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Talent Smart PodcastSeason 3 - Episode 2 - Gurps Kharia – "The Transformation Mindset"Gurps is a global leader within a major bank and motivational speaker, with many years of corporate change management, fitness modelling and body building.
We spoke about his Transformation Mindset and how Gurps spent 9 years sculpting his body with incredible discipline, and how that same mindset influenced the way he approached complex business transformation programmes.
We then discussed when working with C-suite leaders what the key is to gaining their trust and aligning them behind a transformation roadmap, which may disrupt parts of the business, and how to deal with resistance at the top—especially when the change challenges legacy thin...
2025-11-1040 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 3 - Episode 1 - Andrew Gaule - "Investing and AI,...the future”Andrew Gaule has over 25 years’ experience leading technology and business transformation, from dotcom and electric vehicles to today’s AI-driven change. He works with corporates and innovative ventures on strategy, investment, implementation, and takes on fractional senior executive roles to help leadership teams trial and embed AI into core processes and business models. Andrew is the author of Purpose to Performance – Innovative New Value Chains, a founding member of Henley Business Angels, and an active investor in early-stage tech ventures.
In this fascinating conversation, we explored Andrew’s background in corporate venturing and innovation delving into the motivatio...
2025-10-2138 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 Episode 26 - Dennis Akkerman - “Get Naked!!.. to be a great leader”We were very excited to interview Dennis Akkerman, the founder and managing director of Orbis Business School. He has over two decades of experience in leading major transformations in more than 25 countries. He has worked with multinational companies including; Citibank, HSBC, Shell, and Coca-Cola, as well as entrepreneurs and SMEs.
In his first book, The Naked Leader, Dennis shares a unique, structured and practical transformation approach which every (aspiring) leader and entrepreneur can follow. He believes that leadership is a work in progress. Being is always becoming, and that insight will make all the difference.
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2025-06-2432 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 25 - Ian Pears - "Navigating Technology, Security, and Digital Transformation: Insights from a Distinguished Leader in Defence and Maritime Sectors"Ian Pears is the former VP of Information Security at Carnival Cruises (P&O, Cunard..etc).
During 30 years in the Royal Navy, Ian worked extensively in the design, management, and delivery of Information Warfare capability. With two commands served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as supporting Naval operations he also stood up the Royal Navy’s nascent Cyber Defence capability; Ian had a number of Joint posts including; sponsor of the UK Strategic current/future space capability, and acted as Chair of the NATO MC3CaT reporting directly to the NATO Military Committee.
He le...
2025-06-1735 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 24 - Andrew Phillips – “Executing the perfect product journey”Up until very recently, Andy was the New Product Development Director at Dyson. He's a proven senior director with 25+ years of experience driving product development, business transformation, and operational excellence in global technology and innovation-driven organisations. Trusted by the C-suite to lead major transformation initiatives, blending strategic vision with tactical execution to drive process, organisational, and technological change. Experienced in scaling operations, supporting rapid growth, and leading turnaround efforts.
With a strong foundation in both management consulting and industry, Andy brings a fresh perspective on leading and transforming complex operations.
In this episode, we explore the "...
2025-06-1040 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 23 - Craig Randell – CIO of HotelPlan – “The Future of hospitality and the impact of technology”Craig is currently serving as the Group Director of IT at Hotelplan Group, overseeing technology strategy and operations for some of the UK's most respected travel brands. His leadership has been pivotal in enhancing operational efficiency and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Recognised for his strategic vision and ability to lead Global cross-functional teams, Craig has been instrumental in implementing agile methodologies, enhancing cybersecurity measures, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. His expertise encompasses IT governance, project management and delivering technology solutions with evolving business needs.
In the episode, we asked Craig what are the biggest shifts...
2025-06-0333 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 22 - Jessica S Hall - "Building World-Class Products in an AI Era"Jessica S. Hall is the Chief Growth Officer at OpsCanvas, leading product strategy, market positioning, and go-to-market execution. A seasoned product and design leader, she has extensive experience in guiding companies through digital transformation and building customer-centric products.
