The Shack Cast is something refreshing in the social housing sector. Dave will be chatting to some very well known figures in the sector and we won’t pull any punches. We will talk honestly and openly and you may even learn some home truths.
Broadcast from my garden ‘shack’ it will be something you will come back to time after time.
You can see all episodes on our YouTube Channel.
Ryan Dempsey is the Founder and MD of TCW a prop tech software provides assurance and reduces risks for Asset & Compliance Managers. Ryan speaks from the heart about his journey and the sector.
Ben Jenkins, founder of ‘The Social Housing Sector’ a service supporting residents of the social housing sector. Giving a voice to the many unheard and ignored. Ben talks openly and honestly in this episode.
Colin is a well known tech leader in the sector and a voice for improving technology and data services in the sector. With an exciting career and many successful social housing projects under his belt, this one is well worth listening to.
Chris is an expert in the Microsoft Dynamics space. This discussion leads us down the road of the sectors relationship with Microsoft and Dynamics but also many other related areas.
Ben leads the Case Management Solutions Group, home of the ‘REACT’ Case Management platform, the out of hours ‘ASB Respect Line’ and the national covering ‘ASB App’ service. Ben talks candidly about the work he has done in ASB over the years and his journey to deliver his solutions.
We have a great deal of Ettan and the company he founded, Help me Fix. Changing the way responsive repairs are delivered using video, Ettan is a respected prop tech Innovator and listening to his journey is inspiring.
Tom is one of the sectors most respected tech leaders, and the CEO of Switchee, an innovator who improves the quality of life for tenants by delivering real-time data that gives social housing providers the insight they need. Tom’s episode is insightful and dare we say entertaining.
We had always looked forward to our chat with Gerry, the founder of OptusApp, a recent startup that provides a tenants self service app. This episode is fun and, ok, it has a bit of rugby chat, but also interesting to hear Gerry’s own recent entry into the sector.
Nick is well known as an advocate of technology and specifically dynamic scheduling solutions over many years. We seem to cover a great deal from homelessness to the debate of whether a landlord is best served by best of breed solutions or those larger catch all systems.
Matt is not only a recruitment specialist in the sector, he is the founder of what is the most diverse, inspiring and informative forum the Social Housing Round Table. Matt, simply put, cares. You can see that in his round table work. Have a listen to this shack cast and then jump to the round table and register for the next one.
Clare Paterson the founder of CP Data Protection® a consultancy that specialises in data protection advice, consultancy & training, but there’s a lot more to this chat. I want to support Clare in getting her excellent idea of DiSH out there. DiSH is a community/network – especially for those working in Data in social housing.
Darren is the Partnerships Manager at Housing Executive Magazine / Crosby Associates Media and he spoke to me about the magazine, its intentions and what you can expect in the coming year.
Rupert is the Managing director of CTM in Cambridge and joined me for a chat about many areas of technology and security but with a big focus on Microsoft.
Geraint is the Head of IT for Adra and joined me for a chat about getting the basics right with tech in housing.
Colin drops in for a chat about getting the basics right with tech in housing in the second in the series.
Tim is a co-founder of Triple Value Impact a groundbreaking organisation that is changing the way the public sector sees Digital Transformation.
Ollie is the co-founder of Broadleaf professional a specialist software company looking at income management and providing what we believe is a fresh approach.
Jeremy is the MD of Fast Lean Smart, a company who specialise in real-time scheduling solutions. We talk about the benefits of dynamic scheduling and watch out for my tumble dryer analogy. Not my finest moment.
Steven is the founder of Considered.com and someone who has delivered some excellent results in social housing using his experience as a behavioural scientist. You’ll love this shack cast.
Ettan Bazil and Derek Turney discuss the journey of forming and building Help Me Fix, a company that is just that little bit different, and one with a true social value. It is a great watch and really insightful into how they approach repairs.
And coming soon….
We talk to Steve Allcock, Geraint Jones and Rob Fletcher from Riverside, Adra and Pobl respectively as to what attracted them to join the #DBFriends and what they get out of it.
