manager at Aldermore Bank. Phil having honed his skills in the military has extensive experience in management and training. He has been...

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How are you approaching Big Data: Getting the most out of your data sets - Marc Rind from 2017-10-24T10:41:58

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Marc Rind, B.P of product development and chief data scientist at ADP analytics and big data. They discuss how companies are approaching big data and the various...

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Understanding Information & Security - David Lacey from 2017-10-23T11:14:31

In this episode Andy Davis talks to David Lacey, Managing Director at David Lacey consulting. They discuss tackling the disparate approaches to security in the 21st century, David’s work building a...

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Dealing in Data: How to best deploy data in your company - Johanna Hutchinson from 2017-10-23T10:45:26

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Johanna Hutchinson, the Head of Data at the Pensions Regulator. They discuss the necessity for companies to become more data driven, making decisions based on yo...

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Diversifying DevOps; fostering innovation in your tech team - Gabriel Cismondi from 2017-10-19T13:35:04

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Gabriel Cismondi, Head of DevOps and architectures at Fuse Universal. They discuss company culture and how best to employ it. They also touch on the advantages o...

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How can Big Data solve your business problem - Steve Davis from 2017-10-18T08:30:51

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Steve Davis, Co-founder & C.T.O at Signafire. They discuss marrying the buzz around B.I. with the practical applications of data in the office. They also chat ab...

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IT Infrastructure: Managing infrastructure on a global scale – Ayotunde Obasanya from 2017-10-17T08:11:22

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ayotunde Obasanya, the head of global infrastructure at Funding Circle UK. They discuss the nuances of managing global IT infrastructure , funding circles succes...

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Talking Tech Projects: Why you should work in different sized teams – Tayo Olatunde from 2017-10-16T10:24:02

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Tayo Olatunde, Business transformation and currently working on GDPR compliance. They discuss working on different sized tech projects, the workplaces continual ...

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Managing Technical People: Getting the most from your tech team - Ron Feldman from 2017-10-06T10:55:54

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ron Feldman, VP of product management at GameChanger Media, Inc. They chat about the best strategies for managing technical people, the changes that have happene...

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Digital Transformation, the positive effects it can have on your business - David Biden from 2017-10-06T10:52:53

In this episode Andy Davis talks to David Biden, Delivery Director at Not Binary, about the challenges of applying digital transformation to your business. They also discuss fusing the business an...

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Navigating the new world of Business Intelligence - Sabahe Mrizag from 2017-10-05T16:31:13

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Sabahe Mrizag, head of B.I at Clear Channel Outdoor Global. They discuss balancing technological know-how and people skills, workplace inspirations, living and w...

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Human Resources: Approaches that drive team cohesion - Mathew Davies from 2017-10-05T16:26:57

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Mathew Davies, human resources Director at Addison Lee about his responsibilities and KPI's in human resources. They also discuss championing your company, help...

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Marketing Technology: Promoting you company in the tech sphere - Bill Bauman from 2017-10-05T16:14:25

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Bill Bauman, Evangelist and product strategist at Ops-view. The chat about the role of marketing and promotions in the technology sphere and how tech specialists...

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Culture & Building Startups - Ezechi Britton from 2017-10-05T10:57:57

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Ezechi Britton, CO-founder and CTO at Neyber, about the challenges when beginning your own startup. They also discuss maintaining a strong work culture when fac...

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Learning leadership from the military - Matt Robson from 2017-10-03T15:15:13

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Matt Robson, Executive Director at TSG consulting. They discuss Matt’s military background and how his training has helped his business acumen. They also discus...

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IT operations: How to direct and lead operation teams - Chris Truman from 2017-10-03T08:45:32

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Chris Truman, Director of network operations and engineering at Equinix.  Chris is a results driven technology leader experienced at directing IT operations and...

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Building a Tech Team - Chris Michael from 2017-10-03T08:39:05

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Chris Michael, Interim head of technology at open banking. They discuss buiding a team of digital experts, "Pi" shaped people and GDPR

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How to Add Value to your tech team - Shawn Nolan from 2017-10-02T13:11:01

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Shawn Nolan, Head of Networks at Gigaclear, about adding value to your team and yourself. They also discuss staying back from the leading edge of innovation, pro...

