Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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,

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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.

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed It was great to hear all about the digital scene in Barnsley from Tracey and David. Despite COVID, there is a lot going on and plenty for you to get involved with and check out. Please go learn more via the links in

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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,

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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.

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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 professionals in the coronavirus crisis. Tom Tobia is the founder of Makerversity, which provides work space, cutting-edge prototyping

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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 is pretty simple. Got a question or need information about Sheffield? Ask away, get a retweet from @HelpSheffield

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed Episode 52 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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 excellent skills roundtable held at Kollider This is the last episode of

Download the MP3 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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 North 2020 conference. Katie and Amy are both

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed 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

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed Episode 41 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is out in the wild and contains an announcement – that we’re taking on ownership of the Open Tech Calendar. This is a chance for you to hear Chris explain how this all came about and

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed Episode 40 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features a fascinating interview with Rohit Chakraborty from the Urban Flows Observatory at the University of Sheffield. The Urban Flows Observatory is a brilliant project that collects and analyses the city’s physical data. Rohit has played

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed In the first part of the show you can hear Mel and Chris talk about how things are going with Sheffield Digital (really well!) as well as some of the challenges that we face (time! resources!). More than anything, I think the chat

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed It was great to speak to Scott about all manner of things, including the innovation landscape in Sheffield, the city’s strengths and weaknesses, and how things are looking given the current situation with Brexit. Most of all though, we asked Scott about Radius.

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed She gave us a fantastic overview of what’s happening on each floor of the building, from Kommune down at the bottom to the top-floor- tech incubator that’s now full of interesting people and companies. Katie also told us about Kurious Arts, a new

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed This is a very special episode of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, as it includes all of the interviews from last month’s Sheffield Digital Showcase. Our very own Chris Dymond spoke to a collection of Sheffield’s finest tech folk to present and celebrate some

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed The Sheffield Digital Podcast is back and this time features a cracking interview with Bella Abrams, Director of IT at The University of Sheffield. This is the second time Bella has been on the show, so it’s fantastic to hear her talk about

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed In the latest episode of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we interview Jonathan Bray, Deputy Head of Digital at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), and Jamie Hinton, CEO of Sheffield digital technology company, Razor. Jonathan and Jamie tell the story of how Razor

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed Episode 33 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast has landed and it features a great interview with Sam Chapman, CIO and co-founder of The Floow, the Sheffield company using tech to make mobility safer and smarter for everyone. It’s a fascinating conversation as Sam

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed We were so pleased to have Hannah on the show to talk about her journey. From project management to founding her own companies, with Receptive she has created one of the city’s real success stories over the last few years. That’s not to

The big interview! Regular co-hosts Mel Kanarek, Chris Dymond and Iain Broome will be joined by special guest, Hannah Chaplin, co-founder of Receptive who will talk us through the company recently being acquired by Pendo! We can’t wait to hear Hannah’s approach to building a successful SaaS company and learn how the acquisition came about.

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed From pricing to the importance of face-to-face learning, Ben shares his approach to testing up The Developer Academy so far. He also covers the organisations aims and how the first crop of learners have taken to this new programme in Sheffield. In part

About Elements Technology Founded last year in Sheffield by Dr. Joe Handsaker, Elements is an Internet of Things (IoT) software developer for small and micro manufacturers. The business is creating software that re-purposes consumer technologies for use in manufacturing, with a specific interest in exploring opportunities for wearable technologies in the sector. Elements’ revenue model

About Tech Show North and eCommerce Show North eCommerce Show North was established to reflect the huge commercial marketplace outside of London and the large number of businesses successfully growing and looking for new suppliers in the north. As such, it has become the biggest gathering of eCommerce companies, vendors and suppliers held outside the

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed From transport links and house prices to general quality of life, Red talked about why Bossa Nova chose to have its first Europe office in Sheffield. He also covered his own story and how he grew up in the city before establishing a

This is a guest post by Amelie de Candolle, the digital and creative sector specialist at Sheffield recruitment agency Benchmark. Benchmark are one of Sheffield Digital’s Associate Sponsors. Facing up to the challenge The tech sector has become one of the fastest growing in recent times and I am regularly asked, “How do we attract

Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS feed Sharna has an action-packed background in arts, culture and all things digital. We spoke to her about her career so far, how she ended up in Sheffield and some of the ways that digital technology may influence the team’s work at Site Gallery.

Robotics at the UTC The facilities and teaching out at the UTC Olympic Legacy Park are brilliant and giving Sheffield students a fantastic opportunity to work and learn with robotics. Fielding many active robotics teams, the UTC has had most success competing in VEX Robotics. Apart from putting their skills to the test, these competitions