Armed with a PhD in Robotics & Computer Vision, Ben has quickly risen through the ranks to lead the considerable data science efforts at a UK household name in Webuyanycar.

A fascinating conversation, where we discussed his career journey; some top tips for aspiring data scientists and his approach to building his own personal brand.

I hope you enjoy!

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Technology, technology recruitment experts and Infer, a game changing analytics platform allowing data analysts to do advanced analytics all within SQL.

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Not only are the Co-Founders, but they're also partners, so we dived into that dynamic on the podcast and how they separate work from life - 'pub Thursdays' play a key part in this ...

We also chatted about how their Computer Vision product can have a radical impact on organisations who are trying to sell their products online - with some great real world stories!

This was a really fun one to record, hope you enjoy!

I hope you enjoy!

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A real life fan of the show as well, so it was very exciting to finally chat with Rachel about her career, approach to data and the amazing work going on at Admiral.

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Technology, technology recruitment experts and Infer, a game changing analytics platform allowing data analysts to do advanced analytics all within SQL.

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With a PhD in Maths from the University of Cambridge and an impressive data career in the world of media, I loved chatting to Megan about her journey.

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Technology, recruitment experts and Infer, the data analytics platform changing how analysts work forever.

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This episode I spoke to Ross Turner, The Chief Product Officer at Natural Language Generation specialists Arria.

Ross is Berlin based, working remotely for a now global team at Arria, where they are at the cutting edge of NLG.

We had a great chat about his journey, NLG, data in general and of course, some non-data related content, this time in the form of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)!

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Technology, recruitment experts & Infer who are building the next generation of analytics.

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From researching in Italy, to moving to the States and starting his own NLP company which was acquired in only a few years by Coveo - Jacopo has been on an incredible journey and his personality is infectious.

You'll definitely learn something from this episode!

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Fuzzy Labs & Cathcart Technology.

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With a varied background, starting with a Physics Degree, followed up by a few years in big consultancies, Josh ended up in the States as Director of Data at Red Bull, before heading home to start at Faculty.

We had a great chat through his career, some of the choices he made along the way and of course, his thoughts on machine learning projects within the retail domain.

A fun episode!

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Fuzzy Labs, open source MLOps experts and Cathcart Technology, tech recruitment agency.

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With previous experience at a start-up, where Massimo identified the need for what we'd now call MLOps, he was in a unique position when he joined Bumble to implement some of this into an environment at a much larger scale.

As an individual contributor, lead engineer and now manager, Massimo has some great thoughts on building successful teams and setting them up for success.

A great chat - which finished on a story of flying to Berlin specifically for a burger.

I hope you enjoy!

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With a wealth of experience across Machine Learning, Simon spotted the potential for MLOps whilst consulting and has been involved in this world ever since.

He also spotted the potential in growing his personal brand, where using LinkedIn and blogs he has become a prominent voice in MLOps.

Oh and on the side he gives back to the next generation through lecturing and teaching.

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Fuzzy Labs and Cathcart Associates.

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Seldon are at the forefront of MLOps with several industry leading products, both in the open source community and enterprise world with their Core, Alibi and Deploy products.

Ed joined Seldon to spearhead their open source offering through community building, events and essentially be at the heart of their open source user base.

A really enjoyable chat with Ed - be sure to check him out on LinkedIn!

He & the team have created something pretty special and his story is really cool.

We had a great chat about his passion for indie hacking; Arsenal; start-ups and how he ended up running an MLOps start-up in Germany.

Hope you enjoy!

I hope you enjoy!

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We had a great chat through Regina's academic background; career to date including working in a start-up; growing teams and her current role at TVSquared.

Really enjoyed this one!

I hope you enjoy!

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Recently she moved on to join Blue Crow Analytics as a VP, Sarah will still be focusing on using data in football/sport.

A really interesting conversation around using data in football, issues with things like the rise of Expected Goals (xG), and clubs not making the most of data for transfers!

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Abigail works across their customer base helping them get value from Data Science & Analytics.

We had a great chat about Abi's background; building teams and a fair amount on using data in grassroots football!

Really enjoyed this one and I hope you enjoy as well!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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If you haven't had a chance to listen to Leanne's data story before - go check out episode 15.

