go Beyond the Data

Ep 044 - Haydee Hernandez - Building a culture of experimentation

This was an episode where I talked with Haydee Hernandez, Director of Product Management @ CollegeAdvisor.com. In this episode we talk about the importance of experimentation and building a culture of experimentation within organizations.  More about Haydee Hernandez: College Advisor: CollegeAdvisor.com Haydee’s LinkedIn: in/hernandezhaydee If you like the episode, then I would appreciate you sharing it with a friend (better yet 10 friends!) and leaving a positive review in your podcast c...

Ep 43 - Michel Guillet - Leveraging product and data-driven thinking to enhance sales teams

This was an episode where I talked with Michel Guillet a Sr. Product Manager at the fast-growing SalesLoft startup where they help companies engage with customers, build pipeline, and close revenue, faster and we discuss how human-centric and data-driven approaches can help sales better succeed. Sales people and sales managers are constantly under pressure to close deals and reduce executive revenue uncertainty despite an unpredictable world and the pressures of life and work. Michel and I ...

Ep 043 - Michel Guillet - Leveraging product and data-driven thinking to enhance sales teams

This was an episode where I talked with Michel Guillet a Sr. Product Manager at the fast-growing SalesLoft startup where they help companies engage with customers, build pipeline, and close revenue, faster and we discuss how human-centric and data-driven approaches can help sales better succeed. Sales people and sales managers are constantly under pressure to close deals and reduce executive revenue uncertainty despite an unpredictable world and the pressures of life and work. Michel and I ...

Ep 42 - Jansen Sullivan and Victor Anjos - Data education deserves better

This was an episode where Jansen Sullivan and Victor Anjos of the All Things Data podcast by 1000ml and I talked about data education and some of the gaps that we hope get resolved. A lot of progress is being made but lots more needs to happen. Jansen, Victor, and myself all believe that traditional analytics education moves too slowly and is often too focused on checking boxes more than creating good data analysts, data scientists, data engineers, data product owners, etc. There is a lot o...

Ep 042 - Jansen Sullivan and Victor Anjos - Data education deserves better

This was an episode where Jansen Sullivan and Victor Anjos of the All Things Data podcast by 1000ml and I talked about data education and some of the gaps that we hope get resolved. A lot of progress is being made but lots more needs to happen. Jansen, Victor, and myself all believe that traditional analytics education moves too slowly and is often too focused on checking boxes more than creating good data analysts, data scientists, data engineers, data product owners, etc. There is a lot o...

Ep 041 - Jeff Richardson - Data strategy and leadership from a B2B CDO

Being a Chief Data Officer is a challenging role but Jeff Richardson has been up to the challenge at Bentley Systems. In this episode Jeff talks about his approach around data strategy and leadership, the importance of data literacy and data translators, and more.  Get the full episode transcript at https://www.gobeyondthedata.com/thoughts/podcast-ep41-jeff-richardson More about Jeff Bentley Systems: https://www.bentley.com/ Jeff’s LinkedIn: in/jeffrichardson

Ep 41 - Jeff Richardson - Data strategy and leadership from a B2B CDO

Being a Chief Data Officer is a challenging role but Jeff Richardson has been up to the challenge at Bentley Systems. In this episode Jeff talks about his approach around data strategy and leadership, the importance of data literacy and data translators, and more.  Get the full episode transcript at https://www.gobeyondthedata.com/thoughts/podcast-ep41-jeff-richardson More about Jeff Bentley Systems: https://www.bentley.com/ Jeff’s LinkedIn: in/jeffrichardson

Ep 40 - Jasmine RuKim - Creativity Deserves a Better Track Record

Data is just as important for creatives and Jasmine RuKim as CEO and co-founder of Monicat Data knows all about it. Jasmine and her team help creative teams leverage data and technology to make a greater impact. Jasmine and team are the business behind creativity.  In addition to advising creative teams they are now in process of creating the Yellow Platform aimed at bringing data together for creative teams. Learn more about Monicat Data, Jasmine RuKim, and their IFundWomen campaign for th...

