WHY-NI?

WHYNI

WHY-NI? is a brand-new podcast from Enso Recruitment aimed at showcasing the best of the NI Tech Sector. Throughout this podcast series, we will be chatting to industry leaders about their businesses, challenges, products and achievements to uncover what really makes the Northern Ireland IT Sector tick! To find out more visit www.ensorecruitment.com

Episodes

  1. 08/09/2021

    WHY-NI? Mark Owens - Civica NI

    In the seventh episode of the WHY-NI? Leadership series we are joined by one of NI’s best-known tech professionals …Mark Owens.   Mark is the is Managing Director at Civica Northern Ireland and previously worked for Capgemini, where he was a Vice President, running their UK SAP Practice for over 3 years.   Mark has a passion for recognising the people of Northern Ireland and proactively adopts a corporate and social responsibility approach to develop and retain IT skill sets, from initiatives with local schools, colleges and universities, to providing Coder Dojo mentoring.   In this episode, we catch up with Mark to learn about all things Civica, the incredible projects they have worked on, their incredible contribution to the tech sector in Northern Ireland and the big plans that are in store for the team.   We find out the challenges the Civica team have faced together, their significant successes, Marks views on how Northern Ireland can continue to grow successfully from early education through to tech leadership and why NI is such an innovative global tech hub.   “There’s one word…talent, we have the talent, that’s not debatable. Nobody can debate to me that we don’t have talent, we do have to put that down to people like Belfast Met, Ulster University and Queens University in creating such talent people but just generally we have talent all over our country. What we need to do is attract it, we need to support it, and we need to grow and nurture it and we become the next Silicon Valley”.   So, join us in the next episode of WHY-NI? as we continue to uncover the answer to that all-important question…Why NI?

    44 min
  2. 05/11/2021

    WHY-NI? Emma Mulholland - LeanCoffee

    It’s Live! The fourth episode of the WHY-NI Leadership series is here!   In this episode we are delighted to welcome one of Northern Ireland’s most passionate Product evangelists…Emma Mulholland.   Emma is enthusiastic about all thing’s product, currently, the Principal Product Manager at Instil, Emma’s work is inspired by human-centred design and solving user problems.  This passion for Product extends into the wider tech community through her role as Co-Founder and Organiser of LeanCoffee and ProductTank.   We catch up with Emma to learn about her career in Product, what it really means to have a “product mindset”, her journey with Product Tank Belfast and why the growth of the Northern Ireland Product community is celebrated.   We discuss how Product roles are now more prevalent than ever and how the advocacy and education around changing company culture to “that product mindset” is opening doors for the tech community in Northern Ireland.   “We are in a really interesting time, there are a load of opportunities and we offer a really great balance with your life choices! In Northern Ireland, you don’t have to sacrifice anything to further your career. Northern Ireland offers an incredible quality of life and incredibly stimulating careers, simultaneously, which is a brilliant combination”.   So, join us in the next episode of WHY-NI? as we continue to uncover the answer to that all-important question…Why NI?

    17 min
  3. 04/19/2021

    WHY-NI? Claire Burn - WWCode Belfast

    Our third episode of the WHY-NI? Leadership series is live! We are joined by one of NI’s leading champions for diversity in tech …Claire Burn. Claire is a local Senior Director of Women Who Code Belfast, Founder & Conference Co-ordinator of Women Techmakers Belfast, a Cybersecurity enthusiast and currently a Security Data Engineer at Elastic. Claire has worked in technology for around 8 years and has led some of the most impressive and innovative diversity in tech initiatives in Northern Ireland. Claire’s passion for tech surpasses her own career. Not only has Claire led multiple volunteer groups, but she has also spoken at various events, including Women Techmakers Dublin, and is currently an online instructor for LinkedIn Learning (Python Coding). In this episode, we catch up with Claire to learn about her career in IT and her passion for technology, her journey with WWCode Belfast, the plans the WWcode team have coming up this post-pandemic. We deep dive into Claire’s passion for diversity in tech, why it’s important to teach, lead, and pass on your knowledge to others in order to enable a sense of community and of course, why Northern Ireland is the perfect place for a career in tech! “Northern Ireland is known for being a hidden gem, in terms of top tech minds, we really do have some of the best Engineers! Companies come for the connections, but they stay for the talent!”. So, join us in the next episode of WHY-NI? as we continue to uncover the answer to that all-important question…Why NI?

    17 min

About

WHY-NI? is a brand-new podcast from Enso Recruitment aimed at showcasing the best of the NI Tech Sector. Throughout this podcast series, we will be chatting to industry leaders about their businesses, challenges, products and achievements to uncover what really makes the Northern Ireland IT Sector tick! To find out more visit www.ensorecruitment.com