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 23 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Jason Foster, Chief Operating Officer (CDO) at Cynozure Group where they discuss:

• Future Plans for The Cynozure Group
• The evolution of the role of a CDO
• What modern-day CDOs need to consider and where their priorities should lie
• Biggest challenges for a CDO
• Why the average tenure for a CDO is only 2 years
• The role an organisation plays in allowing the CDO to be successful

In Episode 24 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, our very own Kyle Winterbottom joins forces with Catherine King and appears on the Business of Data podcast, where they discuss the current trends in Data & Analytics, which includes;

• The rise of the Data Engineer

• The resurgence of Data Governance as an enabler

• The role of personal brand & thought leadership

• Tackling Diversity & Inclusion

• The current talent market

• Building Data & Analytics teams

• Articulating a compelling narrative

In Episode 26 of Season 2, on Driven By Data, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Niladri Shekhar Dutta, Global Director; Head of AI Innovation & Data Strategy at Ericcson, where they discuss how data operating models support digital transformation and operational excellence, which includes;

• How Data Strategy supports Digital Transformation
• What this means in regards to an organisation's DNA
• An insight into rule-driven decision-making
• How Ericcson achieves this
• The key components in achieving operational excellence
• What’s the role of Data and AI in overall DNA transformation to digital
• What the future of telco looks like in terms of the next generation of Digital Telco
• Where data monetization sit within this

In Episode 25 of Season 2, on Driven By Data, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Helen Mannion, Global Data Director at Specsavers where they discuss:

• What Helen is tasked with achieving at Specsavers
• Specsavers Journey through Data-Transformation
• Pivotal movements within their journey over the past 3 years
• The biggest contributions to Helen's success
• Key competencies when building the best data-driven team
• Biggest challenges when building a data-driven team
• Advice for data leaders about to embark on the same journey
• What's next for Specsavers

In Episode 27 of Season 2, on Driven By Data, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Rob Wadsworth, Director of Enterprise Data for Kin + Carta Europe, where they discuss why now is the time to think differently about data, which includes:

• The difference between product thinking, data products and data as a product
• How these differences impact the value an organisation can drive
• How organisations are being held back by their inability to think differently
• How product thinking impacts investment and ROI
• How to build and structure your Data & Analytics team for product thinking
• The roles that are the most pivotal
• How to get started on the product thinking journey

In Episode 28 of Season 2, of Driven By Data, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by David Bloch, Founder at SME2 where they discuss how to demystify data and AI for executives, which includes:

• Why CDOs don't view themselves as executives
• How to develop executive skills
• Why there is a need for Data Leaders to hold a commercial target
• The role timeframes and red-tape play in how successful Data Leaders are in demonstrating value realisation
• How business leaders are managing their decisions without any data representation
• How to transform organisational culture