Ep 040 - Jasmine RuKim - Creativity Deserves a Better Track Record

Data is just as important for creatives and Jasmine RuKim as CEO and co-founder of Monicat Data knows all about it. Jasmine and her team help creative teams leverage data and technology to make a greater impact. Jasmine and team are the business behind creativity.  In addition to advising creative teams they are now in process of creating the Yellow Platform aimed at bringing data together for creative teams. Learn more about Monicat Data, Jasmine RuKim, and their IFundWomen campaign for th...

Ep 39 - Brent Dykes - Data Storytelling is More Than Data Visualization

Data storytelling is extremely important to tell memorable and impactful data stories. All too often good data visualization is confused as data storytelling. In this episode Dave Mathias interviews Brent Dykes who recently authored Effective Data Storytelling that brings this point home and much more. It is a must have book and not just if you are a “data person.” In addition to his recent book, Brent is also a Sr. Director, Data Strategy at Domo and Forbes Contributor. LinkedIn: in/BrentD...

Ep 039 - Brent Dykes - Data Storytelling is More Than Data Visualization

Data storytelling is extremely important to tell memorable and impactful data stories. All too often good data visualization is confused as data storytelling. In this episode Dave Mathias interviews Brent Dykes who recently authored Effective Data Storytelling that brings this point home and much more. It is a must have book and not just if you are a “data person.” In addition to his recent book, Brent is also a Sr. Director, Data Strategy at Domo and Forbes Contributor. LinkedIn: in/BrentD...

Ep 38 - Allen Hillery - The Prolific Data Viz Writer

Allen Hillery went from engineer to digital marketer to now a data visualization specialist not only being a prolific writer in the data visualization space but also teaching at Columbia University. Now he is taking his passion around data literacy and trying to make a difference in underprivileged young persons in New York City. Make sure to check out this episode of Data Able and then continue on to read some of his engaging articles. If in NYC then maybe you will see Allen and NY Open Da...

Ep 038 - Allen Hillery - The Prolific Data Viz Writer

Allen Hillery went from engineer to digital marketer to now a data visualization specialist not only being a prolific writer in the data visualization space but also teaching at Columbia University. Now he is taking his passion around data literacy and trying to make a difference in underprivileged young persons in New York City. Make sure to check out this episode of Data Able and then continue on to read some of his engaging articles. If in NYC then maybe you will see Allen and NY Open Da...

Ep 037 - Rosa Pantoja - Evolution from a Data Champion of One

This  week Dave and Matt talk with Rosa Pantoja of Unilever. Rosa talks about her evolution starting as a Data Champion of one and what stories of her success. Contact Rosa Pantoja LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosapantoja   Website: https://www.rosapantoja.com

Ep 37 - Rosa Pantoja - Evolution from a Data Champion of One

This  week Dave and Matt talk with Rosa Pantoja of Unilever. Rosa talks about her evolution starting as a Data Champion of one and what stories of her success. Contact Rosa Pantoja LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosapantoja   Website: https://www.rosapantoja.com

Ep 036 - Susan Otten - Convergence is Coming

This week Dave talks with Susan Otten of the Minnesota Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators and founder of Indie Do Good. They talk about the upcoming importance of data for communications professionals and the upcoming Convergence Summit 2020 in Minneapolis, MN on March 19th where Dave will be speaking about "How to Use Data to Listen and Communicate Better."  Minnesota Chapter of IABC Chapter Website: https://iabcmn.com/ Convergence Summit 2020: https://sum...

Ep 36 - Susan Otten - Convergence is Coming

This week Dave talks with Susan Otten of the Minnesota Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators and founder of Indie Do Good. They talk about the upcoming importance of data for communications professionals and the upcoming Convergence Summit 2020 in Minneapolis, MN on March 19th where Dave will be speaking about "How to Use Data to Listen and Communicate Better."  Minnesota Chapter of IABC Chapter Website: https://iabcmn.com/ Convergence Summit 2020: https://sum...

Ep 35 - Angela Wilkins - What Real Life Data Science Looks Like

This week, we talk with Angela Wilkins from Mercury Data Science. She has an amazing background in Data Science and has built a team to help startups leverage their data. She tells some amazing stories about what her data projects have delivered and how she went about solving them.

