Let's Talk Leadership Podcast

On this week's 'Lets Talk Leadership' podcast our hosts Sandra and Elly were joined by Michael Shangkuan who is the CEO at Lingoda! Lingoda are changing the rules of online language learning and they couldn’t have a better suited CEO leading their talented team. In this superb episode we learn how Michaels heritage impacted his approach and what he had to learn to thrive in leadersh...

On this week's 'Lets Talk Leadership' podcast our hosts Sandra and Elly were joined by Paul Thomas who is Head Of IT Infrastructure & Operations at Lhasa Limited. Paul’s journey into Tech is a unique one. He began his professional career in the Royal Navy at just 16 and he remained there for 26 years!!! Throughout his time within the Navy he was involved with some both extremely...

On this week's 'Lets Talk Leadership' podcast our hosts Sandra and Elly were joined by David Sparling who is the CTO at Anchor Hanover Group. Our hosts and David have known each other for a few years so it was super special to have him on the show!   David told us all about his journey within Tech, from starting his career as a programmer to now being a CTO of a fantastic company! D...

On this week's 'Lets Talk Leadership' podcast Sandra and Elly were joined by Deborah O'Neill who is the Head of UK Digital at Oliver Wyman. Deborah was a fantastic guest.  Currently, in the run for Digital Leader of the Year through Digital Leaders 100, we loved hearing about Deborah's journey. Deborah is a committed advocate for gender equality and we really enjoyed learn...

On this week's 'Lets Talk Leadership' podcast Sandra and Elly were joined by Itay Kinnrot who is the VP R&D Media&Telecom at Kaltura. Kaltura is a leading video cloud, powering the broadest range of video experiences. Kaltura’s products are used by thousands of global enterprises, media companies, service providers and educational institutions, engaging hundreds of millions...

On this week's Lets Talk Leadership podcast Sandra and Elly were joined by Hannes Klöpper who is the CEO at HelloBetter. HelloBetter (formerly GET.ON) is a global pioneer in the field of e-mental health. Hannes told us all about his career journey so far and it was great to hear about the fantastic things HelloBetter are doing. They have achieved so much in just a short amount of time and it...

On this week's Lets Talk Leadership podcast Sandra and Elly were joined by Joe Lubczynskyj who is the Client Principal at Equal Experts. Equal Experts is an established provider of highly experienced technology and digital practitioners.  Headquartered in the UK with a global footprint, Equal Experts has grown to 2,000+ Experts, £100m+ in revenue, 9 countries, and a reputation for solving som...

On this week's Lets Talk Leadership podcast Sandra and Elly were joined by the lovely Mridula Pore who is the Co-Founder and CEO at Peppy. “Peppy provides information and support to help you and your family navigate some of life's big transitions. We give you access to qualified and vetted practitioners through chat, phone and video consultations and other services. Everything you need,...

On this weeks Lets Talk Leadership podcast we were joined by Jens Dembski who is the CPO at CoachHub.io.  CoachHub are a platform for employee coaching and despite being there for only 6 months, he has achieved so much with the company in that time. Jens has worked for some fantastic Berlin companies throughout his career such as Rocket Internet, Free2Move and eBay Classifieds Group.  Jens has a s...

This week on the Lets Talk Leadership podcast we were joined by Nigel Wilson who is the Director and General Manager at Scott Logic. Scott Logic design and build software that transforms the performance of some of the world’s biggest and most demanding organisations.  Nigel is an old friend of host Sandra’s so it was fantastic to have him on the show. Nigel began the podcast by telling us about hi...

This week on the 'Lets Talk Leadership' podcast we were joined by Frank Schlesinger who is the CTO at orderbird which is the provider of the award-winning iPad POS system for restaurants based in Berlin. Frank’s interest in computers and software started at a young age and after studying a degree in Computer Science, he began his career in Tech as a Java Application Developer.  Frank exp...

“For me, leadership is so much more than being the boss of somebody or being the manager of somebody, a leader to me is someone you can look up to and somebody that inspires you.”   This week on the ‘Lets Talk Leadership’ podcast we were joined by Dr. Sophie Chung who is the CEO and Founder of Qunomedical. Qunomedical is a digital health platform with focus on medical travel that helps patients fi...

