Venturi's Voice: Technology | Leadership | Staffing | Career | Innovation
689 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsVenturi’s Voice brings you conversation with leaders from various technology disciplines - data, cyber security, development, cloud, infrastructure, business intelligence and more… Each week you will be able to relate, take inspiration and action the business education from our compelling guests. Outside of technology we tend to cover; career progression, influences, best practices, leadership, talent, recruitment and the inspiration behind our guest successes in career and life!
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Upgrading the auto-auction industry - Mike Stoodley
July 31, 2019 08:25 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBMike is the development manager at Manheim Auctions. Starting his development career working on with the little known coding language ‘Progress’, Mike moved from developer to lead developer to development manager. He is now responsible for 11 people who he manages in an agile fashion. He is currently overseeing the rollout of a business-wide Azure deployment. This project is the culmination of 18 months of work and will be affecting all of Manheim Auctions sites.
Embracing remote working - Juan Cruz Viotti
July 24, 2019 08:46 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBJuan is the software engineer team lead at Balena.io He focuses on building high-quality software and is passionate about open-source, maintainability, testing, software correctness, and static program analysis. He’s been with Balena for 4 years moving from a Software Engineer to a team lead and now he is the Engineering Lead. Prior to Balena.io Juan worked as a Software Engineer for Rulemotion and PikaPay.
Delivering products using agile - Drew Murdoch
July 22, 2019 09:19 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBDrew is the Delivery Manager at Karhoo A self-proclaimed ‘recovering project manager’ Drew’s career started in engineering. He was a backend engineer in the era of Java. Prior to KarHoo, Drew worked at a technology agency working with various clients in the UK in a project focused role delivering technology software. Drew now manages the creation of award-winning digital products across web, mobile and tablet devices. He is experienced in managing teams of developers, analysts, UX,...
Defending your personal privacy with Bitcoin - Nicholas Gregory
July 19, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBNicholas is the CEO at CommerceBank A cryptocurrencies entrepreneur & software engineer, Nicholas has been involved with bitcoin since 2012. Nicholas is a technologist first and foremost, he caught the bitcoin bug through writing software for banks. Although he was working in banking Nicholas did question the ethics of the 2008 financial crisis and thought it was unfair that they got bailed out. He came to the conclusion the traditional banking sector wasn’t for him. This realisatio...
Delivering data solutions to the housing sector - Douglas Silverstone
July 17, 2019 09:05 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBDoug is the Head of Data at Metropolitan Thames Valley Douglas Silverstone is the Head of Data, Analytics and Information Security at Metropolitan Thames Valley. Responsible for the data on 60,000 homes more than 100,000 tenants and countless repairs and components. Housing Data is becoming increasingly complex and interrelated. Be that legislative requirements, IoT, or simply providing a better service to our tenants, both the data we collect and the information we manage is increa...
Using video games to learn a language - Matt Parish
July 09, 2019 08:58 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBMatt is the lead full-stack game developer at Wibbu Currently the lead full-stack game developer at Wibbu, Matt makes games for language learning. His goal is to create immersive experiences for players to learn languages. From the player perspective, this is done as a second point to the game. Wibbu wants its players to enjoy their game experience and then once they’ve finished they realise they’ve learned a language. The school version of Ruby Rei is sold and endorsed by Cambridge Un...
Getting your company ‘bought in’ to a data strategy - Bo Ruan
July 08, 2019 08:35 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBBo Run is the Head of Data at the Alzheimer's Society. After a year leading a data department at Greenpeace, Bo returned to Alzheimer’s Society and became their first Head of Data. This decision was influenced in part by the amazing work the Society does to combat dementia. He was also drawn to the organisation as he relished the challenge of developing a data strategy in what is effectively a greenfield site. Alzheimer’s Society has yet to leverage the data it has access to up to B...
The UK’s Northern tech hub - Dave Naylor
July 01, 2019 10:20 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBDave is the CTO of ResearchBods and the wider STRAT7 Group With over 16 years’ experience working within SME’s, Dave has a unique blend of Technical and Strategic Leadership skills backed up by strong Product Management, Platform Delivery, Operational IT/Support, and Quality Assurance skills. He prides himself on being commercially focused and has experience in all aspects of Application Lifecycle Management in both the larger and smaller SME fields. With a proven track record in digit...
The advantages and challenges of autonomous deliveries - Akshat Patel
June 28, 2019 08:18 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBAkshat is the CTO & Co-founder at Udelv. Udelv is an autonomous delivery company co-founded by Akshat. Prior to Udelv, he worked for Apple and Tesla’s autonomous driving teams. Akshat worked on both the hardware, software, and engineering management. Before this, he had worked on several projects at General Motors and caterpillar. In these roles, he started off working on power systems, automated motor drives, and motor controls.
