# Get Amplified Podcast series GET AMPLIFIED where we’re going to be talking about everything to do with working in the tech industry from staying ahead of the pace of change to fulfilment and well-being.Hosting the series will be Sam Routledge former CTO at Softcat who will be joined by Vicky Reddington from the Amplified Group. The team will be joined by leaders in the tech industry who will share their stories. We are going to share things we wish we knew 20 years ago. This is not rocket science but, we are… Page: Feed: --- ## How A Degree Apprenticeship Built A Cisco HR Leader with Beth Taylor _2026-07-30_ Send us Fan Mail What if the career path you're meant to follow isn't the one everyone expects? In this episode of Get Amplified , we sit down with Beth Taylor, Country Lead for UK and Ireland People and Communities at Cisco, to explore how feeling average at school, and later discovering her neurodiversity ultimately shaped a successful career in HR leadership. Choosing a degree apprenticeship… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/19542860-how-a-degree-apprenticeship-built-a-cisco-hr-leader-with-beth-taylor.mp3) ## Customer Proximity: The Missing Link Between Sales And Ops with Robert Gessner _2026-07-17_ Send us Fan Mail Sales and sales operations want the same thing, but the way we’re set up often guarantees friction. When sales and ops functions collide it can feel like two organisations speaking different languages. We sit down with Robert Gessner, a seasoned operations and go-to-market leader with deep experience across global tech and a long spell at Citrix, to unpack what’s really going on… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/19498754-customer-proximity-the-missing-link-between-sales-and-ops-with-robert-gessner.mp3) ## Leading at Speed: Curiosity, Decisions & Growth with Helen Sutton _2026-07-03_ Send us Fan Mail We get into the reality of the CRO role: owning the number, shaping the plan, influencing product direction, and then switching straight into the gritty detail of deals, risk and negotiations. We’re joined by Helen Sutton, who went from electrical engineer to Chief Revenue Officer in high-growth, private equity–backed tech businesses, and proves there’s no such thing as a straight… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/19430671-leading-at-speed-curiosity-decisions-growth-with-helen-sutton.mp3) ## Ask More, Tell Less: Rethinking Leadership Language with Chris Collett _2026-06-12_ Send us Fan Mail What if the words you use as a leader are shaping your team's performance more than your strategy? In this episode of Get Amplified, Vic and Sam sit down with leadership consultant Chris Collett to unpack one of the most influential leadership books Vic's ever read: Turn the Ship Around! by David Marquet. The book tells the remarkable true story of a struggling nuclear submarine… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/19330645-ask-more-tell-less-rethinking-leadership-language-with-chris-collett.mp3) ## Letting Go To Grow with Francisco Perez van der Oord _2026-05-29_ Send us Fan Mail What do lawnmowers, cricket commentary, and scaling a tech company have in common? More than you’d think . . . In this lively episode of Get Amplified, Sam and Vic bring the banter before catching up with returning guest Francisco Perez van der Oord, founder of ITQ. Five years after discussing his journey as a founder, Francisco shares how the business has skyrocketed and expanded… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/19253183-letting-go-to-grow-with-francisco-perez-van-der-oord.mp3) ## The Real Reason AI Projects Fail with Karina Arteaga _2026-05-15_ Send us Fan Mail AI feels like it should be a shortcut to productivity, yet most teams still struggle to turn pilots into real business value. We sit down with Karina Arteaga, CEO and founder of Visible Global and former operations leader at Meta Reality Labs, to unpack the uncomfortable reason: AI projects fail less because the tech is weak and more because the organisation is unclear, messy, or… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/19163578-the-real-reason-ai-projects-fail-with-karina-arteaga.mp3) ## Sales Leaders Manage the One Thing We Can’t Create More Of: TIME - Stu Pike at ServiceNow _2026-05-01_ Send us Fan Mail Where Does Your Time Go? And why your sales motion might be the reason you have less of it. In this episode, we sit down with Stu Pike, VP and COO of ServiceNow APAC, to get into what’s actually going on with the GTM motion and what to do about it. Stu’s seen this from every angle over the last 30 years, and he brings it back to something simple: design your go-to-market around… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/19096089-sales-leaders-manage-the-one-thing-we-can-t-create-more-of-time-stu-pike-at-servicenow.mp3) ## A Shared North Star Turns Silos Into One Leadership Team with Troy Stoll _2026-04-17_ Send us Fan Mail We’re celebrating our 100th episode of Get Amplified by bringing in Troy Stoll from Dynatrace (APAC), an energising leader who’s lived what it really takes to make alignment stick. If you’ve seen strong teams slowed by silos, mixed metrics, or underlying friction, this is a clearer way forward. By aligning on a shared North Star and working back to remove friction between… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/19031092-a-shared-north-star-turns-silos-into-one-leadership-team-with-troy-stoll.mp3) ## Why Happy Teams Win with Richard Munro _2026-03-10_ Send us Fan Mail What if the secret to high-performing teams isn’t working harder, but putting happiness first? In this episode of Get Amplified , we sit down with technology strategist and former CTO advisor Richard Munro to explore an idea that challenges a lot of conventional leadership thinking: happiness comes before performance, not after it. This is a conversation of two halves:… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/18800725-why-happy-teams-win-with-richard-munro.mp3) ## [Get started with Turso (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/46YJSv8u2DuY) _2026-03-10 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Turso account to access the app. ## Accountability Without Authority: The Hidden Skill Of High-Performing Sellers _2026-02-23_ Send us Fan Mail Selling complex technology isn’t about the lone genius with a quota. It’s about orchestrating people, timing and trust across a messy , customer-led journey. We sit down with Cliff Keast - former sales leader at VMware, SAP and Business Objects, now a coach to revenue teams - to unpack how enterprise deals really get done when 20, 30 or even over 100 people touch a single… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/828160/episodes/18674998-accountability-without-authority-the-hidden-skill-of-high-performing-sellers.mp3)