Leading Analytics Podcast
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsData and Analytics are attracting big attention no matter what business you are in. However, not everyone knows how to use their data (and others’ data) to their best advantage. So why not hear from Data and Analytics leaders at some of the biggest brands in the world and learn directly from them? Jack Phillips, CEO and Co-Founder of the International Institute for Analytics sits down with the most powerful players in the field and opens up the playbook to show you how to succeed in Analytics.
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Inderpol Bhandari, Global Chief Data Officer at IBM
May 12, 2022 19:03 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBIn the 30th episode of IIA’s Leading Analytics podcast, IIA CEO Jack Phillips chats with Inderpal Bhandari, Global Chief Data Officer for IBM, a company deeply rooted in the data, analytics, and technology world. When Bhandari started at IBM six years ago, the role of AI from an enterprise standpoint was not clear to many B2B companies. IBM set out to infuse AI into its own business processes and then use what they learned to showcase to customers, be a voice of experience, and help customer...
Liz Kershner, Senior Director for Strategy, Insights and Advanced Analytics at Delta Faucets
May 05, 2022 04:00 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBWhat could be at all analytical about an elegant kitchen or bathroom faucet? Actually lots. As the name suggests, the Delta Faucet Company is synonymous with products for showering, bathing, sinks, toilets, and steam showers. In this episode I visit with Liz Kershner who recently joined the company as Senior Director for Strategy, Insights and Advanced Analytics. We cover the hybrid organizing model that Liz has implemented, and the various roles that analytics plays including market for...
Diana Schildhouse, Chief Analytics and Insights Officer at Colgate
April 28, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBThe power of a healthy smile defines Colgate’s global mission. In this episode, you’ll hear about the central role that data, insights and analytics play in driving that mission forward. Diana Schildhouse joins the Leading Analytics Podcast for an episode filled with wisdom based on her experience leading analytics and insights efforts at Colgate. You’ll hear a clear and consistent description of how value is generated through the use of data and advanced analytics at Colgate, and some ti...
Sammi Li, Chief Analytics Officer at Flagstar Bank
April 21, 2022 04:00 - 21 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode, I sit down with Sammi Li who leads analytics for the Community Bank side of Flagstar Bank. We talk about a range of banking application areas including hyper-personalization—how the bank can bring stronger and better digital and AI capabilities to deliver personalization to Flagstar customers through their bankers in the branches. Sammi’s great advice for aspiring analytics professionals include, be curious, keep learning, have a growth mindset, and figure out how to becom...
Cara Dailey, Chief Data Officer at LPL Financial
April 14, 2022 04:00 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBCara Dailey joins Season 3 of the Leading Analytics Podcast to share some of her early experiences as Chief Data Officer at LPL Financial. In this far-ranging conversation, you’ll hear about the areas the data and analytics team at LPL Financial is having the most impact. Hint, it’s all about the customer. We dive into talent retention, data governance, AI and team culture. Cara also shares a few of her top influencers and advice for folks just joining the analytics movement as professio...
Callum Staff, Head of Data Science and Analytics, Food, Marks and Spencer
January 24, 2022 05:01 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBTo kick off Season 3 of the Leading Analytics Podcast, I sit down with Callum Staff who leads food analytics at the global retail brand Marks & Spencer based in London. Sitting beneath the in-store customer experience and the rich product offerings, sits a growing analytics capability crucial to growing the enterprise in the future. Callum also mentions a few must read book titles that you won’t want to miss.
Helena Yin-Koeppl, Vice President, Global Head of Data Science & Advanced Analytics, Bayer
November 01, 2021 17:16 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBWe close out Season 2 with a conversion with Helena Yin Koeppl of Bayer. Like many of our guests over the first two seasons, Helena has held analytics leadership roles at some of the world’s most recognized consumer and healthcare brands. Helena now oversees building the strategic vision as well as the analytics portfolio and roadmap for a brand-new function in Bayer’s Pharmaceutical division. She has designed a growing organization that enables advanced analytics, artificial intelligence,...
