Best Giorgio Cassella Podcasts (2024)

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Meet The Meetup: Sheffield StartUp - Interview with Gary Neville 38:52

4d ago38:52

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Gary Neville, co-organiser and co-host of the Sheffield Startup Meetup, shares the challenges of running a community startup event, explains the success of the format, and tells us about the common shared realities of the founder's journey. Gary touches on some of the risks attached to becoming a founder, emphasises the importance of encouraging di…

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Meet The Meetup: Sheffield DM - Interview with Giorgio Cassella from Evoluted 28:29

1M ago28:29

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Giorgio Cassella, Managing Director at Evoluted, shares the story behind the roots and growth of Sheffield Digital Marketing Meetup - also known as Sheffield DM. Since launching in 2018, the meetup has evolved and changed – particularly in response to the pandemic – whilst staying true to the principle of giving something back to the marketing comm…

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Ep 008: The Dos & Don'ts Of Writing Bulletproof Website Specifications 33:14

2M ago33:14

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It’s one of the biggest projects a company can undertake: launching a new website. Whether you’re creating an entirely new domain or overhauling your existing site, it’s incredibly important and difficult to get it right - because between brief and execution things can easily go off-piste. Success starts with a well-considered website spec that cle…

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Ep 007: Discovery Workshops - Transforming Projects From Chaos To Clarity 51:48

2M ago51:48

51:48

Ever had a project that’s suffered from significant scope creep, snowballing costs, and unclear objectives? Yep, we have too. It’s a nightmare situation both for clients and their agencies, and often it’s a symptom of ineffective project discovery. In this episode of People Over Pixels Sam and Giorgio cover the importance of discovery workshops, ho…

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Ep 006: Making Business A Force For Good - Our Journey To BCorp Certification 50:08

3M ago50:08

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Evoluted is now a Certified BCorp! As one of only 6 certified companies in Sheffield, less than 50 in the entirety of Yorkshire & the Humber, and only 2000 in the UK; it’s a prestigious group to be counted amongst with a rigorous and time consuming process to achieve. But despite the BCorp movement growing to globally pivot business towards becomin…

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Ep 005: Why We Spent £100k Refurbing Our Office For A Remote Team - Part 2 1:10:04

3M ago1:10:04

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The world of work has changed and so have the requirements for physical offices. With remote and hybrid working environments becoming a mainstay, employers must adapt how their physical spaces are used to accommodate distributed teams and new working styles. This time on People Over Pixels, Sam and Giorgio round up their two-parter miniseries shari…

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Ep 004: Why We Spent £100k Refurbing Our Office For A Remote Team - Part 1 46:27

4M ago46:27

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Remote working is the norm for most digital businesses these days. The flexibility, freedom and general peace of mind that comes with remote-working is a huge boon to employees across thousands of businesses. And with teams often distributed all over the country, and even the wider world, why would you spend six-figures renovating a central office …

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Ep 003: Business Awards - Celebrating Success Or A Pay-To-Win Scam? 48:05

5M ago48:05

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As everyone and their dog launches a new business award to enter, the industry is becoming more and more controversial. Do they represent an opportunity for teams to celebrate great work or are they simply a pay-to-win scam of industry back patting? As the awards industry becomes increasingly commercialised; building credibility, earning trust and …

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Ep 001: What Does It Mean To Be A People First Business? 46:37

5M ago46:37

46:37

In recent years it’s become the hottest new trend for businesses to call themselves “people-first”, with everyone from Apple to the US Military slapping people-first into their company values. But what does being people-first actually mean? And how can companies live up to such a bold claim without it devolving into PR lip service? In this episode …

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Ep 002: How To Build A Bottom Up Approach To Company Culture 33:03

5M ago33:03

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Company culture is a hotly debated topic. As businesses grow and people come and go, culture changes and evolves; and while we can all agree ping-pong tables, fresh coffee and office snacks aren’t what defines your company culture; often it’s hard to pinpoint what it actually is. This week on People Over Pixels, Sam and Giorgio share how they’ve de…

