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The Diary Of A CTO

Guy Bevington

Where successful CTO"s share their secrets.

technology entrepreneurship

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01:00:28

E29 Jim Beattie - CTO by day, International DJ by night

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2025/02/04

This week I have the genuine pleasure of being joined by Jim Beattie, CTO of Transreport. Jim is a highly experienced and respected technology leader, having multiple successful exits from various companies such as JustEat and Timeout.Jim (accompanied by his faithfull Bulldog companion, Douglas) talks me through his career story and how he went from the world of being an international DJ to transitioning into the world of tech. He also outlines his mission for his role at Transreport and discusses

39:26

E28. David Kavanagh - Honing The CTO Toolkit

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2025/01/29

David is the CTO for Tillo, an innovative embedded rewards and incentives platform that connects customers with rewards and incentives from 2000+ global brands.In this episode, David shares his journey through tech and how he arrived at the CTO position. We discuss the toolkit needed and the skills he developed to become a successful technology leader.

50:43

E27. James Carey - A true vintage of the tech world

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2025/01/16

This week, I speak with James Carey, CTO of Bordeaux Index, an innovative company changing the Landscape of the world’s of fine wine and spirits through LiveTrade.James talks us through his journey into tech leadership and how he approaches building a successful culture in his division.

50:43

E26. Meri Williams - Caring Leadership and Making...

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2024/12/19

Meri is the CTO for PLEO, an innovative FinTech company, and has years of experience as a Technology Leader, NED and Advisor. In this episode, Meri talks to us about shaping an engineering culture and fostering a workplace where diversity and inclusion can truly thrive.

01:11:10

E25. Dan Maunder - Reflecting on the Journey

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2024/11/22

Dan is VP of Technology for Cera Healthcare, a leading HealthTech business building a platform around home healthcare. Dan has had a highly impressive career to date in tech assuming C-suite and leadership roles for a number of big brands the likes of Experian, CreditKarma and Gostudent. In this episode, Dan talks us through his career path and choices along the way. A must listen!

37:46

E24. Mike Jones - Scaling a Rocket Ship

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2024/10/21

Mike is CTO of loveholidays, one of the fastest growing technology retail companies in the world today. In this episode, Mike shares his incredible personal career story and talks us through the mind-boggling scale of the platforms that underpin this extradinary travel tech business.

29:06

E23. Nina Argentieri - A Mindset For Success

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2024/09/13

Nina is the Head of Technology for Portfolio Management at Northstandard, a highly successful and respectedProtection and Indemnity Club, specialising in the Marine Insurance space.Since a merger last year between the two companies of North and The Standard Club, NorthStandard are now one of the largest P&I clubs in the international group.The merger has brought about a lot of cultural and digital transformation. In this episode, we talk through Nina's incredible career story, her approach to

45:31

E22. Andrew Radcliffe - Building Culture That Scales

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2024/06/24

This week I am joined by the fantastic Andrew Radcliffe, CEO for Spyrosoft.Andrew and I discuss the inspiring success story of Spyrosoft, a Software Development Services organisation founded in 2016 and is now over 1500 people strong.We reflect on Andrew's journey and he shares his thoughts on what is important in shaping a company culture to allow this level of scale.

47:19

E21. Dan Gwalter - How A CTO Adds Value

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2024/05/07

This week I speak to the highly experienced and inspirational Dan Gwalter. Dan has played vital technology and transformation leadership roles throughout his career for many blue-chip companies. And more recently, he has launched his own Leadership Consultancy business called 'No-Nonsense Leadership'.In this episode, Dan and I discuss his approach and how the role of a CTO ensures it adds value to the organisation.

40:44

E20. Allen Green - The Different Hats of A CTO

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2024/04/25

Allen is CTO of Leesman, an exciting company building a platform to measure the experience of employees in their places of work.This week, I discuss with Allen his route into the position of CTO and how his experiences along the way have shaped his Leadership style. We also discussed the often overlooked topic of security and what are the ramifications for companies that don't get they security strategy right.A must listen episode!

42:51

E19. Alex Morris-Tarry - Shaping A Product In A...

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2024/04/19

Alex is the CIO of Neuron, an incubation start-up within Willis Towers Watson, developing of a new digital trading platform for commercial insurers and brokers.In this episode, Alex gives us fascinating insight into his journey leading the way in building and shaping this product from conception to implementation.

42:57

E18. Martin Mayer - Emotional Intelligence In Leadership

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2024/04/10

Martin is the Head of Engineering for Cisiv, an innovative platform enabling Pharmaceutical and Medical Devicecompanies to collect and manage safety and efficacy studies in the real world. This week, Martin and I discuss his style and approach to managing his division and just what makes him such an inspirational leader.

51:01

E17. Alex Davidson and Ant Newman - Where's AI Heading?

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2024/03/26

In this weeks episode I'm delighted to be joined by two very good friends in Alex Davidson and Ant Newman. We discussed the impact the AI will have in the workplace and the trends we are currently seeing now but also speculate about what's to come.

39:58

E16. Greg Horton - Aligning Technology With The Business

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2024/03/15

Greg is the Chief Technology Office for Fairstone Group, one of the fastest growing financial services organisations in the UK and Ireland with run-rate fee income in excess of £135 million.The group operates from over 55 locations, made up of over 1200 operational staff and regulated advisers.The company oversees £15 Billion in funds under management on behalf of over 55,000 wealth management clients.And they recently surpassed 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, securing Fairstone’s position as the most

46:03

E15. Tia Cheang - Implementing a Data-driven culture

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2024/03/01

Tia is the Director of IT Data and Information Services (UK & EMEA) for Gallagher. In this episode we discuss Tia's approach to implementing a data-driven culture in an established global insurer.

46:59

E15. Tia Cheang - Implementing a Data-driven culture

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2024/02/28

Tia is the Director of IT Data and Information Services (UK & EMEA) for Gallagher. In this episode we discuss Tia's approach to implementing a data-driven culture in an established global insurer.

01:00:50

E14. Mike Samra - The Path Less Trodden...

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2024/02/19

Mike Samra is the CTO of The AA. This week, Mike and I discuss his unique and fascinating journey throughout tech leadership and his approach to aligning with the business and ensuring the tech function is demonstrating business value.

48:11

E13. Yinka Okunade - Creating Value In the World Of...

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2023/09/05

I personally have known Yinka for over a decade and he is one of the true greats. He possesses the rare skillset to be not only extremely knowledgeable technically but has the ability to understand, prioritise and deliver on key business objectives. In this episode, we discuss Yinka's journey as a tech professional and how he has developed the vital skills to lead both technical projects and people.

29:52

E12. Matt Whitworth - Demystifying The Energy Trading...

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2023/08/30

Matt is the CTO of Tallarium, an innovative market data and digital solutions provider that enables energy majors, trading houses, banks, utilities and funds in OTC energy markets to improve trading performance and manage risk more effectively.In this episode, Matt and I talk about his journey into Tech Leadership and his life lessons learned along the way.

39:55

E11. Ben Brown - Leading The Charge With Electric...

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2023/08/17

Ben is CTO of Onto, Europe's largest electric car subscription service. Having grown by 300% in 2022 and with over 6,000 cars (the largest UK electric car fleet!) - Onto is helping people make the switch to driving electric everyday.In this episode, I talk to Ben about how he has navigated the technical challenges involved with such an innovative service.

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