Managing digital transformation - Brian Robinson
June 27, 2019 10:55 - 29 minutes - 40 MBBrian Robinson is the managing director of digital teams at Dept Agency With a mixture of delivery and commercial roles under his belt, Brian has the hands-on technical experience to deliver transformation project and work on business strategies for clients. He is currently a managing director at Dept, a digital agency that employees 1200 individuals across 14 different offices. Until the start of 2018 he was the MD of the design and technology which was based in Manchester and foc...
How Fintechs can challenge Big Banks - Ammar Akhtar
June 26, 2019 08:38 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBAmmar is the Founder & CEO at Yobota. Prior to founding Yobota, Ammar had a career consulting in the financial services sector. He spent 10 years advising companies like UBS Investment Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Post-2008, Ammar moved into consulting in the retail sector with a focus on revitalising the sector with new technologies, better customer experiences and better product choices. This new direction took Ammar on a gradual path to what he’s doing today.
How your technical expertise can let you work in any industry - Tor Gisvold
June 25, 2019 08:36 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBTor is the CTO at Adarga A very experienced digital CTO/technologist, Tor specialises in managing large scale online presences using cutting edge tech. His IT experience stretches to the online and media industries. He has worked with both startups and large companies using a mix of traditional and agile approaches to solution solving. Tor has hands-on experience in building complete online technology teams and web services from greenfield, on an international stage with distributed te...
Is technology a driver of culture? - Alastair Brown
June 24, 2019 11:22 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBAlastair is the CTO at BrightHR. An enthusiastic and motivated professional, Alastair has spent twenty-seven years working in Information Technology. He has a very strong technical background with delivery focussed experiences across many business sectors. Alastair has many years of experience delivering large and complicated IT projects and programmes, with a reputation for guaranteed delivery to the highest quality.
Creating a well-being program at work - Avery Kiesling
June 21, 2019 11:36 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBKiesling is responsible for all elements of the employee lifecycle. This includes developing an excellent recruitment experience for all applicants, delivering an engagement plan that is valuable company-wide, managing the professional and personal development of Ampersand's team, attending industry events to increase company exposure, leading the onboarding and induction process for all new employees and maintaining HR policies in line with employment legislation.
Developing Yoti’s e-sign platform - Alttaf Hussain
June 18, 2019 09:42 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBAlttaf is the Team Lead & Tech Lead for Yoti. Watching Knight Rider and Terminator as a child sparked Alttaf’s interest in technology. He always has a desire to figure out how tech is working. This fascination led him into a career in computer science, completing a Bachelors degree in Artificial Intelligence in 2006. He started his career in tech through a graduate training scheme at a company called Thales. He was building flight simulators using a mixture of C++ and AI. In his n...
‘Meaningful tech’ is tech for good - Pat Farr
June 13, 2019 08:03 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBPat is the CTO at Abundance Abundance is a leading direct investment platform giving people control over their money. People invest from £5 in energy projects that generate something good for the environment and society, as well as bank-beating returns. With a choice of projects, investors know where their money is going and how it is working for them. They receive regular capital repayments and investment returns, along with updates on energy generation. At the same time, the world b...
4 barriers to getting underrepresented people into tech - Debbie Forster
June 12, 2019 08:23 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBJump to 12.34 to hear what the 4 barriers to getting underrepresented people into tech are. Debbie is the CEO at Tech Talent Charter. Originally an English teacher Debbie was an early adopter of computers in the classroom. This quickly saw Debbie becoming in charge of the schools IT department. Working her way up the school career ladder she saw tech as a great enabler. For some of the children, she was teaching she saw how tech could become a way into careers they might not be able ...
3 things I’ve learned from starting a business - Sebastian Francis
June 11, 2019 09:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBSebastian is the Co-founder and Director at Titus Learning As the co-founder of Titus Learning Sebastian has always championed e-learning and alternate educational routes. After a brief stint at university, he found he worked best when engaging in ‘non-traditional’ educational avenues. This realisation saw him set up Titus Learning to bring the advantages of e-learning courses to as many people as possible. Jump to 24.22 to listen to Seb's three lessons. Key points covered in...