A TEDx speaker and Co-author of The Product Mindset, Jessica has led multimillion-dollar product redesigns, built global teams, and developed AI-driven strategies that drive business growth. A sought-after speaker and coach, she excels at aligning product, marketing, and sales to fuel innovation and revenue.
In this episode, we talk with Jessica about the AI-Driven product revolution and...
2025-05-2729 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 21 - Charlotte Bemand – Secrets to strategy in a fast paced digital worldDirector of Digital Product and Business Partnering at HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær, Charlotte Bemand is an accomplished executive with extensive experience working across global FTSE 100 corporations, family-owned enterprises, multinational organisations, and the public sector.
She specialises in strategic development, transformation, and scaling delivery, with a focus on new market entry, M&A due diligence, and integration.
Key highlights of her career include:
Leading the development of a digital strategy to 2030 at HBK, building digital product teams, and establishing a digital business partnering model.
Driving transformation projects at Carnival UK, including technology optimisation, pr...
2025-05-0630 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 20 - Gurdeep Grewal – Why Predictability is key to an entrepreneur’s success (An investors perspective)Gurdeep currently serves as an advisor to several private equity firms and IT services companies around the world. In addition to his advisory roles, he’s also an investor and strategic partner in an AI startup behind two innovative products: ConnectingYouNow.ai (CYN) and Firebreak.ai.
His expertise lies in supporting executive teams to build robust go-to-market strategies and drive consistent business performance—from shaping value propositions and developing pipelines to ensuring revenue realisation. Within the private equity space, Gurdeep offers guidance on acquisitions, particularly in the Design and Engineering sectors.
In this episode, Gurdeep shar...
2025-04-2238 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 19 - Brenden Mielke (VP of Product Language Learning, Pearson) - How to evolve a legacy analogue business into the digital worldIn this episode, Brenden shares his experience in transitioning legacy businesses to digital. Including the initial impetus for starting the digital transformation. We discussed some of the biggest challenges when transforming a traditionally analogue business into a digital-first organisation. Brenden shares with us how to assess the digital maturity of a legacy business before creating a transformation strategy and what are the key indicators or signals that a legacy business is ready for digital transformation.
We also tackled how to address resistance to change, especially when long-standing processes and mindsets are entrenched in a legacy business and h...
2025-04-0828 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 18 - Russell Hornsby-Clifton (Advisory Board Member, Inicio AI) : Keys to business acceleration and scaling a Fintech businessRussell is an experienced senior leader with a proven track record of successfully building business, managing change, developing individuals and leading global projects. Expert in transforming struggling operations by redesigning and achieving organisational goals. Holder of the Institute of Directors Certificate in Company Direction and full Member of the IoD.
Equipped to deliver effective solutions through unique insights from a diverse career as a CEO and Board Director, Entrepreneur, Regulator, Senior Compliance Executive, Army Officer and Barrister who has operated in over 50 jurisdictions, usually in, incredibly challenging conditions. An Executive Coach with a passion for combining emotional...
2025-03-2525 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 17 - Nicola Wadham – Dealing with technical debt & modernisation within tight budget constraintsNicola’s career has been within organisations that build or make products; with IT as an enabler and a service. She has worked across multiple sectors including - Oil and Gas, FMCG, Engineering, Utilities and government regulatory bodies. Nicola has been a leader in many types of organisations from the very large enterprises to the very small and a range of sizes and ownership models in between. She focuses on organisation design, IT skills, acquisition and retention, sourcing strategy and governance dimension that are all part of the challenge of delivering IT enabled change.
During this episode, we...
2025-03-0432 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 16 - Neil Fenton (CEO of 10 Duke) - Managing Multi Country teams to achieve great outcomesNeil Fenton is a software entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in creating new software products and systems with a particular focus on identity and access management technologies delivered on a SaaS basis.
In this episode, we cover the biggest challenges in managing multi-country teams, and to overcome them, together with discussing the technological tools and platforms that can be most effective for managing global teams.
We also cover the approach to ensure fair and consistent performance evaluations globally and how to support the professional development and career growth of international em...
