Elephate in the Room
Latest Episodes
Episode 19 – Vinnie Saletto
You might not know his name, but faithful listeners to this podcast already know his music. Vinnie Saletto, one half of the electronic band Giant Monsters on the Horizon (whose music we use for this podcast), is an independent multi-instrumentalist and p
Episode 18 – Luke Carthy
Luke Carthy is a Technical E-Commerce SEO with over 14 years of experience and a digital conference speaker. Carthy enters the Room to listen to Derrek’s attempts at some Brummie slang, and to discuss his work as Digital Lead at Mayflex, why having
Episode 17 – Michelle Robbins
Michelle Robbins is currently getting ready to start the next chapter in her life, but what she’s already accomplished as a technology, marketing and media professional is astonishing. As she enters the Room, we discuss all of the different roles s
Episode 16 – Joe Davison
You might not know his name, but chances are you’ve seen his work. Joe Davison is an actor, director, and scriptwriter who has been a part of numerous movies either in front of or behind the camera in his 20-plus career. Most recently, he was seen
Episode 15 – Jamie Alberico
Entering the Room today is Jamie Alberico, a Marketing-dev hybrid “deftly skilled at solving riddles and overcoming boundaries,” as well as the SEO product owner for Arrow Electronics and the technical website consultant for Not a Robot. In t
Episode 14 – Joost de Valk
Joost de Valk has an extensive background in SEO, digital marketing and web developing, and has managed to work with several large international brands. But most people know him as the CEO and founder of Yoast – an empowering software that allows p
Episode 13 – Francois Goube
Entrepreneur Francois Goube is the CEO and founder of Oncrawl who confesses to having a weird passion for data, SEO and algorithms. Luckily for him, Derrek has a weird passion for asking off-the-wall questions. Goube enters the Room to talk about what it
Episode 12 – Jono Alderson
Yoast’s “deliberately ambiguous” Mentalist Jono Alderson is a man who wears a lot of different hats: digital strategist, marketing technologist, full stack developer, futurologist, keynote speaker…the list goes on and on. Think of
Episode 11 – Purna Virji
Purna Virji is a Senior Manager of Global Engagement at Microsoft where she is a specialist in Voice Search, Conversational UX, Chatbots, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Marketing. She is also an international keynote speaker at conferences such as
Episode 10 – Tim Soulo
Tim Soulo is the head of marketing and product strategy at Ahrefs, one of the industry’s leading SEO tools. With 7 years of experience in SEO and digital marketing, Soulo eagerly shares his knowledge by publishing data-driven research studies and d