Companies looking for a ‘culture fit’ have got the wrong idea - Rich Cobbold
June 10, 2019 09:14 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBRich is an EMEA Recruitment Specialist for Google Cloud. Starting his career recruiting for marketing roles in an agency, Rich, quickly learned the benefits developing long term relationships can have on one's career. Building true and meaningful client and candidate relationships has always been at the core of Rich’s recruitment strategy. In 2012 he started working for a recruitment company who then looked to expand their digital recruitment arm. Rich started recruiting digital ...
3 Pieces of advice for starting your own business - John Safa
June 07, 2019 10:12 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBJohn is an entrepreneur and founder of Pushfor. John’s career started when he was 11 years old after a chance encounter with a computer magazine. His first computer was a ZX81 Sinclair and he had to type in his programs from computer magazines. Always a fan of taking things apart to find out how they worked John started deconstructing the programs he was typing into his computer and began learning from there. This combined with a natural flair for working with people quickly saw John ...
How to build a ‘best place to work’ - Jeremy Burns
June 04, 2019 08:18 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBJeremy is Head of Software Engineering at News UK A self-taught coder at the age of 33 Jeremy pivoted into technology later in his career after working in a financial company, Barclays and running his own consultancy. His work in the city saw him running teams in London, NYC & Singapore, and this, combined with his love of working with people saw him take a management role in News UK. As the Head of Software Engineering Jeremy is responsible for nurturing and developing software eng...
Psychological safety in business - Richard George
May 31, 2019 08:56 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBRichard George is the Head of Engineering at RS Components Richard is an energetic & focused professional with over 20 years of experience in Wireless, Mobile, Enterprise, Consumer and Cloud services. He is an acknowledged visionary and strategist in both product and process, with a past that demonstrates system thinking and the ability to drive strategies, adapt management styles and lead execution processes that convert opportunity to success. Richard has a hard-earned reputation for...
Teaching code outside the classroom - Rosemary Hitchcock
May 29, 2019 10:01 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBRosemary is Head of Technology at YOOX-NET-A-PORTER Group. We spoke to Rosemary back in December. The podcast focuses on teaching code outside the traditional classroom setting. YOOX-NET-A-PORTER is leading the way in this regard. Rosemary talked us through this initiative and several others in her podcast. She tells us about the time the team used an onsite instructor to teach them scala via practical problem solving and Rosemary stresses the importance of hands-on learning for those ...
Facilitating digital transformation in the banking sector - Ed Kelly
May 23, 2019 09:27 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBAn accomplished visionary and resilient Senior Technical Manager Ed’s career spans over 10 years. He has been responsible for leading, mobilising and delivering cost-effective and scalable technology solutions for clients across a variety of sectors. As a lead polyglot Engineer he has a consistent track record in aligning business, strategy and technology needs, whilst being able to build and maintain trusted and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, vendors, clients, and b...
Creating a greener transport network - John Collins
May 21, 2019 13:12 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBJohn is the Senior Engineering Manager at Flixbus. FlixBus is a young mobility provider offering a sustainable and comfortable travel through Europe and the United States under a vision of "Smart and Green Mobility for Everyone to Experience the World". Launched 2013 in Germany, FlixBus offers an expanding network of 300,000 daily connections to 2,000 destinations in 29 countries. With services like free WiFi, an innovative ticketing-system, flexible online booking, its own smartphone...
Finding your own work rhythm - Erin McCann
May 20, 2019 11:09 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBErin has recently taken a role as the Vice President of People at SevenFifty after more than four years at Custora. Erin is SHRM-CP certified, this education combined with her experience in several startups has enabled her to create employee friendly guidelines for the companies she has worked for. Her role as a people-oriented professional has given her experience in: End-to-end recruiting strategy, the onboarding process, career development and performance management, team enga...
Innovate by keeping chaos and order in balance - Tino Junge
May 17, 2019 08:47 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBFuturice is a software engineering and innovation consultancy. They build new digital products, create services and harness a culture of innovation to produce outstanding software for clients. Since 2000, they have helped clients in industries ranging from energy, retail and construction to media, finance and automotive develop their business practices, ways of working and culture to meet the challenges of digital disruption.
Communicating Smarkets core values - Celine Crawford
May 16, 2019 13:02 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBCéline is an experienced Executive Team Leader and Chief Communications Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the Financial Services/Banking and Tech industries. She’s a strong management professional skilled in Public/Investor Relations, Fundraising, Mentoring, HR and Talent, Planning/Events and Operations.
Building Beta Businesses - Vasileios Fasoulas
May 08, 2019 11:05 - 27 minutes - 25 MBVasileios is a technology-agnostic thinker, and a leader with experience in diverse technologies spanning from web, mobile & microservices, to cloud, serverless and bots His team building and delivery experience range from innovative prototypes to tactical business solutions and all the way up to global, strategic programmes of work.
