Making Data Simple
329 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technology Leaders at IBM. Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on leadership, big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.
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AI-driven Coaching and Change Management with Dima Syrotkin, CEO of Pandatron {Replay}
May 24, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBThis week on Making Data Simple, we have Dima Syrotkin, founder of Pandatron. Dima Syrotkin is the CEO of Pandatron and a PhD researcher at Aalto University in Helsinki. With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. They do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every manager, which also allows them to measure change. Show Notes 1:49 – Dima’s history 5:35 – Where does the coaching come in? 16:39 – Have you ever had a ca...
ChatGPT might be a scrape of the internet, but personal.ai is AI that's personally yours. Meet Suman Kanuganti, CEO of Personal AI
May 17, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBChatGPT might be a scrape of the internet but personal.ai is AI that's personally yours. Meet Suman Kanuganti, CEO of Personal AI, focused on empowering every individual with an AI extension of their memory. 01:35 Meet Suman Kanuganti 05:57 Starting Aira, addressing needs of the blind 11:41 Bigger dreams - what would Larry do? 16:27 ChatGPT… ok we've said it 17:57 Introducing Personal.ai 26:34 Using Personal.ai 31:23 Innovative use cases 33:57 Now it gets crazy 38:43 It's FREE… to s...
"I'm getting a SodaStream!" Sustainability Part 2
May 10, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBPart 2 on Sustainability with Klaus Roder, Technical Sales Leader Sustainability, and Becky Morones, Product Env Stewardship Engineer. I guess I need to get a SodaStream. 00:35 Forms of sustainability 10:00 Intelligent supply chain 13:51 A low carbon future 17:27 The sustainability pitch 23:27 More info 25:08 For fun LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rebecca-morones-cpps, linkedin.com/in/klausroder Website: https://www.ibm.com/sustainability, IBM Impact Report, Want to be featured as a ...
Sustainability, Net 0, and Environmental Stewardship. Let's get green - like the Hulk! Part 1
May 03, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBWe're getting Green and talking Sustainability with Klaus Roder, Technical Sales Leader, Sustainability IBM, and Becky Morones, Product Env Stewardship Engineer, IBM. Part 1 · 01:29 What is sustainability · 04:42 Meet Klaus Roder, Becky Morones · 08:25 What is taking so long? · 11:46 Net 0 · 15:04 IBM sustainability use cases · 22:09 Environmental stewardship defined LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rebecca-morones-cpps, linkedin.com/in/klausroder Website: htt...
It's Cloudy for Infrastructure and the case for Quantum with Petra Buhrer, Part 2.
April 26, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBPart 2, a quick wrap with Petra Bührer on Infrastructure, then Quantum, as she serves as a Quantum Ambassador. Fun stuff. 00:12 Infrastructure in Cloud 05:47 Quantum Ambassador 09:06 A case for Quantum 21:34 What's on your bookshelf 23:22 Diversity in technology LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/petrabuehrer Website: IBM Power, IBM Storage Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making ...
Infrastructure runs the word. A conversation with Petra Bührer, Technical Sales Leader and Quantum Ambassador
April 19, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBWe’re remiss in not regularly talking about IBM Infrastructure, Power and Storage. We correct that today with Petra Bührer, Technical Sales Leader Technology Infrastructure DACH and Quantum Ambassador. Part 1. 03:59 Petra Bührer Infrastructure expert 07:52 A day in the life of Tech Sales Infrastructure 10:17 Infrastructure runs the world 12:04 Why do you need IBM Power 16:43 Encryption and security features 19:05 Cost benefit of Power 22:27 Power with AI 24:15 Power and cloud 26:2...
The Prediction Machine: Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance {Replay}
April 12, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBPart 1: Can't get enough of money ball? Feels more like sports radio. Making Data Simple welcomes Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance. 05:11 Paul's KC connection 07:59 The Prediction Machine 08:38 Who is this guy??? 15:31 Paul's story 27:01 And about the Tech? 29:48 "Box Score" is all the matters LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbessire/ Website: https://coterieinsurance.com/ Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintal...
Peter Sisson is working to fight fake news, fake reviews, and fake products with his company CertifyIt. Come for the tech ideas, stay for the stories.
