Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science
284 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsArtificial intelligence is a tremendously beneficial technology that's advancing at an incredibly rapid pace.
As more and more organisations adopt and implement AI we find that the main challenges are not in the technology itself but in the human side, ie: the approaches, chosen problems and what's called 'the last mile', etc.
That's why Data Futurology focuses on the leadership side of AI and how to get the most value from it.
Join me, Felipe Flores, a Data Science executive with almost 20 years of experience in the space. Every week I speak with top industry leaders from around the world
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#82 Why Nonprofits Need to Implement Data Science with Dr Beverly Wright – Analytics Officer, Speaker, & Podcast Host
December 17, 2019 20:09 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBBeverly has spent over twenty-five years leading and executing Marketing Analytics and Modeling through corporate, consulting, and academic experience. She leads the Data Science Practice for RelationalAI for Atlanta, and serves several companies with data science strategy, insights, solutions, and training. In her role heading Georgia Tech's Business Analytics Center, Beverly managed business community engagements, as well as student experience aspects of the Center. Beverly earned a PhD in...
#81 Emotional Intelligence For Better Data Science with Felipe Flores – Founder & Podcast Host
December 10, 2019 05:34 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode, Felipe spends time discussing empathy as the core of human relationships. Felipe believes to be a leader in the data science space; half is deeply rooted in the people side. Having empathy is the crucial first step to building relationships with stakeholders. Our stakeholders are scared; today data science is math heavy and dominating the business side of operations. The discipline of data science is taking over organizations and trying to tell people what to do. Enabling peo...
#81 3 Keys to Finding Success with Stakeholders with Felipe Flores – Founder & Podcast Host
December 10, 2019 05:34 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode, Felipe spends time discussing empathy as the core of human relationships. Felipe believes to be a leader in the data science space; half is deeply rooted in the people side. Having empathy is the crucial first step to building relationships with stakeholders. Our stakeholders are scared; today data science is math heavy and dominating the business side of operations. The discipline of data science is taking over organizations and trying to tell people what to do. Enabling pe...
#80 Rising Through the Ranks in Data Science with Nufar Gaspar – Data Science Vertical Manager
December 04, 2019 05:38 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBNufar Gaspar is a Data Science Vertical Manager at Intel focusing on creating a machine learning and big data solutions for the various R&D teams at Intel. The teams in her vertical create a vast range of data-science solutions on Hadoop and Spark-based platforms. The range of their solutions spans running algorithms to compile test lists to optimize resource consumption vs. test quality; solutions for finding hidden CPU bugs; through adv. methods to automate debug process and more. They use...
#79 Pursuing a PhD with an Established Data Science Career with Dr Mark van Rijmenam – Founder
November 26, 2019 06:00 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBDr. Mark van Rijmenam is the Founder of Datafloq. He is a highly sought-after international public speaker, a Big Data and Blockchain strategist and author of the best-selling book Think Bigger - Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business. He is the co-author of the book Blockchain: Transforming Your Business and Our World, which details how blockchain can be used for social good. His third book, The Organisation of Tomorrow, will be published in Q2 2019. He is named a global...
#78 Data Transparency to Build Consumer Trust with Tony Ohlsson – Managing Partner & Chief Analytics Officer
November 19, 2019 04:28 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBTony believes that analytic innovation and creativity come from experts directly collaborating with clients on their projects. He joins AlphaZetta with a mission, to create a better way for independent experts to work directly with clients, lowering the costs and opening access to high quality analytics talent to a wider audience. He brings 20 years of deep practical experience globally. He has held senior positions with clients and large consulting firms. He has won several awards for innov...
#77 Solving Complex Data Problems at a Venture Capital Firm with Angela Wilkins – Founder and Managing Director
November 14, 2019 04:47 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBAngela Wilkins is the founder and Chief Scientist at Mercury Data Science (MDS) where she works with Mercury's portfolio companies to identify solutions for complex data problems. Prior to MDS, Angela was a member of faculty research at Baylor College of Medicine and led projects at the policy think tank, Center of Science and Law. She developed her machine learning knowledge in the biomedical field as part of IBM's Watson AI and DARPA Simplex Project. Angela received her M.S and Ph.D. from ...
