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OnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Jordan SpainJordan Spain, Head of Engineering at HealthTech X-Lab, joins our hosts for this episode. This episode covers a range of topics from OKR’s, product engineering, cross-functional teams and the future of HealthTech in the UK - they cover it all. They explore the importance of OKR’s, analyse the meaning of product engineering from a HealthTech stance, debate whether cross-functional teams work for every business, and discuss the exciting things happening in the industry. Tune in for a great listen!2022-11-1538 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Svetlana Tarnagurskaja & Tom Dibble-BurgeSvetlana Tarnagurskaja and Tom Dibble-Burge founded exciting tech consultancy The Dot Collective. Ben and Am, as founders of their own technical consultancy, speak to Svet and Tom about entrepreneurship in the tech industry. This episode covers a lot of ground from believing in your vision, advice on business partners, how to make your mark against established competitors, and much more. An insightful episode full of great tips, advice, and stories of experience. 2022-11-0139 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Kelly LooneyThis week we’re across the pond speaking to Kelly Looney, Senior VP at Tide. Ben and Am talk to Kelly about company culture, workforce efficiency, how they find great talent pools and use them as a growth catalyst. Giving you insight to the mechanisms that allow a FinTech to scale , all from the mouth of a seasoned tech leader. 2022-10-2531 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Sacha ZvetelmanWe’re kicking off season 2 with Sacha Zvetelman. Sacha is Head of Engineering at amazing food-tech startup Growth Kitchen having previously worked as Technology Manager at Just Eat for almost 4 years. We talk to Sacha about the hiring process within tech. From setting candidates up for success, best practices when interviewing, the role of communication and the challenges of technical — you’re going to want to listen. This episode has the kind of interviewing and hiring insight that is important to understand in the current competitive market for talent.2022-10-1441 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Ana JakimovskaOur last guest of the season is Ana Jakimovska - Deputy CEO and Chief Product and Technology Officer at Culture Trip. Ana has had a long and impressive career in product management in some of the UK’s leading media organisations including: Channel 4, The BBC, Sky News and The Guardian. This episode celebrates females in technology - Ana and Amardeep talk about their journey and what they’ve learnt along the way. 2022-05-2331 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Kevin AntaoThis episode we talk about all things Tech4Good, and who better to discuss this topic than Kevin Antao. He made the switch from BP to working as CIO at Amnesty International and hasn’t looked back. Now, he’s advocates using your tech skills for the greater good. In this episode, we talk about the many avenues that tech can impact positive change. From digital sustainability, ethics and tech, AI and machine learning, green/digital washing and much more. Kevin talks about causes and charities that he works closely with and how he made the jump from corporate to t...2022-04-2733 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Sven PoppelmannThis week we’re joined by Sven Poppelmann, VP of Engineering at Automata. If you haven’t heard about Automata, you’ll want to - they’re doing amazing things. On this episode, we focus on failure culture in tech companies and within tech teams. Sven has a seasoned career in senior positions at what have been some incredibly successful startups. So, he gives us his take on what failing means to him and the culture he instils in the startups he comes into. Hard earned advice on failure and what it’s taught them. Failure advice that’s applicable to...2022-04-0738 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Scott GuymerOn this week's OnPoint Ben & Am were joined by Scott Guymer, Principle Engineer at Phillips Healthcare. Am previously worked with Scott and rates him as the best Principal Engineer she has worked with (although we have heard her say this about others before!). In a pretty technical pod we discuss Sky's early adoption of CI/CD, health checks of your technical team and how you can look to change the engineering mindset in a global business with over 8000 Engineers. 2022-03-0932 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Scott GuymerOn this week's OnPoint Ben & Am were joined by Scott Guymer, Principle Engineer at Phillips Healthcare. Am previously worked with Scott and rates him as the best Principal Engineer she has worked with (although we have heard her say this about others before!). In a pretty technical pod we discuss Sky's early adoption of CI/CD, health checks of your technical team and how you can look to change the engineering mindset in a global business with over 8000 Engineers. 2022-03-0934 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Mark KitchingOn this week's OnPoint Ben & Am were joined by Amardeep's first boss in technology, the totally awesome Mark Kitching. Mark is Head of Technology at LADbible group, previously he was Head of Technology at Sky (where he met Am). As you will hear in the pod Amardeep speaks very highly of Mark and the culture he builds within his teams. This comes from initially hiring on personal before technical skills, as with the right attitude the technical skills will follow.2022-03-0134 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Jonathan RigbyThis week Ben & Am were joined by Jonathan Rigby, Head of Engineering at Qogita - an exciting and fast growing start up. Previously, Jonathan was Director of Technology at Expedia and has joined Qogita with the challenge of building an engineering team from a blank canvas. In this episode we talk about rapidly scaling a remote engineering team and introducing engineering principles into a start up. 2022-02-2244 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Charlotte WilliamsThis week on OnPoint we were joined by Charlotte Williams, founder of SevenSix Agency. SevenSix is an influencer marketing agency with a focus on diversity and inclusive. In this episode we talk about how tech is shaping a new field of successful professionals, and how the influencer movement is also shaping tech. A symbiotic relationship that’s taken over our social media platforms.2022-02-1436 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Nick SawyerOn this weeks episode of OnPoint Ben & Am were joined by Nick Sawyer, Chief Data Officer at Dr Martens. In the pod we cover everything from the role of a CDO, to the capabilities required building a Data team. Nick was in the Data IQ 'top 100 data influencers' and one of the best guys around to chat about data. 2022-02-0732 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Pabel MartinezOn this weeks episode of OnPoint Ben & Am chat with Pabel Martinez, Global Account Director at Tik Toc. Pabel is also the founder of Plurawal, host of the global podcast '¿Quién Tú Eres?' and a champion of diversity and inclusion. In the pod we define professionalism in the work place and how important it is to be your authentic self.2022-01-3137 minOnPoint with Ben & AmOnPoint with Usman HamidOn this weeks episode of OnPoint Ben & Am shoot the breeze with Usman Hamid, VP of Engineering & Enterprise Architecture at GSK.Usman discusses the challenges of working habits in a post Covid world and the impact flexible working will have in the future.2021-11-2235 min
The InsiderThe Insider with Amardeep SirhaOn this weeks episode of The Insider I was joined by Amardeep Sirha, the Co-Founder and Head of Delivery at AmarTi.Amardeep is actually my business partner after starting AmarTi earlier this year - who knew we were starting a business at the beginning of a global pandemic! :-)I love Amardeep's story. She was a teacher for 8 years before moving into technology as a Business Analyst with Sky. She had never considered working in technology however discovered her skills from her teaching were transferable and has never looked back.Amardeep is...2020-11-0500 min