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Tech Talks
Welcome to Tech Talks (A Podcast about Technology Leaders and Leadership). We explore the stories behind the most recognisable names in industry and the startups you’re yet to hear from. The innovation, cultural transformation and investment stories driving technology with host David Savage. If you’re interested in the latest ideas on AI, data, cyber-security this is the show for you. Follow and join the conversation. Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of…
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Tech TalksOur next guest is... Hephzi Pemberton
Hephzi is CEO and founder of Equality Group, a consultancy working to enrich business through inclusion. Before our full interview with Hephzi we have a couple…
Tech TalksPip Wilson, Cofounder & CEO of Amicable, discusses how tech is easing the pain of divorce.
Pip is our guest today, describing why she jumped headfirst into another startup 4 years ago, and how that company are making divorce less painful. Amicable is…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Pip Wilson
Tomorrow we welcome Amicable CEO (and co-founder) Pip Wilson to the show to chat about Amicable, a company helping couples separate on good terms. Here is a…
Tech TalksViktor Nebehaj, CMO of Freetrade, talks about the effect of the lockdown on trading
Viktor returns to Tech Talks to update us on Freetrade, the trading platform that has seen a surge of growth since the start of the lockdown. But what are…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Viktor Nebehaj
Viktor returns to Tech Talks on tomorrow's show to chat about trends in trading, how the business is meeting the needs of a growing customer base, and the…
Tech TalksLouise Maynard-Atem, Innovation Specialist (Data Exchange), talks about avoid innovation theatre.
Louise works at Experian, helping the business to innovate and explore alternative data to help build credit scores that reflect the modern world. She didn't…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Louise Maynard-Atem
Louise joins us on tomorrow's show to talk about data, women in data, and innovation. She talks about her own route into the industry and how her role at…
Tech TalksCheryl & Simon (from Polystream) talk about how company culture is changing during the lockdown.
Today's show is a chat with Polystream's Cheryl Razzell and Simon Sparks. We chat about how the lockdown is changing the way we communicate, and what lessons…
Tech TalksOur next guests are... Cheryl and Simon
We're publishing a day later due to the Easter break (I've had a lot of chocolate)... but we've got our usual two shows, and Wednesday's show is a return to…
Tech TalksVanessa Madu, Founder of ProjectInsight, talks about STEM education, and where it's going wrong.
Vanessa is an award-winning maths student at Imperial, as well as the founder of two communities focused on fixing the education and pipeline of education in…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Vanessa Madu
Vanessa is a Women of the Future Young Star award winner, maths student at Imperial and founder of two communities; The Hello World Hack and ProjectInsight…
Tech TalksAnas Nader, CEO of Patchwork Health, talks to us before helping tackle Coronavirus.
Dr Anas Nader talks to us as his company (Patchwork Health) deploys their solution across the NHS to help tackle Covid-19. We get a glimpse about how the…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Dr Anas Nader
On tomorrow's show we're talking to Dr Anas Nader, co-founder of Patchwork, a digital health company at the heart of the response to Covid-19. We talk about…
Tech TalksHolly Boothroyd, Founder of HerHelloWorld, is looking to change perceptions of tech careers.
Holly is looking to change perceptions of careers in stem. She's hoping to show women that they can thrive, that engineers can be sociable and creative, and…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Holly Boothroyd
Holly is an engineer at Microsoft, and at the start of her career. What makes Holly remarkable is that she has openly talked about her career and offers advice…
Tech TalksLinda Blank, COO of Suitcase, makes the case for high-end written content.
Linda describes the Suitcase Group's journey from high-end print publication to traveltech platform. In a face-paced digital world long form written content is…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Linda Blank
Tomorrow's show is all about travel, remember when we did that? But it's also about the value of high value content, and focusing on how Suitcase are bringing…
Tech TalksMohit Bhende, Cofounder of Karat, tells us how they're making technical interviews fair.
Mohit is the cofounder of Karat, a firm dedicated to making interviews predictive, fair and enjoyable. We explore why he started Karat, how he feels that his…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Mohit Bhende
Mo is changing the way tech companies assess and hire engineers via his West Coast US-based company Karat. He's our next guest, and before the podcast we're…
Tech TalksAudrey Pe, Founder of WITech, asks "why wait?" if you feel you can make a difference!