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Business, marketing and leadership with a people-first perspective. This is People Over Pixels. 1:39

6M ago1:39

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Welcome to People Over Pixels, a show exploring the human side of running a digital business. After taking over an 18-year old digital agency in mid-2022 with a strong people-first culture, hosts Sam Biggins and Giorgio Cassella will be sharing everything they're learning whilst taking the helm of a successful and growing business. 100% transparenc…

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How did you get here: Interview with Managing Director at Appt China - Joy Quan 32:49

6M ago32:49

32:49

Joy Quan shares her journey from starting out as an international student at the University of Sheffield to becoming the Managing Director at Appt China in Kunming. Appt is an international digital agency specialising in bespoke app, web and software development and digital communications in the UK and China. Joy tells us what it was like arriving …

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How did you get here: Interview with four Software Developer apprentices at Tes 37:25

11M ago37:25

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This episode of the Sheffield Digital podcast features a group interview with four apprentices working at Tes Global. In collaboration with Makers, Tes offered the opportunity for those passionate about tech to retrain, learn to code, and launch a new career in software development. Jack Thacker, Noelia Perez Marin, Sonia Khan and Jose Lopez Guerre…

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How did you get here: Interview with Co-Founder & CEO of The Tech Dept - Dan Kirby 33:58

1y ago33:58

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How did you get here? Dan Kirby shares his journey to becoming Co-Founder and CEO of The Tech Dept, specialists in working with early-stage startups, particularly impact startups. Their mission is to help impact founders do good at scale. Dan tells us about his life as an entrepreneur since 2001, the highs and lows of running a business, and why he…

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How did you get here: Interview with Founder & CEO of AI machine learning startup TUBR - Dash Tabor 17:22

1y ago17:22

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How did you get here? Dash Tabor shares her journey to becoming the founder of an AI machine learning startup. Dash Tabor didn’t expect to work in tech, never mind to start her own deep-tech company specialising in the application of AI for small and incomplete datasets. Growing up, she felt that tech wasn’t her, that it was too complicated and too…

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SDP 75: Becoming a B Corp - an interview with Mina 29:04

1+ y ago29:04

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Last autumn, Mina announced that it had become B Corporation (B Corp) certified. The global B Corp movement sets a standard for businesses who want to ‘do good’ through their actions towards the environment, their employees and the impact they make in their local community. In this interview with Mina Co-Founder and Managing Director, Chris Dalrymp…

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Sheffield Digital Insight: Building teams and developing people at Tes 17:58

2y ago17:58

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‘Sheffield Digital Insight’ focuses on careers in the tech sector. In a series of interviews with people who work in the Sheffield City Region, we are starting a conversation about different roles, the skills you need or can expect to learn, and everything that is exciting and inspiring about working in tech. This episode features Ryan Temple who i…

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SDP 74: Turning a lifestyle business into an award-winning scale-up 38:48

2+ y ago38:48

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Mel follows-up with Dan and Andrew from Airship, delves into some Sheffield history and finds out the highs and lows of reinventing a tech business. If you listened to Episode 72 of this podcast, you will have heard us chat with two very successful start-ups: Mina and Airship. You will also have discovered that Airship isn’t really a start-up; the …

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SDP 73: Creating a Gigabit city and getting to grips with the eSports scene in Sheffield 1:15:56

3y ago1:15:56

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In episode 73 of the Sheffield Digital podcast we talk to Natalie Ward, City Manager for CityFibre. We’re also joined by Giorgio Cassella, Head of Marketing at Evoluted and founder of Afterwork.gg, and Adam Jessop, founder and CEO of Endpoint Gaming. First up, we ask Natalie about how she got into working in broadband connectivity, what changes she…

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SDP 72: Airship & Mina - two of Sheffield’s most exciting startups talk about their journeys so far 1:15:27