Building software for the adtech industry - Katie Nykanen
May 08, 2019 10:47 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBKatie is the CTO at Adstream. Katie is the Winner of CTO of the Year at the Women in IT Awards. At Adstream she has migrated their legacy infrastructure to a fully automated, auto-scaling, DevOps managed cloud-hosted architecture model. She has also transformed their legacy linear development function into a modern agile software development practice with component focused teams.
Engineering Recruitment at MOO - Russell Woodward
May 08, 2019 10:24 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBRussell is the Director of Engineering at MOO. Russell began his development experience in 1998 and has continually worked with large, established brands and high-volume websites over the following 16 years. Since transitioning to management at Burberry and continuing at eBay, we caught up with Russell as Director of Engineering at MOO to discuss his transition from individual contributor to management to Director.
Growing companies IT departments at scale - Chris Roberts
April 30, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBChris Roberts is the Founder and CEO of Nimble Approach. Coming from an Agile Transformation background (Leadership, Coaching and Delivery), Chris went on to form Nimble after having the inspiring idea whilst leaning heavily on the best people in his network to set up the Home Office's first Digital Hub outside of London in 2016. Simply put, Nimble are a community of elite specialists who use Agile to deliver user-focused technology products. In two short years, Chris has grown the b...
Reinventing the banking sector - Charles Wood & Jibran Ahmed
April 29, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBCharles Charles is a solution architect (specialising in business and applications architecture) for banking platforms - both "innovation" platforms and core banking platforms - across various global Tier 1 universal banks. Special interest in event-driven, micro-service, polyglot, cloud-native REST architectures with modern analytics solutions. Jibran Jibran is a management consultant with 10 years experience in the Capital Markets sector and passion for innovative & disruptive te...
Starting your own business: Overcoming the fear - Gideon Carroll
April 26, 2019 10:00 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBGideon is Founder & CEO of EdgePertol Ltd When Gideon finished his chartered accountant from university he took a role at Trafigura, a global oil trading company. This sparked Gideon’s passion for oil and global trade. Working in this industry is where Gideon ‘really started learning’ and this led him to form Edge Petrol. EdgePetrol EdgePetrol is a data-driven web app for petrol retailers. Its intelligent software solution allows petrol dealer owners to see their retail fuel ...
Servant Leadership: How To Put Your People Before Yourself - Zoe Cunningham
April 25, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBZoe is Managing Director at Softwire. As the managing director of Softwire Zoe is responsible for leading a 150-person software development and consultancy house. She specialises in bespoke enterprise systems and subsystems across a wide range of industries. Zoe is an award-winning executive level technology professional. She has published three books to date: Galvanising the Geeks, Networking Know-How and An Actor's Life for Me (Urbane Publications) and is a sought-after keynote speak...
Taking charge of your own personal development - Mark Evans
April 24, 2019 16:19 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBMark is the head of Engineering at Moonpig Mark has over 17 years experience in Web development across a diverse range of industries including automotive, e-commerce and media/publishing. He has worked with companies to launch both new products into existing markets and also expanded brand reach into new markets.
Securing funds transfers using cyber security - Moty Jacob
April 24, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBMoty Jacob is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Traiana. As the head of security at Traiana Moty ensure 2 trillion USD is transferred securely between assets everyday. 15 years of cyber security experience allowed him to secure this role. He has worked in companies of various sizes including; startups, FORTUNE 500 firms and national governments. He has been responsible for driving high value IT security initiatives and delivering a broad range of solutions protecting custome...
Why is tech talent moving towards New York City - Eric Alford
April 23, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this show Andy Davis talks to Eric Alford, the VP of engineering at StockTwists. Andy chats to Eric about his career and role as Vice President of Engineering.They also chat about retaining staff and why it’s hard in the current economic climate to keep hold of top talent. They also discuss New York city and why it’s attracting so many tech professionals.
Keeping your legal identity secure online - Ruhul Amin
April 22, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBIn this episode Andy Davis talks to Ruhul Amin, Co-founder at Onfido. On the show they discuss Ruhul founding Onfido and some of the challenges he overcame in his startup journey. Andy also asks Ruhul about the changing face of internet security.
Learning code: The stepping stones to success - Ritesh Manchanda
April 19, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 44.7 MBIn this episode, Andy Davis talks to Ritesh Manchanda, Engineering Manager, Frontend at Namely. On the show, they discuss the best way to begin learning to code. Andy asks Ritesh what skills he looks for in new candidates when he’s hiring. They also chat about making the move to management. Ritesh tells Andy what he’s excited about seeing in the near future. Ritesh is a front end engineer with a strong sense of design, focused in front end web development. He understands both technical an...
