Digital Careers

By Digital Careers

BartonRock's Digital Careers podcast offers insights and advice on advancing your career as well as making your digital hiring more effective.... more

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How many episodes does Digital Careers have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

Digital Careers episodes:

May 18, 202227: Experience is the future of retail
In this week’s episode of Digital Careers, my guest is Rod Brown, entrepreneur and former-senior retail executive.

We discuss: ‘Experience is the future of retail'

In this episode we cover:
The future of retail
Retailers embracing digital more fully
The future of digital in the retail experience

My thanks to Rod for being part of Digital Careers.
Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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45min
March 18, 202126: The data opportunity within the insurance sector
In this week’s episode, my guest is insurance sector data scientist, Marisa Murton who spent much of her career with UK insurance group, Aviva. Marisa now runs her own data analytics consultancy, Solvlab Analytics.

The data opportunity within the insurance sector
Where is data at on the maturity curve within the insurance sector
Most common pain points within insurance that advances in data management will help solve
What developments excite Marisa most for data within insurance
The specific niches of data envisaged to be in demand
Leadership characteristics defining strong senior insurance data executives
My thanks to Marisa for being involved

Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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29min
March 04, 202125: Retail Loyalty – On the line now as never before
In this week’s episode, my guest is Global Loyalty Leader, Bryan Pearson. Bryan, who is Canada-based, is also an author, thought-leader and contributor to Forbes.com as well as adviser to numerous businesses internationally. He was the former Global CEO for Loyalty One, part of Alliance Data.

Retail Loyalty – on the line now as never before

On the back digital transformation in the last 12 months, 70% of consumers have tried new shopping behaviours – new brands, sites and retailers. Loyalty has become even more integral to retailers as we work towards a post-pandemic world.

Bryan and I discuss:
How permanent have changes to consumer buying behaviour become?
Retail loyalty post-pandemic including different loyalty mechanisms available to retailers
Opportunities for retailers to engage better with consumers to drive greater loyalty
Data and technology to be deployed for effective loyalty
And in our careers and leadership discussion:
What characterises a great loyalty industry leader today?
Bryan’s career advice for those looking to advance their career in loyalty
And we finish on some books and thought leaders Bryan recommends you follow
My thanks to Bryan for being part of Digital Careers. You can follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-pearson and on Twitter @Pearson4loyalty

Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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37min
February 25, 202124: Highly Effective Digital Leaders
In this week’s episode, my guest is Kate Thomas, Founder of Leadership Effectiveness company, NewlandRock.

We discuss: Highly effective digital leaders – in particular the challenges digital leaders face in companies today and what defines the most effective individuals.

We also explore what companies are increasingly looking for as digital leadership qualities and how they can assess for this.

Furthermore we discuss:
Talent is the differentiating asset in any organisation and the best product doesn’t equate to the best results
Headline leadership characteristics that companies are looking for in digital executives today
The common themes that digital leaders are grappling with – especially those managing digital transformation
Defining the agile digital leader and an agile organisation

My thanks to Kate for being part of Digital Careers.

Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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38min
January 21, 202123: Launching and growing new digital products
In this week’s episode of Digital Careers, my guest is Karen Plumb, former Director of Commercial and Digital Marketing at Premier Inn in the UK and part of Whitbread.

We discuss: Launching and growing new digital products

Many companies launch new digital products which fail to gain traction and fizzle out. We talk about the learnings that can be applied for companies and digital leaders and cover:
- The foundations necessary for digital product launches to be successful and what defines success
- The pitfalls that companies and digital leaders face
- Monetisation and leveraging data for maximum effect
- Characteristics that define great digital product leaders
- What digital product leaders should be doing to increase future marketability to companies
My thanks to Karen for being part of Digital Careers.

Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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32min
January 14, 202122: Seven recruitment trends within digital
In this week’s episode of Digital Careers, I talk through seven trends I’m seeing within digital jobs, recruitment and executive search.

7 recruitment trends within digital

This covers:
2020 not being a level playing field for companies
Digital wasn’t spared
More senior executives targeted for cost reduction
The opportunity for forward thinking employers
The nature of hiring processes that are happening
Data still a big area of focus
Remuneration

Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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10min
January 07, 2021 21: Digital is not a silver bullet for companies
In this week’s episode of Digital Careers, my guest is Ben Rhodes, former-Group Marketing Director of Royal Mail in the UK.

We discuss: Digital is not a silver bullet for companies.

‘Digital’ is often a word thrown around as if it’s the apparent solution to many companies’ problems. However, it is far from straightforward and is certainly not a magic switch that can transform a company’s fortunes. This podcast illustrates that for digital to be effective, there are a range of other considerations that companies must be factored in and executed well.

How much oversimplification do you believe exists with companies seeking to embrace digital?

How does the energetic fervour towards digital, risk masquerading itself as strategy?

What are the ideal conditions for digital to give companies greatest impact?

The things in his experience Ben’s found hardest to achieve for companies digitally transforming?

What Ben’s learnt about hiring within digital?

My thanks to Ben for being part of Digital Careers.

Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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36min
December 17, 2020 20: Leading through crisis, with former NCA Head of Cyber Crime, Jim Stokley
In this week’s episode of Digital Careers, I continue my discussion with guest, Jim Stokley who is former Deputy Director for the National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit.

We discuss: Leading through Crisis

In this episode we cover:

- 3 characteristics Jim sees in great leaders
- How clarity and simplicity are key to communicating with senior people
- How Jim manages stress and why it’s critical to create boundaries in your working life
- The importance of self-awareness, an inquisitive mind and humility in the hires Jim’s made. And why diversity in thinking is so key.

My thanks to Jim for being part of Digital Careers.

Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me: [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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26min
December 10, 202019: Managing Cyber Risk with former NCA Head of Cyber Crime, Jim Stokley
In this week’s episode of Digital Careers, my guest is Jim Stokley who is former Deputy Director for the National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit.

We discuss: Winning the battle against cyber crime

In this episode we cover:
Why cybercrime is on the risk
How the National Crime Agency (NCA) is tackling cyber crime
How much COVID 19 has changed the landscape for cyber criminals
The risk management framework companies can adopt to minimise cyber attacks
How the NCA uses data to combat cyber crime

My thanks to Jim for being part of Digital Careers.

Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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32min
December 03, 202018: Humanising Data in business
In this week’s episode of Digital Careers, my guest is Daryl D’Cruz who is Founder of data consultancy Hexdon (www.hexdon.com)

We discuss: Humanising data in business.

In this episode we cover:
What do we mean by humanising data?
The biggest challenges to organisations embracing data
The qualities of the strongest data professionals
What do companies need to be mindful of when hiring data professionals?

My thanks to Daryl for being part of Digital Careers.

Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com
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38min

FAQs about Digital Careers:

How many episodes does Digital Careers have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.