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Key skills for a career in recruitment - Joe Burridge from 2017-09-29T12:38:45

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Joe Burridge, who recently became the senior recruiter at Electronic Arts. They discuss Joe’s time at Hudl, the importance of keeping company culture at the cen...

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Business Intelligence in der Digitalen Transformation - Wolfram Greiner from 2017-09-27T16:54:38

Heute sprechen wir mit Wolfram Greiner, Geschäftsführer der Digital Ratio in Eschborn, über Business Intelligence in der Digitalen Transformation. Wie sich Deutschland im Bereich BI entwickelt, wel...

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Quality Assurance - Rouven Schreck from 2017-09-20T08:00:44

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Rouven Schreck, head of quality assurance at EE. They talk about Rouven's routes into QA, the sectors strong links with mobile technologies. They also discuss h...

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Challenge and motivation - Rhonda Vetere from 2017-09-15T10:54:41

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Rhonda Vetere, CTO at Estee Lauder, about how she tried to challenge herself 3 times each day. They also discuss motivating yourself and your team, valuing the p...

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Becoming a leader in code - Pete Hallett from 2017-09-14T13:18:24

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Pete Hallett, chief technical officer at Methods. They discuss the innate qualities present that make a tech leader. Pete's experiences when starting his own co...

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Data, strategy and the British Army - Tim Carmichael from 2017-09-14T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Tim Carmichael, Chief Data Officer and Chief Analytics Officer at the British Army, about the different concepts for successful outcomes. They also discuss hirin...

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Making changes in a corporate setting - David Blackwood from 2017-09-12T16:33:09

In this episode Andy Davis talks to David Blackwood, global CTO of Capgemini infrastructure services, about helping to make changes in a corporate environment. They also discuss hiring from diverse...

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The impact of technology on insurance - Karen Graves from 2017-09-12T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Karen Graves, Head of Operations EMEA Hub, about using technology to create change in a company. They also discuss managing remote workers, tech as a creative in...

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The changing world of technology - Lorenzo Gordon from 2017-09-08T10:14:12

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Lorenzo Gordon, director and co-founder of Maldaba LTD, about the world of technology becoming less technical. They discuss the benefits of age and experience, m...

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Educating Software Engineers & Functional Programming - John Pavley from 2017-09-06T00:00

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to John Pavley, Senior Vice President of software engineering at Viacom, about how to get more young people into software engineering. They also discuss the best w...

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Behaviour and Psychology - Simon Finnie from 2017-09-04T08:28:50

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Simon Finnie, group strategic project director at Laing O'Rourke, about the effect of behavioural economics in business. They discuss life after automation, rest...

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IT Contracting - Christo Olivier from 2017-09-01T00:00

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Christo Olivier, an independent solutions architect, about learning to code. They also discuss going out alone as a consultant, which coding language to start w...

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Working as a CIO - Ian Turfrey from 2017-09-01T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ian Turfrey, CIO at the BMA, about working as a CIO and the importance of CSR. They also discuss innovation in medical technology, improving office efficiency an...

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Getting corporate social responsibility right - Mark Seymour from 2017-08-30T15:50:26

Mark Seymour is Chief Technology Officer and Founder of Future Facilities.

Helping others is a great way to draw perspective on your own life. It isn’t just individual people who act chari...

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Von 0 auf 100: Wie man ein (Fin-)Tech StartUp skaliert - Alex Bierhaus from 2017-08-29T00:00

In dieser Episode spricht Carsten Jahn mit Alex Bierhaus, Chief Technology Officer der COMPEON GmbH zu den Themen Skalierung von Fintech Unternehmen & Startups, Digitalwährungen, Personalwesen und ...

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Head of Technology - Kristian Keep from 2017-08-23T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Kristian Keep, Head of Technology at Acrotrend, about the importance of soft skills when hiring someone new. They discuss what Kristian looks for when hiring, ho...

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Thinking independently and making decisions - Avi Marco from 2017-08-23T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Avi Marco, an independent consultant who specialises in articulation and delivery of contemporary and impactful data solutions, They discuss how to move away fro...

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The GDPR Rules - Ian Bourne from 2017-08-16T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ian Bourne from the Information Commissioners Office about the new GDPR rules. They also discuss the press and publicity about these new rules, what constitutes ...

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Working in data science - Jason Prestinario from 2017-08-15T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Jason Prestinario, Head of Data Science at Komodo Health, about his work in the data science field. They also discuss Jason's move from mechanical engineering an...