#76 Why You Should Outsource an External Review for Your Data Science with Michael Brand– Founder
November 05, 2019 03:22 - 1 hour - 115 MBMichael Brand has over 25 years of cutting-edge, international industry experience in advanced analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, machine vision, and natural language processing, Dr. Brand’s data expertise is both uniquely wide and uniquely deep. He served as Chief Data Scientist at Telstra Corporation, as Senior Principal Data Scientist at Pivotal, as Chief Scientist at Verint Systems, as CTO Group Algorithm Leader at PrimeSense Ltd (in the machine-vision team that develo...
#75 Why We Need More Women Working in Data Science with Amy Daali, Ph.D. – Founder & CEO
October 29, 2019 05:12 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBAmy is an Engineer and a multidisciplinary Data Scientist at USAA. She received her B.E degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas. Amy is an active promoter for women in STEM and enjoys teaching & organizing community events to increase women's visibility in the field. She previously served as the Women in Data Science Ambassador (WiDS) for the Global Women in Data Science...
#74 Creating Value using Artificial Intelligence with Ru Mitra– Founder and Author
October 22, 2019 04:48 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBRu is a graduate from the University of Cambridge, UK who has built six startups in four countries. His primary interest is to build products with social Value. He is also a mentor of Google Launchpad and a senior AI advisor of EFMA Banking group. Ru has been invited to speak at over 60 events from 21 countries. His talks are about sharing his experiences on growing various startups and building products in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Enjoy the show! We speak about: [01:...
#73 Powering Change using AI with Alex Ermolaev – AI Leader
October 15, 2019 06:22 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBAlex Ermolaev has been involved in the software industry for 20 years, including AI-specific experience at Bell Labs, Microsoft, several startups and now Nvidia. He is currently a leading AI software developer and works with groundbreaking companies that are implementing incredible AI solutions across several domains. In this episode, Alex describes how he started in the data space. Early in his career, he got a chance to work on a lot of data and software products. Enjoy the show! We spe...
#72 Focusing on Simplification to Solve Data Science Roadblocks with Evan Shellshear – Head of Analytics
October 08, 2019 05:47 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBEvan Shellshear has been an entrepreneur for more than a decade, and throughout that time he has always loved getting his hands dirty with building products from scratch and then commercializing them. Evan has a passion for innovation and not just from a managerial perspective but also from a doing perspective. He has a Ph.D. in Game Theory, is published in fields computer graphics to politics, mathematics to manufacturing, and much more. Evan has founded or co-founded over half a dozen comp...
#71 Creating Effective Data Science Presentations with Rachel Fojtik – Director of Analytics and Performance
October 01, 2019 06:00 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBRachel Fojtik is an Experienced Senior leader in Analytics, influencing change in behaviour, company culture, and improvement with analytics. Managing high performing teams that deliver across a myriad of knowledge areas. She is passionate about delivering information that sees results, using collaborative design and development. A demonstrated history of setting up teams that deliver end to end business intelligence implementations. Cross-industry experience in healthcare, telecommunication...
#70 Making Black Box Models Explainable with Christoph Molnar – Interpretable Machine Learning Researcher
September 24, 2019 04:23 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MBChristoph Molnar is a data scientist and Ph.D. candidate in interpretable machine learning. He is interested in making the decisions from algorithms more understandable for humans. Christoph is passionate about using statistics and machine learning on data to make humans and machines smarter. Enjoy the show! We speak about: [02:10] How Christoph started in the data space [09:25] Understanding what a researcher needs [15:15] Skills learned from software engineers [16:00] Statistical con...
#69 Creating Cultural Transformations Using Data Science Leaders with Bülent Kiziltan – Head of Data Science & Analytics and Chief Data Scientist
September 17, 2019 03:21 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBDr. Bülent Kiziltan is an AI executive and an accomplished scientist who uses artificial intelligence to create value in many business verticals and tackles diverse problems in disciplines ranging from the financial industry, healthcare, astrophysics, operations research, marketing, biology, engineering, hardware design, digital platforms, to art. He has worked at Harvard, NASA, and MIT in close collaboration with pioneers of their respective fields. In the past 15+ years, he has led data-dr...
#68 How To Build Award Winning Data Products with Nick Blewden – Head of Data Product Development
September 10, 2019 04:56 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBNick loves playing with, analyzing and visualising data and gets a massive kick out of the change it can bring to people, businesses, and the world. At Lloyd's of London, Nick leads a team of great designers and developers helping people automate processes and get more insight from their data. He gets a buzz from saving others time and surprising them with what surprising insights lie in their data. Out of the office, Nick is keen to mentor or share his experiences and enjoys speaking at eve...
