
Real stories. Diverse journeys. Women leading what’s next. Critical Careers is a podcast from Kao Data, celebrating the women building, leading, and designing digital infrastructure. Through honest conversations with women at every stage of their careers, we uncover what it takes to thrive in one of the world’s most vital and fast-changing industries. Whether you’re already in the industry, lookin... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 18 | Founded | 9 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessCareers | |||

In this episode of the Critical Careers podcast, Joyce Wady is joined by Claire Jones from Equinix, Kalay Moodley from Kao Data, and Theodora Savage from Virtus Data Centres for a conversation on the data centre talent pipeline, and what the industry... more
Recorded at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, Lizzy McDowell and Joyce Wady speak with representatives from Critical Careers' strategic partners about the biggest opportunities and challenges facing the data centre industry.
Lizzy speaks wit... more
In this bonus episode of the Critical Careers podcast, Joyce Wady and Lizzy McDowell reflect on the incredible growth of Critical Careers over the past 12 months - from a single book idea into a podcast, a second book, an established community and an... more
In this episode of the Critical Careers podcast, Joyce Wady welcomes Sarah King, from AVK, and Anna Solar-Bassett to discuss why communities are pushing back on data centres — and what the industry needs to do differently as it moves further into the... more
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Interesting, inspiring and insightful all in one podcast. Fascinating hearing about the women, yes WOMEN, building our digital universe!
Inspiring, delightfully insightful interview. Just brilliant and essential for everyone looking for a motivational moment in their career. Congratulations to the women making this happen, to Kao Data, and to the man behind this incredible idea. Be a maverick and bridge that gap!
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