The Great Resignation. Quiet Quitting. Impostor Syndrome. These are popular terms that have reared their head in recent times, indicating a severe lack of happiness in the workplace. That’s where Coach Karina comes in.

With almost two decades of experience, Karina Bognon has helped 1000s of individuals with professional and life coaching. With her background in recruitment, she had the honour of placing over 60,000 people in jobs.

And speaking of honour, The Agile CTO got to carve out at hour of her time to discuss all things Coach Karina, from her start in the corporate world at just 18 years old, to her dedication to helping individuals find their passion.

In addition, she also talks about some other fascinating topics, including:

- Her near-death experience in 2010

- Dealing with burnout

- What it takes to have a growth mindset, and what it means

- Metaphysics, why she finds it so fascinating and how it applies to her life

She also gives employers some tips on how to encourage empowerment among their workforce, how to spot talent, and conversations around career progression, mentorship and even salary negotiations.

If you are an employer or employee, this episode is for you.

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We had the pleasure of chatting with Karen Nadasen in a recent episode of The Agile CTO.

Karen is regularly described as one of South Africa’s most inspiring women in tech. She is the current CEO of PayU South Africa, a global financial technology company and payment service provider. She has many accolades, including the Regional Winner (SADC) of Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government 2018.

Guy Coleman and Alan Haefele chat to Karen about her role at PayU SA, her journey as a woman in Fintech and inspiring the next generation.

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.

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We’ve heard of data warehouses, but what about data lakehouses?

It’s the merger of the minds in the latest episode of The Agile CTO, as hosts Guy Coleman and Harley Ferguson chat to Dael Williamson, Databricks CTO for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Dael tells us more about data lake houses, his work in data, and helping clients navigate this data-driven, digital transformation. As one of the world's top 10 Fastest-Growing Private Tech Companies, Databricks is a unicorn business with 7 000 clients in traditional, commercial, and emerging businesses.

Dael tells listeners all about the work Databricks is doing to democratise data and AI, transform businesses and solve the world’s problems.

He also touches on a number of other fascinating topics, such as:

· His own journey into data science

· Scaling your dev team

· The importance of data and upcoming trends in the data space

The conversation continues as Dael deep dives into his role at Data Bricks and he elaborates what he means by his sentiment, “disruption is coming in all layers to different businesses”.

Join Guy and Harley as they find out more about what makes the passionate, well-informed, and successful Dael Williamson tick.

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