#67 12 Questions to Ask in Mentoring Sessions with Felipe Flores – Founder & Podcast Host
September 03, 2019 05:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode, Felipe talks about an aspect of leadership, the one-on-one mentorship and feedback session with people on your team. To start, ask your team member what is on their mind and in general, how have things been going? If they do not have anything pressing they want to discuss in the sessions, Felipe turns to set of twelve questions. The first question is what you are most proud of that you have done since we last caught up? These questions are designed as tools for the team membe...
#66 How to Structure a Data Analytics Team with June Dershewitz – Director of Analytics
August 27, 2019 04:12 - 57 minutes - 79 MBJune Dershewitz has spent her career driving analytics strategies for major businesses. She's currently Director of Analytics at Twitch, the world's leading video platform and community for gamers (a subsidiary of Amazon). As an analytics practitioner, she builds and leads teams that focus on marketing analytics, product analytics, business intelligence, and data governance. In her prior life as a consultant, she was a member of the leadership team at Semphonic, a prominent analytics consult...
#65 Using the Love@Work Method to Improve Workplace Culture with Olivia Parr-Rud – Speaker, Award-Winning Author, and Data Scientist
August 20, 2019 03:24 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBOlivia is an internationally known thought-leader, speaker, best-selling and award-winning author, and a data scientist who focuses on the interplay between technology, corporate leadership, and personal growth and happiness. Throughout her career, she has blended analytic tools and holistic organizational practices to deliver successful solutions for her clients. As a lifelong spiritual seeker, Olivia began to see patterns that revealed the importance of love as a driver of business succes...
#64 Intersections of Analytics, AI, Linguistics and Culture with Prashant Natarajan – Principal, AI & Analytics
August 13, 2019 04:41 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBPrashant Natarajan has 18+ years’ experience in building EMRs, ERP, big data platforms, actionable analytics, and machine/deep learning applications. Before joining Deloitte, he served in hands-on global consulting and product leadership roles at H2O.ai, Oracle, McKesson Payer Solutions, Healthways, and Siemens. Prashant is Co-Faculty Instructor of Data Science and AI at Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA. He volunteers as an industry expert and guest lecturer at lead...
#63 Set Yourself Multi-Year Professional Challenges with Felipe Flores – Founder & Podcast Host
August 06, 2019 03:31 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBIn this episode, Anthony Ugoni, one of Australia’s more prominent leaders in analytics interviews Felipe. Felipe came to Australia as a backpacker and ended up falling in love with the place. With Spanish as his first language, the only English he could say was the jacket is black. Then, Felipe explains some of his odd jobs and working freelance IT. At university, Felipe wanted to specialize in data, but all of his friends told him it was dead. So, he ended up specializing in hardware, even ...
#62 Full Stack Data Science with Gregory Hill – Global Head of Analytics
July 30, 2019 05:50 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBDr. Gregory Hill leads the Analytics function at Brightstar's Global Services division, developing and delivering their data & analytics strategy, innovation programs, and product development initiatives. He works across their lines of business, including supply chain optimization, product portfolio management, financial services, buy-back and trade-in, leasing, and omnichannel solutions. He also manages Brightstar's analytics team in support of their key global accounts with pre-sales, solu...
#61 Data Science Strategy in the Military, Startups and Tech/Digital Leaders with Sveta Freidman - Data Analytics & Science Director/Mentor
July 23, 2019 02:43 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBSveta Freidman is a data scientist and business intelligence leader with extensive experience in consulting and client-based environments. She has a vast experience working in different industries, including gambling, retail, health, and online businesses (startups). Sveta is a data strategist with a passion for connecting people to the data they need to make decisions, build better products, and execute marketing strategies. In this episode, Sveta explains why she decided to study statist...
#60 Building Self-Driving Cars in Silicon Valley with Vladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D. – Senior Computer Vision Engineer and Kaggle Grandmaster
July 16, 2019 03:42 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBVladimir Iglovikov graduated from university with a degree in theoretical physics, he moved to Silicon Valley in search of a data science role in the industry. This led him to his current position in Lyft’s autonomous vehicle division where he works on computer vision related applications. In the past few years, he has invested a lot of time in Machine Learning competitions leading to his title of Kaggle Grandmaster. In this episode, Vladimir explains how difficult it was to find work in Si...
#59 Creating the Link Between Business and Data with Tony Gruebner - GM Analytics, Insights and Modelling
July 09, 2019 02:00 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBTony Gruebner is the GM Analytics of Insights and Modelling and the Exec Sponsor of Personalisation at Sportsbet. He established a department of 40+ skilled analysts and data scientists tasked with creating innovative data products focused at improving the experience for their customers and supporting the business by providing relevant and timely information and insights that steer decision making across all levels of the business. He has served on the Executive Leadership Team from 2016. I...
