In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Ezechi Britton, CO-founder and CTO at Neyber, about the challenges when beginning your own startup. They also discuss maintaining a strong work culture when faced with rapid business growth and chat about the tenacity and sacrifice necessary when building your own startup.

Show Notes:

1.08 Does it feel surreal to see your businesses rapid success.

2.33 What makes a successful start-up.

4.08 Does it become increasingly challenging to keep your start-up culture in the face of a company’s rapid growth.

7.03 Working on a company culture.

8.24 Ezechi’s move to hire a HR manager early on in his start-up.

9.40 What were the first steps you took when starting to build your business and how did you make it grow?

16.18 Tenacity & sacrifice in business.

18.49 What excites you most at the moment about your start-up.

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Ezechi Britton, CO-founder and CTO at Neyber, about the challenges when beginning your own startup. They also discuss maintaining a strong work culture when faced with rapid business growth and chat about the tenacity and sacrifice necessary when building your own startup.

Show Notes:

1.08 Does it feel surreal to see your businesses rapid success.

2.33 What makes a successful start-up.

4.08 Does it become increasingly challenging to keep your start-up culture in the face of a company’s rapid growth.

7.03 Working on a company culture.

8.24 Ezechi’s move to hire a HR manager early on in his start-up.

9.40 What were the first steps you took when starting to build your business and how did you make it grow?

16.18 Tenacity & sacrifice in business.

18.49 What excites you most at the moment about your start-up.

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Matt Robson, Executive Director at TSG consulting. They discuss Matt’s military background and how his training has helped his business acumen. They also discuss the importance of always challenging yourself and the advantages of working with various customers and clients.

Show Notes:

1.08 Matt’s background in the military.

3.33 The military as a formative experience in Matt’s life and dealing with pressure.

5.33 The need to be constantly moving forward in technology.

8.24 What are the biggest challenges you’re seeing and facing in business?

10.54 How do you manage to stay on top of technological developments?

13.47 The changing expectations of technical people.

15.17 The advantages of working with various customers and clients.

18.14 You can’t get to a leadership position without having a passion for what you’re working on.

19.30 How challenging was it for you to have a leadership role outside the military?

24.17 What keeps you motivated.

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Matt Robson, Executive Director at TSG consulting. They discuss Matt’s military background and how his training has helped his business acumen. They also discuss the importance of always challenging yourself and the advantages of working with various customers and clients.

Show Notes:

1.08 Matt’s background in the military.

3.33 The military as a formative experience in Matt’s life and dealing with pressure.

5.33 The need to be constantly moving forward in technology.

8.24 What are the biggest challenges you’re seeing and facing in business?

10.54 How do you manage to stay on top of technological developments?

13.47 The changing expectations of technical people.

15.17 The advantages of working with various customers and clients.

18.14 You can’t get to a leadership position without having a passion for what you’re working on.

19.30 How challenging was it for you to have a leadership role outside the military?

24.17 What keeps you motivated.

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Matt Robson, Executive Director at TSG consulting. They discuss Matt’s military background and how his training has helped his business acumen. They also discuss the importance of always challenging yourself and the advantages of working with various customers and clients.

Show Notes:

1.08 Matt’s background in the military.

3.33 The military as a formative experience in Matt’s life and dealing with pressure.

5.33 The need to be constantly moving forward in technology.

8.24 What are the biggest challenges you’re seeing and facing in business?

10.54 How do you manage to stay on top of technological developments?

13.47 The changing expectations of technical people.

15.17 The advantages of working with various customers and clients.

18.14 You can’t get to a leadership position without having a passion for what you’re working on.

19.30 How challenging was it for you to have a leadership role outside the military?

24.17 What keeps you motivated.

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Chris Truman, Director of network operations and engineering at Equinix.  Chris is a results driven technology leader experienced at directing IT operations and projects across global organisations within various business sectors, including FMCG, manufacturing and financial services. He has a  successful background in delivering IT strategies, planning, implementing and leveraging technology to achieve innovative yet cost-effective product and service solutions.

On the show Chris chats to Andy about working in networks and managing a team of engineers. They also discuss the tech advances in the world of networks, the difficulty of becoming a manager and the future of voice technology.