Ep 035 - Angela Wilkins - What Real Life Data Science Looks Like

This week, we talk with Angela Wilkins from Mercury Data Science. She has an amazing background in Data Science and has built a team to help startups leverage their data. She tells some amazing stories about what her data projects have delivered and how she went about solving them.

Ep 34 - Lori Silverman - What it takes to drive analytics adoption

Lori Silverman is an expert in driving organizational change to become data informed

Ep 034 - Lori Silverman - What it takes to drive analytics adoption

Lori Silverman is an expert in driving organizational change to become data informed

Ep 033 - Matt Anderson - The Link Between Librarians, Product, and Data

We talk with Matt Anderson who started his career as a librarian, because a digital product manager, and now works with data on a regular basis

Ep 33 - Matt Anderson - The Link Between Librarians, Product, and Data

We talk with Matt Anderson who started his career as a librarian, because a digital product manager, and now works with data on a regular basis

Ep 032 - Catherine D'Ignazio - Getting the Data Basics Right

From Feminism to Data Science and everything in between. We talk with Catherine D'Ignazio at Eyeo Festival about some of the groundbreaking work she's doing in data... And an exciting career update from Catherine who's heading to MIT!

Ep 32 - Cathrine D'Ignazio - Getting the Data Basics Right

From Feminism to Data Science and everything in between. We talk with Cathrine D'Ignazio at Eyeo Festival about some of the groundbreaking work she's doing in data... And an exciting career update from Catherine who's heading to MIT!

Ep 32 - Catherine D'Ignazio - Getting the Data Basics Right

From Feminism to Data Science and everything in between. We talk with Catherine D'Ignazio at Eyeo Festival about some of the groundbreaking work she's doing in data... And an exciting career update from Catherine who's heading to MIT!

Ep 31 - Tricia Duncan - Implementing Data Viz in Organizations

So you want to implement new data visualization techniques into an organization? Learn from Tricia Duncan, who has helped companies all over the midwest with getting more visual with their analytics. Learn from her successes... and some of her failures.

Ep 30 - Nadieh Bremer - Anatomy of a Great Data Visualization

We're talking with Nadieh Bremer, a freelance data visualization expert. Nadieh breaks down how she tackles a tough data visualization problem and shares some examples of her award winning visualizations!

Ep 29 - Ben Schein - Organizations Need More Data Curiosity [fixed]

*** A technical glitch in the first version of the audio has been fixed *** Ben Schein is the VP of Data Curiosity at Domo. He helps organizations explore data in new and interesting ways, delivering more insight and getting more value from their BI tool.

Ep 28 - Rachel Stuve - Fusing People with Data

Rachel believes that data empowers humans: it's what gives us the ability to solve problems and change the world. With data, we can close gaps and remove boundaries to become more interconnected with each other. 

Ep 27 - How Caroline & Sara are building a dataviz community in Portugal

How Caroline & Sara are building a dataviz community in Portugal

Ep 26 - Qlik Qonnections 2019 Feat. Chantilly Jaggernauth and Ben Jones

Qlik Qonnections 2019 Feat. Chantilly Jaggernauth and Ben Jones

Ep 25 - Brian O'Neill - Designing Better Experiences in Analytics

Design. User Experience. Knowing your audience. Empathising with your end user. These are such critical facets of getting analytics right in your organization. Brian O'Neill knows a little bit about this. He is a product designer and founder of the consultancy, Designing for Analytics, which provides design and UX consulting for custom enterprise data products and apps. For over 20 years, he has worked with companies including DELL/EMC, Tripadvisor, Fidelity, JP Morgan Chase, and many others...

Ep 24 - Mitchell Grewer - How Cargill Unlocks Data for Everyone

How does a huge company like Cargill get value out of their data? Part of it is data engineering and data science, but a much larger part of it is rolling out a Self-Service approach, enabling everyone in the organization to become capable of seeing and understanding data. This week we talk with Mitchell Grewer who is leading the effort to get data into the hands of all Cargill employees.

