Talking with Tech Leaders
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Talking with... Jonny Mallabar, Head of Architecture at ACCA
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Talking with Tech Leaders, we’re getting to grips with the challenges of optimising architecture teams for a platform and SaaS w...
Talking with... Steve Orrin, Federal CTO at Intel
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if your childhood hobby could propel you into a leading role in one of the world's top tech companies? Join us as Steve Orrin, federal CTO a...
Talking with... Pete Dale, Club Exec (MD) at AND Digital
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s often said that change is a constant in the tech sector. But it’s not constant: the big leaps in technology are coming faster than ever. Just...
Talking with... Dwayne Pascal, Chief Product Technology Officer at flatfair
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Success in software development – perhaps in any sphere of technology – demands a fine balance of customer focus and engineering skill. Getting it...
Talking with... Amanda Philpott, CEO of Ear Gym
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From senior manager in the NHS to tech founder & entrepreneur: it sounds like a leap from one end of the spectrum to the other. But, after 28 year...
Talking with... Neil Burnett, CTO at Arria NLG
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While this podcast has often touched on the topic of AI – it would be hard not to – rarely have we got so far into the nuts and bolts of how it wo...
Talking with... Jem Anderton, Chief Architect at Student Loans Company
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Talking with Tech Leaders, we’re talking Architecture. And there are few more qualified to talk about the subject than Jem Ander...
Talking with... Jonathan McNamee, Digital Automation & Transformation Specialist
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of Talking with Tech Leaders, our host Michael Phair chats with long-time colleague, client and friend, Jonathan McNamee – a s...
Talking with... Richard Lennox, former COO of Current Health
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you asked an expert on Scottish tech for a list of the biggest success stories of the past few years, you can bet that Skyscanner (a true Scottish ...
Talking with... Kirsty McIntosh, Head of Partnerships at the Scottish Tech Army
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest episode is all about the power of tech to do good for our communities, as we meet Kirsty McIntosh of the Scottish Tech Army. The charity wa...
Talking with... Allan Mayberry, Director of Engineering at Planet DDS
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talking with Tech Leaders, Alan Mayberry chats host Michael Phair through his journey from the early days of his career in his home...
Talking with... Hamish Grierson, Founder & CEO of Thriva Healthcare
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In many ways, Hamish Grierson is the archetypal tech entrepreneur: sharp, single-minded and innovative. But, as this episode of Talking with Tech Lead...
Talking with... Brian Reid, Director of Corporate Transformation & Workplace at the Scottish Government
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For most of the tech leaders we’ve interviewed on this show, one career is enough. But Brian Reid, Director of Corporate Transformation & Workpl...
Talking with... Nikola Kelly, CEO of Be-IT
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we’re not Talking with Tech Leaders, we’re at our day jobs at Be-IT – Scotland’s largest independent Technology Recruiters. And, if you’...
Talking with... Loral Quinn, CEO of CodeClan
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As you might expect, we are huge fans of CodeClan. After all, they’re in the business of bringing talent into Scotland’s tech sector, and that’s...
Talking with... Karen Meechan, CEO of ScotlandIS
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s face it, a show about the Tech Sector in Scotland probably should’ve had Karen Meechan on a whole lot sooner. As the CEO of ScotlandIS, she ...
Talking with... Tony McClelland, CIO of the ACCA
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s always fun to consider how far computing has come, even in the space of one career. When Tony McClelland was getting started, programming was a...
Talking with... Andy McMahon, Head of ML Ops at NatWest
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Talking with Tech Leaders, we’re talking all about the insights and values to be gleaned from the bits and bytes flowing through...
Talking with... Scott Mackay, CTO, Technology Strategist and CRM Guru
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just for a second, think about the biggest challenge you might face in your career. How’s about launching a digital TV service? Or integrating two c...
Talking with... Simon Sear, Chief Innovator & Technical Evangelist
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Technical innovation is nothing without the human application. How the two elements work together is what the podcast is all about, which is what make...
Talking with... Bob Keiller, Master of Storytelling, Values and Entrepreneurship
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He says it himself – Bob Keiller doesn’t quite qualify for the ‘tech’ part of ‘Talking with Tech Leaders’. So it’s perhaps worth renamin...