Since that show, Leanne has moved on to be the Director of Data Science at the The Financial Times and I was keen to bring her back on for a chat about that move and the challenges of working in a much more established organisation.

We also touched on being back in Manchester, the buzzing Manchester data community, going back to live events, speaking at events and everyone's favourite topic - MLOps.

Always great speaking to Leanne!

I hope you enjoy.

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We had a great chat about studying in Budapest, then the States and eventually working her away up to leading a team of analytics professionals for one of the biggest companies in France.

Teodora is also part of the women's network at Saint Gobain, trying to encourage a more diverse environment - which can be tricky working in technology (male dominated) and construction (very male dominated!) but Saint Gobain seem to be making good strides.

I hope you enjoy!

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An experienced Consultant, Catherine has a great insight into the world of customer facing data solutions.

We had a good chat about her PhD background, working in Consulting and how she builds great data teams.

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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We had a great chat, going through Heather's career & education, from her thoughts on the PhD experience, to working for start-ups, a massive cruise company, a small sports retailer and now a global opticians!

Really enjoyed this one!

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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A Data Scientist by trade who built a successful consultancy firm, he is now building NannyML to help companies get the maximum value out of their investment into AI.

They have always been fully remote and are continuing to grow throughout the pandemic and have big plans for next year and beyond!

I hope you enjoy!

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We had a great chat about his PhD experience, setting up a data science consultancy, the work they do and how they ended up being acquired very quickly!

A fun chat and a good guy!

I hope you enjoy!

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They provide Machine Learning Infrastructure as a Service - helping companies solve the challenge of MLOps in one easy to use platform - all whilst having lots of fun.

A Finnish native who has been shaped by the US start-up scene and was a lot of fun to talk to!

I hope you enjoy.

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Sprout came about after a personal experience of using an insurance company and realising their was a problem that he could potentially fix.

After successfully raising money, growing a great team and working with some of the industries biggest names - Niels & the team are growing from strength to strength.

I hope you enjoy!

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We had a great chat about how he has turned his passion for AI from a hobby into a career, which is pretty inspiring!

Transwap are super interesting and it's cool to see them set up in Edinburgh for their R&D hub.

I hope you enjoy!

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A Data Scientist by trade and someone with a super interesting background and journey into data, it was great to chat to Chris.

We also chatted about Peak's upcoming one day data conference, AltitudeX which is being held in Manchester on November 4th - check it out www.altitudex.live or get in touch with me for more information.

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates. And for this episode we are sponsored by Peak and their data conference AltitudeX

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Using his experience of setting up Aquila Insight, growing the team and company all the way to acquisition by Merkle, John is excited to jump back into start-up world and do something awesome!

We chatted about everything from his early days as a Data Scientist to setting up Aquila Insight, lessons learned and his thoughts on recruitment.

I hope you enjoy!

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After a varied career in Sales, including a hugely successful stint at a multi-national Recruitment Agency, Rich was burnt out. He decided to take a break from everything and even dedicated a few months to training for an amateur MMA fight!

After some time to process everything and realising a side gig he had started whilst at Gartner had the potential to be something bigger, he and his Co-Founder went for it!

A great chat with a very interesting guy.

I hope you enjoy!

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I've known Matt for a long time so was buzzing to get him on the show.

He's experienced both sides of being recruited into data and hiring his own team so was a great person to have on.

I hope you enjoy!

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Brian was brought in as CEO following a successful journey as an entrepreneur in his own right and is now part of the team building something pretty special.

I hope you enjoy!

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We had a great chat about his Academic background, his move into the world of investment banking and why he decided to join the rapidly growing causaLens.

I hope you enjoy!

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Tony has founded and sold several businesses, including an AI start-up to a multi-billion dollar American software firm, so I was buzzing to sit down with him and pick his brains.

We had a great chat, with lots of brilliant stories!

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Go have a listen to episode three if you missed it to find out all about Erik's career and background in data.

This episode we dive into a few different topics, namely MLOps, Data Visualisation in Data Science and team structure.

Erik and I have been organising MancML together since late 2016 so it's always a pleasure to have him on the show!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Coming from a technical background, Hannah has worked in a number of Product and Project Management roles, where her ability to speak to technical people and business people has been a huge benefit.