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Getting the most out of people - Jayakanthan M from 2017-08-15T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Jayakanthan M, global head of talent and culture at Clarivate Analytics, about working with teams to get the most out of their people. They discuss his unusual m...

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From the Army to Head of HR - Stuart Boyne from 2017-08-08T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Stuart Boyne, global head of HR at Argo Group International Holdings, about moving from the army to the corporate world. They discuss the possible differences in...

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Methods Analytics - Marc Tallentire from 2017-08-04T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Marc Tallentire, Deputy Director at Methods Analytics, about moving countries with work. They also discuss starting a business from scratch, making sure the bala...

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Career hopping - Tim Martin from 2017-07-28T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Tim Martin, co founder of Think In Confidence, about moving careers when you're young to find the right fit. They discuss goal setting, working abroad and the pr...

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A career journey into tech - Dan Jenkins from 2017-07-20T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Dan Jenkins, IT manager at 7 Digital, about his winding career path into technology. They discuss the kind of person who works in tech, getting into management a...

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The Role of HR - Christina Owczarski from 2017-07-14T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Christina Owczarski, people operations leader at Mimeo, about her work in HR. They discuss keeping your work and personal feelings separate, how to train manager...

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Business Education - Eric Linin from 2017-07-11T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Eric Linin, head of talent development at Lloyds of London, about their education venture with the London Business School. They discuss how this course was set u...

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HR and Leadership - Frances Caldwell from 2017-07-06T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Frances Caldwell, UK HR director at Intertech, about the career inflection point between management or technology. They also discuss the term "servant leader", d...

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Data management - Ian West from 2017-07-05T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ian West, vice-president of analytics and information management at Cognizant, about how data affects our world. They discuss how the world of data has changed o...

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How to be a Chief Operating Officer - Jennifer Geary from 2017-07-04T00:00

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Jennifer Geary, author of the new book - "How to be a Chief Operating Officer" and previously COO at Save The Children. Jennifer discusses working as a COO in t...

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Changing the way we work - Tom Magnifico from 2017-07-01T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Tom Magnifico, vice president of professional services and engineering at Cross Cap, about the perceived glamour of start ups. They also discuss acquiring new cu...

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Fighting Cybercrime - Stuart Peck from 2017-06-30T10:17:35

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Stuart Peck, Head of Cyber Security Strategy at ZeroDayLab, about working against cyber crime. They discuss how Stuart found this career, how he chooses new hire...

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Becoming a manager - Arthur Fullerton from 2017-06-23T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Arthur Fullerton, CTO of Big Spaceship, about the changing focus within IT over 25 years, how to motivate remote workers and becoming a manager.

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Communicating Technology - Alister Sneddon from 2017-06-15T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Alister Sneddon, technical product manager at Money Farm, about how he learnt to communicate technical knowledge effectively to people who aren't involved in tec...

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Being inspired by your product - Charles Lewinton from 2017-06-13T00:00

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Charles Lewinton, CTO at Buddi, about working with a product that inspires him. They also discuss how generational differences within the computing world, havin...

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VP of Engineering - David Townsend from 2017-06-08T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to David Townsend, VP of engineering at Funding Circle. The discuss finding new ways for the role of engineering to develop without becoming a manager, what being ...

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Head of Talent - Noor Van Boven from 2017-06-07T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Noor Van Boven, VP and global head of people at SoundCloud. They discuss the transition between being an employee to becoming an employer, how travel can change ...

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HR the Career - Amelia Bradshaw from 2017-06-02T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Amelia Bradshaw, HR director at Inviqa, about her career in HR, improving diversity in the workplace and how to deal with employees who frequently move jobs.

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How Development has changed - John Donoghue from 2017-06-01T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to John Donoghue, director of development at Smart Communications, about the changing world of development over the last 10 years, keeping yourself educated and tak...

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Financial Startup Founder - Justin Zhen from 2017-05-26T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Justin Zhen, co-founder of Thinknum, about his entrepreneurial spirit, living in New York and managing a financial start up.

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Improving your skills in technology - Richard Simmons from 2017-05-25T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Richard Simmons, chief technologist at Logicalis UK, about gaining skills for the role you want, keeping up with education in your area and how to retain talent ...

