Off Script

Episode 47: Behind the scenes of running a tech conference

April 1st, 2025  |  Season 2  |  21 mins 17 secs

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How do you structure and run the perfect tech conference? What things are involved behind the scenes that attendees don’t see? What advice would you give to someone looking to start their own event?

We’re glad you asked! This episode is an All Day Hey! Special where hosts, Josh and James spill the beans on what goes on behind the All Day Hey! conference curtain, how we can collectively safeguard the future of events and what makes running a tech conference like this so special.

Join us in Leeds on Thursday, 1st May for this year’s All Day Hey!
Tickets and schedule at https://heypresents.com/conferences/2025

Episode 43: Future of software engineering leadership - Part 1

December 3rd, 2024  |  Season 2  |  27 mins 56 secs

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Dive into the modern challenges and the future direction of leadership in software engineering in this episode of Off Script!

Episode 42: Imperfect innovation

August 28th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  48 mins 8 secs

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The historically popular development process of “move fast and break things” has got the biggest companies in the world far. In the age of AI, can we still take these risks in the name of progress or are the potential repercussions too great? Josh and James are joined by guest Jack Sails to discuss.

Episode 41: WWDC 2024 round-up

July 26th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 20 secs

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Jack Sails (IMA) is back with James & Josh to discuss the recent WWDC24 Apple Developer conference. Was AI the word of the conference? Find out as they work through everything revealed this year and how it will affect their products going forward.

Episode 40: Shifting security left

March 27th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  24 mins 50 secs

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Inspired by reading ‘Investments Unlimited’ and other books built around the principles of storytelling, James and Josh dive into DevSecOps and the bigger picture of shifting security left in this new episode of Off Script!

Episode 28: Tech misconceptions

April 21st, 2023  |  Season 2  |  19 mins 36 secs

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There are a lot of misconceptions in the tech world. In this episode James and Josh shine some light and dispel some common myths!

Episode 02: Running a conference

March 17th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  35 mins 12 secs

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In this episode of Off Script, All Day Hey! co-founders Josh Nesbitt and Harry Roberts break down what it takes to run a conference and how it came to be.