Currently heading up a number of projects for Oakland, Hannah is a great example of the kind of person you need in your business if your technical projects are to thrive.

Oh and she happens to be a Karate Black Belt and has represented England - so good luck saying no to her ...

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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With a long career in Data, Heather has been involved in building data teams for the NHS, insurance companies and now UST to help deliver data solutions for their clients.

It was great to chat to Heather about her background, career and the new challenge she recently took up at UST.

I hope you enjoy!

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Adam joined me in the second ever episode of How AI Built This so to head more about his journey into data go check that out.

This episode is more focused on a recent blog post Adam did on how to stand out as a Data Scientist in 2021, which we go into in more detail.

A great guy who has recently moved role which we touch on and a few other bits and pieces.

Buzzing he wanted to come back on and as usual, we had a great chat.

I hope you enjoy!

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A tricky field to navigate, but Ben and the team have been perfecting this for many years now and are probably one of the biggest unsung heroes in the much heralded North West tech world.

Hope you enjoy!

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With a strong academic background and real appreciation for collaboration, Greig has built a solid team within the bank and is working on some really interesting data projects.

We talked about his background in Physics, academia, starting out in financial services to what he's building now and how he goes about hiring.

Hope you enjoy!

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They have some super innovative projects around smart warehousing and on the edge products, with Rob and his team at the heart of it.

During lockdown Rob also re-discovered his love of hands on programming and keeping his skills sharp.

I hope you enjoy!

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A Data Scientist with an impressive career including work for Amazon and recently on Sony and their PS5 launch, Andrew knows a thing or two about data.

He has made it his mission through his Data Science Infinity programme to help people get the job they want in data.

In this episode we talk through how you stand out in the world of data, the career paths you can go down and some of the simple techniques he'd recommend.

I hope you enjoy!

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He's a huge proponent for the value data and analytics can add to an organisation, successfully implementing a data strategy at Aggreko and being a real champion for data at William Grant & Sons.

Steven is a great example of someone who understands how to marry the potential of data with the needs of a business.

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Using NLP techniques and sentiment analysis, Tadas and the team have built a really interesting product, with big plans for 2021.

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They are doing something pretty novel, developing an approach to training models directly onto the edge devices, which is super exciting.

Their first use case is within supermarkets and barcodeless items - which is handy with Gil's background being quite retailed focused.

Excited to see how Gil & the team get on next year and beyond.

Hope you enjoy!

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They have recently launched a brand new product, which is underpinned by data and Phil, alongside his team are solving some pretty cool problems!

He's also a great guy, very forward thinking when it comes to hiring, coaching and just generally around technology.

I hope you enjoy!

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Coming from a Sales background, Zandra has had a really interesting career and has helped shape Panintelligence to being a genuine competitor to the likes of PowerBI and Tableau!

We had a great chat and it's always good to see companies in Leeds doing so well on a global scale.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Having spent time working with Peak in Manchester as one of their early Data Scientists and recently moving to Residently, a start-up trying to disrupt the renting market, she has some really interesting experience.

We delve into her academic background, working for start-ups and the weird situation of starting a role mid-Covid!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Paul has a great story and was a lot of fun to talk to!

The team have grown exponentially in the time he's been with them and continue to do so - which is great to see in these weird times.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Have a listen to some of the best bits of the show so far about building teams and how to go about it, from some of the most informed people in the UK.

Featuring:

Richard Potter, CEO @ Peak

Erik Mathiesen-Dreyfus, Head of Data Science @ Attest

Craig Mackay, CEO @ Sharktower

Alastair Andrew, CEO Dayshape

Andrew Hathaway, CTO @ Hark

Tom Liptrot, Data Science Consultant @ Ortom

Leanne Fitzpatrick, Data Science Manager @ Talk Talk

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Having worked for a big consultancy and a large bank, going to a start-up was quite risky, we had a great chat about why Aquila Insight was right for Vicky and the journey that followed.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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The Data Shed was born through shared frustrations of data not being readily available for key decision makers in businesses, they have went from strength to strength over the years.

Heavily involved in championing the Leeds tech community, Anna and her team are at the forefront of so much good work in the Leeds data world.

It was great to sit down and find out more about Anna's and The Data Shed's story.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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A real champion for D&I in STEM subject, Rachael has been instrumental in the Manchester data scene for a number of years now.

