Episodes

  • Gillian Docherty, CEO of The Data Lab, discusses her leadership style and running The Data Lab

    Gillian Docherty, CEO of The Data Lab, discusses her leadership style and running The Data Lab
    Nov 18 2021
    Gillian Docherty, CEO of The Data Lab, joins MBN Solutions' data science leadership podcast, In Focus. In this interview with host Seb Mackay, Gillian talks about how she established her leadership style, running The Data Lab and the biggest challenges she's faced.

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    27 mins
  • How to Approach Learning and Development For Your Team with John Brodie from ForthPoint

    How to Approach Learning and Development For Your Team with John Brodie from ForthPoint
    Nov 4 2021

    John Brodie CEO of ForthPoint (formerly joint CEO and Founder of Aquila Insight) is a data science veteran, devoting more than 20 years of his career to helping businesses become data led in their decision making. He grew Aquila Insight from two to 200 people and stepped out onto the global stage with its acquisition by the Dentsu Aegis Network.

    John has served as an integral member of the Scottish data community – acting as a board member for The Data Lab, investor in new Scottish based start ups including Zumo, Visible Capital, Gigged AI and Pawprint. He has been named one of Data IQ’s 100 most influential people in data.


    He joins MBN Solutions data science and technology podcast, In Focus, to talk about building businesses from the ground up, managing learning and development for his team and how his leadership style has evolved.


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    55 mins
  • Passing On Leadership Knowledge to the Next Generation | In Focus

    Passing On Leadership Knowledge to the Next Generation | In Focus
    Oct 14 2021

    Martin Thorn, Head of Data Science at Abrdn (formerly Standard Life Aberdeen), talks about how he's using his leadership experience to coach the next generation of data scientists and prepare them for the business world. Martin talks at length about the importance of data scientists understanding and how to communicate with the businesses they work with and where leadership skills can help.




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    52 mins
  • "You Don't Always Get Everything Right, Obviously." - CEO, Visible Capital | In Focus

    "You Don't Always Get Everything Right, Obviously." - CEO, Visible Capital | In Focus
    Sep 30 2021

    Ross Laurie, CEO and Co-Founder, Visible Capital talks about how founders don't always get everything right (and what it takes to be a good founder), developing a nose for good hires and reveals the interview questions he asks people that want to join his team.




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    49 mins
  • How to Build Culture and Success in a Remote-First Business | In Focus

    How to Build Culture and Success in a Remote-First Business | In Focus
    Sep 15 2021
    Aleks Tomczyk, COO and Co-Founder, Exizent joins MBN Solutions' data science and technology leadership podcast, In Focus, to talk about how he's built a remote-first company in the midst of the pandemic and how he's learned to redefine his leadership style.

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    43 mins
  • Has the Era of the Superman Leader Flown By? | In Focus

    Has the Era of the Superman Leader Flown By? | In Focus
    Sep 1 2021
    Empathy, authenticity and trust are among key leadership qualities which could see the era of the ‘Superman leader’ become a by-gone one. Atholl Duncan, an executive coach and chair of the Black Isle Group, a London-based leadership development and performance business, talks about how the big trend and the big question in leadership, which has been accelerated by about five to 10 years, is if whether this is end of the Superman leader era – the command and control leader? And did the pandemic highlight the new era of the empathetic, listening and more compassionate leader? 

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    38 mins
  • How Successful Business Leaders Manage Teams | In Focus

    How Successful Business Leaders Manage Teams | In Focus
    Aug 19 2021

    MBN Solutions' In Focus podcast talks with Elizabeth Hollinger, the Director of Insights at Aggreko, about how to build a high-performing team, why it's important to reflect on your leadership style and what she's learned about herself from remote working.



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    41 mins