For almost two decades Nicola has helped corporates to reduce costs and inefficiencies and remain relevant.

As well as providing coaching and consulting, she runs her popular training courses that give people the skills to make sure that data is used to solve problems and make better informed decisions.

Nicola and Mark discuss her latest blog, a take on A Christmas Carol where Scrooge is a CDO and all the issues they have come across within their business or those they have created are explored. 

An entertaining look at the important function of data governance. 

This episode looks at data debt, what businesses can do to achieve data excellence and why we all need data therapy. 

Mark talks with Abel Aboh, Data Management Lead at the Bank of England about Data Management, ED&I and everything in between! Learn Abel's perspective around social mobility within the industry, what the next hot trend for data will be and how to engage with stakeholders. This 30 minute episode is an engaging conversation around the power of data in society today. 

Mark talks with Paul Jones, Author of The Data Garden and Other Data Allegories about Data Gardens, Data Zombies and Data Hospitals.

Here Mark and Susan discuss her latest book "Between the Spreadsheets" and share some valuable insights into methods for cleaning and using data, the common mistakes organisations make around data, what the costs of these mistakes might be and some fantastic wins when classification and data management is done well. 

In this episode Mark interviews Jason Foster and Barry Green, Co Authors of "Data Means Business" and industry experts, helping people to level up how good they are at using data to drive incremental business benefits. A though provoking discussion around adopting start up mentality, gaining business buy in and smoothies!

In this episode Mark chats with Phil Copperwheat, Director of Information Systems at Morgan Sindall around how data is being leveraged to assist change within the built environment. Phil and Mark discuss the Golden i project, net zero targets, data privacy, and the future of data within sustainability. 

In this episode Mark interviews Scott Taylor, aka The Data Whisperer, who has spent over two decades solving Master Data challenges with large global enterprises as well as helping data content owners and innovative tech brands tell their data story. They discuss the concepts in his book "Telling Your Data Story" and uncover which key areas data leaders should focus on to ensure they gain business buy in and secure the funds they need to do their job effectively.