2025-02-1836 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 15 - Jora Gill - Technology and the Boardroom (and how to bridge the gap)Jora Gill is CEO and Co-founder of FireBreak, where they spearhead AI and Graph technologies to improve IT project outcomes and mitigate project risks early. He is also CEO and Co-Founder of ConnectingYouNow, where they lead initiatives to improve organisational productivity through a personalised conversational search and analytics platform, with a focus on accessibility.
Jora holds a number of non-exec director roles where he helps to align IT projects with strategic objectives, manage risks effectively, and cultivate a culture of accountability and transparency. Included are;
Travis Perkins Group - Supplier of building materials to the b...
2025-02-0441 minTalent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 14 - Henry Cohen - Leadership during transformational changeHenry is an experienced and successful CxO and change professional, with excellent stakeholder management and inter-personal skills. He has significant years of experience in managing large-scale businesses and technology change programmes (£5m to £800m), especially in the digital space, for a wide variety of UK and European-based Insurance and Media companies and Central Government departments.
In this episode, Henry shares with us his approach to leading a large-scale transformation, focusing within established organisational structures and he gives us a great insight into what the key first steps are to take when setting a transformation strategy.
He...
2025-01-2333 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 13 - Amol Punekar - Communicating the value of data at board levelAmol is a Commercial Growth Leader & Managing Director with 20+ years of experience driving digital transformation across global technology firms, including AND Digital, ThoughtWorks, Slalom, Wipro, and Oracle.
He has a passion for leveraging Data and AI to create transformative impact and has consistently built competitive market strategies, executed pioneering go-to-market initiatives, and forged resilient multi-year client relationships across EMEA, APAC, and the US.
In this episode, Amol gives a great overview of the most common misconceptions about the value of data among executive boards and how tech leaders frame data initiatives so that they align...
2025-01-1422 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 12 - Gary Sage - The Freedom Formula: Mastering Leadership and PerformanceAs founder of 50x, Gary has many years experience of helping scale businesses, and exponentially transform the way organisations do things in seemingly impossible timespans.
He is the Ex-CEO of Mator Systems and has driven exponential transformative change in organisations, like Maersk / AP Moller, SHL, Elsevier, Partnership Assurance and Camelot.
Gary is also the co-founder of Hedgedog Brewery.
In this episode we explore one of the areas that Gary is very passionate about which is removing “constraints” that impede growth, together with the key strategies or systems make the most significant impact on productivity.
2025-01-0743 minTalent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 11 - Professor Vin Walsh – The Power of SleepIt was amazing to have the opportunity to interview Vin Walsh, a Professor of Human Brain Research and Royal Society Industry Research Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL. I could have quite easily chatted with him for hours.
He has published over 300 scientific articles, several books and specialises in the how the brain achieves all the things we take for granted: How do we see? How do we remember? How do we learn? How do we read? How do we count? How do we know how long something takes?
In this episode we...
2024-11-2840 minTalent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 10 - Asitha Rodrigo (CTO, SAPI) – What truly motivates a high performing engineering teamAsitha Rodrigo (CTO, SAPI) is a renowned innovative CTO, Prior to SAPI, he was the CTO at Seedrs. Previously Asitha was Chief Technology Officer at a number of high growth Private Equity backed businesses in the financial services and media industries. He has a passion for building and maintaining high performing technology teams.
In this episode, Asitha shares with us the key ingredients that contribute to a motivated engineering team and how do you connect the company's vision/goals to the engineering team.
He also gives us an insight into what steps a CTO can...
2024-11-1232 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 9 - Claire Thorne – Women in tech (what are the blockers).In this episode, I talk with Claire about what inspired her to start a company focused on championing women in technology and Claire shares a bit about her journey and background in the tech industry.
We uncover what are some of the biggest challenges women face in the tech industry today and how best to address them. We also explore trends in the tech industry regarding diversity and inclusion.
Claire also offers some great advice to young women aspiring to enter the tech industry. Together with addressing companies and community leaders on how do you...