An Astrophysicist by trade, we had a great chat about doing a PhD in that world and what the current role involves.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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They provide Consultancy work across technology and strategy, with Tom looking specifically at AI.

They also have an R&D hub in their Finnish office where they are working on AI projects for internal use but also as proof of concept for future client work.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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ScotlandIS is the trade body for all things technology in Scotland and have been at the forefront of the industry for years.

Katy was brought in to use her experience of data to help highlight the potential of the data world in Scotland and help bring people together.

We had a great chat through her career and what ScotlandIS are up to just now.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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A super interesting guy who has grabbed every opportunity thrown at him and made a success of it, resulting in leading a team at a young age and being highly respected as a Microsoft expert.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Andrew describes the platform as the marketing product he wished he had as a Chief Marketing Officer!

A successful entrepreneur and marketing expert, this was a great show to do.

I hope you enjoy!

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The Data Lab's mission is to unite world class researchers with and data scientists with industry and public service organisations.

They have done some incredible work in academia and Brian has been there pretty much from the start.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Stephanie has a Doctorate in Neuroscience and Psychology and has worked in industry as a Programmer and academia as a Lecturer.

She has found her real niche as an instructor at CodeClan where she can pass on her skills as well as her passion for teaching.

We had a great chat about her background, career path and admiration for people who go through the CodeClan course.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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BJSS started as a Software Consultancy, admired for their approach to Agile and have expanded their offering to include Data Science, amongst other things.

Harsha has had a really interesting career, starting his education in India, moving to the States and ending up in the UK.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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N Brown Group are a Manchester institution when it comes to fashion retail and e-commerce.

Dominic has had a really successful career in data and a super interesting journey so it was great to sit down with him to chat about it.

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What Matthew and the team are doing is pretty amazing and potentially revolutionary.

Always great to see a company based in Scotland doing such brilliant work.

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They serve adverts for brands whilst raising money for charity, working with some of the most recognisable companies in the world.

Daniel and his co-founder Amy (CEO) have one of my favourite ever stories when it comes to starting a business and have managed to build something pretty special.

I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Both great guys with really interesting backgrounds, this was a really enjoyable episode.

Some of the work Hyper are doing in the retail space is fascinating and I can't wait to see what else they have in store for us (no pun intended ...).

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Jimmy and his team's aim is to simplify the world of data and analytics for everyone, providing them real results and not wasting their time on stuff they don't need.

A super interesting guy, high energy, passionate and the perfect example of someone who got into the world of data through hard work after doing a number of other professions first.

I loved doing this episode and I hope you enjoy listening to it!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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John and the founding team were all in successful careers when they decided to set up the business, taking a gamble and backing themselves to succeed.

And succeed they have!

Tune in to hear his story, how they use machine learning models and his approach to building teams and why they love Edinburgh.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Tom and Matt have worked together for years and decided last year, it was time to do their own thing.

They are keen to bring the principles of Software Engineering and DevOps and apply them in the world of AI and Machine Learning.

AI for everyone is one of the main aims of Fuzzy Labs.

Great guys and a really fun chat!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Aggreko provide temporary power solutions to a whole host of industries and events - like the Football and Rugby World Cup and Edinburgh Festival.

Andy and his team work on some really interesting data problems and have provided the business with some invaluable insights.

He was also awarded with the accolade of Data Scientist of the year in 2019, which is pretty cool!

As well as being one smart dude, Andy is a great guy to talk to and I really enjoyed this episode!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Emergence Partners are a brand new company focused on delivering profound transformations to ensure an equable symbiotic relationship between the ingenuity of human creativity and the power of machines.

Katie has had a successful career in AI working for large consultancies, small AI start-ups and just prior to Emergence, BJSS as their Head of AI.

As a non-technical person, Katie brings her blend of business acumen, stakeholder management and ability to translate technical requirements to every business she works for.

A strong proponent for women in tech and carving a path for others, Katie is a real inspiration.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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An incredibly ambitious and determined Data Scientist, Tamanna has quite literally landed her dream role and probably has one of my favourite ever stories from the podcast so far.

