Talent First

In this episode, I talk cybersecurity awareness training with the fantastic Jemma Davis, Founder of Culture Gem. Jemma shares her incredible personal story and professional journey into cyber and we discuss how to get away from boring security awareness training, what Culture Gem offers their clients, and what a true security culture looks like. BIO: Jemma Davis is a leading Cyber Behaviour and Cu...

This week's episode of Talent First sees a return to a focus on EdTech innovators with a fantastic chat with Fadl Al Tarzi, Founder and CEO of Nexford University. Nexford University offers students a range of online courses with an innovative approach to learning and teaching and to assessment which is a real passion of mine - and his focus on affordability and relevance of education (and how it p...

This is part two of my chat with Annabel Berry, Co-Founder of Leading Cyber, an organisation whose mission is to deliver impactful and effective leadership development. In part one of our conversation, Annabel and about the realities of the leadership role, how you know if it is the right time, and what can be done to prepare for the demands of management. In this part, we move on to discuss the o...

This week I continue my slight departure from The EdTech Season to speak to the wonderful Annabel Berry about her venture, Leading Cyber, an organisation committed to delivering impactful and effective leadership development through mentoring, off-site workshops and cybersecurity leadership programmes. In this part of our two part episode, we discuss Leading Cyber's mission, the realities of cyber...

In this episode of Talent First, I talk to Kelly Pracht, Co-Founder of nVenue a predictive analytics and micro-betting technology platform built for sports betting businesses and sports media. Although this is a departure from EdTech, the focus of Season Three, I was fascinated with Kelly's career, the fact that she is a woman not only in tech but in sports and sports betting, and of course the te...

In this episode of THE EDTECH SEASON, I speak to Ben Mason, Founder of globalbridge about his career in education, how he moved into technology and about the huge impact the globalbridge product is having on both students and for their enterprise partners. We discuss c hanging notions of human capital - the current value we place on education, what skills will be in demand and his advice to studen...

In this episode, I speak to Sarah Mintey, MBE about her career, how she founded and funded Developing Experts and about the impact her services are having on learning, teaching and corporate partnerships. We also chat about the importance of balanced diversity in STEM and about data-driven analysis of the impact her work is having on students. Bio: Sarah founded Developing Experts in October 2015....

In this episode, I speak to Chris Parrish, Co-Founder of Podium Education. We began by talking about his background, education and career and we found that we had a lot in common which fuelled a lot of the discussion around Podium's products and services. We also talk diversity in tech, coding and data courses and the increase in popularity in these internships especially for students that are not...

In this episode of Talent First, I chat to Justin Merhoff, Director of Cybersecurity for Deque Systems about an often neglected topic - digital accessibility and equality. This is a fascinating discussion about the barriers faced by some to cybersecurity careers because of a lack of accessible products and tools, the need for diversity in tool design and development and Justin's advice organisatio...

In this episode, I speak to CISO at Accurx Diane Abela about her experiences as a woman in cybersecurity - this is an open and frank discussion as well as being solutions-driven. We also chat about the evolving role of the CISO, the increasing demands it presents and how self-management is the key to success. Diane is a Chief Information Security Officer of a health technology organisation, with o...

In this second part of my episode with Tennisha Martin, Founder of Black Girls Hack, we chat about the threat to DEI initiatives in corporations, and the ripple effect this will have for nonprofit organisations dedicated to progressing women in tech. We also talk about the current state of diversity in cybersecurity and how it can be improved. Don't miss the final 5 minutes where Tennisha tell...

In this episode, which is part one of a two part special, I speak with Tennisha Martin, Founder of Black Girls Hack about her career journey, her experience as a nonprofit Founder and about the current threats to DEI initiatives. We also talk about the current state of diversity in cybersecurity as well as what the future holds for her incredible organisation. Tennisha Martin is the founder and Ex...

In this episode I speak to three remarkable young women about their journey in STEAM so far and their resilience in making the finals of the VEX Robotics World Championships.

In this episode, I speak to Emily Maxie, Start Up Marketing Advisor whose vast experience in s caling Seed, Series A, and Series B B2B Tech companies makes this another advice-loaded podcast.  We talk about Raleigh's climb up the ranks in terms of the number of women in tech, and in the number of women who hold C Suite positions in organisations, and we chat about why it is that this metro ha...