2024-11-0531 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 8 - Doug Johnson - Sustainability, Innovation and New Ways of ThinkingIt was amazing to spend some time with Doug Johnson to discuss how innovation and sustainability can transform an entire industry. Doug is Founder of Mesh Energy (a Certified B Corporation), an independent and trusted provider of innovative sustainable energy services to property owners and architects looking for impartial and expert advice.
During our discussion, Doug explained why experience can sometime be counter intuitive to embracing new ways of working and that if we truly want to make changes to how we approach sustainability to we have to be prepared to re-learn. In the fascinating conversation, Doug...
2024-10-2927 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 7 - Dileep Marway – The behaviours of high performanceDileep is a commercially focused, results driven executive level technology leader with nearly 20 years experience: leading strategy development and execution, successful digital transformation and delivering organisational, IT change alongside cost effectiveness (to budget), secure and high availability operational IT
In this podcast we uncover what the main behaviours are that contribute to a high performing team and how to define a high-performance culture, together with the key elements that are essential to fostering it within a technology team.
We discuss how to establish and maintain trust within a team and how to deal with situations...
2024-10-2428 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 Episode 6 - Ade McCormack – Leadership is NOT about heroics,… it’s about fostering an ecosystemAde is a former technologist who now, forty years on, is focused on leadership.
Is a former Financial Times columnist.
Has lectured at MIT Sloan on leadership matters.
Works with Cambridge University (Moller Institute) on leadership development.
Trained in astrophysics and has worked for the European Space Agency.
Has worked in over forty countries across the world across multiple sectors with many of the world’s most prominent brands.
Has written six books on leadership and transformation.
Ade has recently set up an embryonic thinktank, The Intelligent leadership Hub. The ILH aims to empower society to flourish in an i...
2024-10-1527 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 Episode 5 - Roly Walter (Founder, Appraisd) – “The accidental manager,… and how to help”Roly launched online performance management system Appraisd in 2012. Since then, it has been adopted by hundreds of businesses and is used by tens of thousands of employees around the world. Roly began his career as a Business Analyst at Goldman Sachs designing global online HR tools. It was this experience that inspired him to design and launch Appraisd.
In this episode, Roly explains the term accidental manager, including the journey of an accidental manager – how does this happen – why does this happen. We focus on the UK, to see is there a cultural issue that drives people to s...
2024-10-0829 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 Episode 4 - Joe Hardstaff – The Business benefits of data efficacyJoe is an innovative decisive, and accomplished IT Executive who delivers and embeds digital, data and technology transformation, technology architecture and project / programme management having led £100M transformation and acquisition programmes generating more than £200M revenue improvements.
Business orientated strategic thinker skilled at driving technology and cyber security teams to achieve operational excellence in the face of persistent and targeted state sponsored attack against military and government data assets.
In this episode, we talked about data. Joe gave us his definition of data efficacy and why it is important for a business, together with how...
2024-10-0131 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 Episode 3 - Cliff Oguzie – The changes in changeCliff is a senior leader of change initiatives with about 20 years experience across multiple industries. He currently works in professional services helping clients achieve their business and tech strategies by establishing high performing teams that deliver products with excellence.
To help fuel his passions, Cliff started the Change Leaders Playbook podcast and newsletter, which are growing resources capturing insights from his experiences alongside contributions from highly experienced guests bringing valuable industry experiences. His guests range from business leaders, project or program delivery professionals and entrepreneurs.
In this episode, we discuss the common elements that lead t...
2024-09-2432 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 Episode 2 - Josh Knox (“Knox”) – Architect Specialist with ReversingLabs - "Knox" - How to take control of your career journeyJoshua Knox is Cybersecurity Technologist specialising in Kubernetes and Kubernetes security. Prior to this role Knox was a Principal Engineer focusing on automation and application development
Before transitioning to the IT industry, Knox was a High School teacher. For many years he taught python and javascript to his students. Once switching his career he has quickly moved through many roles, gathering certifications for Cloud, Kubernetes, and Security along the way.
When he is not working with his team, you can find him working on his home lab, building a new machine, studying for his next...
