Being a Digital Leader - the Good, Bad AND Ugly of Digital Transformation

Join us as Alex Allen, a Digital Product Leader at Aviva, shares his journey from tech consultant to leading mobile products.Discover how seizing internal opportunities led to significant projects like re-platforming the MyAviva app. Alex talks about balancing innovation and responsibility in finance, transforming company culture, and exploring global opportunities. We also discuss Aviva’s "One Aviva" initiative for holistic customer experience, and the importance of collaboration and st...

Ever wondered how to bridge the digital skills gap while fostering innovation within your organisation? Discover the secrets as we celebrate our 10th anniversary with a special guest, Stuart Munton, Chief for Group Delivery at and Digital. Stuart takes us on a journey through his key roles in shaping the company's coaching, academy, and delivery consulting divisions. He shares how his initial discussions with founders Stephen Patterson and Paramjit inspired a mission-driven approach to upskil...

Ever wondered how big companies like Nationwide Building Society handle big changes? Angela Lomas, an expert in making products better, joins us. She's worked at banks like Triodos and Royal Bank of Scotland. Angela talks about how important it is to focus on customers and understand how they feel during changes. She tells us about Nationwide's data platform, which helps them understand what customers want while being careful with their information.Angela shares the ups and downs of Nationwid...

Join us in our latest podcast for an insightful conversation with Charlie Bell, a seasoned leader at Contentful. With almost two decades of experience in digital transformation, Charlie's journey from engineering to driving transformative projects and now in a key commercial role at Contentful offers a fresh and dynamic perspective on the evolving digital world.We delve into the role of Contentful in digital transformation, exploring its evolution over the past decade and uncovering lesser-kn...

Join Stuart Walters from Parcel2Go and James Locker from AND Digital as they share a personal journey of digital transformation. In this podcast episode, Stuart shares the ups and downs of integrating technology into the company amidst the challenges of the pandemic. From scaling databases to fostering a collaborative work culture, Stuart's story highlights the importance of continuous learning and adaptation in the digital age. Tune in to discover how Stuart's determination and drive&nb...

Come join us for an engaging conversation on the role of empathy in digital leadership with Trenton Moss, a skilled executive coach, former Samaritan, author, and seasoned leader with over two decades of experience in coaching and team training.Trenton's impressive journey includes founding, growing, and successfully exiting one of the UK's top product design and research agencies, Webcredible. As CEO for 15 years, he transformed the team into client superstars, working closely with leading U...

Ever wondered if the digital pulse of a leading fitness brand beats differently...Welcome to this episode of The role of the IT leader and why it's changing, where we sit down with Andy Caddy, the seasoned CIO with a prolific career spanning some of the most iconic brands, including EasyJet, Whitbread, and Virgin Active, before landing at PureGym about 1.5 years ago.In our conversation with Andy, we explore the intriguing journey that led him to PureGym, delving into the shifts in the role of...

In this series we'll be chatting to Adam Hepton, People Experience Lead at Tombola and James Locker, Club Exec at AND Digital. In this insightful conversation, Adam and James draw from their extensive experience in driving cultural and transformational change and putting people at the heart of transformation.We'll be talking about the nuances of digital leadership as they explore the challenges and triumphs of upskilling, onboarding, and various people-related elements. Uncover and learn the ...

For our first ever podcast we're delighted to be joined by Liam Dyson, Digital Product & Design Director at Asda.If you’ve experienced the eCommerce offering at Asda or George, you’ll know Liam’s work. He’s responsible for their services and features, having joined the company earlier this year following a decade in telecoms with the likes of Plusnet, EE and BT. We’ll be exploring Liam's role and his journey to becoming a digital leader with Liam, asking him about his remarkable moments, ...

Welcome to Being a Digital Leader: the good, bad, and ugly of Digital Transformation. - Episode 2. Today, we have Mark Gilliver, Chief Growth Officer, and Katie Pender, Managing Director, from Target Group. In this episode, we explore how Target Group transformed and disrupted the mortgage market by focusing on customer experience in digital transformation - putting customers at the heart of every part of the journey. In this heartfelt discussion, they reveal their battle-tested s...