Episode 22: A Technology Leader's Needs From A City With James Cummings

A technology leader's needs from a city - How the right cities can drive innovation and growth The environment can make a huge difference on culture. In turn, culture can make a huge difference to an organization's energy around Agility, innovation, creativity, and synergy with other seemingly unrelated industries. So we often talk about the environment and culture on a micro and macro level (teams and organizations). These always seem to be under the microscope, and for good valid reasons. What if, for a moment, we looked through a telescope at the bigger picture. What about the environment and culture of an entire city. Well, in this episode, we get to meet and talk to James Cummings, Vice President of Business Development at London & Partners. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he promotes London to organizations, including tech companies, to locate themselves in the UK's capital city. With all the trappings of success, through a huge pool of creative talent, hotbed of innovation, and strong governmental governance and support, many companies make a move to London to grow and take advantage of the fertile entrepreneurial soil of London. Key takeaways from the Podcast are: Who are London & Partners, and how they can help tech companies and their tech leadership What tech leaders are looking for in a city? How Cities can drive growth through Talent, R&D, Incentives, and simplicity of doing business Examples of companies that have located in London and the success they made of it Example's relationships between cities and how these can help each other by playing to each other's strengths Our Guest: James Cummings LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cummings-90b04514/ Website: https://www.londonandpartners.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/londonpartners Intro and background music: Craig MacArthur - Power Shutoff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x74iB_jtauw)