Venturi's Voice: Technology | Leadership | Staffing | Career | Innovation

In 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.

In 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.

In 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 and non-technical aspects of building the web. Ritesh loves building useful web applications and responsive website along with backend integration while following latest client-side web standards and libraries.

In 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 Inquisitive Systems an Edinburgh based company that aims to rapidly become a world leader in building information security software. Inquisitive Systems is a spin-out from Edinburgh Napier University. It started trading in September 2010 after being founded by Jamie and Prof Bill Buchanan in 2008.

In 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 and non-technical aspects of building the web. Ritesh loves building useful web applications and responsive website along with backend integration while following latest client-side web standards and libraries.

In 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.

In 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.

In 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.

In 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, and design to create a new platform for visual expression. Meural makes art universally accessible by turning it into dynamic, diverse, and personal content. Our first product is a connected digital canvas. Vladimir is also the Co-Founder (& former CTO) of RocketHub, the world's crowdfunding machine. Acquired by EFactor Group Corp. in April, 2015.

In 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 organizations with a strategic technical product vision. Melanie is skilled in developing and delivering with revenue and the user in mind, but also has the long term maintenance and operationalizing that's required to run a successful business. Melanie also has experience in building and maintaining teams who are creative problem solvers that use data to make compelling decisions.