3y ago1:15:27

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In the first half of episode 72 we discuss product development and scalability, working remotely and hiring during national lockdowns, Sheffield as a tech business location, how to encourage people to enter careers in tech, and diversity in the industry. And here are our guests: Julian Cole, Lead Developer, and Andrew Whiteley, Director, from Airsh…

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SDP 71: The future of The Children's Media Conference & asking what the heck happened with Cryptopunk NFTs 57:40

3y ago57:40

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In episode 71 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we speak to Kathy Loizou, Co-founder and Director of The Children's Media Conference, and we're also joined by Alex Amsel, award-winning game developer and blockchain expert. In the first part of the episode, Kathy fills us in on the history of The Children’s Media Conference, how it’s adapted during C…

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SDP 70: What next for the Sheffield Digital Podcast? 14:34

3+ y ago14:34

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In episode 70 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, Iain and Mel share the news that the podcast is going on a short pause. But more importantly, we want your feedback on how we can make it much better. What kind of feedback are we talking? Well, we’ve been recording since 2017 and we’ve had a fairly consistent interview/news format throughout. This la…

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SDP 69: Reflecting on a unique year for Sheffield's digital community 51:12

3+ y ago51:12

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In this final episode of 2020, Iain, Mel and Chris look back on what has been a year of unique challenges for Sheffield's digital businesses and community members. After sharing a few personal reflections, we turn to the kinds of difficulties the community has faced, as well as the different ways people have used their creativity and generosity to …

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SDP 68: Virtual reality in healthcare and finding the next generation of games developers 52:51

3+ y ago52:51

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In episode 68 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, we are joined by Ivan Phelan, Senior Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University who specialises in using VR for healthcare, and Jake Habgood, Director of Education Partnerships at Sumo Digital. It was great to have Ivan and Jake with us to discuss using games and VR in various healthcare settings,…

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SDP 67: Virtual events and getting ready for Sheffield Digital Festival 1:09:04

3+ y ago1:09:04

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In episode 67 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we look ahead to the Sheffield Digital Festival with four of our fantastic event organisers. They talk us through what they have planned for their events and and their approach to doing it all virtually. And here are our guests: Amanda and Simon Cookson from Northern Value Creators Tim Latham from Data…

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SDP 66: Tracey Johnson and David Akeroyd on Barnsley's Digital Campus and supporting start ups 1:08:07

4y ago1:08:07

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In episode 66 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we speak to Tracey Johnson and David Akeroyd from Barnsley DMC and Barnsley College respectively. They tell us all about DMC2, a new space for companies to scale up, co-work and enjoy a thriving community. It was great to hear all about the digital scene in Barnsley from Tracey and David. Despite COVID…

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SDP 65: Dean Sadler on turning TribePad into a climate-positive company 55:07

4y ago55:07

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In episode 65 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we speak to Dean Sadler, founder and CEO of TribePad about his plans to make the company climate positive. Plus there’s the usual round up of news, events and exciting information. In the first part of the episode, we speak to Dean about some of the data captured by TribePad recruitment software over t…

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SDP 64: Festival news, policy debates and a great developer offer 32:07

4y ago32:07

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In episode 64 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, Mel and Chris share some updates from the city’s digital sector. It’s one of those shows for you to catch up on all the news and hear what’s coming in the community. Topics and exciting information covered includes: the Sheffield Digital Festival re-boot (Nov 16–22) the Council is asking videos in a b…

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SDP 63: Back to the office? 49:32

4y ago49:32

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In episode 63 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, we speak to people from three different companies to hear how they are approaching the return to office working. Or maybe they’re not! A little spoiler there. The show features: Dan Kirby, Co-founder of The Tech Dept. Sarah Mackie, Head of HR at Zoo Digital Mai Mai Lam, Director of HR Operations and S…

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SDP 62: Mark Mobbs on a new campaign to support Sheffield businesses and communities 46:52

4y ago46:52

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In episode 62, we speak to Mark Mobbs from Marketing Sheffield about the new Make Yourself at Home campaign. It aims to support local businesses and communities by offering a framework that helps us all shout about the city as it moves forward from Covid-19. Marketing Sheffield is part of Sheffield City Council and it was great to hear Mark talk ab…

