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The Good Planets Podcast009 - Andre CogginsGet ready for an uplifting and energising conversation with Andre Coggins, the force of nature behind a thriving running club and a mentor to countless young athletes. In this episode, we dive into:Positive Impact: How distance running took him on a journey of positivity, demonstrating how otherwise potentially dangerous streets can be used for good.Motivating the Youth: How Andre draws on his experience as a sports teacher to empower kids through exciting and accessible physical activities.Mafia Moves: The inspiring story behind...2025-03-0738 minThe Good Planets Podcast008 - Chris JeffordChirs Jefford, Co-founder and CEO of Truant London, the 'most culturally connected creative company on the planet' talks to us about how he created and curated the cultural success story that is Truant. Learn from him how to build a creative business the right way! S/O to The Badu Way for the studio. We hope you enjoy this episode!Toby & Duncan2025-01-0943 minThe Good Planets Podcast007 - Alex PreeceMost entrepreneurs, athletes, and creators face a daunting challenge: building a brand that truly stands out, because they're missing a key element. A personal brand strategy, aligned with their unique story and goals.This can lead to countless hours spent on ineffective branding efforts that don't reflect your true potential, struggling to differentiate yourself in a crowded market and missing opportunities to connect with you target audience, resulting in limited business growth.How can you focus on building your empire if your brand doesn’t capture your essence?This week Alex breaks down th...2024-11-3038 minThe Good Planets Podcast006 - Jess Tappin & Dan PutnamWith both Jess and Dan being elite athletes, they want to pass on their knowledge so you can become a better, faster, stronger you. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!Find out more about Jess & Dan weekly newsletter here!Thanks, as always to The Badu Way for the studio!GP 2024-10-3026 minThe Good Planets Podcast006 - Alex PreeceAlex used to brand companies and their campaigns, but now he brands people.Transforming individuals into brands to create new work and business opportunities, we break down Alex's method and how you can apply his expertise to supercharge your own personal growth.Thanks, as always to The Badu Way for the studio!GP2024-10-3038 minThe Good Planets Podcast005 - Jane EvansThis week executive creative director, activist, author and champion of midlife women Jane Evans joins us on the show. She now runs Visbile Ink, part-comms agency, part-activist organisation, part-think tank, to communicate to and represent the most powerful consumer group on the planet - women over 50. Jane Evans has always been radical.She created the first ad to ever show a divorced couple.The first to show a couple living together.And men doing housework effectively.She created Ja...2024-10-1522 minThe Good Planets Podcast004 - Ayo DadaTransforming people’s futures is what gets Ayo Dada going.Ayo Dada's career, spanning over a decade of competitive running from 5km races to ultramarathons, has established him as a cornerstone in both athletics and professional development. As a qualified England Athletics coach and captain at Adidas Runners London, he has spent over six years helping athletes of all levels reach their personal bests, employing a holistic training approach that champions personal growth. Professionally, Ayo makes significant contributions as a senior policy officer, where he supports economic development and shapes tech policy in London. Re...2024-10-1143 minThe Good Planets Podcast003 - Simon WebbThe Good Planets Podcast: Episode 003 with renowned photographer Simon Webb. Simon is a portrait photographer known throughout the creative industries for his high-octane, vibrant and colourful images. With an emphasis on bringing stylised and conceptual ideas to life, his work is highly sought after within advertising, film, television and music. His unique ability to get the very best from his subjects has won him campaigns for the likes of Ballantine’s Whiskey and Virgin Atlantic as well as portrait commissions from some of the biggest names in sport, television and Hollywood. In this episode you can learn how to ch...2024-10-1009 minThe Good Planets Podcast002 - Emma AlexanderIn this episode of the show, Duncan and Toby are joined by Emma Alexander, founder at creative production company Mother Bran, co-founder at Wisern, creative mentor and public speaker.Recorded at Badu Sports studio at the Olympic Park in East London, a huge thanks to Joel, Wesley and the team at Badu for making this happen.2024-10-051h 14The Good Planets Podcast001 - Nana BaduJoin us as we interview leading humans from the worlds of Sports, Creativity, Environment, and Peak Performance. In each episode we dive into our guest's stories, exploring the highs and the valuable lessons they can pass on to help us on our own journeys. Episode 001 is with Nana Badu, founder of Badu Sports, recorded at Badu Sports, huge thanks to Joel, Wesley and the wonderful team at Badu for making this happen. Recording shows these past few months has been a lot of fun - and very e...2024-03-1241 min
Data Engineering PodcastStress Testing Kafka And Cassandra For Real-Time Anomaly DetectionSummary
Anomaly detection is a capability that is useful in a variety of problem domains, including finance, internet of things, and systems monitoring. Scaling the volume of events that can be processed in real-time can be challenging, so Paul Brebner from Instaclustr set out to see how far he could push Kafka and Cassandra for this use case. In this interview he explains the system design that he tested, his findings for how these tools were able to work together, and how they behaved at different orders of scale. It was an interesting conversation about how he...2019-07-0238 min