In Episode 49 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Karen Jean-Francois, Analytics Manager at Cardlytics, where they discuss how people can craft the career they want in Data & Analytics, her humbling career journey so far and how she overcame imposter syndrome, which includes;

• Moving from the Caribbean to Paris to London
• Her struggles of living away from home & her family
• The transition from performing at the European Championships into the world of Data
• Why she hosts the Women In Data Podcast
• How she was awarded the 20 in Data & Technology 2020
• Why she struggled to find her place & voice
• The importance of role models and networking on her career
• How she joined Cardlytics as the only female in the team
• Why she had a huge case of Imposter Syndrome and how she overcame it
• How she realised it was all in her own mind
• Why it prevented her from being promoted despite knowing she was doing great work
• The importance of opening up about Imposter Syndrome
• Why company culture is so important to deal with Imposter Syndrome
• How to go from diagnosis to action (to start addressing the problem)
• The journey from introvert with imposter syndrome to winning industry awards and podcast host
• The technical V commercial debate
• How she almost quit Data & Analytics to become a pastry chef
• That she realized that she had so far let others decide what my career would look like
• The importance of owning your own career and defining what you want it to be
• Her top questions for crafting your career:

1. Where are you at today?
2. Where would you like to be and why?
3. What's stopping you from getting there?
4. How are you going to overcome these blockers?

In Episode 16 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Paul Jones, Director of Data, Analytics & AI at Baringa Partners, where they discuss how to drive value through alternative perspectives within data management, which includes:

• How Data Management has evolved over the last 20 years
• Different perspectives of Data Management
• What kinds of value creation opportunities do these different perspectives open up
• The role of technology within Data Management
• Why having different perspectives can break down silo’s and improve collaboration
• The importance of jargon-busting and applying common sense to Data Management
• Whether these various perspectives on Data Management will help people get their heads around these concepts or make it more complicated
• What companies could do to simplify these ideas for people

In Episode 18 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Somil Gupta, AI Strategy and Monetization Advisor, where they discuss the operating models required to monetize artificial intelligence which includes:

• His journey to becoming Data/Ai Influencer of the Year – 2021
• How 70% of organisations have taken AI into production
• The typical gaps and challenges in AI adoption
• Why organisations have struggled to monetization data/AI
• What needs to change to make that happen
• The concept of Algorithmic Business
• Why algorithmic thinking is different from traditional management thinking
• Why we need Algorithmic Operating Models
• How organizations can start this journey?
• What are the key steps in the Algorithmic Business roadmap?
• What will quantify success?

In Episode 19 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Di Mayze, Global Head of Data and AI at WPP, where they discuss the future of data, which includes:

• The biggest challenges within Data & Analytics
• The evolution of Data & Analytics over the next 10 years
• How to strike the right balance between being data-driven and creative
• How WPP are using Avatars to make AI fun
• What skills you need to prepare for the future
• The importance of deep-skilling
• The opportunities the meta-verse will bring

In Episode 20 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Simon Walker (CCO) and Tim Smeaton (CEO), Managing Director at Kubrick Group, where they discuss tackling the growing data talent gap which includes:

• The implications of the increasing talent gap in data on the industry as a whole
• The causes of the widening talent gap
• How organisations can combat the talent gap
• Why organisations expectations are too high
• How data leaders can help solve the talent gap
• Innovative ways to drive diversity in data
• Becoming the employer of choice for in-demand candidates

In Episode 21 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Robin Sutara, Chief Data Officer at Microsoft UK, where they discuss:

• How to get more data talent into the eco-system whilst ensuring it is diverse
• Why organisations struggle to hire a diverse workforce
• Why organisations have found it difficult to gain tangible results for being innovative with regards to Data & Analytics
• How to simplify and tackle; technology, people & process
• How we can use data to simplify some of our societal challenges
• What are the main challenges we can combat and how