Women in Tech Podcast by Marks Sattin

Clare Schramm, MD of Banking Tech Platforms at Lloyds, joins Alex Dando to share her impressive journey from systems engineering to leading AI and cloud innovation. She opens up about her experience as a neurodiverse leader and offers practical advice for building inclusive tech cultures. Highlights include: - Career evolution across IBM, Google, BT, and more - Supporting neurodiverse talent with...

In this inspiring episode of Women in Tech, Alex Dando chats with Sharon Peters, Chief Digital Information Officer at Boldyn Networks and a CIO 100 award winner.  Sharon shares her journey from consultancy to senior IT leadership at Marks and Spencer, and now leading digital transformation at Bolden. She dives deep into the importance of being proactive in driving positive change. This episode off...

In this episode we are joined by Yvonne Hanson-Mills, CIO at the National Arts Collection Fund. Yvonne’s story is a powerful testament to the impact of tech leadership in the third sector. From her early days at Marie Curie to spearheading transformation initiatives across charities, she’s been a driving force for change, especially in environments where tech is often underrepresented. If you&apos...

In this special edition episode, we talk with the founders of SheMed about what it takes to build a female led tech start-up.  Sisters Chloe & Olivia open up about the realities of building a tech start-up from the ground up and staying mission-led in the face of rapid growth. If you're passionate about innovation, women in leadership, or launching your own venture - this episode is for y...

Curiosity, Courage & Climbing the Ladder with Nidhi Howell In this episode of women in tech, Alex Dando speaks with Nidhi Howell, Head of Business Technology - a passionate advocate for inclusive leadership and a self-made success in the tech world. Nidhi’s journey into tech wasn’t a conventional one. Growing up in the HR tech space, her curiosity sparked a career that took her from exploratio...

In this inspiring episode, Malvina shares her ‘non-traditional’ journey into the tech industry and opens up about overcoming imposter syndrome. She shines a light on the often-overlooked talents women bring to the tech workforce and advocates for changes in hiring practices to ensure diverse skills are recognised and valued. Listeners will gain valuable insights on applying what Malvina calls “sup...

In this episode of the Mark Satin Women in Technology podcast, Alex Dando is joined by Kathy Bosland, the Chief Product Officer at She Med, to discuss the challenges and realities of returning to work after maternity leave. With a focus on the importance of workplace support, Kathy shares her insights into how organisations can better support employees during this transition, the importance of fle...

Ghazal is joined by Mario Husha, Chief Technology Officer at Level Financial Technology. With his extensive career in Tech, Mario discusses the importance of fundamental computer science skills for aspiring engineers, and delves into the challenges and opportunities of emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and automated tools, stressing the need for practical, reliable implementations and hum...

In this episode we are joined by three wonderful guests:  Karen Orr - HR Consultant & Founder Georgina Owens - Chief Technologist Kylie Upton - Product Leader We dive into the critical topic of retaining women in tech, exploring the challenges they face and how we can better support them in their roles to strengthen the gender pipeline in technology. Topics discussed include company culture, f...

In this episode, we are joined by Katie Nykanen, Chief Product & Technology Officer; Tia Cheang, Chief Data & Analytics Officer; and Luisa Pinto, Engineering Team Lead. Together, we explore the promotion of women in tech and business, examining the challenges faced by both organisations and candidates. We also analyse the factors that may hold women back from pursuing career advancements a...

In this first episode of a three-part series on the female experience working in technology, we focus on talent attraction. Alex Dando sits down with Kribashnee Moodley, Head of Software Engineering at Vitality UK, and Pillaiyar Thanigasalam, CTO at Trackrecord global. They discuss how to improve the hiring process to encourage more women to apply for tech roles, addressing the challenge that wome...

Kylie Upton is an exceptional Product leader working at BJSS. She has had an amazing career over the last couple of years in leading the development and execution of a product strategy platform for a six billion buy to let mortgage business. She also launched the Telstra Air app which had over 1 million active users within the first month and Increased daily active users on the Telstra 24x7 app fr...

This week Alex and Ghazal sat down with Millie Zah, the Head of Product at DAZN. Having started and successfully scaled a business to 5 million users across 8 countries, Millie has some great insights into working in fast-paced environments. She is a highly capable self-starter with a decade of experience in product and company advisory roles. In the most recent years, she has worked with companie...

Lucy is an analytics and strategy senior leader with excellent academic credentials including an MBA from IE business school and a PhD from Cambridge University. 

Lorraine is the Head of IT Project Delivery at DLA Piper, a global law firm capable of taking care of the most important legal needs of clients wherever they do business.

Carolyn Brown is the Chief Information Officer at the British Medical Association. The BMA’s core mission is to look after doctors so that they can look after you.  As CIO, Carolyn is responsible for the development and delivery of the IT & Digital Strategy and capabilities which support the BMA Group in the fulfilment of its mission.

Katie Ridout is the Applications Platform Manager at BSI.

Mollie is the IT Director of AXA Partners UK&I. She is an enthusiastic individual who enjoys leading a team and inspiring them to achieve their personal and professional targets.

Currently, Kribashnee  is the Head of Engineering at Vitality UK, a global leader in health and insurance solutions. She is responsible for responsible for overseeing the software development and delivery of innovative and customer-centric products and services, as well as ensuring the continuous improvement and quality assurance of the software development life cycle. She am passionate about moti...

Beata Green is the Non Executive Technology Director at Digitals for Health,  a healthcare technology company, empowering the healthcare industry with innovative solutions and cutting-edge software development. 

This week Alex and Ghazal sat down with Carol Thomas, Director or Digital and IT at Southend on Sea City Council. Carol was one of South Africa's first female CIOs and in this episode she discusses the technical gap between tech teams and business leaders and building South Africa's happiest tech team!

Liane Jackson is the CTO (Head of Strategy Architecture & Planning) at the Houses of Parliament Restoration & Renewal.  Prior to her current role, Liane had a fascinating career the public sector, starting as a Business Analyst in civil service and progressing to Senior Manager Enterprise Architecture and Portfolio Prioritisation at the Financial Conduct Authority. 

Diana Kennedy is the Chief Technology Officer at Bupa, and was voted one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Technology in 2022.  Before her tenure at Bupa, Diana developed her career and has led world-class technology teams at BP, Centrica and PwC.

Sinead Kanlioglu is the Director or Client Services at Kerv Digital, a leading digital consultancy. Prior to her new role, she was the IT Director for The Ivy Collection.  She is an accomplished and seasoned IT professional with extensive experience directing transformative change, driving programme and project excellence, shaping organisational strategy, and aligning technology initiatives with s...

Nina Tatsiy is a highly respected CIO and Transformation Director., currently leading the commercial transformation at British American Tobacco.  During her 30-year career, Nina has undertaken key strategic roles at across Russia and Europe, including stints at SABMiller, AB InBev and GSK Consumer Healthcare.