Show Notes:

2.52 Growing up with tech as a passion project

5.39 Chris' first job and the lessons he learned

7.11 Hiring people who are cleverer than you

11.06 Has advancing tech made Chris' job easier or more complex?

14.43 Automation in everyday lives

17.35 The applications of advancing networks

19.53 Keeping up with the advance of hardware

22.07 Taking the jump up to leadership

26.18 Aligning business needs with the technology side

28.05 Deciding when meetings are actually worth the time

29.14 Personally exciting tech developments

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Chris Truman, Director of network operations and engineering at Equinix.  Chris is a results driven technology leader experienced at directing IT operations and projects across global organisations within various business sectors, including FMCG, manufacturing and financial services. He has a  successful background in delivering IT strategies, planning, implementing and leveraging technology to achieve innovative yet cost-effective product and service solutions.

On the show Chris chats to Andy about working in networks and managing a team of engineers. They also discuss the tech advances in the world of networks, the difficulty of becoming a manager and the future of voice technology.

Show Notes:

2.52 Growing up with tech as a passion project

5.39 Chris' first job and the lessons he learned

7.11 Hiring people who are cleverer than you

11.06 Has advancing tech made Chris' job easier or more complex?

14.43 Automation in everyday lives

17.35 The applications of advancing networks

19.53 Keeping up with the advance of hardware

22.07 Taking the jump up to leadership

26.18 Aligning business needs with the technology side

28.05 Deciding when meetings are actually worth the time

29.14 Personally exciting tech developments

In this episode, Andy Davis talks to Chris Truman, Director of network operations and engineering at Equinix.  Chris is a results driven technology leader experienced at directing IT operations and projects across global organisations within various business sectors, including FMCG, manufacturing and financial services. He has a  successful background in delivering IT strategies, planning, implementing and leveraging technology to achieve innovative yet cost-effective product and service solutions.

On the show Chris chats to Andy about working in networks and managing a team of engineers. They also discuss the tech advances in the world of networks, the difficulty of becoming a manager and the future of voice technology.

Show Notes:

2.52 Growing up with tech as a passion project

5.39 Chris' first job and the lessons he learned

7.11 Hiring people who are cleverer than you

11.06 Has advancing tech made Chris' job easier or more complex?

14.43 Automation in everyday lives

17.35 The applications of advancing networks

19.53 Keeping up with the advance of hardware

22.07 Taking the jump up to leadership

26.18 Aligning business needs with the technology side

28.05 Deciding when meetings are actually worth the time

29.14 Personally exciting tech developments

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Chris Michael, Interim head of technology at open banking. They discuss buiding a team of digital experts, "Pi" shaped people and GDPR

Show Notes:

1.09 Background and what ventures have you been compelled to take part in.

5.20 Becoming C.T.O of Karmarama Ad-agency.

7.20 Move to the ministry of Justice and then banking.

8.18 Building up a team of digital experts.

9.25 Knowing what good technology looks like.

10.48 Building a team of people with complementary skills.

12.03 Discussing "Pi" shaped people.

15.47 Overlooking the importance of people in a business.

16.30 Big companies looking to be like a start-up.

18.32 GDPR and Chris' current project.

22.45 Google photo's.

24.14 Talking about the impact of GDPR.

27.24 What keeps you motivated.

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Chris Michael, Interim head of technology at open banking. They discuss buiding a team of digital experts, "Pi" shaped people and GDPR

Show Notes:

1.09 Background and what ventures have you been compelled to take part in.

5.20 Becoming C.T.O of Karmarama Ad-agency.

7.20 Move to the ministry of Justice and then banking.

8.18 Building up a team of digital experts.

9.25 Knowing what good technology looks like.

10.48 Building a team of people with complementary skills.

12.03 Discussing "Pi" shaped people.

15.47 Overlooking the importance of people in a business.

16.30 Big companies looking to be like a start-up.

18.32 GDPR and Chris' current project.

22.45 Google photo's.

24.14 Talking about the impact of GDPR.

27.24 What keeps you motivated.