DATAcated On Air

How do you go into a market and serve clients successfully? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with David Anderson and Fred Hefer, both Managing Partners at Pomerol Partners, about the lessons they’ve learned in a data consulting company. David and Fred share their insights into starting and running a consulting company, including the highs and lows of their...

How can we empower everybody to be better decision-makers? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with Chris Banks, Director of Product Marketing at Pyramid Analytics, about the crucial ingredients to go from data to action. Chris has decades of experience in data and analytics. Listen to this energetic conversation to learn how you can make data-driven decision...

Are you curious and inclined to look beyond the surface of data? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with Deborah Berebichez about critical thinking and data science. Deborah is the Lead Scientist in Quantum Computing at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and a television host at Discovery. Her passion for physics has inspired many to pursue their dream...

What is the biggest challenge for organizations becoming data-driven? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with Randy Bean, CEO and Founder of NewVantage Partners. They discuss the cultural challenges that organizations face in becoming data-driven. Randy has spent the last few decades focusing on how organizations can leverage their data assets to become data...

Do you have the ability to consume and use data effectively? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with Jordan Morrow, the Head of Beta Design and Management Skills at Pluralsight. Jordan was one of the founding pioneers in data literacy and is known as the godfather of data literacy. Listen to learn from his experiences and how you can develop your data skills...

How would others describe your brand? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi discusses building a brand with Kirill Eremenko, Founder of BlueLife AI, SuperDataScience, and DataScienceGo. Kirill has a background in physics and mathematics and is passionate about teaching and learning. Listen to learn more about the importance of having a brand and simple ways to start...

Is the prospect of software for your business overwhelming? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with experts about the build versus buy decision when it comes to software. This panel consists of Ashley Kramer, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Sisense, Marvin Mayorga, Practice Partner at Data Meaning, and Hector Vasquez, VP of Solutions at Data Meaning....

If data isn’t managed, the repercussions spread throughout the organization, from reports to decisions. In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with George Firican, founder of LightsOnData. They touch on data quality, data storytelling, data stewardship, data governance, and surfing. George began in computer science by working for a start-up. That job spurred his...

Are you interested in starting your journey in data science? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with Andreas Kretz, CEO & Chief Editor at Team Data Science. They discuss their experiences moving into the data science world and how they became experts in their field. Near the end, Andreas and Kate share what tools and programs they use to help their busin...

Does someone have to understand computer coding to use AI? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with Ian Kelk from Clarifai. Clarifai is creating a platform for people to utilize AI easily. Learn how Clarifai is working to simplify and improve the process of converting unstructured data to structured data. Listen until the end when Ian shares some funny exampl...

The data space is evolving at an incredible speed. In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachny talks with Alexander Thor, Director of Product Management at Astrato Analytics. Alex has spent the better part of the last decade within the data space, from crafting custom visualizations to being part of product development, driving and building data. Listen to learn more about...

Are you struggling to move forward in your data career? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, Kate Strachnyi hosts a panel of experts in data careers. They discuss shortcuts for starting data careers, from data analysts to data analytics engineers, data scientists, and others. Listen to learn how to successfully shift your career to where you want it to be. You will want to hear this ep...

Journey to Data Enablement in Fortune 500 Companies (with McDonald's & Alteryx) Listen to this episode on Anchor FM Transformation without analytics is just digitization. It’s the analytics that leads to transformation. In this episode of DATAcated on Air, host Kate Strachnyi talks with two leaders in fortune 500 companies. Jeff Niemen, Director of Data and Analytics Enablement at McDonald’s,...

Are you struggling with your data centralization journey? This episode of the DATAcated show will help with ideas to move forward from data silos. Host Kate Strachnyi talks with Jack Steele, Chief Product and Community Officer at Zetaris - The Networked Data Platform. They discuss the changes in the data industry and how data is used. Listen to hear how organizations can build on what they already...

What skills do you need to be a data scientist? This episode of the DATAcated podcast covers the top five skills required to become a successful data scientist. These skills will also help those who are already data scientists to become even better. Host Kate Strachnyi talks with self-taught data scientist Matt Dancho, Founder of Business Science University. Listen to learn about his data scientis...

This episode of DATAcated on Air is a double topic from guest Ken Jee, Head of Data Science at Scouts Consulting Group. Host Kate Strachnyi talks with Ken about his experience breaking into data science and sports analytics. Ken is a remarkable data scientist and YouTuber. Listen to learn more about the relationship between data science and sports analytics. You will want to hear this episode if y...

One of the first books on data that host Kate Strachnyi read was Storytelling with Data. The author, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, is the guest in this episode. Cole has always described what she does as telling stories with data. So she founded a company called Storytelling with Data. Listen in to learn more about Cole’s mission to communicate effectively with data, make graphs that make sense, and we...

The guest of this episode is child prodigy, Mike Wimmer. This 12-year-old senior in high school is the CEO and Founder of Reflect Social, a huge robotics fan, and loves technology and artificial intelligence. He is an incredible example of how a number doesn’t limit ability. Listen to learn from this amazing kid! You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... Early beginnings in te...

The special guest of this episode is Dan DeMers, Co-Founder and CEO at Cinchy. He’s also the president of the not-for-profit Data Collaboration Alliance. Prior to founding Cinchy, Dan worked in financial services in IT for some of the largest banks in the world. It was there where he met his current co-founder and saw firsthand how complicated building, maintaining, and supporting enterprise syste...

Making the business case for data observability with Rohit Choudhary - CEO of Acceldata Listen to this episode on Anchor FM How do you make the business case for data observability? In this episode of DATAcated on Air, host Kate Strachnyi speaks with Rohit Choudhary, CEO of Acceldata, about data observability, what it means, and why it’s important. Listen in to learn more about how data observabil...

Listen to this episode on Anchor FM In this episode of the DATAcated podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with Stefan Jansen about machine learning for algorithmic trading. Stefan has been a partner in an investment firm where he assisted in building data infrastructure and predictive analytics practice. He accomplished this when data science was only beginning to be taken seriously in the investmen...

Tips for data science resumes & interviews with Krish Naik

Join this conversation with Matt Cowell, CEO at QuantHub; we'll discuss results-driven data literacy. You'll hear about the learning methods that can help organizations close the data literacy skills gap. We'll also talk about some of the use cases of what results-driven data literacy looks like within organizations. You will also hear from Kimberly Sorrell, Director of Information Management at S...

Join this conversation with Randy Bean, CEO/Founder of NewVantage Partners, and author of Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI. We'll talk about the cultural challenges that organizations face in becoming data-driven. 📕 Randy's book Fail Fast, Learn Faster is coming out on Aug 31st this year and is available for pre-sale. https://www...

Learn how to leverage the power of data storytelling to increase data adoption and create a better data culture at your organization - with Nate Nichols, Chief Scientist at Narrative Science, and Cassidy Shield, VP of Marketing at Narrative Science; hosted by Kate Strachnyi. The Narrative Science product, Lexio , let's you turn your data into interactive stories, making analytics easy and accessib...