Talking with... Andrew Flegg, CTO of Alfa Systems
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most Tech Leaders get started pretty early. Andrew Flegg was already getting to grips with rudimentary programming when he was still in short trousers...
Talking with... Dr Anas Nader, Co-founder and CEO of Patchwork Health
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a time when the NHS struggles under the pressure of squeezed budgets and the after effects (and continued caseload) of the pandemic, every pound sa...
Talking with... Bill Buchanan OBE, Professor of Cryptography
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast title has never been more fitting: our guest for episode 20 of Talking with Tech Leaders is a leading thinker, leading innovator and leadi...
Talking with... Alastair Rennie, CIO of Research Data Scotland
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talking with Tech Leaders, we spend more time than usual talking through our guest’s career journey. And there’s a good reason ...
Talking with... Nick Lambert, CEO of Dock Labs AG
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Lambert wants you to hold onto your own data. Right now, as CEO of Dock Labs AG, he’s harnessing the blockchain to create verifiable credential...
Talking with... Andy Young, Head of Digital & UX at Phoenix Group
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just as the digital revolution has changed the way we do our shopping, manage our money, and interact with each other (among other impacts), today’s...
Talking with... Gordon Weston, Head of Engineering Delivery at Merkle
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon Weston is a geek. A highly successful and talented geek. A geek with an impressive track record of leadership in software engineering. A geek t...
Talking with... Chris Leckie, Head of UX and Design at Phoenix Group
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charting Chris Leckie’s career isn’t just a tour of the biggest names in Scotland’s business landscape – Amazon, FanDuel, WoodMac, to name a f...
Talking with... Gary Walker, author of Ready for Remote
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the pandemic yanked millions from their offices, to work from their kitchen tables and spare rooms, it came with a whole new way of working. New ...
Talking with... Chris Green, Project & Programme Delivery Director at ProPMs
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s not much about Project and Programme Management that Chris Green couldn’t tell you about. He’s delivered the kind of projects that trans...
Talking with... Marta Portugal, Director of Data Science at Forth Point
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For some of us, getting insight from data can seem like a dark art – like looking through tea leaves for prophesies that no one else can see. Not so...
Talking with... Colin Clive, Director of Platforms & Engineering at WebHelp
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we launched the Talking with Tech Leaders podcast, Colin Clive is exactly the kind of guest we had in mind. From an early age, he’s been elbow-...
Talking with... Adam Dallis, Software Development Manager at Amazon
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Dallis has always been fascinated by computing. When most of us were playing video games, he was hacking high scores – so no matter how well hi...
Talking with... Stephen Beer, MD of Bridgeall
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from our fascinating chat with Dave Kerr in episode 8, we’re talking to another of the founding members of Bridgeall (another of the th...
Talking with... Dave Kerr, CTO of smartcrowds
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Dave Kerr finished his computer science degree and started off in his first job, it was a time before there was a computer on every desk. He’s ...
Talking with... Laura Casci, Head of Delivery at BJSS
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode seven of Talking with Tech Leaders shows – yet again – that you don’t always need to take the most obvious route to leadership and exper...
Talking with... Jenn Fenwick, Leadership Coach
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re talking with Jenn Fenwick, a superstar of the executive coaching scene and the head of Rebel Road Coaching.She’s not just c...
Talking with... Scott Seivwright, Agile Coach
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode five of our Talking with Tech Leaders podcast, Michael Phair of Be-IT talks with globally renowned Agile coach, Scott Seivwright.A born sto...
Talking with... Ben Stewart, Senior Engineering Manager at Skyscanner
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To finish off Talking with Tech Leaders for 2020, we have a special Christmas treat for episode 4. Michael Phair has handed over the interviewer'...
Talking with... Andrew Doyle, CTO of ARM
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of our Talking with Tech Leaders podcast, Michael Phair of Be-IT talks with seasoned technology leader, Andrew Doyle. Andrew has ...
Talking with... Dale Murray, CEO of Sales Agility
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our Talking with Tech Leaders podcast, Michael Phair of Be-IT talks with CEO of Sales Agility, Dale MurrayHaving taken over t...
Talking with... Dan Reed, Head of Platforms at Barclays
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off our new Talking with Tech Leaders podcast, Michael Phair of Be-IT talks with lockdown phenomenon, Dan Reed.As well as Head of Platforms at...