Data Balance

This Black History Month, Kubrick Client Team member Leah Yohans sat down with some of Kubrick's Black technology leaders – current and future – to open a dialogue to explore the relationship between the data and technology industry and recognising Black history.

In today’s Data Balance podcast episode, we speak to Clinical Psychologist Dr Hazel Harrison about zoom fatigue, how you can cope during these uncertain and often challenging times, and the steps employers can take to look after their organisations during and after lock-down. In addition, we discuss Mental Health Awareness Week and why the topic of kindness was chosen, plus the various ways in which you can get involved.

Surviving and Thriving, whilst working from home! In this very topical episode, we sit down with BACP registered Psychotherapist Gemma Grainger to discuss COVID-19 and the steps we can take to look after our mental health during such an unprecedented, and frankly anxiety-inducing, time. You can also check out her website, which contains details of her Psychotherapy practice plus links to various articles she has written regarding mental health. Click here to visit her site: https://www.gemmagraingertherapy.co.uk/

Our guest this month is Psychotherapist, Nick Blackburn. In this episode we sit down with Nick to discuss neurodiversity and the challenges some people may face when working from home. As mentioned in the podcast, here are the advocacy organisations listed by Nick: - National Autistic Society: https://www.autism.org.uk/ - UK ADHD: https://www.ukadhd.com/ You can also check out Nick’s most recent article titled ‘Couch to Corona’ on the mental health challenges and opportunities of self-isolation here: https://bit.ly/2Jsl9jB.

In our latest episode Ashleigh Aisnley, Co-Founder of Color In Tech discusses the importance of racial diversity in tech and why he founded his organisation after seeing a lack of diversity in the tech companies he worked in. Throughout his career, Ashley has held many senior roles within the tech industry and has been continuously recognised for his industry influence. More recently, Ashley has successfully been named on the UK’s top 100 BAME technology leaders list by the Financial Times.

This month we caught up with public speaking coach, Shola Kaye to discuss the difference between introverts and extroverts in the workplace. In our latest podcast episode, Shola tells us how companies can effectively support introverts in the workplace and offers advice to introverts working in highly extroverted teams.

Named as one of London’s top women in fintech last year, Tanya Andreasyan gives us an insight into how she built her personal brand and how women in the data industry can do – and should do – the same!

In our latest Data Balance episode, we sat down with Jay Lockwood, Founding Headteacher of Logic Studio School to discuss the importance of socio-economic diversity within data teams! Jay tells us how he prepares his students for success by focusing on their digital skills and aspiration and not their background.

We caught up with Asif Sadiq – Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at the Telegraph Media Group – to hear his thoughts on racial inequality in the workplace! In the second episode of our Data Balance podcast, Asif discusses the challenges many organisations face when they use data to cluster employees together without breaking this data down. As a D&I expert, Asif calls on his own experiences to explain why many companies are struggling to create true inclusion when it comes to race.

In this episode we sit down with Devon Edwards-Joseph, Data Engineer at Lloyds Banking Group. As an influential woman in data, Devon discusses her unique journey into the industry. She uses relevant examples to demonstrate why diversity is essential within the industry and explains how the industry can collectively make a change by accepting more women.