The Data Culture Podcast

Responsibility and Ethics discussions are thankfully coming more to the forefront when it comes to AI discussions and implementations. Even with the recent awakening, there is still much to do. Dr. Julia Stoyanovich joins us in this episode to discuss the importance in bringing AI and ethics topics to the center , inseparable from the systems being designed, implemented, or dreamed.

Join us for Episode 15 as US Data and AI Practice Director Daren Child of Kyndryl and ex-Microsoft Principal Solution Architect discusses the ecology of data systems, how they've formed, and his insights in how companies transform at scale. Daren has had the opportunity to work on both large scale and highly impactful solutions, and his insights have inspired him to write a book. Listen in!

We often hear from senior leaders, but how do people entering the data science field feel about it? In this episode, we learn from three people in the first year of their data science careers - Man Vu, Shamelle Chotoki, and Lee Matias - about how they entered the field, what their experiences so far have been, and what their hopes are for the future of the field.

The eternal paradox of the consultant: implement masterfully for your client, and remain jealous of all the beautiful things they have that you do not. Slalom's Karl Méhu walks us through how Slalom started their own insights and analytics transformation. Some of my favorite quotes:> Stepping over a dollar to pick up a nickel,> We've recognized that .. basically, it's was an inhibitor to our...

ChatGPT, LLMs, and Generative AI have set the world on fire; without control and consideration, that fire can quickly move from creative to destructive. How can we innovate and have controls and compliance? How can new ideas be tested and moved quickly to value and with governance in mind? AVM's John Shaw asked similar questions and will share his thoughts and where we've been, where we're going,...

How do you create successful and lasting change? How can organizations learn and integrate into their cultural ethos better, informed, and responsible use of data? NYU's Julia Lane walks us through key learnings she has had over the course of her career in working on and solving very large and impactful programs across the globe and provide her perspective on how to create change that sticks.

Vivid Machines' Jenny Lemieux talks through the importance of empathy and curiosity in building a compelling product, delighting customers, and building strong and high performing teams, Jenny's path towards high-tech AI enabled agriculture is unique, and affords her perspectives worth hearing more about!

Ed Kelly, Data Strategist and Texas’ first Chief Data Officer, discusses the journey Texas took in building out data programs, cultures, and capabilities. He runs through some of the key attributes of a successful CDO as well as how to win people over in building a shared vision. The path wasn’t easy, but the story is very interesting and promises some key insights into how one of the largest stat...

CEO of OpenBlock and ex Microsofter Amy Nichol walks us through building and branding a data culture program to help customers, experience gained in her role as Director of the Cloud Architect team focused on States and larger cities and counties in the United States.> "You just have to start walking. You have to get to a point where you have some kind of momentum."> "The work will be the by...

We talk with Microsoft’s Eve Machol in this session on the importance of always being a student and the art of listening. And then consulting. She discusses the importance of stakeholder identification and alignment, and never forgetting that outcomes matter most – to use her catch phrase, “put the business back into old school business intelligence.”

Our executive perspective’s episode this week features Dorman Bazzell, former CDO of North Dakota and North American Data Strategy Practice Lead at Capgemini. Listen in to our conversation as Dorman shares insightful visionary and leadership level perspectives on trust, culture, and building strategy that sticks. Trust is a key component, and Dorman layers observations and thoughts on trust throug...

Data Culture's span the globe and have both similar and divergent ways in which they tackle data and the pursuit of insights. Microsoft's Aarshiya Gupta has worked in different continents. In her role as a Customer Success Account Manager at Microsoft in India, she walks us through global perspectives on data cultures.

Data holds two sharp edges in the domestic violence and abuse support space; reporting and analytics are critical to defining programs that help survivors and craft new ways to support them. These stories can at times be at odds with what's needed by government and funders. Listen in to Katie Hughes walk through her story to this field and how we all may better understand data and it's impact.

Data Science is still nascent and paths to being a data scientist are as varied as the people in those positions. And yet, it is a prevailing assumption that successful senior data scientists have PhDs, Masters or similar advanced degrees. Market perceptions are thankfully changing, in part due to early entrants like Andrew Kraemer. Andrew walked (sprinted) to a successful and experienced data sci...

We talk with Adam Leonard, Chief Analytic Officer at the Texas Workforce Commission, about the importance of data in decision making. Adam has a long journey in serving Texas citizens and in bringing data to the table to make better and more informed decisions. His story is interesting for many people, whether you are brand new or an experienced leader.

Why talk about data culture? Why is it so hard to be good at using data? In this episode, Sid and Lee lead listeners through the key reasons this conversation is necessary for organizations to be successful.