#58 Explainable AI Methods for Unstructured Data
July 02, 2019 04:00 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBToday we have a different type of episode, this is a presentation that Felipe did at the Chief Data and Analytics Officer Conference in Canberra, and it is on explainable AI. First, Felipe explains how Amazon used a secret AI recruiting tool that had a bias against women. Also, the U.S. government used an algorithm predicting how likely people in the criminal justice system would reoffend. What they found is that it targeted specific racial groups. The algorithm isn’t racist or sexist, the da...
#58 Explainable AI
July 02, 2019 04:00 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBToday we have a different type of episode, this is a presentation that Felipe did at the Chief Data and Analytics Officer Conference in Canberra, and it is on explainable AI. First, Felipe explains how Amazon used a secret AI recruiting tool that had a bias against women. Also, the U.S. government used an algorithm predicting how likely people in the criminal justice system would reoffend. What they found is that it targeted specific racial groups. The algorithm isn’t racist or sexist, the d...
#57 From Academic to Data Science Leader with Yuval Marom - Analytics and Data Science Professional
June 25, 2019 02:48 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBYuval is an Analytics and Data Science professional with extensive commercial and academic experience. His interests and goals are to be working on interesting and practical problems where there is a need to discover and act on meaningful patterns in data, through advanced analytics and data science. I'm the founder and co-organiser of two meetups: Data Science Melbourne and MelbURN, a user group for Melbourne-based users of the R statistical and data mining programming language. In this e...
#56 Every Business is an AI Business with Dr. Eric Daimler – Serial Entrepreneur, Technology Executive, Investor and Policy Advisor
June 19, 2019 02:33 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBDr. Eric Daimler is an authority in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics with over 20 years of experience in the field as an entrepreneur, executive, investor, technologist, and policy advisor. Daimler has co-founded six technology companies that have done pioneering work in fields ranging from software systems to statistical arbitrage. Daimler is the author of the forthcoming book Every Business is an AI Business, a guidebook for entrepreneurs, engineers, policymakers, and citizens on how to ...
#55 The Truth about AI from the People Building it with Martin Ford, Futurist and New York Times Bestselling Author Focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics and the Future Economy
June 13, 2019 03:08 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBMartin Ford is a prominent futurist, New York Times bestselling author, and leading expert on artificial intelligence and robotics and their potential impact on the job market, economy and society. His 2015 book, "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future" won the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and has been translated into more than 20 languages. In this episode, Martin discusses his best-selling books and describes some of the themes h...
#54 How to build a Data Department from scratch with Annie South – General Manager of Data at ME Bank
June 06, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBAnnie South is the General Manager of Data at ME Bank. She is an Information Management professional with twenty years’ experience of complex information environments spanning the full spectrum of structured data to unstructured information. Annie has in-depth technical knowledge of various specialisms, including metadata, data warehousing, data governance, data quality, enterprise architecture, data lineage, Big Data, data analytics, and regulatory requirements. In this episode, Annie expl...
#53 Winning Data Science Competitions With Pavel Pleskov - Data Scientist & Kaggle Grandmaster, Top 3 In The World
May 30, 2019 02:59 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBPavel Pleskov is a data scientist at Point API (NLP startup) and currently ranks number 3 out of 109,624 on Kaggle, making him a Grandmaster. Pavel has started companies in the past and has worked in many different industries before becoming a data scientist and Kaggle Grandmaster. In this episode, Pavel explains his background and how he started in the data science space. When Pavel’s girlfriend went to pursue her master’s degree in London, Pavel began interviewing for a quantitative rese...
#52 Transforming Marketing with Data Science with Danielle Timmins – Chief Data Analytics Officer
May 23, 2019 02:14 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBDanielle Timmins is the Chief Data Analytics Officer for Free Range Creatives. Free Range Creatives is a digital marketing agency that is deeply rooted in data and analytics. They have a different view on agency life and challenge the existing ways of working. They believe that work should be fun (well, at least most days) and that our work must be insightful, inspirational and effective. In this episode, Danielle tells us how she did not start in the data space but initially wanted to be a d...