Learning code: The stepping stones to success - Ritesh Manchanda
April 19, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBIn this episode, Andy Davis talks to Ritesh Manchanda, Engineering Manager, Frontend at Namely. On the show, they discuss the best way to begin learning to code. Andy asks Ritesh what skills he looks for in new candidates when he’s hiring. They also chat about making the move to management. Ritesh tells Andy what he’s excited about seeing in the near future. Ritesh is a front end engineer with a strong sense of design, focused in front end web development. He understands both techni...
What Business lessons can you learn founding your own information security company - Jamie Graves
April 19, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this episode, Andy Davis talks to Jamie Graves, the CEO, and Founder at ZoneFox. On the show, Jamie chats to Andy about his entrepreneurial streak, his routes into technology and founding his security business. Jamie Graves: Jamie is the founder of ZoneFox an award-winning Endpoint Monitoring & Threat Detection software that helps customers protect their business-critical assets, data and intellectual property from malicious and accidental insider threats. He also co-founded Inquisi...
Talking coding and framework - Mohammed Khan
April 17, 2019 10:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBIn this episode Andy Davis talks to Mohammed Khan, CTO of virtualisation and cloud EMEA at Netcracker. They discuss all things coding, explaining things in simple but not simplistic terms and Devops.
Working in user experience - Gregg Jarrett
April 16, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBIn this episode Andy Davis talks to Gregg Jarrett, Head of UX at William Hill. They discuss tackling the misconceptions around User Experiences roles, collaborating with other departments and differentiating between User Interface and User Experience.
Creating an open source infrastructure community - Sam Carew
April 15, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBIn this episode Andy Davis talks to Sam Carew, the infrastructure manager at Efficio. On the show they discuss why Infrastructure hasn’t developed an online open source sharing culture. They also chat about finding mentors and inspiration throughout your careers. Andy asks Sam about his management style. Sam also shares his thought on the direction that infrastructure is heading.
How the Internet of Things is making art more accessible - Vladimir Vukicevic
April 12, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBIn this episode Andy Davis talks to Vladimir Vukicevic, Co-Founder and CEO at Meural. On the show they discuss how the Internet of Things is making art more accessible. Andy also asks Vlad about the lessons he’s picked up when starting his own businesses. Talk turns to some of the misconceptions around surrounding the IoT. Vlad tells Andy about the advantages of having a business based in New York. Vlad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Meural. Meural combines the best of art, technology...
Building a cohesive team around a strong company vision - Melanie Colton
April 11, 2019 10:00 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBIn this episode, Andy Davis talks to Melanie Colton, Senior Director of Product & Engineering at Equinox. On the show, they discuss the difference between structure and bureaucracy in large businesses. Andy asks Melanie how she emphasises her company’s vision to her team. They also chat about the DevOps space. Melanie tells Andy about some of the exciting trends happening in her sector right now. Melanie is a leader with a background in both Product and Technology, she leads organizati...
Business Transformation: turning a legacy company into a data driven company - Nick King
April 10, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBIn this episode Andy Davis talks to Nick King, the insights director for Autotrader.co.uk. On the show they discuss how Autotrader has changed from a print magazine to an online business. Andy asks Nick about how he maintains the relationships between his company and car dealers. They also chat about how implementing data is making Autotrader more efficient. Nick is an expert in digital media & marketing. He possess the skills, knowledge and experience to analyse & interpret trends ...
Figuring out your leadership style in the security sector - Richard Jones
April 09, 2019 10:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBIn this episode Andy Davis talks to Richard Jones, the Group Chief Information Security Officer at SecureLink Group. On the show they discuss why it’s important for you to constantly be learning as a tech professional. Andy asks Richard about his move into a leadership position and how he found his leadership style. Richard tells Andy his predictions for the security sector in the coming few years. Richard is a highly motivated Information Security leader with a strong network security...
Treat your potential employees like customers - Jatinder Bansal
April 08, 2019 15:03 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBJatinder is the head of global tech recruitment at Funding Circle UK. Jatinder has a real passion in making a real difference to my customers through hiring awesome people across high performing, niche markets. I have a ‘people over process’ mindset, my customers and team are at the heart of my work. I enjoy talking all things Technology, IoT and Cyber. Love attending and talking at meetups, running coding clubs and sponsoring major tech events in London. Funding Circle Funding Circle ...