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SDP 61: Accelerators, EdTech and life out of lockdown 1:00:57

4y ago1:00:57

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In episode 61, Sheffield Digital’s directors Mel Kanarek and Chris Dymond talk about life in lockdown and how Sheffield’s digital sector has responded to the crisis. This is one of our news and update-type shows, so buckle up and listen in to find out what’s going on and coming up. You’ll hear about: Sheffield Startup Summer 2020 the AWRC Accelerat…

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SDP 60: James Marriott and Stuart Grimshaw on freelancing in the time of Covid-19 46:35

4y ago46:35

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In episode 60 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we talk all things freelancing with software engineer, Stuart Grimshaw, plus audio specialist and organiser of the Sheffield Collective meet-up, James Marriott. We’ve covered all sorts of Covid-19 related subjects over the last three months, so we thought we’d use this episode to focus on freelancers. …

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SDP 59: Jonny Briggs on adapting during the pandemic and rescheduling Sheffield Digital Festival 50:56

4y ago50:56

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In episode 59 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we speak to Jonny Briggs, director of Field, Sheffield design studio and co-producers of the Sheffield Digital Festival. We talk about business during the pandemic and plans for a rescheduled festival later in the year. Like many companies, Field Design saw big changes earlier this year at the start of…

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SDP 58: Sophie Wendell on managing a community during a global pandemic 55:24

4y ago55:24

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After a few interviews, episode 58 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features a chat with our new community manager, Sophie Wendell, and a catch up on what’s happening in the digital community. And what a start Sophie has had! The plan was for her to play a key role in organising and meeting people the lead up to the Sheffield Digital Festival. But …

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SDP 57: How local makers are helping provide PPE for our healthcare workers 41:36

4+ y ago41:36

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This episode of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with three Sheffield-based folk who are 3D printing visors that can be used by healthcare professional in the coronavirus crisis. Tom Tobia is the founder of Makerversity, which provides work space, cutting-edge prototyping facilities, business support and more to 300+ members in S…

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SDP 56: Neil Armstrong from TribePad on the impact of COVID-19 on recruitment data 16:45

4+ y ago16:45

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Episode 56 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with Neil Armstrong from recruitment software provider, TribePad. Neil talks us through some of the incredible data that has passed through their systems as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and its economic impact. Note: this episode was recorded on Friday 27 March 2020, so pleas…

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SDP 55: Mark Gannon on the Council’s response to COVID-19 19:56

4+ y ago19:56

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Episode 55 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with Mark Gannon, Director of Business Change and Information Solutions at Sheffield City Council. We ask Mark about how the Council is taking on the challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak and its effect on the city. In our previous episode, we spoke to team members from Keebles a…

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SDP 54: Making sense of the Government's COVID-19 support measures 1:17:26

4+ y ago1:17:26

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Episode 54 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features two interviews that will hopefully help you understand the COVID-19 measures put in place to support businesses, employees and people who are self-employed. First, we spoke to Carys Thompson, Catherine Wilson and Matt Ainsworth from legal firm and Sheffield Digital associate sponsor, Keebles. The…

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SDP 53: Phil from Help Sheffield on running a DIY digital service for the city 35:40

4+ y ago35:40

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Episode 53 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with the man behind the ever-popular and really rather handy @HelpSheffield Twitter account. The premise behind the account is pretty simple. Got a question or need information about Sheffield? Ask away, get a retweet from the @HelpSheffield account and be amazed at all the lovely pe…

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SDP 52: Opportunities, new workspaces and mapping Sheffield's digital ecosystem 35:39

4+ y ago35:39

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Episode 52 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is sees Iain, Mel and Chris cover all the latest news and events happening in the city’s digital sector. Topics covered include: Sheffield Digital Showcase #6 an update on Sheffield Digital Festival 3Squared’s event on opportunities in the rail sector our new Community Manager role new workspaces opening …

