Driven by Data: The Podcast

In Episode 27 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Ben Boutcher-West, Chief Digitial Officer at Connected Kerb, where they discuss how data is fuelling the EV world, which includes; How data is fuelling the EV landscape Why it's now all about user convenience Why data is the glue that will help realise a reduced carbon environment Repurposing a Data Asset int...

In Episode 26 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Farouk Ferchichi, President Data & Analytics at Envestnet Inc, where they discuss how Data & Analytics is fuelling digital interconnectivity to help people live a more intelligent financial life, which includes; Being in the first playground of Chief Data Officers The disruption which means organisati...

In Episode 25 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Danny Gardner, Social Intelligence Lead at Haleon, where they discuss how to drive business value through the use of social intelligence, which includes; A fascinating career journey Why 80% of the data from social media is just noise Why there’s information that is good to know and then there’s information t...

In Episode 24 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Denholm Hesse, Chief Data Officer at BDO UK LLP, where they discuss what the first 100 days as a new CDO look like, which includes; The importance of knowing the mandate you have Understanding what table you’ve got a seat at Why you’ve got to be at the right table to be able to deliver value The 3 segments of...

In Episode 23 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Mathieu Lacome, Chief Performance & Analytics Officer at Parma Calcio 1913, where they discuss how Data and Analytics is being used to deliver success in the world of football, which includes; The journey from French National Team to PSG to Parma What he figured out about Football Analytics when co-author...

In Episode 22 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Vin Vashista, Founder of V Squared and a LinkedIn "Top Voice", where they discuss how to deliver tangible ROI from your data and analytics initiatives, which includes; How Vin reached 160K Followers on LinkedIn and became a “Top Voice” by writing about data monetization Why he wanted to write a book that was...

In Episode 21 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Hannah Davies, Head of Data Academy at Admiral Group, where they discuss what it takes to build an effective Data Academy, which includes;  The importance of stakeholder engagement  Why it’s always about people  The journey of building a Data Academy community of 700 people  Why a Data Aca...

In Episode 20 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Tiankai Feng, Data Governance Leader and former Senior Director of Product Data Governance at Adidas, where they discuss the importance of making data more fund and how to drive results through creativity, which includes;  The importance of making Data more fun  The steep learning curve and benefits...

In Episode 19 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by CJ Anderson, one of the most recognised Data Governance advisors in the UK, where they discuss the importance of tackling Data Governance from the bottom up, which includes;  CJ’s journey from a librarian to one of the most recognised names in Data Governance Why most legal organisations' clients are far...

In Episode 18 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Sarah Schlobohm, Head of AI at Kubrick Group, where they discuss how not to do Machine Learning and why organisations are getting it wrong, which includes;  The frustrations as a hiring manager in the ML space  The most common mistakes organisations make when implementing AI  The importance of...

In Episode 17 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Colm O'Grada, Director of Data & Analytics at Tines, where they discuss the differences in building a high-impact Data & Analytics capability between a large (Google) and small (Tines) organisations (Tines), which includes;  The key differences between building teams in big organisations to small...

In Episode 16 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Benny (Clive) Benford, Chief Data Officer, Formerly of Jaguar LandRover (JLR), where they discuss the journey to realising £500m in commercial value through data and analytics, which includes;  The journey of building a Data & Analytics function at JLR How they unlocked and realised £500m worth of co...

In Episode 15 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Paul Evangelista, Chief Data Officer at United States Military Academy at West Point, where they discuss how the armed forces are using Data & Analytics to drive innovation, which includes;  The role of Data in the current US Military Academy How Data has played a role in the military since the early...

In Episode 14 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Chun Schiros, SVP of Enterprise Data Science Group at Regions Bank, where they discuss the role of responsible AI in organisational transformation, which includes;  What data innovation in a traditional industry sector looks like The role of speed in data innovation The opportunity for partnerships betwe...

In Episode 13 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Leanne Fitzpatrick, Director of Data Science at Financial Times, and Andy McMahon, Head of MLOps at Natwest Group, where they discuss the current MLOps maturity, which includes;  The maturity of MLOps over the last 12 months Why getting ML into production is no longer the challenge Why the Ops component...

In Episode 12 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Greg Freeman, CEO and Founder of Data Literacy Academy, where they discuss how to build a data literacy programme at scale, which includes;  The reason the Data Literacy Academy exists What the business is, who it’s for and who it’s not for How they’ve raised over half a million in funding to grow the or...

In Episode 11 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Cornelia Schaurecker, Global Group Director AI & Big Data at Vodafone, where they discuss how to create commercial impact quickly and sustainably with Data and AI, which includes;  Why it's all about people The benefits of reporting to a commercial leader How they've delivered several hundred data-dr...

In Episode 10 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Nirali Patel, Group VP of Data Strategy at Liberty Global, where they discuss how to create change at scale to drive data transformation, which includes;  The similarities/differences of operating across different sectors Why data transformation is merely a part of business evolution What good data trans...

In Episode 9 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Ed Child, Global Head of Consumer Data & Digital Analytics at Costa Coffee, and James Miller, Product & Strategy Director at Carruthers & Jackson, where they discuss why customers should be front and centre of your data strategy, which includes;  Why businesses are doubling down on data and an...

In Episode 8 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Vijay Yadav, Director, Quantitative Sciences; Data, Digital & Analytics, at Merck, where they discuss what modern-day data leadership should consist of, which includes;  The reality of why most data initiatives don’t start from the business objective, despite everyone knowing that should be the starti...

In Episode 7 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Vlad Jiman, Director of Data at NBrown Group, where they discuss formulating a winning data strategy to secure investment for phase 1 data transformation, which includes; Being involved in the largest IPO on London Stock Exchange The overinvestment in Data Science The award-winning Data Transformation at Pets...

In Episode 6 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Randy Bean, Founder of NewVantage Partners (A Wavestone Company), where they discuss the struggles of the Chief Data Officer, which includes; The average tenure of the CDO Tenure The increase in organisations that believe the CDO role is established and successful over the last 2 years The future of the CDO ro...

In Episode 5 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Malcolm Hawker, Head of Data Strategy at Profisee, where they discuss why Data Literacy isn't the key to success, which includes; The benefits of starting his career in Product His time at Gartner; the 1500+ conversations he had with CDO’s and why he left Why there are so few successful use cases of Data &...

In Episode 4 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Kelly Hume, Lead Partner of Data Analytics & AI at Baringa Partners, where they discuss the resurgence of data modelling, which includes; How she was persuaded not to study astrophysics but went on to work at NASA Why she suffered from Imposter Syndrome by being surrounded by Nobel Prize winners Why Baring...

In Episode 3 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Liz Henderson, Executive Advisor (and NED) at Capgemini, where they discuss how data is ultimately a people sport, which includes; How a bad experience shaped her appreciation of change management Why the resistance to change occurs Why you’ve got to get the key influencers in a business to drive the ch...