Digital Matters

In this episode of Digital Matters gravity9 partners Andy Ross and Noel Ady speak with Chief Technology officer at AMH. Philip is a seasoned, hands-on entrepreneurial software and systems executive with a 20-year record of success designing, building and completing innovative business & technology solutions with an acute focus on user experience. Philip discusses his role at AMH and the digital transformation programme they are part way through in creating a truly customer first business. In this podcast we discuss;

• How to break the industry - turning the residential lettings industry into a digital customer service business
• Why the customer comes first and how to champion the customer experience
• The importance of getting the foundations right, and why stripping back to the core components  before starting the new build - utilising domain driven design, event based architecture, true microservices
• Why having a team who believe in the vision and a  digital partner who you can trust and tell the truth so is crucial
• Designing a platform for the business you want to be rather than what you currently are
• And most importantly, "Don't pave the cow path" - you'll have to listen.

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In this episode of Digital Matters, the first of 2023, gravity9 partners Andy Ross and Noel Ady speak with experienced CIO and Nuclear Physicist Tim Hargest. Having worked within the Technology industry for a number of years and holding a number of CIO roles, Tim discusses the challenges CIO's are facing in todays world and how Digital consultancies can really meet their needs. In this podcast we discuss;

• The challenge for most CIO's is ensuring the foundations are right, the cost and that it works!
• The importance of speaking the language of business to business outside yet understanding the architecture and systems integration.
• How to understand and appreciate 'the problem'.
• The importance of business relationships and doing business with people you trust.
• How to balance innovation with 'keeping the lights on'.
• What is truly fundamental to business and is this the world software vendors sell into?
• The playbook for turning around failing projects.
• The advice Tim would share with CIO's of today.

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In this episode of Digital Matters Andy Ross and Andy Newman talk with Digital Founder and Head Coach of Team Sterka as well as  published author of Human Powered -  Supercharge Your Digital Product Teams with Emotional Intelligence. Trenton is a great guest with lots of fantastic thoughts and examples of how emotional intelligence really can supercharge your business and its people. During the episode we discuss;

- The natural cycle of organisations and how to break it
- How organisations can reinvent themselves and transition to a digital business
- The theory behind the book 'Human Powered' and what led Trenton to put pen to paper.
- How to align multiple stakeholders objectives without getting anyone offside
- Building client engagement
- Embracing communication and people skills as the way forward

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In this episode of Digital Matters gravity9 Partners Andy Ross and Noel Ady chat with Steve Homan. Steve has previously held CIO and CTO  positions across organisations including Metapack Group, the Gambling Commission, Fitness First and The Daily Mail Group, a champion of the client and putting their needs first, Steve discusses ‘The search for us' and how he has successfully led technology driven change.

• Transformation big and small, is there any difference or should there be between small agile companies and large corporations?
• The process of innovation and how you remove the 'them' and 'when'
• The critical importance of communication when instilling organisational focus and how this can be nurtured
• The basic building blocks for technology driven change and how organisations can make their own way
• Common hurdles preventing change and how to get past (over) them

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In episode 18 of Digital Matters, Andy Newman talks with Jatin Ondhia, entrepreneur and Fintech founder of the investment company, Shojin Property Partners. In this episode, Andy discovers how, in a market that has been slow to digitise, Jatin has created a platform that makes investment accessible to everyone. In this episode Jatin discusses;

• Making the move from banking to property investment and how Jatin discovered the gap in the market.
• How investment can be made available to everyone through the right platform.
• Why investing in the business, before the tech was always the plan for Shojin and how it has proved successful.
• How Shojin is embracing digital tech in order to develop and grow the organisation.
• How does Shojin compare to other trading platforms such as eBay, Amazon, Kickstarter and GoFundMe and why their model is different.
• The challenges Jatin has faced along his entrepreneurial journey and how he has used his learning to develop future growth plans.

Digital Matters hosts Andy Ross and Andy Newman talk with Joshua Wohle. After successfully establishing his sixth business, digital entrepreneur, and founder of Mindstone, Joshua discusses his entrepreneurial journey, how he created and built successful digital products and the path to realising great digital products.