Audrey is the teenage founder and director of WITech, an organisation committed to offering opportunity and changing the lives of young women. She's an award…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Audrey Pe
Audrey is a force of nature who I was lucky to meet at the Women in Tech Global Summit in Lisbon. She was nominated for the 'Aspiring Teen Award' and is…
Tech TalksSunny Dhami, RingCentral's Senior Director of Product Marketing, talks about working from home!
Sunny joins the podcast today to discuss how RingCentral are coping with the understandable surge in interest in their services, what their insight is on…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Sunny Dhami
Sunny is our guest tomorrow, Senior Director of Product Marketing at RingCental. He's here to talk about working from home... something a few of us are coming…
Tech TalksCharlotte Willis, Head of Governance IPS at Schroders, navigates a course into tech for women.
Charlotte talks about her role at Schroders, how sailing and trampolining have influenced her leadership style, and why she didn't want to be "on the inside"…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Charlotte Willis
Tomorrow's guest is TechWomen 100 winner, sailer, and tech leader Charlotte Willis. We're covering all sorts of topics from women in tech to leadership. Before…
Tech TalksSonya Barlow, Founder of LMF, talks about her take-aways from Omniwomen & Allies 2020
Sonya joins me to reflect on Omniwomen + Allies 2020, an event held on Tuesday 10th of March where we both spoke about the need for leaders to be kind, and…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Sonya Barlow
Tomorrow we're discussing Omniwomen & Allies (held on Tuesday 10th March) and what makes a good leader, the challenges faced by communities and how they can…
Tech TalksOzzie Dagdeviren, Founder of Startups of London, uses content to accelerate growth!
Ozzie joins the podcast to talk about the relevance of content and the role it can play in the growth of the business. From sculpting an authentic and concise…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Ozzie Dagdeviren
Ozzie is the founder of Startups of London, a content service to help startups tell their story in a crowded marketplace. But before that we ask a few…
Tech TalksAlbert & Jack, co-founders of UnderPinned, build an office fit for a freelancer.
UnderPinned is a platform that offers a "virtual office", a one stop worktech solution for the freelance community. On today's show we talk about Albert and…
Tech TalksOur next guests are... Albert Azis-Clauson & Jack Williams
Tomorrow's show features Underpinned, a company helping freelancers find and manage work from anywhere in the world. But before that we have a couple of…
Tech TalksLucy & Matthew, co-founders of Stepladder, talk about financial products with a soul.
On the show today Lucy and Matthew talk about a financial services offering that helps first time buyers. By bringing communities of savers together, working…
Tech TalksOur next guests are... Matthew Addison & Lucy Mullins
Tomorrow we talk to the fintech business looking to help folk get a deposit together in a novel, yet traditional, way. First of all Matthew and Lucy answer my…
Tech TalksWincie & Burcu, co-founders of Girls Can Code, discuss the need to encourage girls to be technical.
Girls Can Code is a Natwest community aimed at helping women with technical skills, and committed to looking at how the next generation of female coders are…
Tech TalksOur next guests are... Wincie Wong and Burcu Karabork
Tomorrow we have two guests, the co-founders of Natwest Girls Can Code. We're talking about the need to have more women in technical roles, not just tech…
Tech TalksJuraj Holub, Slido's Head of Communications, on helping give an audience a voice.
Do you get nervous about putting your hand up to ask a question at an event? Plenty of us do. Over the past 6 years Slido have worked to improve the…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Juraj Holub
Tomorrow we welcome Juraj, Head of Communications at Slido to the podcast! Slido give a voice to event audiences, and Juraj explores how, and how they're…
Tech TalksRichard Ney, CEO of Lerex Technology, chats about fintech's unexplored frontiers.
Richard joins the show to chat about the products and services opening up new markets in finance. Fintech is not just about London and personal banking! We're…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Richard Ney
Richard joins the show to discuss innovation in the fintech space, and the fact that a lot of the market remains new, and still to be explored! Before that he…
Tech TalksMark Foster, IBM Services, talks about organisations performing 'open heart surgery'.