April 05, 2023 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBMeet serial entrepreneur, Peter Sisson who is working to fight fake news, fake reviews, and fake products with his company CertifyIt. Come for the tech ideas, stay for the stories. 00:44 Serial entrepreneur Peter Sisson 08:01 Videos that cannot be tampered with 10:38 Use cases 12:32 Deep fakes 15:13 Certifying videos 22:10 AI imaging 23:07 Monetization or GTM 26:51 How to get the app 28:52 Pivoting the business plan 36:24 The investors always win & THE story 47:20 Where to reac...
Ami Gal, CEO & Co-founder at SQream. We dive deep into Big SQL analytics powered by GPUs, plus the future of compute.
March 29, 2023 22:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBAmi Gal, CEO & Co-founder at SQream. We dive deep into Big SQL analytics powered by GPUs, plus the future of compute. 02:20 Meet Ami Gal 04:52 What's in a name? sqream.com 08:10 Problem being solved 13:53 The secret sauce : data flow 16:52 Software or HW for scale 20:47 Secret sauce take 2 25:02 Hadoop, future of 27:52 Hybrid cloud 31:31 Go-to-market 35:09 The next 5 years of compute 39:18 Ok, next 20 years 44:17 For fun LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/galami Website: sqream.com Wa...
Part 2 - Vinca LaFleur - "It all starts with the ideas and content" and Tips and Tricks to a stellar presentation.
March 22, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBPart 2 : Vinca LaFleur of West Wing Writers. As a writer the West Wing is the dream job. Learn how to embody "It all starts with the ideas and content" - Vinca 00:30 Tricks and tips to a presentation 04:14 Speech gotchas 07:29 Knowing when you have a hit 09:39 How much is delivery 11:53 GOAT speech Bobby Kennedy in Indianapolis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2kWIa8wSC0 14:49 Gettysburg case study 17:11 ChatGPT? 20:26 Mental cups 26:55 West Wing Writers 31:51 Chief 34:30 Book r...
New! "The story is the difference" with West Wing Writer Vinca LaFleur.
March 15, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBWe all need to tell a better story. Meet Vinca LaFleur of West Wing Writers. As a writer, the West Wing is the dream job. Learn how to embody "The story is the difference". Fascinating and only Part 1. 02:28 Meet Vinca LaFleur, the diplomate, wait?! 08:25 Politics? Continuous news? 10:40 "Hanging" with Bill Clinton 18:41 The craft of writing 23:53 Not a PowerPoint hater, but... 26:53 A writers process (case study) President Clinton at the Mackie Plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
{Replay} Iain Thomas (human) and AI write a book on .... What makes us human! Let's hear from Iain Thomas, Group Creative Director, Virtue.
March 07, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBWe are recording new episodes for the remainder of the year! This topic seemed very timely with ChatGPT in the news - co-authoring a book with AI. Part 2 : A different take on technology. Iain Thomas, Group Creative Director, Virtue talks about the book he wrote with AI. Yes with a non-human called "What Makes Us Human". Why do we suffer? What is the meaning of life? Oh boy... 00:00 Writing a book with AI 02:56 Has AI provided the meaning of life? 07:37 Can AI sell too? 07:56 Do we los...
{Replay} It's always good to be reminded to be bold. Let's hear again from Fred Joyal, author of Superbold: From Under-Confident to Charismatic in 90 Days
March 01, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBThis week on Making Data Simple, Fred Joyal. Perhaps you've seen Fred on 1-800-DENTIST commercials. Now, he's turned marketing genius into the art of being BOLD. Show Notes 02:20 Brand Fred Joyal 19:20 Monetization Strategy 20:58 Boldness is a Super Power 23:18 Just Show Up 26:15 Step Up with Exercises 27:00 Failure's are Steps Up, Take Another Swing 38:50 5 Steps to Lowering Anxiety 41:50 How to Better Network Find Fred Joyal @ https://fredjoyal.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/f...
Let's talk data transformation and what makes a great seller with Co-founder and CEO of Coalesce, Armon Petrossian. As more companies move to the cloud the weakness in data transformation is becoming profound.
February 22, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBLet's talk data transformation and what makes a great seller with Co-founder and CEO of Coalesce, Armon Petrossian. As more companies move to the cloud the weakness in data transformation is becoming profound. 01:15 Meet Armon Petrossian 02:21 The problem in being data driven 04:28 Introducing Coalesce 07:53 Automation defined 09:56 The ETL to ELT shift 11:54 Typical customer use case 12:55 The Coalesce differentiator 16:18 Proof of value 24:39 Column metadata 25:40 Data transf...
How to incubate and start a company, and vent about the airlines! Dwight Harris Jr, CEO of DataScalp.