This week on the ‘Lets Talk Leadership’ podcast we were joined by Henrique Boregio who is the CTO at Primephonic. Primephonic is a fast-growing music streaming service that has been dubbed by the media as ‘the Spotify of classical music’. Our hosts, Sandra and Elly started the podcast by asking Henrique about his career background and how he found himself working within the world of Tech. Henrique...

This week on the Lets Talk Leadership podcast we were joined by our good friend and client Mic Holden who is the Head of Engineering at Covéa Insurance! Covéa Insurance Plc is the UK underwriting business of leading French mutual insurance group Covéa, and offers commercial, motor, high net worth, property and protection insurance through its Standard & Poor’s A+ stable rating. Covéa Insurance...

This week on the 'Lets Talk Leadership' podcast we were joined by the fantastic Danny Vatnik who is the CTO at Personetics, a FinTech software company headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. Danny took us on his honest and interesting career journey. Danny started his working life experimenting with different industries… from the music business to the army! Eventually, he found himself in the...

This week on the 'Lets Talk Leadership' podcast we were joined by the wonderful Mike Quate who is the Director of Marketing and Solutions at Adare SEC. Adare SEC is a leading provider of technology-led, Integrated Communication Solutions, inspiring clients with choice and insight to deliver their vital message securely via multiple channels. Mike starts off the episode by taking us throu...

This week on the ‘Lets Talk Leadership’ we had the pleasure of interviewing Liran Haimovitch who is the Co-Founder and CTO at RookOut.   Rookout is a Rapid debugging solution which collects data on-demand from live code and pipeline it immediately to any destination. It was founded back in 2017.   We absolutely loved hearing about Liran’s career journey. With his journey beginning when he was just...

This week on the Lets Talk Leadership we had the pleasure of interviewing the fantastic Sarat Pediredla who is the CEO at Hedgehog Lab. Hedgehog Labs are ranked #1 mobile app developers in the world. Sarat was very inspiring, he’s a natural entrepreneur who’s childhood dream was to become a Brain Surgeon but after 2 months at med school he decided he wanted to become a Software Engineer. It was fa...

This week on the Lets Talk Leadership podcast we had the opportunity to interview Tobias Teuber who is the CEO & Founder at Lykon who are one of our fabulous clients based in Berlin!    Throughout the podcast, Tobias took us through his amazing career journey. From founding Groupon Australia to growing Lykon, Tobias' story is exceptionally interesting and inspiring.    Tobias tells us all...

This week on the Lets Talk Leadership podcast we had the opportunity to interview Neil Dunlop who is the Technical Director at Infinity Works.   With his enthusiasm for Tech starting at such a young age, Neil told us all about his amazing career journey, what he thinks the future of Tech looks like and his main inspirations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Lets Talk Leadership podcast we had the opportunity to interview Elliot Antrobus-Holder who is the Chief Digital Officer at Holdant, Non-Exec Director and Trustee at University Of Surrey and Advisor at Newbury Building Society.   Elliot told us all about his journey into the world of tech, from starting off learning Code and monetizing building websites and apps to working his way...

This week on the Lets Talk Leadership podcast we had the opportunity to interview Richard Kenny who is the Group IT Director at Techbuyer. As well as being a Group IT Director, Richard is also a trustee for Claro Mental Health and also a sports commentator! During the podcast, Richard told us all about his journey and how he got to where he is now. Richard's passion for motivating and uniting...

This episode on the Lets Talk Leadership podcast we had the opportunity to interview the lovely Rob Knight who is the Solution Development & Data Management Director at Experian. Rob is a self proclaimed Geek who's passion for gaming led him into a career in tech. He has worked for some extremely innovative organisations such as Ericsson & HTC and is a superb thought leader!  Rob&apos...

This episode on the Lets Talk Leadership podcast we had the opportunity to interview the fantastic Ed Thewlis who is the Chief Technology Officer at The Data Shed who are a Consultancy that grapple with client's toughest challenges design, deliver and support many enterprise-wide systems for some of the largest businesses in the UK.  Ed co-founded The Data Shed with his inspiring wife Anna ba...

This week on the Lets Talk Leadership podcast we had the opportunity to interview the lovely Mark Kitching who is Head of Technology at Ladbible. Mark is an energetic, humble Leader and his personable and enthusiastic approach provides for an interesting episode. He is a go-getter who puts his team at the forefront. He comes from a technical background but has a clear passion for all things agile!...