John Kahan, VP and Chief Data Analytics Officer, Microsoft
June 28, 2021 18:54 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBHow about an inspiring conversation with John Kahan of the technology giant, Microsoft. Of course, data and analytics are at the center of Microsoft’s business, but John acts as Chief Data Analytics Officer, and the global lead of “AI for Health” for the company. In this episode, John shares his (and Microsoft’s) world view of the possibilities for AI, ML and data science to help meet the global challenges such as sustainability, health and human rights, and disaster response. For one, I ca...
Elena Alikhachkina, Danone, Global Vice President, Data Analytics
June 21, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBDanone is among the most iconic food manufacturing companies in the world with brands like Evian and Volvic waters, and Aktiva and Silk soymilk in the dairy area. And, it’s hard to find a more diverse guest than the company’s analytics leader Elena Alikhachkina. Elena started her career in the news and information industry, and has since held senior analytics roles in healthcare and biotech, and now food and nutrition. If you’re looking for some universal truths drawn from years of cross-in...
Saurabh Parikh - Chief Data & Innovation Officer, CONA Services
June 21, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBCoca-cola is among the world’s most iconic brands. In this episode, I sit down with Saurabh Parikh who leads data and innovation at CONA Services, which supports the largest Coke bottlers in North America. Saurabh describes how the firm delivers analytics solutions against today’s opportunities, while also keeping a sharp eye on all of the areas to improve and innovate for the future. He shares a well-tested organizational model that balances the needs of both data management and analytics...
Yatish Uchil, BNY Mellon, Co-Head of Data and Analytics Services - Global Operations and Technology
June 07, 2021 22:56 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBIt’s not often that I speak with an analytics leader from a company whose roots go back to America’s founding fathers. Yatish Uchil of BNY Mellon joins me on this episode to discuss his new role leading an analytics team supporting the firm’s shared services technology organization. Yatish shares some great anecdotes and soundbites he’s developed over the years leading analytics, and compares his experience in both business-facing teams and now technology teams.
Nicole Nelson, Best Buy, Senior VP, Data and Analytics COE
May 24, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBIf you’re into technology, pride yourself on owning the most cutting edge tech toys, you have undoubtedly spent time at Best Buy. And lurking in the background, and often driving the customer experience is growing data and analytics capability led by Nicole Nelson, the company’s Chief Analytics Officer. You’ll hear about the group’s recent transition to a centralized model (COE), and a few nuggets from Nicole around makes for a high-performing analytics leader.
Krishna Cheriath, VP, Head of Digital, Data and Analytics at Zoetis
May 17, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBZoetis may not be a recognizable brand to many, but If you work or live around animals or livestock, Zoetis will be a familiar name. Zoetis serves veterinarians, livestock producers and people who raise and care for farm and companion animals in more than 100 countries. Krishna Cheriath leads digital, data and analytics at Zoetis, and he walks us through how the company organizes the data and analytics effort around the globe and across business lines.
Tarun Kataria, MARS, Senior Director Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning
May 03, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode, Tarun Kataria of Mars takes us through his experience leading analytics efforts at a series of prominent global companies including Coca-Cola, Georgia Pacific and now Mars. You will walk away from this episode with a handful of very useful frameworks that Tarun uses with his team and company leaders to stay focused on the right things, and always drive the company’s global mission across all of the business lines. Mars remains a private, family-owned company with a serious ...
Rahul Pathak, AWS, VP of Analytics
April 19, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBAmazon Web Services (AWS) has become synonymous with cloud analytics and data tools, and Amazon the e-commerce giant continually ranks at the top of IIA’s analytics maturity index. In this episode, I sit down with Rahul Pathak to talk about the evolution of AWS and the impact is has had (and will continue to have) on data science and analytics that are practiced and delivered at enterprises of all shapes and sizes around the world. You will hear quotes from Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos abou...
Scott Zoldi, FICO, Chief Analytics Officer
April 12, 2021 04:01 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBScott Zoldi is the first CAO we spoken with on the podcast whose company’s product is actually data and analytics. Today, FICO is a household name among consumers, but is also critical to the way enterprises of all sizes conduct business. Over 19 years at FICO, Scott has built a truly world-class data and analytics organization grounded in science and ethics. Yes, ethics. In our conversation, Scott shares the essentials of how analytics is organized at FICO, but also shares how important ...