2024-09-1734 min
Talent Smart PodcastSeason 2 Episode 1 - Rob Brown (Chief Transformation Officer, So Energy) – “Out to Lunch” Why sharing some food could be the key to high performanceRob has over 30 years’ experience leading, managing, consulting and delivering innovative solutions to businesses of all shapes and sizes. He has focused intensely on organisation transformations and helping other leaders and teams become high performance and to gain results that are longer lasting, impacting more people positively.
During this episode we uncover the key ingredients to a high performing team and the importance of spending time together (eg going for lunch together). We discuss how this matches into today’s remote and disparate teams?
We hear from Rob’s phraseology such as; “stitching people to...
2024-09-1133 minTalent Smart PodcastEpisode 25 - Keys To Success For Start Ups And Scale Ups – Graham SmithIt was great to catch up and chat with one of our long standing friends, Graham Smith, who is a highly accomplished and respected Strategy and Implementation Advisor. During this session, Graham shared his insights into how to successfully launch a start-up or a new product, together with offering some amazing advice for companies who have an existing product and now wish to scale up. We also covered trends and what is next for the AI world, including the new “AI CEO” run companies that are enjoying early success.
2024-09-1034 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 24 - Word Forest - A Conversation With Simon and Tracey West - Episode 2 of 2It was an absolute pleasure to spend more time with Simon and Tracey West from Word Forest today. Word Forest are an environmental and education charity based in the UK that works to combat the devastating effects of global warming and climate change by planting fast growing trees in the tropics, predominantly food bearing. To assist the communities they also support women’s empowerment, build classrooms and facilitate education. In this episode, we uncover the meaning of ‘Perma-Culture” and ‘Three Sisters” growing, together with learning more about the environment in Kenya and how planting trees can make a massive impact on t...
2024-08-2032 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 23 - Word Forest - A Conversation With Simon and Tracey West - Episode 1 of 2It was an absolute pleasure to spend time with Simon and Tracey West from Word Forest today. Word Forest are an environmental and education charity based in the UK that works to combat the devastating effects of global warming and climate change by planting fast growing trees in the tropics, predominantly food bearing. To assist the communities they also support women’s empowerment, build classrooms and facilitate education.
In this episode, we discussed why they chose to set their programme up in Kenya and their “Mothers of the Forest”. In addition, we discussed the 4 pillars of the...
2024-08-0634 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 22 - Adrian Pagdin – Creating a work place based on belonging and purposeAdrian Pagdin (Consultant, Advisor, Author and Project Manager) began his career in the Hotel industry before moving into project management and then on into the world of Learning & Development. Adrian has been a consultant and manager within some well known brand names, including Unilever, Holiday Inn and Hemsley Fraser. He is also the author of two books and the founder of Purpose Into Action, as well as being an ambassador and L&D Consultant for ADHD Aware.
In this podcast we uncover the benefits of hiring from the Neurodiverse community. Starting with a definition of n...
2024-07-2330 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 21 - Alexa Curtis (Founder & CEO of BeFearless) – The relationship between social media and mental health in young peopleIn 2011, at just 12 years old, Alexa started a fashion blog; A Life in the Fashion Lane. It became a platform for Alexa to express her feelings around everything relating to teens, body image and mental health.
In 2018, Alexa founded the Be Fearless Summit, and also launched her own radio show on Radio Disney called BEFearless Every Day with Alexa Curtis, which was the first of its kind and broke new ground for the Radio Disney brand. Alexa interviewed various guests who shared their journey of overcoming obstacles/challenges and chasing after their dreams.
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2024-07-0918 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 20 - David Callow - How to foster harmony between the technology and business departments within an enterprise
I was delighted to welcome David Callow to the Talent Smart podcast for this latest episode. Dave has been in technology for over 25 years and has been a senior leader for over 10 years. He is the Chief Information Officer for NHS Professionals who look after 60 NHS trusts and work with over 180,000 healthcare professionals to provide a flexible work force to support the NHS.
During this podcast we explore why is it so important that technology departments are working in harmony with the rest of the organisation. Dave shared his approach to bridging the gap between the technology a...
