How AI Built This

Anna Sutton is the CEO of Leeds based Data Analytics company The Data Shed, which she runs with her husband Ed.

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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Rachael is the Research Software Community Manager at The University of Manchester and Software Sustainability Institute and Founder of the Manchester chapter of Her + Data MCR.

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.

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Tom is the Strategy Principle at Futurice, an international digital engineering and innovation company.

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.

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Katy is the Head of Data at ScotlandIS and a key member of the team helping to deliver Scotland's AI Strategy.

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.

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Tom Hind is the CTO of Akari Soultions, a Glasgow based tech for good company and Microsoft Partner.

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.

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Andrew is the CEO of Machine Labs, an Edinburgh based SaaS solution for marketeers using data analytics to drive better decision making.

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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Brian Hills is the Deputy CEO & Head of Service Design at The Data Lab in Edinburgh.

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.

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Stephanie is the Senior Data Analysis Instructor for CodeClan's Data skills academy.

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.

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Harsha is the Head of Data Science at Leeds HQ'd Consultancy BJSS.

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.

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Dominic Jordan is the Director of Data Science and Analytics at N Brown Group in Manchester.

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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