Cameron Davies, YUM! Brands, Chief Data Officer
April 05, 2021 04:01 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBCameron Davies has been at Yum! Brands under a year, but seems to be building (and acquiring) world-class analytics capabilities the way he has at other companies, but in a way that is unique to Yum! If you don’t recognize the Yum! Name, you’ll surely recognize KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell which are all part of the Yum! Family of companies. In this far-reaching conversation, Cameron shares a unique list of attributes that make for a strong analytics leader, and he even references World War ...
Erika McBride, Director of BI & Analytics at Dow, Inc.
March 22, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBIn this episode I sit down with Erika McBride who looks after all things analytics at the giant material science company, Dow, Inc. Like many of my prior guests, Erika manages the analytics and data science function, but doesn't actually have a data science background. Instead, her main focus is on how analytics translates to business outcomes. You'll hear some great slogans in this episode like, "translating data into profit," and "ringing the cash register at Dow." Erika shares how lea...
Mano Mannoochahr, Travelers, Senior VP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
February 28, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBIf you think the only you’ll find advanced analytics in use at one of the world’s most prominent insurers is in the actuarial science arena (in other words, heavy quant), think again. Mano Mannoochahr leads data and analytics at Travelers, and joins me for a far-ranging conversation about the myriad ways Travelers is beating the competition by using data in very imaginative ways, as well as about which leadership qualities have been most essential to his success in his first two years in th...
Bob Darin, CVS Health, chief analytics officer and chief data officer
February 10, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBWe’re kicking off Season 2 of the Leading Analytics Podcast with Bob Darin who holds both an chief analytics officer role and chief data officer role at CVS Health, which recently merged with the insurance giant Aetna. The combination of these two giant companies holds great promise in healthcare to bring together retail and pharmacy operations with health insurance services to produce a powerful end-to-end solution for patients and consumers. Bob shares a few selected approaches to how the ...
Cleveland Clinic and how they use Data and Analytics
January 02, 2021 19:29 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBWe end our first season with one of IIA’s 2020 Excellence in Analytics (ANNY) winners, Cleveland Clinic. Chris Donovan joins me to describe the world-class team and capabilities they have assembled at Cleveland Clinic, but also to retrace for us this dreadful COVID year from a disease management and clinical perspective. Like John Phytilla in episode 7, Chris and his team could never have predicted (no pun intended), how central their team would become to the day-to-day operations as they ...
Discount Tire and how they use Data and Analytics
December 18, 2020 23:54 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBWhen you need tires for your car, you will more than likely find a Discount Tire location ready to serve you. Like most retailers, analytics plays an important role across the Discount Tire business. Keith Moody joins us for this episode just a few months into his new leadership role at Discount Tire. Like many of our Season 1 guests, Keith has had a long career in analytics at a variety of manufacturers.
Discount Tires and how they use Data and Analytics
December 18, 2020 23:54 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBWhen you need tires for your car, you will more than likely find a Discount Tire location ready to serve you. Like most retailers, analytics plays an important role across the Discount Tire business. Keith Moody joins us for this episode just a few months into his new leadership role at Discount Tire. Like many of our Season 1 guests, Keith has had a long career in analytics at a variety of manufacturers.
McDonald's and how they use Data and Analytics
December 18, 2020 23:53 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBThe McDonald’s brand is synonymous with innovation across all of its global operations. Data and analytics fuel that innovation across the myriad ways McDonald’s maintains its competitive position, but many would say the best is yet to come. In this episode, I sit down with Craig Brabec who recently took the helm of the analytics team after stints at Caterpillar, McKesson and Ford Motor. A highlight of the episode is Craig’s list of leader qualities that he’s developed over his career lead...
McDonald's and how they use their Data and Analytics
December 18, 2020 23:53 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBThe McDonald’s brand is synonymous with innovation across all of its global operations. Data and analytics fuel that innovation across the myriad ways McDonald’s maintains its competitive position, but many would say the best is yet to come. In this episode, I sit down with Craig Brabec who recently took the helm of the analytics team after stints at Caterpillar, McKesson and Ford Motor. A highlight of the episode is Craig’s list of leader qualities that he’s developed over his career lead...