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Innovating Organisational Structure - Chris Wintle from 2017-05-18T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Chris Wintle, head of software engineering at And Digital, about the key influencers in his career, And Digital's unique organisational structure and why it work...

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Blockchain- Bruce Pon from 2017-05-16T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Bruce Pon, founder of Big Chain DB, and they discuss the world of blockchain, the differences between centralised and decentralised data and how organisations ca...

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Separating Hype and Reality - Ben Rapp from 2017-05-11T08:29:42

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ben Rapp, CEO at Manage Networks, about separating the hype of technology from the reality, big data in public policy and how tech has affected advertising.
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Life as a contractor - Melanie Calver from 2017-05-04T14:06:08

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Melanie Calver Director of Prosperity Technology about moving from permanent roles to a contractor lifestyle. They discuss working while having a family, how to ...

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Transitioning into management - Jamie Ingilby from 2017-04-28T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Jamie Ingleby about the transition into management in the technology world, being competitive and making your own luck.

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1.27 Has Ja...

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Product Management - Garry Prior from 2017-04-27T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Garry Prior about being a product manager, his move up to Manchester and how career paths differ in the technology world.

Show Notes:

1.43 How ...

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Technology & Oil Brokers - Matt Buxton from 2017-04-21T12:49:46

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Matt Buxton about working in the IT department for a large stock broker. They discuss selecting staff for a cultural fit, working with flexi-time and incorporati...

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Technology and The Arts - George Tunnicliffe from 2017-04-20T07:58:06

In this episode Andy Davis talks to George Tunnicliffe, Head of IT Operations at the National Theatre, about the intersection between technology and the arts, how the creative world treats tech dev...

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DevOps - Nikita Ostrovsky from 2017-04-13T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Nikita Ostrovsky about the world of Dev Ops, about how the world has changed over recent years and how he has evolved with it.

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What...

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Being Agile - Kelly Waters from 2017-04-06T00:00

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Kelly Waters about working with computers in a pre-internet age, the changes in the office during each technological advance, agile methodology and what his pr...

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Technology Education - Matthew Bellringer from 2017-03-30T00:00

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Matthew Bellringer about the roles of universities in our future. Matthew values softer skills in his team and looks for work experience in the real world as opp...

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Neuroscience & Startups - Dr. Andrew Hill from 2017-03-24T01:00

Dr. Andrew Hill is a Cognitive Neuroscientist and Entrepreneur - Dr. Hill has a PhD from UCLA in Cogntive Neuroscience. He is Passionate about self-regulation and peak performance. He has published...

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Motivating your Tech Team - Phil Crawley from 2017-03-23T10:26:13

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Phil Crawley, IT manager at the digital marketing agency Seven. They talk about motivating your workforce and the difference between contractors and permanent st...

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Being a CTO - James Griffin from 2017-03-16T15:18:50

In this episode Andy Davis talks to James Griffin, the CTO at Idio a software service platform. He talks to Andy about what it means to be a CTO and the challenges when leading a technical team. Listen

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Business Mentors - Sam Levy from 2017-03-09T14:44:09

In this episode Sam Levy talks to Andy Davis about staffing and what he has learnt from his time at Hinge and his move to Living Social. Staffing is an important and often overlooked element of bus...

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Vision - Paige Craig from 2017-03-02T09:51:49

In this episode Andy talks to Paige Craig, the founder and general partner at Arena Ventures, about what qualities he looks for in a leader.

Show Notes:

Who is Paige Craig and ho...

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External Networks – Benji Hyam from 2017-02-23T01:00

Startup Marketing - Today's guest is Benji Hyam an expert B2B Content Marketer who after an oustanding career in Silicon Valley has now started 2 business; Grow & Convert and Wordable.co

B...

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Healthcare Innovation - Ryan Kerstein from 2017-02-14T01:00

Innovation - Today Guest is Ryan Kerstein a Medtech innovator, Surgeon & Management Consultant... We discuss what it means to innovate and how he became such a prolific innovator after already havi...

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Culture - Andre Chow from 2017-02-14T01:00

Culture - Today's guest is Andre Chow a Surgeon, Researcher, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Touch Surgery. Andre Talks about the difficulties involved with growing a startup and the importance of c...

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Technology & Staffing - Andrea La Mendola from 2017-02-14T01:00

Technology & Staffing - Today's guest is Andrea La Mendola the Head of Operations at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. We talk about how technology is changing the way we approach building a t...

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