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

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Nick King, the insights director for Autotrader.co.uk. On the show they discuss how Autotrader has changed from a print magazine to an online business. Andy asks Nick about how he maintains the relationships between his company and car dealers. They also chat about how implementing data is making Autotrader more efficient. Nick is an expert in digital media & marketing. He possess the skills, knowledge and experience to analyse & interpret trends in consumer adoption of technology and develop strategies for customer acquisition & retention through digital channels.

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Richard Jones, the Group Chief Information Security Officer at SecureLink Group. On the show they discuss why it’s important for you to constantly be learning as a tech professional. Andy asks Richard about his move into a leadership position and how he found his leadership style. Richard tells Andy his predictions for the security sector in the coming few years. Richard is a highly motivated Information Security leader with a strong network security background. He has a proven track record for delivering security in a large organisation.

Jatinder is the head of global tech recruitment at Funding Circle UK. Jatinder has a real passion in making a real difference to my customers through hiring awesome people across high performing, niche markets. I have a ‘people over process’ mindset, my customers and team are at the heart of my work. I enjoy talking all things Technology, IoT and Cyber. Love attending and talking at meetups, running coding clubs and sponsoring major tech events in London. Funding Circle Funding Circle is the world’s leading lending platform for small businesses. They match investors with money to lend with businesses looking to fund their next step.

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Ula Mikus, head of talent and happiness at Tinybeans. On the show, they discuss the importance of happiness at work. Andy asks Ula about her management style. Talks also turn to the best practices of building a positive work culture. Ula is talented in driving organisational change and management projects. She has always tried to have a different approach to problems solving, discovering efficient ways of doing things. Apart from being a consultant for BMW North America, Ula had held strategic roles in Human Resources working for Fortune 500 companies like ZARA US and FedEx.

Shariq is the Senior Program Delivery Manager at Gatwick Airport He is helping advance digital and data initiatives with better predictability, more throughput, shorter lead times, lower cost and higher quality. Shariq was responsible for recovering a 2 year long failed AWS Cloud-based Data Analytics and Data Governance initiative at Gatwick airport.

Shariq is the Senior Program Delivery Manager at Gatwick Airport He is helping advance digital and data initiatives with better predictability, more throughput, shorter lead times, lower cost and higher quality. Shariq was responsible for recovering a 2 year long failed AWS Cloud-based Data Analytics and Data Governance initiative at Gatwick airport.

Melanie is UX Design Lead at Google + Founder of LondonTechLadies. Melanie is an award-winning multi-disciplinary design leader with over 12 years of experience in the design industry. She devotes her time to setting up processes and teams so that they can deliver products that solve real user problems

Ashraf is the deputy IT Director - Data Engineering & Delivery at HM Revenue & Customs Ashraf is an entrepreneurial CIO/CTO, who can write code, put tech at the heart of the business, scale teams, reduce costs, and strike a commercial deal or two.

Cheryl is HR Director of Transformations at Atos. Cheryl is a HR future thinker, with lots of energy, passion and opinions on HR and the future of work. She is experienced across the full spectrum of HR & across a variety of industries including IT, government, utilities and healthcare. Cheryl is currently directing the transformation of HR including digitization, automation & offshoring activities to improve user experience & to enable the function to focus on more value add.

James is a software developer at YLD. James is a full stack, agile software developer with a passion for maintainable and efficient code, as well as accessible and responsive web experiences. In particular, he writes JavaScript and C# across Linux, OS X, and Windows. He is also a keen writer and speaker; his tutorials, articles, and screencasts have been published by the likes of SitePoint, and I have spoken at a variety of events.