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SDP 51: Sheffield Digital Winter Showcase 2019 1:11:42

4+ y ago1:11:42

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Episode 51 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features the interviews from the Sheffield Digital Winter Showcase, which took place on Thursday 12th December 2019 at The Workstation. Our own Chris Dymond interviews the people behind five impressive digital projects recently developed here in the city. The purpose of the Showcase events is to get toget…

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SDP 50: Partners, sponsors and a call for festival speakers 36:56

4+ y ago36:56

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Episode 50 is here – hooray! Iain is joined by Mel to talk through some of the comings and going at Sheffield Digital and the city’s marvellous tech scene. Topics discussed in this news, events and exciting updates-style episode include: Barnsley College becoming a regional partner Tecy.digital becoming an associate sponsor an update on the Sheffie…

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SDP 49: Phil Parkin from Content OD on creating a more sustainable, climate-friendly agency 27:18

4+ y ago27:18

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Episode 49 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with Phil Parkin, co-director of Content OD, a content agency that’s making changes they hope will benefit the environment and be good for business. Content OD produce videos, social campaigns and all manner of content. We speak to Phil about how the company got started and his own j…

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SDP 48: Erin, Mercedes and Martyn Eggleton on ‘proper coding’ and competing in global robotics championships 45:31

4+ y ago45:31

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Episode 48 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with Martyn Eggleton from UTC Sheffield and two fantastic computing students, Erin and Mercedes, who are fresh back from a successful World Educational Robot (WER) Contest. Sheffield’s young robotics students continue to reach and perform brilliantly at international competitions. It…

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SDP 47: Last show of the decade 47:31

4+ y ago47:31

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Episode 47 is fresh from the kiln and contains a marvellous round up of all the latest tech goings-on in Sheffield from directors, Mel Kanarek and Chris Dymond. Here’s just some of what they covered: Sheffield Digital Christmas Showcase The ”Keep a Seat Free” initiative Mel reports back from the UK Tech Cluster Group meeting in Cardiff Ben Atha’s e…

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SDP 46: James Taylor on StartupScale and helping Sheffield’s digital businesses grow 27:21

4+ y ago27:21

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Episode 46 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast sees Mel and Chris talk to James Taylor from Roaring Mouse PR about their fantastic new initiative called Startupscale. What the heck is Startupscale? It’s a “pioneering two-year business experiment designed to accelerate the development of tech startups in Sheffield and across the North of England.” Esse…

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SDP 45: Sheffield Digital Autumn Showcase 2019 1:01:03

4+ y ago1:01:03

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This is a very special episode of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, as it includes all of the interviews from the autumn Sheffield Digital Showcase. Chris Dymond spoke to a collection of Sheffield’s excellent tech folk to present and celebrate some of the digital work produced in the city. Don't forget, you can also watch the talks as well as listen t…

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SDP 44: Katie Fenn and Amy Benson on organising the upcoming Front End North conference 30:10

4+ y ago30:10

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Episode 44 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is up on the airwaves and features a great interview with Katie Fenn and Amy Benson, co-founders of Front End Sheffield, and organisers of the upcoming Front End Sheffield 2020 conference. Katie and Amy are both established developers and members of Sheffield’s digital community. When they and the Front E…

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SDP 43: Growth, migrations and more good news 33:52

4+ y ago33:52

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Episode 43 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is available now and features all the city’s digital sector news and updates from directors, Mel Kanarek and Chris Dymond. We kick off the episode with a series of good news items, from new Arts Council funding for Museum Sheffield to the good folk at Spaces Acero signing up for another year of sponsorshi…

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Ben Carlin on alternate realities, immersive theatre and Frankenstein 47:46

4+ y ago47:46

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Episode 42 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is out and this time we’re joined by Ben Carlin, founder of Megaverse and Immerse Sheffield, a meetup for people who work in immersive technologies. We absolutely loved this conversation with Ben. He shared his early experience in Cornwall and taking part in the BBC’s Robot Wars, before moving into the wo…

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