Our aim is to better understand the roles and experience of successful individuals in a variety of fields to help those who lead and manage companies improve their own and others productivity and performance. Honest, open, insightful and entertaining conversations with business leaders, entrepreneurs, highly regarded broadcasters and acknowledged specialists in their fields. An ideal podcast for those seeking inspiration, ideas, reassurance or simply a better understanding of our guest's exp ...
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Behind the Tech invites listeners to geek out with an amazing line-up of tech heroes, inventors and innovators. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott takes tech enthusiasts behind-the-scenes to meet AI experts, computer scientists, authors, musicians, digital leaders, bioengineers and neuroscientists who have made discoveries, built tools, and literally helped make our modern world possible.
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Ben Laude, Professor of Music (Piano Literature & Aural Skills) at Utah State University
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Ben Laude, a concert pianist and music educator, joins Behind the Tech to discuss his journey from a suburban childhood in Austin, Texas to becoming a world-renowned classical pianist and YouTube creator. Ben shares his early inspirations—including his father's dabbling in piano and his own private obsession with classical music that began in high …
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Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy
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Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy, joins Behind the Tech to discuss his journey from a curious child fascinated by science and technology to a global leader in education innovation. Sal shares his early inspirations that led him to pursue a career in engineering and a degree at MIT, and outlines his lifelong passion for education rooted in …
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Ethan Mollick, Author and Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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Ethan Mollick is an associate professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches innovation and entrepreneurship. His research focuses on the impact of AI on work and education, and he has published numerous papers and a New York Times-bestselling book on AI, "Co-Intelligence." Ethan is also behind the popular Subst…
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Mike Volpi, Partner at Index Ventures
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Mike Volpi is a longtime venture capitalist who joined Index Ventures in 2009 to establish the firm's San Francisco office and North American operations. Prior, he was Chief Strategy Officer at Cisco, overseeing a run of acquisitions still studied today as a model for technology merger strategy. Mike invests primarily in artificial intelligence, in…
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Glowing Up With Attitude - Morgan Defre
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Morgan Defre is not your typical passionate Frenchman, the fact is, what these days would be "typical"? He's an artist, one who cares deeply about those he works with and who believes it's important to find your passion in life and live it.Just be grateful I didn't take Morgan up on his lingual challenge, my A level French would've been found wanti…
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Mike Schroepfer, Partner, Gigascale Capital
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In 2023, after departing his role as CTO of Facebook, Mike Schroepfer launched the climate venture capital investment firm Gigascale Capital with the goal of building climate tech companies. Working alongside co-founders Victoria Beasley and Evaline Tsai, Gigascale’s investments are today driving advancements in clean energy, biotech and computing.…
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Xyla Foxlin, Engineer and YouTube Creator
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Xyla Foxlin is an engineer and YouTuber with a passion for making things dating back to her early childhood love of art and creative exploration. What began as a way to entertain herself with whatever materials she could find blossomed into a career as a content creator and maker, showcasing her skills crafting everything from a rocket to a sailboa…
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As Chair and CEO of AMD, Lisa Su leads the transformation of the strategy and product execution of one of the fastest growing semiconductor companies in the world. She’s the recipient of numerous awards, and a recent appointee to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. In this episode, she discusses her upbringing as the daug…
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As 2023 comes to an end, we take a look back at some of the year’s most compelling, thought-provoking conversations with guests like Bill Gates, Neil deGrasse Tyson, OpenAI’s Mira Murati, Shopify’s Tobi Lutke, will.i.am, Sci-fi author Adrian Tchaikovsky, and many more. The year’s programs featured a wide range of topics including equity in tech, ad…
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[Pod Peek - Trailer] Leading by Example - Dr James Cusack
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A brief 2 minute peek into the wonderful conversation with Dr James Cusack - Full Episode - Episode 2 of series 7. Bio – Dr James Cusack, CEO - Autistica In 2015 James became the national autism charity, Autistica’s, Director of Science. During this time, he has been at the heart of the charity’s growth and impact, including devising and overse…
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Bio – Dr James Cusack, CEO - Autistica In 2015 James became the national autism charity, Autistica’s, Director of Science. During this time, he has been at the heart of the charity’s growth and impact, including devising and overseeing its national research network; identifying, supporting and funding high-impact scientific studies; making Autistic…
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David Kirtley, Co-Founder and CEO, Helion
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Helion is building the world’s first fusion power plant, and co-founder and CEO David Kirtley is on a mission to improve access to clean energy for a better future. We’re inspired by the work that they’re doing—in fact, Microsoft recently announced that Helion is going to provide the company fusion power starting in 2028. In this episode, Kevin and…
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William A. Adams, Software Engineer, DEI Innovator, and Philanthropist
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William A. Adams is a software engineer, DEI innovator, and philanthropist whose contributions to the field have been documented by the Computer History Museum. He spent more than 20 years at Microsoft, where he rolled out critical XML code globally, co-founded the Leap program, and served as Kevin’s first technical advisor. In this episode, Kevin …
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Kevin Roose, Tech Columnist, Podcast Host, and Author
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Kevin Roose is a technology columnist for The New York Times covering technology innovation, including AI. He’s also the author of three books: his latest, Futureproof, is a “guide to surviving the technological future,” including nine rules to help people more confidently navigate a machine-filled world. In this episode, Roose discusses how he dev…
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100% Fluff-Free, Equity Diversity & Inclusion with Sue Johnson
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Series 7 (Leadership) - Episode 1. 100% Fluff-Free ED&I Sue Johnson Our guest, Sue Johnson, has had a fascinating and very successful career, from the shop floor, and supply chain to becoming a leading voice in all matters concerning diversity and inclusion. She’s working with corporations around the world. Sue has a direct, engaging and highly eff…