• The path to envisioning, designing and building digital businesses and the learnings along the way
• Evolving roles from tech focus to people & product focus while building a company
• The transition into EdTech and the vision for surfacing and accelerating all of the world's informal learning
• Making learning accessible to all and how  the branding and labels of education can be eradicated through Mindstone
• The future of learning, quantifying skills and capabilities in order to enable individuals to choose how they want to learn  and shape your own learning journey
• The benefits of dedicating time every day to learning

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This episode is a step away from our usual format as we let our hair down discussing Single View with gravity9 Founder Noel Ady. Regular Digital Matters host Andy Newman is joined by gravity9's Application Modernization Lead, Eric Allen as they break down the challenges and approaches of Single View.

• What is single view? - think of everything as an API
• Relating to Single View and the Challenges it poses, how can these be overcome?
• The impact of the last 18 months on how organisations are using and adopting Single View
• What is possible and how do you develop a cohesive strategy?
• The changing expectations of consumers, how these evolve and who is responsible for feeding the consumer connection?
• The impact of company responsibilities on single view (GDPR, CCPA etc)
• The decision of build vs buy when it comes to a 360 solution and how it impacts internal teams as well as external consumers
• Example use cases and making the right decision for your organisation

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In this episode of gravity9’s Digital Matters podcast, we welcome Sara Stephens Entrepreneur, Co-Founder and CTO of Rest Less, the digital organisation helping the over 50’s get more out of life. Rest Less offer content, guidance and resources on a range of topics spanning Work and Careers, Volunteering, Learning, Money, Health, Lifestyle and Relationships. Our Hosts Andy Ross and Andy Newman talk to Sara about her rapid rise to CTO, getting more women into digital roles and how the over 50’s are the perfect audience for a digital offering.  

• Females in digital roles, who are the female technology role models and how to drive more women into digital positions. 
• The big differences between working at large corporates and start up’s and how to make the transition, including connecting to the team, innovation, problem-solving and how to wear multiple hats.  
• The creative thinking and resourcefulness of start-up entrepreneurs and why it's important to have a business support network.  
• How and why small organisations drive creativity and how large corporations can learn from the agility and creativity of start-ups to deliver business value faster. 
• How innovation comes in many forms and why it doesn’t always have to be the big ideas and why it's important to share this with your team.  
• Getting your start-up off the ground and knowing when to make the jump. 
• How the over 50’s demographic is changing and why Rest Less is consistently seeking to expand the content offering to their market – don't stop making the small steps. 

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In episode 15 of gravity9’s Digital Matters podcast, we welcome Human Factors Design specialist, Filip Florek. Filip works with internationally well-known brands to help them research, design and develop practical and innovative solutions that are safe, reliable and user friendly. In this episode, Filip discusses the art of Human Factor Design and the science behind it.

• Evolving from UX into Human Factor Design.
• Successfully uniting psychology, sociology, engineering, biomechanics, industrial design and physiology to create positive user experiences. 
• Evolution of Human Factor Design in a digital world and how it is likely to continue to evolve.
• How brands such as McLaren (racing)  to Arrival (zero-emissions public transport) are sharing design concepts.
• How Human Factor Design can increase workplace productivity and motivation. 

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In episode 14 of gravity9’s Digital Matters podcast, we welcome Daragh Persse, Founder of The Brand Fans, the independent creative sponsorship and fan engagement consultancy. Now ten years old, The Brand Fans create emotional brand experiences through sponsorship delivering long term connections across sport, music, entertainment, arts and culture. Andy and Andy will be looking into the sponsorship market and what it looks like in an increasingly digital world.  

• How you can digitise an organisation and transform for the digital world 
• How big brands such as F1 are recreating the fan experience at home for an ever-increasing digital audience 
• The importance of building an emotional connection with brands and how Netflix, The Premier League and F1 have achieved this 
• How brands are packaging their content to appeal to the different levels of audience to engage and interact with them 
• The rise of e-sports and the pros and cons of sponsorship 
• The importance of data and content and the role it plays in reaching out to the different levels of audience and the fan experience 
• What the Olympics are doing to engage the audiences around the world and what brands are going to be doing this year at a very different Olympics.  
• How AI has the opportunity to open up the world of sport and sports sponsorship.  

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