Tech Talks

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! Also on the show I chat to Matt Watts, Chief Technology Evangelist at NetApp, who unpackages the Salesforce acquisition of Slack for us and shares his insight on what it means for the market.

Kerry talks about why she wanted both to be an active mother, and a career, and how she achieved that ambition. We also chat about the future of work, flexibility and innovation to care for people's mental health. As mention Kerry spoke at the Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey launch event, for more on the survey: https://www.hnkpmgciosurvey.com/

Tessa Clarke is a returning guest! OLIO first appeared on Tech Talks a number of years ago and now have millions of users. However around 8.4 million people are living in food poverty. So what can you do to help tackle this issue and ensure food does not go to waste? Also in the show we talk to Dr Benjamin Viaris de Lesegno about a need lab to help suffers of chronic health. If you want to see if...

Carley is founder of Y'earn, a marketplace where you can rent baby items; bringing together earners and yearners whilst tackling the sustainability crisis. In this pod we find out who earners and yearners are, how Carley pivoted the business from it's original concept, and what the realties of being a CEO/founder in 2020 entail. For more info visit: www.yearn.club Also in the pod we discuss Audibl...

Jim joins the podcast to talk about data, and explain why a culture of data has to be embraced by all. Having a VP Data fighting battles and knocking on doors would lead to success... you have to take a leap of faith! Interest in the AI and Big Data Expo? Join for free here: https://techex.typeform.com/to/raq3aNtH

Grzegorz talks to us about the need to reject traditional approaches, learn to fail, move fast and scale. How do you do that? With trusted suppliers afforded autonomy. With the challenges thrown down in 2020 those relationships are key to success.

Aaron Goldman is CMO of Mediaocean, the mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising. Aaron talks to us about merging two businesses during a pandemic, bringing two cultures together and the importance of relationships. Enjoy our theme? Check out @hannahevansmusic on Instagram to follow Hannah and listen to her latest releases.

Gabriel and Katya got married, started a business and started a family. 17 years on we get a chance to discuss what's made the business thrive, how their marriage has grown, and why now it's key that organisations make sure the ideas of their staff are brought to light!

Ken and Jesse talk about the need to decarbonise industry, principally finance, and why now it simple makes good business sense to accelerate the reliance on clean energy. Our music is courtesy of Hannah Evans, hannahevansmusic. Please check her out and explore her latest tracks!

Amy joins the podcast to talk us through changes in the private industry that are pushing sustainable energy into wider usage. She explains how more open perspectives on use cases, and collaboration between energy, tech and transport companies, are helping us find a route to a greener future. This is our 350th show! Thanks to everyone who has helped us get here! Love the theme music - it's by Hann...

John joins the podcast following Edith's appearance on Tuesday. In a week we fast-forward 6 weeks. So what was the same organisation thinking towards the end of the summer, and what does the future look like? Interested in The Chronically Fit Show? Search for it on any streaming service! Our music is thanks to Hannah Evans Music - give her a follow on instagram!

Edith is joining us as part of a 2-part special where we talk to two co-founders, months apart, and get the CEO and CTO's views on the same company and challenges as the pandemic progresses. Here Edith underlines the importance of the Cloud and why features are so key. If you enjoy our music, check out Hannah Evan Music - instagram is @hannahevansmusic - we love her latest track!

Rebecca Rumbul is concerned that advertising cookies are hoovering up data without your consent selling them to the highest bidder, in a breach of GDPR. She's taken the step of bringing a class action law-suit against Oracle and Salesforce to court. In one of a small handful of landmark cases we consider the outcomes, and steps you might take. Music for Tech Talks provided by Hannah Evans - check...

Ross McCaw built his business to ensure that companies could get key information to their employees, no matter how fragmented and varied the working environment. With the explosion of social media and messaging platforms, cutting through that noise with key information can be a challenge. We find out how OurPeople is fixing this issue, and the steps which led to the business pivoting and achieving...

In today's episode of the podcast Jonathan discusses how agile can be approached to ensure it communicates with the business (using ever shorter cycles), and what makes a good engineer. He also invites you to join SaleCycle! If you are interested in vacancies in Jonathan's team please contact Usman. Shahid@HarveyNash.com - Usman is part of the team at Harvey Nash working with SaleCycle to meet the...

Aaron joins the podcast to talk about how Vouchr are making payments social; the problem that money transfer companies have is that the process is boring! There is desire for users to improve the experience, and personalise it, backed up by 90% of Venmo transactions having an accompanying emoji. Also on the show Audrey Pe, WiTech founder and Stanford University first year student joins me. She's o...

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? If you want to find out more about Andrson: https://www.andrson.com/ The Andrson team also kindly gave us the chance to upgrade the podcast, and we have t...

Chase Buckle, from GlobalWebIndex, joins the podcast to talk about how the pandemic has changed the balance of power in consumer spending and habits. Increasingly an older generation is dominating social and ecommerce. GenZ were already online, and with greater spending power when it comes to groceries and other big ticket items, marketeers cannot ignore the Grey Pound.

Tara discuss the surge in online learning since the pandemic, with millions of new students learning practical skills. What affect will it have on education more broadly, teacher and student relations, and how feedback via technology can be improved in a strong loop. Will the changes we're seeing be short-lived?

Suddenly we can't physically sit down with our peers, founders can't meet each other, physical events have stopped. Given the Startup Van built a community of founders and entrepreneurs through 1000s of meetings, they're now trying to bring people back together and offer the support that only a community can. Learn more about the Garage here: https://www.thestartupvangarage.com/

Today we're talking about Bitcoin with CoinCorner Ltd cofounder and CEO Danny. Danny has worked in the Bitcoin industry since 2011, and now he's working to make sure that it's easier for everyone to buy. But should you? Also on the show we talk to Stuart Clarke, Director of the Leeds Digital Festival, which started this week, but is going on until Friday 2nd. So have a listen, and check out the ca...

Jacey describes how Giacom have used marketing to become Yorkshire's fast growing business. But what does that mean after Covid has become such a catalyst for change? Does it matter where you, or your organisation is based?

Today's show welcome Niall Green back to the podcast to talk about Notting Hill Carnival. 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. If you want to see some of the footage discussed head over to www.nhcarnival.org Also on the show I talk to Hussain Al Mahmoudi, C...

Ian was a Stanford student with a passion. Looking to better understand a games portal engineer, he accidentally co-founded a games design studio with a difference, Now 1047 Games is over 25 strong and building a community of loyal fans. Check out Splitgate for yourself! https://www.1047games.com/

Today we're talking to Nova's Chief Growth Officer Olivia. We're chatting about the effect of Covid on startups, their founders, strategy and funding... all beyond the bubble of London. We're on Merseyside to see how the tech landscape is evolving as 2020 progresses!