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100% Fluff Free - Sue Johnson on Equity Diversity & Inclusion - Pod Peek Trailer
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Get a flavour of our fabulous chat with Sue Johnson, covering key aspects and the importance of introducing an effective Equity Diversity and Inclusion strategy within your business. Full episode release date - 11th September. · Early Years & Influences · Career path · What is EDI and why is it important for employers? · Examples of EDI failures, h…
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will.i.am, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Musician, and Producer
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will.i.am is most well-known as the founder and lead member of the Black Eyed Peas. Simultaneously, he is also an entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of FYI.AI, a Web 3.0 AI messenger, where he spends a lot of his time investing in software and operating systems incorporating AI, natural language understanding, and voice computing. In this episode, Kevi…
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Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer, OpenAI
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Mira Murati is one of the most innovative tech leaders of our time. She has helped to scale OpenAI to the company it is today and lead teams to build innovative technologies and products including ChatGPT, DALL-E, and GPT-4. In this episode, Kevin and Mira discuss how she became interested in the sciences and technology, her innate sense of curiosi…
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Risk, Recovery and Lessons - Life After Covid with Sarah Daniels
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In this special episode we meet hugely experienced and successful business owner and Health & Safety Consultant Sarah Daniels.Sarah appeared as one of our contributors to offer thoughts on the HReSource survey and our conversation proved one that deserved airing in full...so here it is.We cover a range of issues from workloads to the Governments re…
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The HReSource Survey 2023 - Revealing Insights from UK Business Owners, Directors & HR Specialists
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This video features three individuals who have reviewed this years survey and work directly with HR teams across the UK. Each provides a view on key aspects of the findings. Innes Clark - Head of Employment at Morton Fraser Lucy Cotterell - HR Consultant at Mogers Drewett Sarah Daniels - Health & Safety Consultant at The RedCat Partnership Business…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, Author, and Podcast Host
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of America’s best-known astrophysicists and a huge advocate for the sciences and scientific thinking. Neil has a great talent for presenting complex concepts in a clear and accessible manner, a critical aspect of his role as an educator and director of the Hayden Planetarium. In this episode, Kevin talks with Neil about h…
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Adrian Tchaikovsky, Award-winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer
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Adrian Tchaikovsky is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer and probably one of our favorite authors right now. He is best known for his series Shadows of the Apt and Children of Time. In this episode, Kevin talks with Adrian about his upbringing and how he got interested in science fiction, his unique storytelling abilities, and how …
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Bill Gates, Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Today, we have a special guest joining us on the podcast—Bill Gates. With the rapidly evolving AI landscape, including the release of products like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and the new Bing, it was the perfect time to have Bill join to talk about this unique moment in the history of computing. In this episode, Kevin talks with Bill about the latest in AI r…
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Rana el Kaliouby, Founder of Affectiva, Deputy CEO of Smart Eye, and Emotion AI Pioneer
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Empathy and emotions are at the center of how we connect and communicate as humans—in fact, 93 percent of how we communicate is accomplished through non-verbal means. Emotion AI (a subset of AI that measures, understands, simulates and reacts to human emotions) pioneer Rana el Kaliouby is on a mission to bring more emotional intelligence to the dig…
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In this episode of Insight we meet someone I’ve not seen, in the flesh, for over 40 years. We were at school together, a Grammar school in Gloucester of which he is now rightly regarded as one their high achiever alumni. After exams one of us formed a punk then indie band, getting signed by Virgin and the other joined an insurance company… My guest…
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POD PEEK - Extracts from the full 50 minute podcast Bio – Ian Dench Ian Dench is a highly successful and critically acclaimed musician and songwriter. He originally found fame as the guitarist and primary songwriter for the electronic rock band EMF, best known for their 1991 hit "Unbelievable”. The band enjoyed eight top 30 hits in the UK Singles C…
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There is Nothing For You Here - Dr. Fiona Hill
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In this episode, we meet a guest whose career is one that can only leave us, mere mortals, in awe. A stellar career made all the more remarkable for our guest’s very humble yet wonderfully grounded starting point. Dr Fiona Hill worked as an intelligence analyst for George W. Bush and Barack Obama and in 2017 was invited in to work with a 3rd presid…
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Tobi Lütke: CEO and Founder, Shopify
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Tobi Lütke, CEO and founder of the Canadian multinational e-commerce platform Shopify, is always looking for the tools he can use to build a better company. Since his early days running an online snowboard shop from his carport, Tobi has envisioned himself as fundamentally a craftsman first and a business exec second, a mindset that he has used to …
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As 2022 winds down, we revisit some of the year’s most inspirational and fascinating conversations with makers, engineers, award-winning sci-fi authors, and tech leaders—discussing topics ranging from building diversity into the ways we do work, to what the metaverse looks like now and far into the future, to imagining robots that know what you nee…
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The Art of Conservation with Sophie Green
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Sophie Green – Artivist, Business Owner In this episode of Insight, we meet the inspirational artist Sophie Green. From an early age, Sophie expressed a love for animals of all kinds, at one time thoughts of becoming a vet seemed entirely possible. Instead of following that love of animals, Sophie started her career as a primary school teacher but …
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Randall Munroe: XKCD Cartoonist, Author, & Physicist
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XKCD is one of our favorite webcomics - and it started out as doodles in Randall Munroe's college notebooks. Munroe describes his work as “a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” In this episode, he joins Kevin to talk about how he got started, where his inspiration comes from and his latest book, What If? 2: Additional Serious Scienti…
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