Ep 23 - Renee McGregor - Using Data Literacy to Drive Analytics Adoption

We're continuing our "Analytics on the Road" series! This week Dave sits down with Renee McGregor from South Africa Qlik, a partner reseller. Over the past couple years, they've really focused on Data Literacy in Cape Town and it shows! If you look up Google Trends results for "Data Literacy", you'll find that South Africa is one of the top countries. Renee talks about what that looks like and the work they do to improve Data Literacy for their organizations.

Ep 22 - Lailah & Julia - Empowering South Africans through Open Data

Lailah Ryklief and Julia Renouprez talk about their mission at their non-profit, Open Up, to connect South Africans to their government's data. Helping improve poverty and increase skills across the country, they look to use data and help other citizens use data to improve the lives of South Africans.

Ep 21 - Dennis Still - Analytics for Startups and Small Business

Dennis Still understands how small businesses and startups think. They actually need to solve many of the same challenges that large companies face with deep analytics and data science. In this episode, we talk about what good analytics looks like at a smaller organization.

Ep 20 - Serena Roberts - Authentic Relationships Builds Analytics Success

Want to make your analytics efforts successful in your organization? Serena Roberts from Wolters Kluwer believes that building authentic relationships is the key to making progress. Advanced tools, technologies, and methods is important, but without relationship-building, your analytics won't drive real, transformational change.

Ep 019 - Jeff Sloan - Better Analytics through Product Management Principles

Coming to you from Cape Town South Africa, Dave sits down with Jeff Sloan at a local coffee shop. Jeff is a self-prescribed Data Product Manager, blending product management principles with the data and analytics industry to create better solutions for internal and external customers.

Episode 019 - Jeff Sloan - Better Analytics through Product Management Principles

Coming to you from Cape Town South Africa, Dave sits down with Jeff Sloan at a local coffee shop. Jeff is a self-prescribed Data Product Manager, blending product management principles with the data and analytics industry to create better solutions for internal and external customers.

Ep 018 - Jordan Morrow - What Data Literacy can do for you

Jordan Morrow is on a mission to help organizations and individuals become data literate. He believes that the ability to speak, read and write data will be the next big differentiator in the next few years. He travels around the world speaking with people about how to improve their own data literacy.

Episode 018 - Jordan Morrow - What Data Literacy can do for you

Jordan Morrow is on a mission to help organizations and individuals become data literate. He believes that the ability to speak, read and write data will be the next big differentiator in the next few years. He travels around the world speaking with people about how to improve their own data literacy.

Episode 017 - Building a Data-cated Community with Kate Strachnyi

Ep 017 - Building a Data-cated Community with Kate Strachnyi

Kate Strachnyi writes books, she works a full time job, she hosts the Humans of Data Science video channel, she’s a Udemy instructor for Tableau, she started the Datacated Weekly project, and she still has time leftover to be a mom and to run crazy-long marathons!

Episode 016 - When Is it Okay to Ignore the Data?

Data is there to answer a question. But human intuition needs to play a role as well. Combining the two is the goal. 

Ep 016 - When Is it Okay to Ignore the Data?

Data is there to answer a question. But human intuition needs to play a role as well. Combining the two is the goal. 

Ep 015 - Improving Higher Education Through Data with David Niemi

David Niemi loves higher education. So much so that he’s spent his entire career involved in it. From an early age, David recognized that there were better ways to help students and learners achieve their goals, and he’s been on a mission to make that experience better ever since.

Episode 015 - Improving Higher Education Through Data with David Niemi

David Niemi loves higher education. So much so that he’s spent his entire career involved in it. From an early age, David recognized that there were better ways to help students and learners achieve their goals, and he’s been on a mission to make that experience better ever since.

Episode 014 - The Importance of Data Storytelling Pt 2

Good storytelling skills can be used for good and evil. One key is taking audience in mind, being ethical, and being transparent when framing the story.

Ep 014 - The Importance of Data Storytelling Pt 2

Good storytelling skills can be used for good and evil. One key is taking audience in mind, being ethical, and being transparent when framing the story.