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

In this podcast, Jason Foster talks to Cathy Acratopulo, co-founder of Lace Partners, about the effects of the Great Resignation and how company bosses can attract and retain talent. Cathy also shares her role at Lace Partners, how they help HR departments with personnel strategy, definition, and statistics of the Great Resignation, and what employers need to know about creating an attractive job package.

In this episode, Jason Foster interviews Ed Wynn, a fractional Chief Data Officer, and one of Cynozure’s Consultants. Ed shares his background as fractional Chief Data Officer and talks about the vital role data plays in the success of a business, organisations’ biggest mistakes in approaching data and good governance in unregulated industries.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks to Rob White, a consultant in enterprise architecture, about its critical role in data strategy. Rob talks about the transition from his military career into enterprise architecture, the importance of data architecture to optimise performance and security, and the role of the data architect (skills, responsibilities, and a new perspective on the role).

In this podcast, Jason talks to Sam Herbert, Chief Operating Officer at Clinigen. Together, they discuss the pros and cons of expanding a data framework globally from an operations perspective. Sam talks about his career, how Clinagen utilises data and helps pharmaceutical companies adapt to different global markets, and the importance of ethical data management.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks to Helen Mannion, Global Data Director at Specsavers, about their journey, the strategy and the structure that brought breakthroughs to their data team. Helen shares her background in data, organisation structure and business model at Specsavers, the relationship between business units and their team and how Specsavers achieved the success that they have now.

In this episode, Jason talks to Ricardo Santos, Senior Solution and Strategy Lead at Cynozure. They discuss how to best select the technology to carry out a full-scale data strategy, choose the right people to implement, and take a look at past examples of data modeling - and the role they still play in today’s data landscape. Ricardo shares his experience in data and role at Cynosure, how the data landscape and technology have changed over the past decade, and how to choose the right data technology for your business.

In this podcast, Jason talks to Mahesh Bharadhwaj, Head of Europe Analytics at Funding Circle, a specialist financial institution that helps small businesses with loans and funding.  Mahesh shares his journey in data and analytics, his role at Funding Circle, and how to build a team capable of adding value to a company through the use of data. He also describes how to build respect with other stakeholders and departments outside the data department.

In this podcast, Jason talks to Tim Connold, Head of Consulting at Cynozure, about using good product management to drive value. Tim shares his data and digital journeys and talks about the importance to focus on increasing value for customers, how product management fits within a data strategy, the balance between strategy for insights and daily operations and what you need to carry out good product management.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks with Rachel Keane, Chief Data Inspirer of DigData, and Jean Panagamuwa Chief, Data Risk Officer of Capital One, about how important it is to build diversity in an organisation. They discuss how a diverse workforce provides multiple alternative solutions to business problems, challenges and benefits of diverse teams and the importance of connecting with young people to create eligibility.

In this episode, Jason Foster announces the launch of IMPACT, a collective cross-community mission to create positive outcomes and make a lasting impact. The aim is to get helpful data advice, guidance, and hands-on assistance to the not-for-profit sector in support of business and data goals. Jason talks about how data impacts various activities, why firms should focus on making data inclusive, and how listeners and the data community can contribute to Impact and make a real difference.