Mark joins the show to discuss what an organisation needs to consider when deploying technology at scale, why organisations are risking ‘open heart surgery’…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Mark Foster
Mark Foster is SVP of IBM Services and Global Business Services, with real insight into the emerging tech market. He's our next guest on the show. But before…
Tech TalksIngrid Pope, Creating Space Coaching founder, talks about de-cluttering your mind.
On our show today Ingrid Pope talks to us about de-cluttering our minds, coaching and taking the stress off leaders in tech. How much time do you take to slow…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Ingrid Pope
Ingrid Pope is tomorrow's guest. The show is focused on coaching and dealing with the clutter in our lives. Given the amount we all deal with, especially in…
Tech TalksPrashanth Chandrasekar, CEO of Stack Overflow, talks about the development community.
Prashanth joins the podcast to talk about his new post at Stack Overflow where he has been CEO for just a few months. How does he see development and the types…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Prashanth Chandrasekar
The new CEO of Stack Overflow, Prashanth Chandrasekar, is our guest on the podcast tomorrow! He reveals he's a Star Trek fan, has a group chat called cousins…
Tech TalksJoe Griston, Chief of Talent at Arrival, tells us how he hired over 800 people in stealth mode.
Joe Griston joins the show to tell us how he grew a company to 850 staff in stealth mode, how Arrival became one of the most successful company on LinkedIn…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Joe Griston
Arrival's Chief of Talent Joe is our guest tomorrow, but before that we ask him a few questions to give you a taste of what to expect from our next guest!
Tech TalksGaurav Dhillon, CEO of SnapLogic, explains why "safe" innovation is driving tech forward.
This week we talk to Gaurav Dhillon, CEO of SnapLogic and former-CEO and founder of Informatica. We're talking growth, "safe" innovation, why tech leaders are…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Gaurav Dhillon
Tomorrow's guest is Gaurav, the CEO and Chairman of San Francisco based data insight business SnapLogic. WIth over 2000 customers he's joining the podcast…
Tech TalksAlla Babkina, Head of Engineering at Headstart, talks about limiting bias in the hiring process.
Alla joins the podcast to talk about the way that Headstart is tackling bias in the hiring process. They are working with clients to use data to add…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Alla Babkina
Headstart Head of Engineering Alla Babkina joins the show on Friday. We asked her three questions to give you a taste of our next guest! Tune in tomorrow for…
Tech TalksPaul Stacy, Automotive Director at LexisNexis, talks about the future of vehicle insurance...
Today we're exploring the future of driving and insurance, discussing how data is altering both our approach to driving and the physical environment around us…
Tech TalksOut next guest is... Paul Stacy
Tomorrow's podcast features a dive into the future of driving and insurance. Paul Stacy talks about black box insurance, it's effect on driving and how data is…
Tech TalksGal Ringel, CEO of Mine, is giving user data back to the people it belongs to!
Mine are a new business, launching in the UK just this week! We caught up with CEO and co-founder Gal to find out how they're helping consumers reclaim their…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Gal Ringel
Tomorrow's guest is Gal, CEO and co-founder of personal data platform Mine. We're chatting about the offering Mine have to the market, which launched in the UK…
Tech TalksGary Turner, MD of Xero, tells us why help small businesses matters so much.
Gary is MD at Xero, a software business providing an accountancy solution for small businesses. We chat about the trends in the industry and why an…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Gary Turner
Gary is the Managing Director of Xero, a high-growth accountancy solution built to help small and medium sized enterprises. Here we get to know Gary better…
Tech TalksKresimir Hlede, COO of Greyp, talks to us about a two-wheeled revolution in tech.
Kresimir joins the podcast to talk to us about the tech-driven electric bicycle company Greyp. The bicycle is tech first, with telematics build into the bike…
Tech TalksOur next guest is... Kresimir Hlede
Tomorrow's pod was recorded during Web Summit in Lisbon, and features a Croatian company designing high-end electronic bikes with a bunch more tech onboard…
Tech TalksJonathan Hyde, Head of Product at Legl, talks about customer experience.
Legl are bringing a modern tech-driven approach to the legal sector, an area where a huge amount of friction exists between the customer and industry. Jonathan…