The Diary Of A CTO

Oct 21 2024 24 ep. 45 mins 4
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Where successful CTO's share their secrets.

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E24. Mike Jones - Scaling a Rocket Ship

Oct 21 2024 37 mins  
Mike is CTO of loveholidays, one of the fastest growing technology retail companies in the world today. In this episode, Mike shares his incredible personal career story and talks us through the mind-boggling scale of the platforms that underpin this extradinary travel tech business.

E23. Nina Argentieri - A Mindset For Success

Sep 13 2024 29 mins  
Nina is the Head of Technology for Portfolio Management at Northstandard, a highly successful and respected Protection and Indemnity Club, specialising in the Marine Insurance space. Since a merger last year between the two companies of North and The Standard Club, NorthStandard are now one of the largest P&I clubs in the international group. The merger has broug

E22. Andrew Radcliffe - Building Culture That Scales

Jun 24 2024 45 mins  
This week I am joined by the fantastic Andrew Radcliffe, CEO for Spyrosoft.Andrew and I discuss the inspiring success story of Spyrosoft, a Software Development Services organisation founded in 2016 and is now over 1500 people strong.We reflect on Andrew's journey and he shares his thoughts on what is important in shaping a company culture to allow this level of scale.

E21. Dan Gwalter - How A CTO Adds Value

May 07 2024 47 mins  
This week I speak to the highly experienced and inspirational Dan Gwalter. Dan has played vital technology and transformation leadership roles throughout his career for many blue-chip companies. And more recently, he has launched his own Leadership Consultancy business called 'No-Nonsense Leadership'.In this episode, Dan and I discuss his approach and how the role of a CTO ensures

E20. Allen Green - The Different Strings To The CTO's Bow

Apr 25 2024 40 mins  
Allen is CTO of Leesman, an exciting company building a platform to measure the experience of employees in their places of work.This week, I discuss with Allen his route into the position of CTO and how his experiences along the way have shaped his Leadership style. We also discussed the often overlooked topic of security and what are the ramifications for companies that don't get

E19. Alex Morris-Tarry - Shaping A Product In A Technology Incubator

Apr 19 2024 42 mins  
Alex is the CIO of Neuron, an incubation start-up within Willis Towers Watson, developing of a new digital trading platform for commercial insurers and brokers.In this episode, Alex gives us fascinating insight into his journey leading the way in building and shaping this product from conception to implementation.

E18. Martin Mayer - Emotional Intelligence In Leadership

Apr 10 2024 42 mins  
Martin is the Head of Engineering for Cisiv, an innovative platform enabling Pharmaceutical and Medical Device companies to collect and manage safety and efficacy studies in the real world.  This week, Martin and I discuss his style and approach to managing his division and just what makes him such an inspirational leader.

E17. Alex Davidson and Ant Newman - Where's AI Heading?

Mar 26 2024 51 mins  
In this weeks episode I'm delighted to be joined by two very good friends in Alex Davidson and Ant Newman. We discussed the impact the AI will have in the workplace and the trends we are currently seeing now but also speculate about what's to come.

E16. Greg Horton - Aligning Technology With The Business

Mar 15 2024 39 mins  
Greg is the Chief Technology Office for Fairstone Group, one of the fastest growing financial services organisations in the UK and Ireland with run-rate fee income in excess of £135 million.The group operates from over 55 locations, made up of over 1200 operational staff and regulated advisers.The company oversees £15 Billion in funds under management on behalf of over 55,000 wea

E15. Tia Cheang - Implementing a Data-driven culture

Mar 01 2024 46 mins  
Tia is the Director of IT Data and Information Services (UK & EMEA) for Gallagher. In this episode we discuss Tia's approach to implementing a data-driven culture in an established global insurer.