We are talking to Matthew Seaborn, the Architecture Director at Perform Group: “The Netflix for sports”. Perform are on a mission to become the digital leader in global sports media. We discuss social cohesion and the growing pains of creating a platform used and built across a number of different geographies.

Max talks to us about his business Birdie. He talks about aging with confidence, the pressure elderly family places on modern life, and how startups should be business 2.0 engaging with society for a positive outcome. The interview talks more broadly about healthcare and tech, and how data should be managed and used.

Megan Caywood is Chief Platform Officer at Starling Bank, a leading challenge bank in the UK. Prior to Starling, she was a product leader in financial technology in San Francisco. She moved to the UK on a Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa in 2016 to help start Starling, and has since been named on Forbes 30 under 30.

Meri is an experienced technical leader, published author and international speaker. She's passionate about technology and loves creating smart multi-functional teams to build brilliant products. In the podcast we talk about how an work environment can be made to be welcoming to professionals from all backgrounds.

Hylo Athletics are no a mission to create a trainer that's sustainable and goes beyond zero carbon, giving real choice to planet first conscious athletes. Here we find out why Hylo has released a product that's not perfect, but is authentic and can build a loyal fan-base.

On today's show we talk to Michel, VP at Brain Corp. Who are Brain Corp? They're a business powering autonomous robots, and empowering their builders through human/robot collaboration!

On this episode of Tech Talks we chat to Mike Bishop, Talent Acquisition Leader EMEA, at Dell. He talks to us about his hiring strategy in the business and overcoming the tech talent shortage. Later in the show we chat about blockchain and Jack has his product of the week.

Mohit is the cofounder of Karat, a firm dedicated to making interviews predictive, fair and enjoyable. We explore why he started Karat, how he feels that his staff can still add purpose whilst working from home, and what the current situation is teaching him about himself.

In the first of our London Tech Week specials we interview Ben Brabyn, the Head of Level39. Ben talks about their community and his understanding of what makes it a success, lessons that can be applied to the whole tech scene in London.

Monique is regularly identified as a thought-leader in technology. She joined Aviva to disrupt the culture of the organisation and to embed Aviva in the tech ecosystem across the globe. One of the cornerstones of that disruption has been the Digital Garages and in this podcast she talks about how significant it has been to the business, and how using disruption is a powerful and positive means of transformation.

Three more interviews from the final day of Web Summit, and a wrap up with Jack. Dave picks over the general themes coming out of the conference and reasons for attending. We also hear from Shadow Cabinet member, Chi Onwurah MP.

Nadine joins the podcast to discuss the role of human moderation in AI, and why we must guard against unconscious bias via our social behaviour. We also look at how a shift to local is likely in the post-Covid society and what that means for the tech industry.

Naimish Gohill joins the podcast to talk about his journey from lost 16-year old, to successful founder and CEO. Satchel started as a mission to transform homework and communication in Naimish’s school has transformed into a global brand, saving teachers time, improving schools and streamlining classroom management.

Nana Parry started Tectonic following a chance encounter in an airport. The startup story and route to market was then rather quick..! We talk about the business origins, data and bias, and the changing customer landscape.

Tech Talks was born in London, and is largely London centric. So when Naran McClung (Group CTO of Viatek) said he’d share his experience of the challenges facing c-level staff in Australia, we were keen to share. There is a different view on regulation, and an industry approaching issues from a completely different starting position. Hopefully it gives you a fresh take on some familiar subjects!

Today’s podcast is all about data and trust. The two need to go hand-in-hand if we’re going to make medical breakthroughs and simply run the NHS in a more efficient way. Natalie Banner describes her role at Wellcome Trust, talks about red line (not those ones) and how people need to see real impact to endorse the use of their personal data.

Today we’re talking to Infinity Work’s Neil Dunlop. It’s a show about a business empowering companies to get through tech transformation, but it’s also a show about the UK. The regions need to shout about the undoubted success they have to attract talent and further investment. We’re talking cloud, AI and cultural values!

On today's show we're chatting to Neil and Zach, co-founders of music discoverability app Andrson. A duo reimaging A&R. So what's their secret sauce, how is a funding (or lack of?) affecting music tech, and are they an Irish business post-Covid?

Neil Harris is both the CCO of GPS, and chair of The Inclusion Foundation. As the pandemic changes the way we pay for items, are some people being locked out of financial services? Are we prepared for the numbers of people likely to face financial difficulties in the coming months, and how can we educate?

In this episode Nic Combe joins me, and Jack, to chat through some of the topical issues in the tech sector before I interview HowNow CEO and founder Nelson. His interview is worth tuning in for, describing how he built the business and how his multiple startup experiences have shaped the company he runs today.

Today's show welcome Niall Green back to the podcast to talk about Notting Hill Festival. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 the festival couldn't take place as usual over the Bank Holiday Weekend, but it presented an opportunity to reach a broader, new, inclusive audience.

Niall is our guest this episode, and he's talking about the need to pivot a tech business to help meet the needs of society during the crisis. It's an interview covering the future of live music and events, mental health and well-being, and the psychological after-effects of the lock-down.

Nick is the CEO and Co-founder of Headstart, a business that helps companies identify the right talent for their business using data. Nick is a Thiel fellow, and included on the Forbes 30 under 30 list of social entrepreneurs.

A product manager for British Gas Connected Homes, Combe leads the design and development team for Hive Active Heating, a ‘smart thermostat’, which she helped launch in 2013, and which now has 150,000 paying customers. Hive gained the RNIB’s first ‘App Accreditation’ for accessibility. In 2014, she was shortlisted for the IET Young Woman Engineer Awards.

Our guest on this show is Nicole Dezen, General Manager, Consumer and Device Sales for UK and Ireland at Microsoft. There is great insight into the culture of the organisation, and why it’s good not to be the smartest people in the room. Nicole is passionate about inclusion in the workplace and that is another major theme in the pod.

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Nisarg joins the podcast to discuss GlobalSign’s approach to the next generation of security solutions and discuss the challenges posed to business and supply chain by IoT. We explore the needs to identify every device on a network, how their customers don’t understand cyber, and how the industry needs to be less reactive through embracing data and emerging tech.

Nisha from Rainbird Technologies joins us to talk about the role of communications in technology, AI and public perception, and her experience growing up in The Valley. The episode jumps from the East to West Coast of the US, chatting about education, the government, and how Nisha ended up being based in London.

Olga settled in London with an ambitious idea to disrupt the content search and licensing field forever. Joining forces with two co-founders, Lobster was created and is an AI-powered platform which enables brands, agencies and the media to licence visual content directly from social media users and cloud archives.

Oliver has the most in-demand skill set in the technology market. Data scientists are very rare, and very valuable resources to organisations desperate to unlock the value of their data and implement new tech. However there is a debate happening around what the DNA of the data scientist should be; do they need a PhD? Oliver discusses that, and the best ways to help yourself upskill.