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

In this episode, Jason talks to Tom Goodwin, keynote speaker, consultant, TV presenter and author of Digital Darwinism: Surviving the New Age of Business Disruption. The talk about digital disruption and innovation, the profound implications of these fast changes and new technologies on business and the impact on people's lives and behaviours.

In this podcast, Jason Foster talks to Sathya Bala, Founder & CEO of True Change and My Skin My Story, about true diversity and inclusivity in the workforce. Sathya talks about the differences between diversity, equity, and inclusion, the importance and benefits of having a more diverse workforce, and how organisations can drive real change and create a more diverse workplace.

In this podcast, Jason talks through strategic decision-making and how it impacts data. It’s widely known that data is all about helping organisations make better decisions through factual information, however our current approach to data literacy rarely covers strategic decision-making.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks about the role dashboards play in reporting. He talks about the purpose of dashboards, how they work within an organisation's data ecosystem and shares real-life examples of dashboards and their efficacy. They may be one of the oldest data products around, however, they still play a crucial role in an organisation’s data ecosystem.

In this podcast, Jason Foster speaks to James Lupton, CTO at Cynozure, about major trends to look out for in data. They talk about James’ journey in data, his role as CTO of Cynozure, emerging data industry trends and tech solutions, metric layers, active metadata, reverse ETL, innovation and what will define the next generation of data platforms.

In this podcast, Jason Foster speaks to Keith Goldthorpe, Lead Solution Architect at Cynozure, about Data Mesh and how it’s being used by many organisations to effectively grow and scale data strategies. They discuss how Data Mesh provides a new perspective, the four components of Data Mesh, the scenarios where Data Mesh is most viable and how companies are integrating Data Mesh into their organisation to scale rapidly.

In this podcast, Jason Foster talks to Giselle Cory, CEO of DataKind UK - a charity that supports social sector organisations to use data science. They talk about DataKind’s mission, how data has provided valuable insights to different social organisations, how to build trust with data and the importance of volunteering data skills to help social change organisations.

In this podcast, Jason speaks to Helen Blaikie, interim Chief Data Officer, Data Strategist and Cynozure's associate. They talk about data literacy, why it's crucial for organisations and how it empowers employees to make better decisions, identify opportunities, and solve problems. Helen also reveals the processes organisations can use to implement data literacy, what needs to be in place before starting, and how to avoid ‘data chaos'.

In this podcast, Jason speaks to Randy Bean, the author of “Fail Fast, Learn Faster” and a consultant to some of the largest data organisations in the world with experience ranging from venture-back startups to multinational corporations. Together, they discuss what sets a successful data strategy apart from the rest. Randy shares his journey into data and the key elements to become successful data-driven organisations: mindset, goals, ethics, culture, innovation and budget.

In this podcast, Jason talks to Sadie St. Lawrence, the founder of Women in Data (U.S.), a global organisation dedicated to facilitating equal opportunities for women in the data field. They discuss emerging technologies and their impact, Sadie's role at Women in data, the groundbreaking work of the Web 3.0 and how the Metaverse, blockchain and NFTs will affect the field of data.