February 15, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBHow to incubate and start a company. Dwight Harris Jr, CEO of DataScalp, joins us to share the online platform that captures consumer experiences and uses consumer data to rank companies in a performance dashboard. 01:31 Dwight Harris Jr, problem solver 02:38 DataScalp and airlines 10:11 Airlines rebuttal 12:41 GTM 13:45 Why start this company 15:59 Next steps 20:14 A day in the life 22:25 Leadership advice 22:40 "From Good to Great" LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dwightharrisjr Websit...
Part 2 : Marketing, The Power of Scarcity with Dr. Mindy Weinstein, Founder and CEO of Market MindShift, Marketing instructor for Grand Canyon University, Columbia Business School, and Wharton. "Trying to reach humans" through digital marketing.
February 08, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBPart 2 : Marketing, The Power of Scarcity with Dr. Mindy Weinstein, Founder and CEO of Market MindShift, Marketing instructor for Grand Canyon University, Columbia Business School, and Wharton. "Trying to reach humans" through digital marketing. 28:19 Consumer advice 02:40 Companies using scarcity 07:07 Black Friday, Cyber Monday 08:03 Technology in marketing 11:50 AI, ChatGPT in academics 17:40 Best marketer of all time LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mindydweinstein Website: https://www....
Marketing : The Power of Scarcity with Dr. Mindy Weinstein, Founder and CEO of Market MindShift, Marketing instructor for Grand Canyon University, Columbia Business School, and Wharton. "Trying to reach humans" through digital marketing.
February 01, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBMarketing : The Power of Scarcity with Mindy Weinstein, Founder and CEO of Market MindShift, Marketing instructor for Grand Canyon University, Columbia Business School, and Wharton. "Trying to reach humans" through digital marketing. 01:41 Meet "Marketer" Mindy Weinstein 04:42 Technology in Marketing 07:50 One of the top women in digital marketing 09:12 The power of scarcity 19:16 Four types of scarcity 20:41 Bourbon scarcity 21:47 Businesses leveraging scarcity LinkedIn: linkedin.co...
ChatGPT, AI-driven marketing is growing Vegan businesses. Sam Tucker the CEO of VegCatalyst. Vegan businesses and animal rights, Sam is living his values.
January 25, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBChatGPT and great businesses leveraging the capability... Meet Sam Tucker the CEO of VegCatalyst. Vegan businesses and animal rights, Sam is living his values. 03:12 Meet Sam Tucker 08:35 Investor Pitch 11:33 GTM & Use Case 14:21 The Technology 16:11 Secret Sauce 16:48 ChatGPT 24:30 Competitors? 25:36 VegCatalyst Current Status 27:05 Is ChatGPT all that? LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sam-tucker-vegan Website: vegancreativecompass.com/, https://vegcatalyst.com/ Want to be featured as a...
Path to Strategy with Roger Premo, First Impressions of IBM {Replay}
January 18, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBEarnings are next week - so I thought I'd bring forward the IBM strategy again for a refresher. Let's talk tech strategy: IBM strategy with Roger Premo, General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development at IBM. The state of the industry, hybrid cloud, containers, competition. We hit it all. Show Notes 02:00 Roger Premo's path to strategy 08:37 First impressions of IBM 10:42 Hybrid cloud 15:33 Facts to support hybrid 18:57 Cloud's future 21:40 Why containers, Why Redhat? 25:55 Addre...
New! Deep into Intelligent Systems and "Artificial General Intelligence" with Peter Voss, Founder and CEO of Aigo.ai.
January 11, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBWant to go deep into Intelligent Systems, meet Peter Voss, Founder and CEO of Aigo.ai. Peter coined the term ‘Artificial General Intelligence’ and is perfecting the hyper-personalized Chatbot, WITH a brain. 01:56 Meet Peter Voss 08:23 Passion for Intelligent Systems 12:54 Why only Aigo 16:31 ChatGPT? A Different View 22:03 A Use Case by Example 30:53 What is Included, What is Not 34:08 Who are your Clients 36:10 The Engagement 38:57 The Business Case 41:59 AI that Reasons 44:26 T...
[Replay] Setting New Year Intentions, Coaching, and Line of Sight with Lynne Snead, Founder of Talent Evolution Systems
January 04, 2023 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBAbstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Making Data Simple, we have Lynne Snead. Lynne is the founder and owner of Talent Evolution Systems, a behavioral analyst, consultant, training specialist, speaker, coach. Lynne has a back ground in Educational Psychology, and has specialized in organizatio...