A real champion for workplace diversity, Tamanna is active on the speaking circuit and is really passionate about seeing more women not only in data but also in the motor industry.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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After successful careers working in Data, setting up research labs and building teams, the guys decided to go it alone in 2020.

Little did they know - a global pandemic was about to hit.

However, they have stayed positive and learned a lot along the way so it was great fun to talk to them both.

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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In this episode we chat about Leanne's career, what she has learned managing remotely and how that set her up for Covid-19!

Delighted to be able to get Leanne on and I hope you enjoy!

As always, we're brought to you by the wonderful people at Cathcart Associates.

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Having worked at a variety of large organisations and setting up the Data Science team at Peak in Manchester, Tom knows his stuff.

A thoroughly good guy and very easy to talk to.

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Andrew's journey is really interesting and I really enjoyed speaking with him.

As always, we're sponsored and supported by Cathcart Associates, technology recruitment experts.

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In this episode we talk through Alastair's academic background, the enjoyment of doing his PhD and the journey to setting up Airts.

A great dive into the mind of a successful entrepreneur and some great tips for running a tech business.

As always, we're sponsored and supported by Cathcart Associates, technology recruitment experts.

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A really interesting background, including a "hippy upbringing", life in digital agencies, working for a huge corporate to starting on her own.

As always, we're sponsored and supported by Cathcart Associates, technology recruitment experts.

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Headquartered in Edinburgh, Craig and the team have developed a product which helps organisations spot problems in their project deliveries before they even happen, using data in various clever ways.

A thoroughly good guy who has been involved in some pretty major projects in his career and has developed something awesome at Sharktower HQ.

As always, sponsored by Cathcart Associates - Tech Recruitment specialists.

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He is responsible for working with customers across the UK to help them understand what is possible with AI and technology in general.

A great guy and a thoroughly enjoyable chat.

As always, sponsored by Cathcart Associates - Tech Recruitment specialists.

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Outside of her day job, Jennifer organises PyDataMCR with a great team of people and is a regular speaker at Her+Data and MancML.

Super easy to chat to and an absolute legend - please enjoy How AI Built This with Jennifer Stark.

As always, this episode was brought to you by Cathcart Associates, tech recruitment specialists headquartered in Edinburgh.

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Euan and his Co-Founder Matt have developed a product which can literally stop planes falling out of the sky using AI.

This was a super fun talk and is exactly the reason I started the podcast to give people like Euan & Matt a platform to tell their amazing story.

We had a great chat about his education, career, lessons learned starting Anomalous and indeed his hybrid Scottish accent!

I hope you enjoy and as always, thank you to Cathcart Associates for sponsoring the podcast.

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As well as working at a busy start-up, Sam is an absolute legend of the Scotland meet-up scene, running and organising GirlGeek Scotland for many years and she runs the Edinburgh chapter of PyData.

We had a great chat about her career path and involvement in the community.

I hope you enjoy!

As always, this episode was sponsored by Cathcart Associates, tech recruitment extraordinaires.

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He's also the organiser of Silicon Swalley, a tech meet-up in Scotland focusing and various key themes.

Filament alongside Arceptive have recently been awarded a place on a Scottish Enterprise scheme to help solve the Climate Crisis using AI.

Craig and I chatted about this and much more, I hope you enjoy!

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As well as running a business, Jo is also on the Board of The Data Lab, has written the Data Analytics course for CodeClan and is a Non-Executive Director of GAMSTOP.

In this episode we chat through Jo's background as an Astrophysicist, to Credit Risk specialist (what we now know as a Data Scientist) and eventually starting Effini on her own.

As always, this episode is brought you by Cathcart Associates.

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He's also the Founder & Co-organiser of MancML - the North of England's biggest and best data meet-up.

An all round great guy and probably the smartest person I know.

In this episode we chat through his life, career, start-ups, scale-ups, burnout, new borns, Arsenal, MancML and MMA!

Music by Noisyfilter from Fugue

In this episode we chat about his background, education and his career from start-ups to where he is now.

Music by Noisyfilter from Fugue

We cover his education, early career and how Peak came to be - including a drunken decision to buy a new domain name!

Music by Noisyfilter from Fugue

Music by <a href="https://icons8.com/music/author/noisyfilter">Noisyfilter</a> from <a href="/music">Fugue</a>