2024-06-2828 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 19 - Paul McCarthy (Author of The FIRED Leader) – Are you in a dysfunctional leadership team….and what to do about it (Episode 2 of 2)In this episode we discuss what are the key recurring components of a dysfunctional leadership team, together with exploring the true cost of a dysfunctional leadership team?
Paul also shares the quick ways to assess if a leadership team is working well together?
We discuss the topic of trust vs psychological safety how trust is the major contributor to how a team performs together? We uncover how do companies create a sense of purpose and shared vision and how do they start to assess if you have (or are in) a dysfunctional leadership t...
2024-06-1735 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 18 – Paul McCarthy (Author of The FIRED Leader) – How to elevate your leadership (Episode 1 of 2)In this episode we talk through Paul’s book, The FIRED Leader and Paul breaks down the acronym F.I.R.E.D, together with why did he decide to write this book?
We discuss what are the new leadership requirements and what are the key mistakes that organisations make when defining their leadership (identification, recruitment, onboarding and developing).
We also discuss why disruption curiosity are crucial attributes for a great leader.
Paul is an Author and global thought leader creating the conditions to reimagine, reinvent, and regenerate the futur...
2024-06-1131 minTalent Smart PodcastEpisode 17 - Karen Poulter (CIO and IT Leader) - “Creating a high performing culture based on open communication and trust”We were delighted to welcome Karen Poulter to our latest episode of the Talent Smart Podcast.
During this episode, we discussed the essential ingredients for a high performing culture, together uncovering what are “Employee networks” and how to build them. Karen also shared his insights into why is it so important that employees have a ‘voice’ and how does D,E&I contribute to high performance.
Karen Poulter is a senior leader with over 15 years’ experience in delivering strategic and change programmes across both the private and public sectors with a passion for c...
2024-06-0429 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 16 - Build An ‘Improvement Mindset’ Within Your Cyber Security Team - Dimitrios DelivasilisWe are delighted that Dimitrios agreed to share some time with us and discuss his thoughts and insights on how to create a building and maintaining a high performance culture within your Information Security Teams. Dimitrios is strong technology executive, specializing in business-driven security architectures and business risk control management. More than twenty years of extensive experience gained within financial services as well as telecom organisations and consultancy firms. The last twelve years the emphasis has been on offering enterprise security strategy services to C-Suite and their direct reports.
2024-05-2121 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 15 - Brian Hanly - The commercial advantage of AI for your businessI was thrilled to welcome Brian Hanly, Co-Founder & CEO of Brightbeam and serial entrepreneur to the Talent Smart Podcast. Brian has a deep specialisation in the application of modern ways of working, product management and technology to help enterprises compete in the digital age and to help growth companies to gain commercial advantage with the help of AI.
In this episode, we explored the commercial advantages to companies from AI. We explored the adoption and deployment rate and what is stopping companies from progressing with their AI agenda.
In addition, Brian gives us some very h...
2024-05-1634 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 14 - Jonathan Rivers (CTO of Fortune) – Building and fostering a culture of innovationI am very excited that Jonathan Rivers spared some time to chat with me. Jonathan is a Visionary technology leader and “disrupter” with 20+ years of experience leading key growth initiatives in the technology, hosting, and media industries. Known as an expert in delivering innovative, high quality, cost-effective IT solutions and strategic initiatives that improve performance and reduce cost in a fast-paced environment.
In this episode, we uncover some of Jonathan’s secrets to building and fostering innovative teams, including his ‘Killer’ interview question that he asks every candidate at interview. He also gives us some great insig...
2024-05-1035 minTalent Smart PodcastEpisode 13 - Jason Nash - How AI can be leveraged for Diversity and InclusionWe are thrilled to be joined in this episode by Jason Nash (Founder and CPO of JAM 7) who has worked with some of the globe's leading brands—such as Barclays, Microsoft, Sony, and Travelport.
Jam 7 are growth agents, customer-centric, data-driven, outcome-focused technologists. Using AI every day to automate away the repetitive non-value-adding activities and deliver game-changing value for money to their clients.