#51 AI-as-a-Service with Technology Executive & Serial Entrepreneur Peter Elger, Founder and CEO of fourTheorem
May 16, 2019 03:12 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBPeter Elger is the founder and CEO of fourTheorem; his focus is on delivering business value to his clients through the application of cutting edge serverless cloud architectures and machine learning technology. His experience covers everything from architecting large-scale distributed software systems, to leading the internationally-based teams that built them. In this episode, Peter tells us how his first real passion was in physics. After graduating with a BSc in Physics and a master’s d...
#50 Making CDOs more effective with Prakash Baskar – Founder and President
May 10, 2019 02:57 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBPrakash Baskar is the Founder and President of Khyanafi. He helps data leaders to rapidly transition and accelerate the success of data, analytics, and digital initiatives. Previously, Prakash was the Chief Data Officer at Santander Consumer USA where he led enterprise data governance, risk infrastructure & information (risk data aggregation), data quality, business data strategy & solutions, and business & reporting analysis functions. In this episode, Prakash tells us how he started in t...
#49 Becoming a Kaggle Competition Master with Valeriy Babushkin – Head of Data Science, Kaggle Competition Master (Top 60)
May 04, 2019 07:07 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBValeriy Babushkin is the Head of Data Science at X5 Retail Group where he leads a team of 50+ people (4 departments: Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Computer Vision, R&D) and increases profit in a 25+ billion USD company. Also, Valeriy is a Kaggle competition master; ranking globally in the top 60. In this episode, Valeriy explains his background and how he started in the data science field. At one point, he received an offer for a senior position at a bank; it was the largest privately ow...
#48 Leverage What You Know to Get Your Foot in the Door with Jay Liu - Chief Data Scientist at Digital-Dandelion
April 26, 2019 01:55 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBJay Liu is the Chief Data Scientist at Digital-Dandelion specializing in helping insurance, and medical organizations innovate by integrating the latest in Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and big data into their systems. Knowing the best way to learn is by putting your money where your mouth is, Digital-Dandelion launched an online brand and built a customer AI to promote it. There were numerous technical and modeling challenges that were overcome, but in the end, they sold al...
#47 Transforming Government Organisations with Data Science with Marek Rucinski – Deputy Commissioner, Smarter Data Program
April 19, 2019 02:11 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBMarek Rucinski is the Deputy Commisioner leading the Smarter Data Program at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Marek has taken part and driven the evolution and transformation of Marketing, Analytics, Data and Digital capabilities for over 20 years. This has been done in both industry roles and consulting services capacity, across Australian, Asian and Global clients, across Retail, Telco, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Mining & Utilities sectors. His passion centers on helping clie...
#46 Today is the Best Time to be a Data Scientist with Jonny Bentwood – Global Head of Data & Analytics
April 12, 2019 03:00 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBJonny Bentwood is the Global Head of Data & Analytics at Golin. Jonny is an innovative leader with 15+ years of experience in communications - winning, retaining and working for Fortune 100 clients such as Facebook, Unilever, Heineken, Barclays, HP and Microsoft. He has a proven record as a creator of pioneering solutions with ability to transform business to radically impact bottom line. Jonny presents complex information in an engaging and informative style and is a strategic consultant to...
#45 Mastering the Domain of Your Work Before Becoming a Data Scientist with Warwick Graco - Senior Director Data Science
April 05, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 96 MBWarwick Graco is the Senior Director of Data Science at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). He has worked in defence, health, and taxation and has been involved in analytics for 25 years. He is a practicing analytics professional and is currently convenor of the Whole of Government Data Analytics Centre of Excellence and is a senior data scientist in Data Science and Special Acquisition Group of the Smarter Data Program of the ATO. He has a BSc from the University of New South Wales and a ...
#44 Using Data Science to Actually Solve Problems with Caroline Worboys - Data Expert, Investor, Advisor, COO & Vice Chair
March 29, 2019 06:40 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBCaroline Worboys is a data expert, investor, advisor, COO at Outra & Vice Chair at DMA Group. She has been working in the data industry for over 30 years. In this time, she’s had a fascinating journey. She has worked, created, mentored and consulted through many data driven organisations. She’s played all the different roles: technical lead, a business lead, a founder and investor. While Caroline doesn’t describe herself as a data scientist and didn’t go to university, she has always worked...
#43 Increasing Market Share and Improving Operations Using Data Science with Kevin Harrison - Chief Data Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer
March 23, 2019 09:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBKevin Harrison is working as Chief Data Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer for the City of Oakland in California. Prior to this he worked as the first ever Chief Data Officer for the State of Illinois. During that time he designed the blueprint for the State Data Practice. Operating under the new Department of Innovation and Technology agency, he implemented an enterprise approach to Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, covering all 60 State Agencies to create a collaborative ...
