Darwin RecdoTech

This is a Preparing the Unprepared Episode of the RecdoTech podcast from Darwin Recruitment. 

There's a huge amount of diversity required from one CTO role to another; the job function changes wildly depending on the size of the company, headcount, the business needs, etc.

In this week's podcast, we're talking to Kevin Goldsmith, who has recently joined Anaconda as the CTO. 

With 25 years' experience, managing teams of 100+ people at global brands such as Microsoft, Adobe and Spotify, we can't think of anyone better to advise on what's required to be a successful CTO.

He also shares his recent experience of joining a business as a new CTO. 

In this podcast, Kevin and Lewis cover:

"Building a company is a satisfying thing, but it is something that you need to WANT deeply.

You need to make a lot of sacrifices and it's a long and sometimes painful and tiresome journey.

Choose your travel companions wisely."

This is a Preparing the Unprepared episode of the RecdoTech Podcast from Darwin Recruitment. 

In this week's insightful and amusing episode, we speak to the brilliant Jacopo Tagliabue about his experiences of building a successful data start-up business, covering:

- An overview of Jacopo's journey from Ph.D. to starting and leading several AI start-ups.

This is a Preparing the Unprepared episode of the RecdoTech Podcast from Darwin Recruitment.

Imed Zitouni is the Director of Engineering at Google and in our latest episode, Imed speaks to Lewis Adams Dunstan about building Elite NLP Teams. 

Imed has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and he draws on the experience gained throughout his extremely impressive career, working with some of the world's most prestigious businesses, to discuss the following:

- His journey through tech to NLP

- The evolution of NLP; human and computational understanding

- Driving innovation at a leading tech business.

- The future of NLP.

- Advice for NLP as tools for business. 

Maria Ovchinnikova is an inspirational tech leader who has gone above and beyond in a drive to bring more women into the tech arena.

As a Product Owner at Portchain and the Founder and CEO of WomenHackCPH, Maria is dedicated to closing the gap between academia and industry by helping young female developers, data scientists, enthusiasts and STEM graduates to apply their knowledge to real-world business problems. 

In our latest podcast, Maria talks to Luke Parkinson about:

- The transition between education and the workplace.

- Combating the isolation of an un-diverse environment.

- The lack of understanding of Data Science as a career path

- Solving business problems with WomenHackCPH.

- Tackling unconscious bias.

This is a 'Preparing the Unprepared' episode of the RecdoTech podcast from Darwin Recruitment.  

In this episode, Graham Morehead @ AON talks to and about how to hire and build a successful Data Science team. 

Graham is a computational linguist and Principal Research Scientist and has been working in Data Science since the late 1990s.  He delves into his vast experience to offer his advice on the following:

- What makes a brilliant Data Scientist

- Can you tell if a Data Scientist has a CAP on their potential during an interview?

- How to nurture a Data Science Team

- Are soft skills relevant for a Data Scientist?

Graham also touches on his experience of using AI for Intellectual Property.

If you're a Data Scientists, or you're looking at moving into the field, you don't want to miss this one.

**SPECIAL EPISODE**

"It's the biggest project management job ever.

You're juggling a lot of balls at once; some are plastic, some are glass.

You just need to make sure you catch the glass ones."

In this week's special episode, we're talking to Brandee Sanders - Senior Director Marketing Operations @ Appetize, Kate Strachnyi - Founder @ DATAcated Academy, and Gayle Gallagher - Snr Manager- Marketing- EU Special Projects @ Amazon.

These inspirational ladies chat with Darwin's Lewis Adams Dunstan about what it's like to balance being a mother with being a Senior Woman in Tech. 

This is a 'Preparing the Unprepared' Episode of the RecdoTech Podcast from Darwin Recruitment.

"An interview is short and a resumé is much shorter. Your resumé will hold someones attention for 5-30 seconds.

Ben Taylor, Chief AI Evangelist at DataRobot offered his expert advice, in the latest episode of the RecdoTech podcast with Lewis Adams-Dunstan.

This is a 'Preparing the Unprepared' Episode of the RecdoTech Podcast from Darwin Recruitment.

"Things are changing around the globe. From now on, companies will be more open to pursuing talent where it exists, not where they want it to exist.

Eric Weber, data thought leader and GM of Data Science at Yelp said this in our latest episode with Lewis Adams-Dunstan on Building a Personal Brand in Tech.

Eric goes on to say that:

This is a 'Preparing the Unprepared' Episode of the RecdoTech Podcast from Darwin Recruitment.

Darwin's Lauren Redding and Lewis Adam's Dunstan interview Sarah Noovari, Senior Financial Analyst at Snap Inc on the topic of Creating an Unbiased working environment:

- Why is it so hard to create an unbiased working environment?

Are you thinking about starting a new venture? Starting a new project? Have a new business idea?

Darwin's Eden Whitcomb recently interviewed Lorenzo De Nobili, formally of Bain & Company, now the founder and CTO of his own start-up; Grazie (https://saygrazie.com/) about his experiences of implementing the Lean Start-Up methodology.

This podcast will give you an overview of what the methodology IS, how to avoid vanity metrics and embracing MVP as a mindset for Lean Methodology, and that's just in the first 20 minutes!

Lorenzo also gives an overview of his experiences of implementing the methodology into his own business and the pitfalls along the way. 

If you're looking to expand your team, or are thinking about taking the next step in your career, don't hesitate to get in touch with one of our consultants. https://www.darwinrecruitment.com/consultants