Hub & Spoken: Data | Analytics | Chief Data Officer | CDO | Data Strategy

In this episode, Jason Foster speaks to Sadiqah Musa, the founder-CEO of Black in Data, about creating opportunities for black people in data. In the data industry, people of colour are underrepresented, hold few leadership positions and face many barriers to entry. Sadiqah shares her brilliant journey in the data and talks about the challenges people of colour face in the data industry, how Black In Data provides support, and how to create opportunities for people of colour and underrepresented groups.

In this episode, Jason Foster speaks to Carlos Rivero, an experienced data leader in the public sector, about the use of data in the public sector and how it impacts governments' choices and people. Carlos shares his journey in data science and leadership and illustrates how data speeds up government decision-making, how it is used in the US across the 3 different levels of government to meet the public's needs, the hiring process for data specialists, and the demand of digital services.

In this episode, Jason talks to Paul Briley, an extremely experienced commercial B2B leader, data expert and a key senior member of the team at Cynozure supporting customers to develop and grow. A brilliant conversation about the great potential of taking a commercial approach and integrating it with data management, data product and technology solutions to drive real growth and maximise the benefits of data analytics.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks to Mikel Davis, Senior Director of Strategic Analytics at Peacock, the streaming service for NBC, about establishing and embedding data and data-driven culture in organisations. A great conversation where Mikel shares her learnings and her brilliant experience supporting different types of organisations, how to strategically prioritise business goals to create a data strategy and structure data teams for success. 

 In this episode, Jason Foster talks about the government’s new strategy around data in healthcare: an ambitious plan to harness the potential of data in the health and social care system in England to save lives - while maintaining the highest standards of privacy and ethics. Jason walks us through the plan: the vision, how the government is looking to implement the new healthcare data strategy, the priorities and the seven pillars of the data strategy.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks about the role of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) and how to effectively balance the many different responsibilities that come with the role: data leadership, time allocation, prioritisation and focus. Jason also shares the 40-30-20-10 rule for data leaders, a framework you can use and adjust as a CDO, to help block time out for your tasks and juggle the many responsibilities. 

In this episode, Jason Foster talks to Erica Stanford, author of Crypto Wars, founder of the Crypto Curry Club, and editor of Crypto Currier. All you need to know about Cryptocurrency: what is it, how is it used by people all over the world, its social and economic impact, how it is evolving, and its impact on the future. Erica also shares how people can protect themselves from scams and invest safely in crypto.  

In this episode, Jason talks to Tom Wilson, Solutions Architect at Cynozure. They discuss how to navigate the transition from academia to industry, and how to decide when the best time is to make the transition. Tom talks about his career in academia and his PhD background, how he found his passion for data science and applied his academic knowledge in his data roles. Last but not least, Tom shares insightful advice for people that are in academia and would like to move to industry.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks to Dan Kellett, the Chief Data Officer at Capital One UK, about how important it is to create a centre of excellence and form strong relationships outside the data team. Dan shares his brilliant journey into data and talks about the role of the CDO and the structure of the data team at Capital One UK, how to balance short and long-term projects, and effectively allocate resources to achieve business goals.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks to Sophie Duffy, Head of Data and Analytics at the Kingfisher Group, an international home improvement conglomerate. They discuss how Kingfisher uses data and analytics to sustain business growth, enhance buyer experience with personalised solutions and tailor customer journeys online and in-store. Sophie also shares her brilliant journey in customer digital analytics, the importance of data teams and data management, and the skillset needed to ensure timely communication across the organisation.