OM DENNE PODCAST 🔗
What does it really take to build and lead a world-class AI or data team?
I'm Michael Young, founder and CEO of MBN Solutions in Scotland. After two decades placing top talent across data, AI, and tech, I've seen what actually separates high-performing teams from the rest, and it's rarely what the headlines tell you.
A Class Act is where I bring you those stories.
Honest, experience-led conversations with the data and AI leaders making the hard calls right now: who they hire, how they build data science capability, and what real leadership looks like when the technology never stops moving.
No hype. No jargon. Just practical insight from people who've actually done it.Whether you're a data leader, a people manager, or hiring in tech, you'll walk away from every episode with something you can use.
New episodes twice a month. Follow A Class Act so you never miss one.
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Gennemsnitlig lydlængde:
36 minutes
Gæsteinterviews
Engelsk
Det Forenede Kongerige
29 episoder
siden 13. maj 2025
serial
Ældste afsnit 🔗
Welcome to A Class Act: Conversations in Data & Leadership.
I’m Michael, and after nearly two decades leading data talent acquisition with MBN Solutions, I’ve seen firsthand that exceptional teams don’t just happen - they’re built. They’re crafted by placing the right people in the right roles,…
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SIDSTE EPISODER 🔗
What does it take to thrive across 35 years in data leadership? And how do you build high-performing teams – not just for now, but for the future?
In this inaugural episode of A Class Act: Conversations in Data & Leadership, Michael Young sits down with a true veteran of the data world: Graeme …
What does it take to build high-performing teams in today’s product and tech landscape - and how do you keep your own leadership evolving in the process?
In this episode of A Class Act: Conversations in Data & Leadership, Shannon McKechnie, Managing Director at MBN Solutions, is joined by Adria…
What does it take to lead with trust, earn credibility, and build exceptional teams in today’s data-driven world?
In this episode, Michael Young sits down with Elizabeth Hollinger, a data and technology leader whose career spans actuarial roots, enterprise transformation, and building award-winning…
What does it really take to lead change not just in your company, but across an entire industry?
In this episode of A Class Act: Conversations in Data & Leadership, Michael Young speaks with Stephen Ingledew, Chair of FinTech Scotland and a driving force behind one of the UK’s most respected fi…
What does it take to lead when the pressure is on?
How do you inspire teams to stay aligned in the face of complexity, change, and uncertainty?
In this episode of A Class Act: Conversations in Data & Leadership, host Shannon McKechnie is joined by David Goodacre OBE, a Senior Executive, Board …
She almost didn’t apply.
Gillian Docherty is one of the most influential figures in Scotland’s data and AI landscape - but she almost didn’t take the job that changed everything.
Recently named CEO of the Year at the DigiTech Awards, Gillian served as CEO of The Data Lab, Scotland’s national Innova…
What would you do if your first day as CEO started with no funding and ended with national lockdown?
That was the reality for Jude McCorry, now CEO of Scotland’s Cyber and Fraud Centre.
In this episode of A Class Act, Jude joins Shannon for a conversation about her journey from Ireland to Scotland.…
What can AI teach us about leadership when you’re a decade ahead of the curve?
In this episode of A Class Act: Conversations in Data and Leadership, host Shannon speaks with David Meikle, founder of BloxWeaver and former CTO at Lingo24. David reflects on the leadership lessons he learned introducin…
In this episode, host Michael is joined by Kent Mackenzie, Group Chief Operating Officer at Corlytics and former Deloitte Partner.
Kent’s career has taken him from pulling apart ATMs as a curious young technologist, to leading Deloitte’s global FinTech and RegTech practice, and now to scaling one o…
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