The Digital Lighthouse

The year 2000 saw the boom of 'dot-com' and the growing need for services in software development. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham is joined by the Founders of Softwire; Phil Marsden and Dan Shavick, to discuss how Softwire started and how we've got to where we are now.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Phil Marsden and Dan Shavick

"Talent is distributed equally among society, but opportunity is not" (Leila Janah). In this episode, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Diversity Representative, Sasha Burgoyne; Developer, Lorraine Phillips, and Recruitment Officer, Matt Fairweather to discuss why diversity and inclusion are so important, and how businesses are seeing a clear financial return as a product of this.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Sasha Burgoyne, Lorraine Phillips, and Matt Fairweather

"You can have data without information, but you can't have information without data" (Daniel Keys Moran). In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into the best ways for businesses to use data to solve internal and sector challenges. Zoe is joined by Softwire Senior Consultant, Vasanthan Vidthyan, and DevOps Lead, Usman Iqbal.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Vasanthan Vidthyan and Usman Iqbal

There's a lot more to CSR than choosing a flagship charity to support throughout the year. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Softwire's CSR Officers, Alanna Gow, and Jake Turner to discuss the importance of educational outreach to increase diversity in the workplace amongst other CSR initiatives.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Alanna Gow and Jake Turner

People are becoming more invested in making their homes environmentally sustainable and efficient. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into how tech can provide users with an awareness of their energy usage, by enhancing smart technologies. Zoe is joined by Head of Project Delivery, Chris Harris, and Project Manager, Jenny Mulholland.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Chris Harris and Jenny Mulholland

Changing careers is often a daunting process, and rarely talked about. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Software Developers, Lorraine Phillips, and Julian Ng to discuss what it's like changing careers to software development, and where to start.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Lorraine Phillips and Julian Ng

Prototyping is essential for communicating your ideas, and generating stronger designs. In this episode Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into how prototyping can remove ambiguity and reduce risk. Zoe is joined by Softwire Tech Lead, Jamie Humphries, and UX Designer, Jake Turner.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Jamie Humphries and Jake Turner

People are increasingly interacting with tools directly through their own portable devices, bringing usability to the forefront of developers work. In this episode Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into the importance of understanding not only the end user, but also how the software can reflect that users needs throughout the whole design process. Zoe is joined by Ruth Swift-Wood, Lead User Researcher, and Tim Harwood, head of Design and UX.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Ruth Swiftwood and Tim Harwood

Research shows that 68% of IT projects fail due to poor project management. In this episode Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into the key factors for project success, and what to do when it all goes wrong. Zoe is joined by the general manager for the Softwire Manchester office, Tom Ward, and Softwire's Sales and Marketing director, Andy Smart.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Andy Smart and Tom Ward

How we feel in the workplace has a huge impact on our performance and connectivity.
In this episode, Zoe Cunningham explores this key issue with software developer, Marcus Gardiner.
Marcus was a research fellow at the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, his area of expertise covers creating effective workplace mental healthcare. His research work brought together the experience of over 40 global thought leaders in digital mental health.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham.
With Marcus Gardiner
Produced by Nick Hilton for Podot.
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