AI-powered digital marketing without the use of cookies or personal information! All with Nadia Gonzalez, CMO for Scibids.
December 28, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBMarketing fundamentals to AI-powered digital marketing without the use of cookies or personal information. All with Nadia Gonzalez, CMO for Scibids. See white paper for additional technical detail. 01:42 Meet Nadia 05:15 Marketing Today 15:41 The Founding of Scibids 16:32 Cookies. What's changed? 17:44 Consumer Targeting Era Over? 20:07 Marketing Tomorrow 26:06 First Party Data & Contextual Signals 29:25 Beware of the Walled Garden 31:56 Scibids Differentiation 35:52 Scibids. What'...
Tired of ad-based searches? Meet Eric Olsen, Co-Founder & CEO at Consensus. His new startup leverages Natural Language Processing to serve as the new Google for expert opinions
December 21, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBTired of ad-based searches? Meet Eric Olsen, Co-Founder & CEO at Consensus. His new startup leverages Natural Language Processing to serve as the new Google for expert opinions. 01:23 Meet Eric Olson 02:27 In inception of Concensus 04:15 Sorry, sports break 06:25 Starting in sports betting 9:51 Back to evidence-based search 12:17 Monetizing Consensus 16:40 The corpus of data 17:22 The wisdom of experts 19:15 It's free! At least today 20:09 Finally, the technology, NLP 28:47 The bu...
Bringing it Back to Sales Basics - Repeat - two Sales experts walking into a bar... and divulge all the secrets. Art or science? Frank Attaie, GM Technology IBM Canada, Matt Kosinski, VP Data and AI
December 14, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBI'm posting a repeat this week to refresh myself on the art (or is it science) on sales, specifically listening, as we look to close out the year. Part 1 : Two Sales experts walking into a bar... and divulge all the secrets. Art or science? Frank Attaie, GM Technology IBM Canada, Matt Kosinski, VP Data and AI and Automation Sales Americas. Show Notes 06:42 Sales advice for a new leader 09:43 Client research in a pinch 14:57 Sales philosophy 17:51 Defining "listening" 22:57 Cringewort...
Getting Technical about the Data Center Revolution with Jonathan Friedmann, CEO of Speedata
December 07, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBLet's get more technical on the data center revolution. The CPU cannot keep up with data growth! APUs and dedicated processors for Analytics workloads. Jonathan Friedmann, CEO & Co-Founder of Speedata, joins the podcast. 01:55 Introducing Jonathan Friedmann 10:20 What makes SpeedData 20x faster? 13:29 HW acceleration is better 16:21 Target client profile 17:57 How to accelerate via HW 22:02 APUs are the answer 23;42 The evil CPU 25:57 Supply chain, no problem 27:33 Chips and Science ...
Breaking down the State of the IT industry with two IBM Champions
November 30, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBI took extended time to learn from two IBM Champions on the state of the IT industry. Welcome Heather Cole, President and CEO at Lodestar Solutions and Steven Perva, Sr. Mainframe Innovation Engineer at Ensono. Special guest, Libby Ingrassia, Program Director for IBM Champions joins us. 03:21 Individuals whose first language is binary 13:17 What is an IBM Champion? 19:34 Why Z Systems? 26:00 ITs #1 Challenge! 29:04 Move from FAQs to Should Ask Questions 31:50 IT Time to Value 36...
Part 2: "See the Game, Change the Game". More money ball with Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance. Fascinating stuff.
November 23, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBPart 2: "See the Game, Change the Game". More money ball with Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance. Fascinating stuff. 01:00 Paul's customers <Ok, off the rails on sport psychology> 09:50 Moneyball for insurance 15:10 Can you underwrite at the individual level? 20:17 In summary 24:09 Startups and adverse selection 31:10 Three tweetable nuggets? 33:00 For fun LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbessire/ Website: https://coterieinsurance.com/ Want to be feature...
Part 2: "See the Game, Change the Game". More money ball with Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance. Fascinating stuff.
November 23, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBPart 2: "See the Game, Change the Game". More money ball with Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance. Fascinating stuff. 01:00 Paul's customers <Ok, off the rails on sport psychology> 09:50 Moneyball for insurance 15:10 Can you underwrite at the individual level? 20:17 In summary 24:09 Startups and adverse selection 31:10 Three tweetable nuggets? 33:00 For fun LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbessire/