Tech Beyond the Hype

In February 2022, Alexander Radchenko, leading a team of developers based in Ukraine, faced an unimaginable challenge: his team came under physical attack. Despite the chaos, Radchenko managed not only to keep his team intact but also achieved a remarkable feat—maintaining 100% customer retention during this tumultuous period.

In this episode, we delve into the essence of successful leadership amidst extreme conflict. Join us as we...

Quantum computing will someday render conventional encryption futile. When? No one really knows. That’s because, despite being a relatively nascent area of technology, advancements in quantum computing are moving so fast that it’s impossible to know with any degree of certainty when this inevitability will occur. 

In this episode, I sit down with CEO of Nemertes Research, Johna Till Johnson to take a deep-dive into the world of qua...

A whopping 70% of all digital transformation projects fail – according to Deloitte. With businesses everywhere having spent the past 2 decades investing time, energy and resources into transformation, something clearly isn't working.  

Guest Kamales Lardi joins me in this episode to share her insights on what we're getting wrong when it comes to digital transformation. For her, too many businesses are ignoring the key element tha...

There's a lot of buzz around innovation, but what does it really mean? What makes a company good at innovating? With over two decades of experience at Amazon, where he spearheaded innovation projects across various departments, guest Trent Gillespie offers invaluable insights into the power of innovation in today's business landscape. In this episode, we talk about the pervasive nature of innovation as a hyped buzzword in the co...

Could AI really transform an entire industry at the global level? On a mission to end cardiovascular disease across the world, visionary digital transformation and strategy leader, Richard Dasselaar has dedicated his life to unpicking the complexities of global public health and designing innovative ecosystem models that optimize healthcare outcomes and democratize access to care across the globe. In this episode, I sat down with...

Sending emails before you’ve got yourself ready for work, a blocked-out calendar filled with back-to-back meetings and that looming deadline that’s made sleep more difficult than ever this week – sound familiar? As we adjust to the remote/hybrid world of work, maintaining boundaries between our personal and professional lives is difficult to say the least.

For leaders, the challenge of maintaining a motivated, positive working cult...

As the world shifts towards a more sustainable future, businesses must prioritize impact alongside profitability. Mere lip service won't suffice as consumers, investors, and governments demand greater transparency around ESG and impact performance. In this episode, I chat to Fleur Heyns - founder of impact intelligence platform, Proof about the future of impact and ESG.  

 Listen in as we discuss how advanced technologies such as A...

In the digital economy, data is the new gold. As automations, Machine Learning and AI-powered tools become more ubiquitous, the amount of value we can extract from data is only ever going to increase. Despite this, most people outside of IT are data illiterate, with little to no understanding of how it all works in practice. On top of this, data-related scandals have left a sour taste for a lot of people, making it harder to get th...