Women Lead Data

We're kicking off season 2 of the podcast with a bang! In this episode, I’m joined by Akia Obas , Senior Director of Data, Insights, and GTM Business Systems at Netlify . We dive into her career journey—from econometrics to data leadership—and discuss how company size and reporting structure can influence your path. Akia shares her insights on how joining a startup allowed her to “own the who...

In this episode, I’m joined by Veronika Durgin , VP of Data at Saks , to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Veronika shares more about her career journey: how she got into data from a background in biology, spent several years working in DBA roles at well-known companies like Monster, Vistaprint, and HubSpot, and then moved into broader leadership roles in data. We talke...

In this episode, I’m joined by Elizabeth Gilbert , Product Data Scientist at Duo , to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Elizabeth shares how she got started in data. We talk about her breadth of startup experience across different sectors like geospatial analytics, healthcare automation, and cybersecurity. We touch on the importance of data literacy and having a common...

In this episode, I’m joined by Sol Rashidi to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Sol has been in the space for over 25 years and is currently the ‘Head of Technology, North America’ for Amazon’s Startup Division. Before that, Sol held several former C-suite data roles for giants like Estee Lauder, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Sony Music, and Royal Caribbean. She also helped la...

In this episode, I’m joined by Sarah Levy , Co-founder and CEO of Euno , to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Sarah has spent the last 20 years in tech and data-related roles ranging from army intelligence and cyber security, to being a 3X founder. We learn more about her current company Euno and how their team is reshaping the workflows of Analytics Engineers. From the...

In this episode, I’m joined by Nicole Radziwill, PhD , author and fractional chief data officer to startups and enterprises, to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Nicole shares about her career journey, which is so interesting and varied: from starting out in meteorology (even stormchasing!), transitioning into telecom, to her first chief data officer position in the ear...

In this episode, I’m joined by Meri Nova , Technical Founder of Break Into Data to learn more about her journey in the data industry. Meri shares more about her early career journey, how her education in business and entrepreneurial spirit drove her to become a first-time founder, and how this taught her the importance of data-driven decisions for successfully running a business. Meri shares more...

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Serena H. Huang , Founder of Data with Serena , to learn more about their leadership journey in the data industry. Serena shares more about her career journey, how she started in economics and consulting, transitioned her focus into People Analytics, and most recently started her business Data with Serena. Serena shares advice for how you can think about getting...

In this episode, I’m joined by Joy Robson , co-founder of Data for Good , to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Joy shares more about her career journey, how she got into data, and how she started Data for Good, a collective that connects socially minded data professionals with non-profit organizations through volunteer opportunities. We also discuss how societal expecta...

In this episode, I’m joined by Maggie Wolff Data Scientist, Product Analytics at American Express Global Business Travel , to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Maggie shares her career journey, with her early dreams of being a webmaster leading her through different PR, communications, and marketing roles, and an interest in mathematics that eventually pulled her to tra...

In this episode, I’m joined by Kelly Adams , Data Analyst at Golden Hearts Games to learn more about her career journey in the data industry. Kelly transitioned into the data industry over the past few years, despite the realities of a highly competitive job market for folks trying to break into the industry. We talk about how portfolio building and content creation can be critical support for fol...

In this episode, I’m joined by Jess Ramos , Senior Data Analyst at Crunchbase and Founder of Big Data Energy Analytics to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Jess shares more about how she got started in the data industry, how she advocates for herself in promotions and salary conversations, and how she got started on her content creation journey and launched her brand an...

In this episode, Julie Beynon –Head of Data at Census , joins Lindsay to share her leadership journey in the data industry. Julie tells us about her career journey, starting in marketing roles and transitioning into data, and how she navigates being a Head of Data, Team of One. We talk a bit about managing feelings of imposter syndrome and people-pleasing tendencies, and how silencing your interna...

In this episode, I’m joined by Michelle Yi , startup mentor, advisor, and founder, and a board member of Women in Data , to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Michelle has had such a cool career path in the data and AI industry, she shares more about how she started her career at IBM at the age of 16 (she started university when she was just 13 years old!!), where she wo...

In this episode, I’m joined by Phoenix Jay , Manager, Digital Community at dbt Labs , to learn more about her career journey in the data industry. Phoenix shares about starting her career in finance and how she transitioned into data roles, self-teaching SQL and dbt, and then discovering the world of analytics engineering!  Most recently, Phoenix has moved into a new role at dbt Labs, where she wi...

In this episode, I’m joined by Lauren Moores , data innovator, advisor, and strategist for startups, and Chief Data Queen of Moores Data . Lauren shares more about her leadership journey in the data industry, her transition from economist to various data-centric roles, her startup advisor positions, and her teaching fellow role in Harvard’s Business Analytics program for AI, Innovation and Startup...

In this episode, I’m joined by Santona Tuli , Head of Data at Upsolver , to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Santona shares more about her career journey and how she spent several years working on particle physics and analyzing massive particle collision events from the Large Hadron Collider , during her time at CERN. From there, we dive into the topic of being confide...

In this episode, I’m joined by Sarah Krasnik Bedell , Director of Growth Marketing at Prefect to learn more about her journey in the data industry. Sarah has an impressive and varied background in data that spans from research, quantitative analysis, data science, and data engineering roles. Most recently, Sarah transitioned her focus to bring her closer to direct business impact in her role as Di...

In this episode, I'm joined by Rehgan Avon , CEO and Co-founder of Align AI to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Rehgan is also the founder and former CEO of Women In Analytics , a group she started in 2016 to help increase the representation of women in the data and analytics industry. Rehgan shares more about her career journey, how she started in Engineering, tr...

In this episode, Lindsay is joined by Monica Kay Royal , founder of nerdnourishment , to learn more about her journey in the data industry. Monica became a solopreneur in 2020 when she started nerdnourishment–an online learning platform that offers blog posts, podcast episodes, and other resources to help those individuals interested in breaking into the data and analytics industry. Monica shares...

In this episode, Lindsay is joined by Jerrie Kumalah , Resident Data Architect at dbt Labs , to learn more about her career journey in the data industry. Jerrie’s career started in public health conducting research and analysis, where she eventually transitioned her focus into data science and then discovered the world of analytics engineering. Most recently she has moved into her current role as...

In this episode, Lindsay is joined by Celina Wong (CEO of Data Culture ) to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Celina shares her story about how she transitioned into the data industry after starting her career in finance and has progressed from data leadership roles into her current role as CEO. We spend some time digging into this topic of managing through pivotal mome...

In this episode, Lindsay is joined by Stefania Ólafsdóttir (CEO and Co-founder of Avo ) to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Stef shares her career journey and how the common challenges of dealing with broken event tracking data led to the birth of her company, Avo. We dive deep into Icelandic culture to learn more about the 1975 Icelandic Women’s Strike, how it paved t...

In this episode, Lindsay sat down with Colleen Tartow (Field CTO and Head of Strategy at VAST Data ) to learn more about her leadership journey in the data industry. Colleen has a breadth of experience, from leading data teams through hyperscaling, to moving into engineering leadership roles focused on building data products. She gives us the low-down on what a Field CTO does day-to-day and we spe...

In this episode, Lindsay is joined by Megan Lieu (Data Advocate at Deepnote) to learn more about her career in data and how she became a LinkedIn content creator. This is a great episode for any data people interested in creating content of their own (e.g. blog articles, social posts, or podcasts) or growing their LinkedIn network, but aren’t sure how to get started. Megan shares some of her insig...