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Influencing Change - Collaboration with Quality Talks
Super happy to collaborate with Stuart Day from Quality talks podcast! We dive into my journey through tech, my experience in different roles and the challenges of influencing change within organisations and some tips on how to succeed regardless of your role title. Thanks for inviting me Stuart! It's been a pleasure. Thank you for listening!
Oct 22, 2025
1 hr 1 min
Ridvald Dhimo - From Engineering to Tech - What does it take? Moving countries and Politics!
Welcome back!!! Season 2 episode 1! Let's go! Listen to Ridvald's inspirational story. Ridvald went from studying engineering to working for Mitsubishi Power Europe and moved on to become a Product Owner at Nationwide Building Society. What does it take to go from engineering to Tech and how does it work? Listen to him talk about moving from Albania to Greece and then to UK and how he likes to engage in politics. Enjoy!
Jul 25, 2023
1 hr 1 min
Roman Frolov - From his mum's restaurant to a successful career in Tech
Hello my dear listeners! This week, my guest is Roman Frolov. Roman’s story is proof that if you really want something in life, you can achieve it with passion and hard work. How did he learn how to code while working in his mum’s restaurant? What and who motivated him? Does he believe in the imposter syndrome? Becoming a founder and his current career. Don’t miss it!
Feb 20, 2022
26 min
Glenn Jacobs - From creating simple programs on a Sinclair ZX81 to starting his own agency. E-Commerce innovation - GetCandy - What is it and how can you use it?
Welcome back to the Verified Geek podcast ! This week, my guest is Glenn Jacobs. Glenn has an incredible journey in Tech, starting from a young age by learning how to code using magazines. He created the first Spice Girls website while studying computer science at university! He eventually found out that the website was ranking no 1 in Atlavista. Yes! Before Google! Eventually, he started his own agency doing websites and e-commerce services. Glenn’s latest creation is GetCandy. What is it?&n...
Feb 7, 2022
48 min
Karrie Liu - Mathematics and Data Analysis for the NHS and Healthcare - Life as an active volunteer (founder of Hypatia Analytics Ltd) - Winner of Top 100 Women in Tech 2019
Welcome to the first episode of 2022!!! This is the story of Karrie Liu. Karrie Liu is the founder of Hypatia Analytics Ltd and mathematician with 10+ years of experience in UK healthcare and life sciences, focused on providing additional value to clients through driving end-to-end consulting engagements to enable business transformation through impactful and actionable insights. Karrie sets up Hypatia Analytics in 2019, in hope of getting the balance between working as freelance data ...
Jan 26, 2022
39 min
Christian Lüdemann - Angular and Training courses - How I made my first million dollars at the age of 27
Welcome to the last episode of 2021! Christian Lüdemann recently made a post on linkedin that went Viral. 'How I made my first million dollars as a software engineer at 27 years old. What does such a journey look like?' Well, let's hear it from him! You can find Christian on linkedin as Christian Lüdemann or visit his course website here https://christianlydemann.com/ Enjoy the episode and please don't forget to leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Thank you See you in 2022!!
Dec 22, 2021
35 min
Nicos Marcou - Associate Director - Talent Consultant at EY -  Why do people leave their jobs? What makes a successful leader? Part 2
Nicos Marcou, Talent consultant at EY takes us through his career journey and discusses recruitment and talent acquisition. Part 2 (current episode) What should companies do to keep their employees happy. Why do people leave their jobs? What makes a successful leader? Part 1 (previous episode) What are the soft skills to prioritise before hiring? What does a recruitment consultant actually do? What makes a successful CV and much more. Stay tuned!
Nov 7, 2021
38 min
Nicos Marcou - Associate Director - Talent Consultant at EY - All About Recruitment - Talent Acquisition - What makes a successful CV? Part 1
You are in for a treat! Nicos Marcou, Talent consultant at EY takes us through his career journey and discusses recruitment and talent acquisition. What are the soft skills to prioritise before hiring? What does a recruitment consultant actually do? What makes a successful CV and much more. And that is only Part 1! Stay tuned for Part 2 --> What should companies do to keep their employees happy. Why do people leave their jobs? What makes a successful leader? <-- comi...
Oct 31, 2021
35 min
David Gilgur - From finance to teaching to investing - All about investing in start-ups and Blue Lake Accelerator
Hello and Welcome back our fellow listeners! This week, we have with us, an exceptional guest that didn't always work in Tech but has a fascinating journey. David started his career at Bloomberg and is now a founding partner at Blue Lake, a UK based early-stage VC that invests in startups. What happened to UK investing in Ukrainian companies and startups? How was Blue Lake Accelerator created? What mistakes do founders do? How easy is it to find investors and how do you do it? All thes...
Oct 5, 2021
33 min
Ryan Wisnesky - From QA to Programming and building a company based on his PhD project at Harvard
All the way from San Fransisco, Ryan Wisnesky takes us on a journey of his career in Tech. Starting as a QA Engineer, moving to programming and eventually starting a company as a co-founder that was based on his final dissertation for his PhD at Harvard. Do Mathematicians need to know programming these days? How has his company, Conexus, helped Uber? What are the main responsibilities of a CTO and much more. Enjoy! and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes. Here are some links that Ryan s...
Sep 19, 2021
28 min
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