Building data excellence: culture, value and the human side of AI

In this episode of Hub & Spoken , Jason Foster , CEO and Founder of Cynozure, speaks with Roberto Maranca , data & digital transformation expert and author of Data Excellence. They explore what it really means to build a 'data fit' organisation, one that treats data capability like physical fitness by understanding where you are, training for where you want to be and making improvement a daily routine. Drawing from ancient philosophy and modern business, Roberto explains how concepts from Socrates and Aristotle can help leaders rethink culture, value and human responsibility in an AI-driven world. Together, they discuss how organisations can: Shift from seeing data as a tech issue to a leadership mindset Build collective intelligence and cultural readiness Stay human in the age of intelligent machines Cynozure is a leading data, analytics and AI company that helps organisations to reach their data potential. It works with clients on data and AI strategy, data management, data architecture and engineering, analytics and AI, data culture and literacy, and data leadership. The company was named one of The Sunday Times' fastest-growing private companies in both 2022 and 2023 and recognised as The Best Place to Work in Data by DataIQ in 2023 and 2024. Cynozure is a certified B Corporation.

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Building data excellence: culture, value and the human side of AI is an episode from Hub & Spoken: Data | Analytics | Chief Data Officer | CDO | Data Strategy by Cynozure.

This episode is 43:38 long.

This episode was published on Oct 30, 2025.

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