Episode 19: How AI Innovation & Hiring Are Evolving Hand in Hand

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolving landscape of AI innovation and hiring practices in consulting, featuring insights from Nathalie Baker of FTI Consulting.

In this episode of Harnham’s Data & AI Podcast, Luc Simpson-Kent is joined by Nathalie Baker, Managing Director and Lead Data Scientist for EMEA at FTI Consulting. They delve into the realities behind AI’s rapid adoption in business. What’s working, what isn’t, and where the real challenges lie. Nathalie shares insights on: Why governance and GenAI tooling are reshaping the consulting space How FTI Consulting built AI tools like Ariadne to solve complex, real-world problems What hiring data talent really looks like today—and what often gets missed Why soft skills like communication and adaptability matter as much as technical know-how The pros and cons of in-house vs off-the-shelf AI solutions, and how firms can avoid vendor lock-in Whether you’re building an AI team from scratch or scaling existing efforts, this episode offers straight-talking insights from someone shaping the future of AI in consulting.

People in this episode

Host: Luc Simpson-Kent

Guest: Nathalie Baker

Topics covered

• AI adoption
• data talent hiring
• consulting
• GenAI tooling
• soft skills
• AI solutions

Keywords

• AI
• data science
• hiring
• consulting
• soft skills
• GenAI
• Ariadne

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FTI Consulting

Products: Ariadne

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