How much are we prepared to share for an easy life? With Peter Gooch and Susie Sharawi

02/11/20 • 41 min

The Green Room: Questions That Matter Most In Business

We live in a data-driven world. And it would be pretty difficult to exist in it without sharing information about who we are and what we like. But are we trading our privacy for the convenient life data gives us? How far are we willing to go? Where is this valuable information going? And what happens when it all goes wrong?

For our first episode of season three, we’re discussing something about ourselves that we give away every day, often without realising – data.

Joining our hosts George and Ethan to dive into our latest big question are Peter Gooch, Cyber Risk Services partner and Susie Sharawi, a director in our Risk Advisory practice.

Tune in to find out:

What a cyber attack has to do with stuffed crust pizza
Why Susie think millennials are becoming more data savvy
What surprises Ethan found out about George online
Why Peter saved all of his GDPR mailing list emails

Hosts: George Parrett and Ethan Worth

Guests: Peter Gooch and Susie Sharawi

Technical support: Deloitte’s Creative Studio

Original music: Ali Barrett

For our first episode of season three, we’re discussing something about ourselves that we give away every day, often without realising – data.

Joining our hosts George and Ethan to dive into our latest big question are Peter Gooch, Cyber Risk Services partner and Susie Sharawi, a director in our Risk Advisory practice.

Tune in to find out:

What a cyber attack has to do with stuffed crust pizza
Why Susie think millennials are becoming more data savvy
What surprises Ethan found out about George online
Why Peter saved all of his GDPR mailing list emails

Hosts: George Parrett and Ethan Worth

Guests: Peter Gooch and Susie Sharawi

Technical support: Deloitte’s Creative Studio

Original music: Ali Barrett

Previous Episode

Why do the experts keep getting it wrong? With James Ashton and Ian Stewart

Back in 2016, economists said Brexit was unlikely to happen and the media reported that Hillary Clinton was a safe bet for the US presidency. Since then, it’s fair to say that world events have taken an unexpected turn. But why didn’t we see it coming? Did the experts really get it wrong or are we being unfair?

In an ever evolving business and economic landscape, is certainty now a thing of the past? Is there any point in making predictions at all?

This week George and Lizzie are joined by leading business journalist, James Ashton, and Deloitte’s chief economist, Ian Stewart, to find the answer to our latest big question: why do the experts keep getting it wrong?

Tune in to find out why:

Economists just want to be popular
Ian thinks forecasts are an expression of hope
George reads a lot of children’s literature
We’re all swimming in a river of fake news

Hosts: George Parrett and Lizzie Elston

Guests: Ian Stewart and James Ashton

Technical support: Deloitte’s Creative Studio

Original music: Ali Barrett

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Are we buying less because we care more? With Philli Boyle and Ben Perkins

Over the last few decades, businesses have struggled to keep up with our demand for more. Supermarkets provided us with a dazzling selection of affordable ready meals. Online retailers gave us a fresh look at the click of a button. We bought new phones every year, sipped lattes from plastic cups and splurged on the latest beauty products without thinking twice.

But things are beginning to change. The research shows that we’re thinking more carefully about where and how we spend our money. Thrifting is on the rise, meat consumption is down and businesses are under pressure to reduce their use of plastic. We’re more interested in experiences than products and, when we do splash out, we want to know that the products we buy are sustainable and that the companies we’re buying from align with our values.

So what does this all mean? Are we really buying less, or just spending in ways that make us feel good? Can consumerism ever truly be sustainable? Or are shopping sprees now a thing of the past?

If our consumption is finally slowing down, what does that mean for consumer business? Should they focus more on quality than convenience? How can they create the experiences we’re looking for, while remaining profitable? And have they left it too late to try?

This week we talk to Ben Perkins, Head of Consumer Business Research at Deloitte, and Philli Boyle, Co-Founder of Choose Love.

Tune in to find out: