Tech Talks
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Tech Talks (The Podcast about Technology Leaders and Leadership) - A podcast that probes the minds of technology leaders.
Join us as we delve deep into the startup stories, financing, growth, innovation, and cultural transformations that drive the tech industry with host, David Savage.
Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com
Join us as we delve deep into the startup stories, financing, growth, innovation, and cultural transformations that drive the tech industry with host, David Savage.
Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com
Episodes
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May 28, 2021 • 37min
Is this the Wikipedia of product search?
Thomas Vosper turned redundancy into opportunity as a first-time founder at the age of 40. Taking years of ecommerce experience, he's built a disruptive marketplace offering shoppers a complete view of all of their buying options on a single screen. Has it been a success? Two successful fund raises in 5 months suggests they're on the path to something special...
May 25, 2021 • 37min
Hear from Amy, the founder reclaiming the word "Moody".
Amy Thomson is a founder, and author, on a mission to reclaim the word 'moody' and help women to understand their bodies, cycles, and how that affects both their physical and mental health.
Later in the show David and Akeesh chat about an article in The Verge, here it is: https://www.theverge.com/22444020/chicago-pd-predictive-policing-heat-list
May 21, 2021 • 21min
Is your business really listening to its customer's voice?
Robert Glaesener, CEO of Talkwalker, talks about his mission to help world-leading brands activate the voice of their customer in real-time. Talkwalker look to go beyond social listening using an AI-powered conversational intelligence platform that connects the dots between what customers think, say, and do.
May 18, 2021 • 31min
Why there is more to mobile gaming that Google Play and the App store!
Michael is the CEO and co-founder of GameBake, a company blowing the global mobile gaming distribution market wide open. The company is pre-launch, so find out the steps they took to get to this stage and what's next!
May 14, 2021 • 28min
Data and NLP are driving better patient outcomes in dealing with mental health conditions
Andy Blackwell, Chief Science Officer at Ieso Digital Health, talks candidly about the impact of the pandemic on mental health, on how we can ensure people feel safe accessing therapy, and what technology can do to help deliver better treatment.
May 11, 2021 • 43min
In the 400th show we ask why more women aren't in the industry than at the time of episode 1.
In our 400th show we're tackling gender diversity with four incredible friends of Tech Talks; Vanessa Vallely, Yessi Bello-Perez, Vero Vergara and Cat Wildman. Also, who are you, Mongolian fan(s)?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessavallely/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yessibelloperez/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-celis-vergara/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catwildman/
May 7, 2021 • 39min
Spotify are determined to take you on an audio journey, not just to the next click.
Oskar Stal is VP Personalisation at Spotify, and joins the podcast to talk us through the vision the world's largest audio streaming service has for us. It's not about the next click, but a journey. However, how can we still hope to find the little-known gems in this new data-driven world?
To find out more about the Spotify product story check out this series: https://open.spotify.com/show/3L9tzrt0CthF6hNkxYIeSB?si=Wkrg1GZMTBKn6GXF7Voj0g&nd=1
May 4, 2021 • 38min
Ben Hansford explains why a break with tradition can create digital boot camps up to the task!
Ben is MD of Apprenticeships at Firebrand Training. In this latest episode we chat about the challenges facing those looking into the market, why there is resistance from business when they're so short staffed, and how a new approach to boot camps could change the whole dynamic of the schemes and market.
Apr 30, 2021 • 36min
Aline Muylaert is building a technology offering to restore faith in government.
Aline is co-founder of CitizenLab, a digital democracy builder. We all know trust in government is at a low-ebb, but Aline is using technology to reach more citizens, set up and manage efficient participation processes, and drive better policy decisions.
Apr 27, 2021 • 33min
Matthew Bryant tells us how security professionals need advocate their role as growth enablers.
Matthew is CISO at 118 118 Money. In today's show he shares his thoughts on the role security professionals play in startups, and how they need to be see as growth enablers. In his role he helps make sure fintech organisations have risk management and cyber strategy in place, which might have to be retro-fitted.