#42 Maintaining an Updated Skillset Despite Rapid Technological Advances with Michael Tamir - Head of Data Science & Data Science Lecturer
March 16, 2019 07:56 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBMike serves as Head of Data Science at Uber ATG and lecturer for UC Berkeley iSchool Data Science master’s program. Mike has led several teams of Data Scientists in the bay area as Chief Data Scientist for InterTrust and Takt, Director of Data Sciences for MetaScale, and Chief Science Officer for Galvanize he oversaw all data science product development and created the MS in Data Science program in partnership with UNH. Mike began his career in academia serving as a mathematics teaching fe...
#41 Improving Learning on a Large Scale Through Data Science with David Niemi - VP Measurement and Evaluation
March 05, 2019 09:34 - 1 hour - 91 MBDavid Niemi is Vice President of Measurement and Evaluation at Kaplan, Inc., where he oversees efforts to improve the quality of measurement across all education units, evaluate the effectiveness of curricula and instruction, and study the impact of innovative products and strategies. Previously he was Vice President Evaluation and Research, at K12 Inc., where he directed assessment development and validation, evaluation of products and services, and research studies used to drive curriculu...
#40 How to Build a Diverse Data Science Team with Kjersten Moody - Chief Data and Analytics Officer
February 27, 2019 05:40 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBKjersten Moody joined State Farm in July 2017 as Vice President and Chief Data & Analytics Officer in Bloomington, Illinois. Previously, Kjersten led Data & Analytics and IT groups at global companies, such as FICO (Braun), Thomson Reuters and Unilever. She has a record of delivering tangible, positive business results, and a depth of experience in scaling operations, planning/executing mission-critical business initiatives, and achieving profitability objectives. Kjersten is a graduate ...
#39 Communicating the Results of Advanced Analytics Projects with Matt Kuperholz - Partner and Chief Data Scientist
February 22, 2019 05:35 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBIn this episode I talk to Matt Kuperholz. Matt currently works for PWC as a Partner in their Analytic Intelligence Area and is their Chief Data scientist. As a kid, Matt was fascinated by computers and while training to be an actuary started developing his computer science skills. This led to working as a data scientist and consulting with top tier companies. In this episode Matt and I talk about his career journey, why it’s important to focus on the real world and not just the data and how...
#38 How to build a world class data science team
February 15, 2019 21:53 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode, I talk about data scientists and ways you can attract the best talent to your team. Instead of telling your employees what they can do better, make them curious as to what they could do better. Then, I reveal the three things to look for when analyzing your pool of applicants. Once you have your team, now what? Once you have a decent pay settled, I explain the three things you will need to have for a capable team. Later, I tell you the elements, as a manager, you should be d...
#37 Data Visualization Made Simple with Dr. Kristen Sosulski - Associate Professor of Data Visualization NYU Stern, Director of Learning Science Lab and Consultant
February 12, 2019 06:47 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBIn this episode I talk to Kristen Sosulski who is the Data Visualization Professor at NYU Stern School of Business. She has just written the book Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights Into Becoming Visual. An interest in using technology to help students learn has led to helping people to understand how to use data visualizations to communicate insights to others. Kristen and I discuss guidelines on creating data visualizations, why presenting data visualizations is as important as creat...
#36 Kickstarting 2019 With A Look Back at 2018 (Part 2): Episodes 19 to 34
February 05, 2019 04:48 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBA lot of listeners have asked what have been my takeaways from the 30+ discussions with the guests on this podcast so far. To launch 2019 I’ve done a look back at all episodes from 2018. This is part 2 where I discuss episodes 19 to 34. I hope you enjoy my recollection of these conversations. I’d love to hear what were your favourite takeaways! Support Data Futurology on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/datafuturology Thank you to our sponsors: JCU Master of Data Science - Online Progr...
#35 Kickstarting 2019 With A Look Back at 2018 (Part 1): Episodes 1 to 18
February 02, 2019 10:52 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBA lot of listeners have asked what have been my takeaway points from the 30+ discussions with the guests on this podcast so far. To launch 2019 I’ve done a look back at all episodes from 2018. This is part 1 where I discuss episodes 1 to 18. I hope you enjoy my recollection of these conversations. I’d love to hear what were your favourite takeaways! Support Data Futurology on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/datafuturology Thank you to our sponsors: JCU Master of Data Science - Online ...