Episodes

  • Nurturing a Data Science Team Within a Large Organisation (with Sanjeevan Bala)
    Jul 14 2021

    Greg and Kelly chat to Sanjeevan Bala, Group Chief Data & AI Officer at ITV, and former Head of Data Science at Channel 4. Sanjeevan explains why decoding a company's culture is key to data success, how to set the right targets for a company's data function, and how to sell stakeholders on what data can do.

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    40 mins
  • What is a Data Product Manager? (with Georgie Peake)
    Jul 2 2021

    Kelly and Greg are back, and they have questions: What's a data product? What's a data product manager? Is their special guest one? Yes, she is! Georgie Peake, Data Product Manager at Filtered, talks you through those questions and more, breaking down what a data product manager does, why their skillset is important, and how their work can make businesses better.

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    26 mins
  • Raising the Profile of Women in Data (with Katie Russell)
    Jun 9 2021

    Kelly talks to Katie Russell, Data Director at OVO, to learn more about her career, and how companies can empower women to succeed in data science. Kelly and Katie discuss evidence-based approaches to inclusivity, finding mentors within your company, and succeeding as a female data leader.

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    28 mins
  • Building a Diverse Data Science Team
    May 26 2021

    Building a diverse team isn’t just moral — it makes good business sense, too. Evidence suggests that teams from different backgrounds, and with different opinions, punch above their weight. So how do you build (and retain) a diverse data science team? Kelly and Greg show you how to minimise bias in hiring, make employees feel secure when voicing different opinions, and foster a culture that helps your data team make the best decisions possible.

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    32 mins
  • What is a Machine Learning Engineer?
    May 13 2021

    'Machine Learning Engineer' is a pretty new job title, but demand for these mysterious maestros is stronger than ever. So what (if anything) makes them distinct from data scientists — and what sort of company would benefit most from hiring one? Join Greg and Kelly as they dig into what makes ML engineers unique.

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    28 mins
  • How to Get a Job as a Data Scientist
    Apr 28 2021

    So you want to get a job in data science — where do you start? Kelly and Greg guide you through every step, from finding the right job and polishing your CV to acing interviews and negotiating better terms. Tune in for the skinny on how to land your perfect role.

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    49 mins
  • How to Hire a Data Scientist
    Apr 14 2021

    So you want to hire a data scientist — where do you start? Kelly and Greg talk through the key steps: defining your data goals, writing a standout job description and securing the perfect hire. And there's more! Technical tasks, rocket science and how to avoid collecting underpants.

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    38 mins
  • How to Build a Data Science Team (with Andreas Gertsch Grover)
    Mar 29 2021

    Joined by guest Andreas Gertsch Grover (Director of Data at Scout24 SchweizAG, former Director of Data at Charlotte Tilbury), Greg and Kelly discuss what makes a great data science team: how to hire the right blend of people, where the data team should sit in the org chart, and how to empower a data team to be truly successful.

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    29 mins