Worthington Industries and how they use Data and Analytics
December 18, 2020 23:52 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBAdvance analytics isn’t necessarily something that comes to mind when you think of big steel. But, Worthington Industries is an exception. Steve Bartos helped start the analytics effort at Worthington, adding more and more use cases across the enterprise every step of the way. IIA has been a steady partner of Steve and his team’s efforts since their inception, and the results have been impressive.
Disney and how they use Data and Analytics
December 18, 2020 23:49 - 23 minutes - 32 MBWalt Disney initially made his mark on the world through imagination and creativity, not deep science. But, don’t be fooled. Since its founding in 1923, The Walt Disney Company has grown into arguably the most dominant global entertainment brand, while also setting a high bar for operations. Mark Shafer, who manages decision science at Disney, discusses how data science-based thinking and operations has grown so important internally that it even has its own brand within the company.
Mass General Brigham and how they use Data and Analytics
November 03, 2020 22:25 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBThroughout the Northeast of the United States and around the world, the Mass General Hospital brand stands for high-quality healthcare delivery and outcomes and world-class research. Formerly Partners Healthcare, Mass General Brigham consists of 12 world-class healthcare facilities. John Phytila joins me in this episode to share how AI and advanced analytics is reshaping how Mass General Brigham both operates efficiently, often hard in healthcare delivery, and provides world-class care to p...
CIGNA and how they use Data and Analytics
November 03, 2020 22:24 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBStaying healthy has never been more important than right now. Affordable, high-quality healthcare has been the foundation of CIGNA’s since its founding. The sheer size and reach of this global brand means that data and analytics is an essential fuel that drives decision-making. Gina Papush is setting CIGNA’s vision for the future when it comes to capturing all the opportunities hidden within data, both for CIGNA and the entire healthcare industry.
Loblaw Companies Ltd. and how they use Data and Analytics
November 03, 2020 22:24 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBCanadian culture revolves around a healthy lifestyle and few national brands deliver on those values the way Loblaw does. Food, health and wellness, fashion and beauty, and financial security are all at the heart of Loblaw’s brand and values. Lurking just beneath the surface is a highly sophisticated data and analytics capability and community that is making Loblaw into a world-class analytical competitor. Industry veteran Paul Ballew, who leads the effort, will share how he is helping Lo...
John Deere Interview and how they use Data and Analytics
October 05, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBWhen you think of America’s oldest heavy industry manufacturing brands, the big green machines from John Deere come to mind. What you may not know is how the company is pivoting to be at the center of intelligent agriculture, backed by an impressive data and analytics team spread across the company. Kira Barclay leads analytics for Deere’s finance arm, but has a front row seat on the efforts underway to make Deere the leader when it comes to data and analytics flowing the tractors and agri...
Intermountain Medical Center and how they use Data and Analytics
October 05, 2020 16:54 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBWhen you’re in the business of saving lives, particularly during the pandemic, you better know what you’re doing, both medically and operationally. Albert Marinez recently took over Intermountain Medical Center’s highly developed data and analytics capability, and faced his first real test this year during the pandemic. He’ll share how one of the country’s leading hospitals is also a standout high-performer when it comes to analytics.
Campbell's Soup and how they use Data and Analytics
October 05, 2020 16:46 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBWhen you think of Campbell's Soup, the idea of a grilled cheese dipped in tomato soup pops to mind. What about Chicken Noodle? When it comes to analytics at Campbell's, ingredients don't matter, people do. Maria Macuare came on board three years ago to lead analytics at Campbell's and never looked back. What are her secrets to being a high-performing analytics leader? She shares her best tactics that will change the way you think about analytics at your company.
IKEA and how they use Data and Analytics
October 05, 2020 16:39 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBIKEA, the big yellow and blue megastores that everyone loves, does more than just shape the way we live our lives. Underneath the clean lines and tasty meatballs, is a global data and analytics capability optimizing every decision made. In this episode, Drew Smith shares some of his secrets in leading a global analytics team from the company headquarters in Sweden.