In this episode, we explore how AI can be leveraged for Diversity and Inclusion within your business. We also discuss how AI can improve the job application process, together with u...
2024-04-2937 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 12 - Sabrina Menasria - The Power of SingularityWe are delighted to welcome Sabrina Menasria, change agent and founder of Singularity.
Having worked at executive level to drive change in organisations like Chanel and L’Oréal; In 2020, Sabrina coined the word « singulars » to define neurodiversity and people with over excitabilities (intellectual, emotional, creative, sensitive and motor) and those who are "twice exceptional", with differ-abilities and super powers.
In this episode, we explore what Singular in terms of neurodiversity and how divergent thinking misunderstood and/or misrepresented in the majority of workplaces?
2024-04-2324 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 11 - Mark Brincat Group CTO, Intive – The Opportunities that Ai and ChatGPT Present to the WorldWe are delighted that Mark Brincat was able and willing to spend some time to discuss AI and ChatGPT. Mark has over 20 years experience with a strong background in digital transformations through multiple industries. He has a real passion for technology and how this enables the evolution of the customer experience and transform business models. Mark is the Group CTO with Intive. Intive is a global Tech company that combines deep industry expertise, user-centric design and world-class software engineering During this conversation we explore, What does AI actually mean. How machine learning and AI are linked and the kind...
2024-04-1936 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 10 - Ket Patel - Democratising Change Thinking Within Your OrganisationWe are delighted to that Ket Patel has kindly agreed to spend some time with us and explore the topic of Change,… but perhaps not how you have heard before. In this episode, we look into how (and why) your organisation could (and should) be looking at Democratising Change Thinking. We discuss; what does this actually mean? How do leaders start this process? What are the key impacts that this can have on teams/workplace/output? Together with asking, how do leaders start this process? Ket is a Change Management Institute Accredited Change Manager Master practitioner. He has over 20 ye...
2024-04-1117 minTalent Smart PodcastEpisode 09 - Ket Patel - Creating Organisational AgilityWe are delighted to that Ket Patel has kindly agreed to spend some time with us and explore the topic of Change,… but perhaps not how you have heard before. In this episode, we look into Organisational Agility; What is ? What is the benefit? How do organisations know if they have real agility? In addition, we discuss how to build more resilience within your organisation and your teams. Ket is a Change Management Institute Accredited Change Manager Master practitioner. He has over 20 years of hands-on experience leading change and transformation within Financial Services, Technology Services and Consulting industries. He is...
2024-04-0522 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 08 - Alexandra MousavizadehWe are delighted that Alexandra Mousavizadeh (CEO of Evident) joined us for a conversation on AI.
2024-03-2527 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 07 - Mo TaherWe are delighted to have Mo Taher (AKA The Airport guy) join us for a chat about all things aviation, airport and engineering, with a special focus on the talent crisis that the industry is facing in the years ahead.
2024-03-1122 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 06 - Jora Gill - How to Avoid a £1m Project DisasterEpisode 06 - Jora Gill - How to Avoid a £1m Project Disaster
2024-02-1332 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 05 - Gary Lloyd - Ecosystem vs MachinesEpisode 05 - Gary Lloyd - Ecosystem vs Machines
2024-02-1322 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 04 - Gary Lloyd - How to Enjoy Successful ChangeEpisode 04 - Gary Lloyd - How to Enjoy Successful Change
2024-02-1323 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 03 - Philip Cox-Hynd: Defining Your PurposeEpisode 03 - Philip Cox-Hynd: Defining Your Purpose
2024-01-2925 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 02 - Philip Cox-Hynd: Building Emotional ResilienceEpisode 02 - Philip Cox-Hynd: Building Emotional Resilience
2024-01-2430 min
Talent Smart PodcastEpisode 01 - Philip Cox-Hynd - What It Means to Be Human in the World of Work and How to Manage Your Mind for Better Mental HealthEpisode 01 - Philip Cox-Hynd - What It Means to Be Human in the World of Work and How to Manage Your Mind for Better Mental Health
2024-01-2435 min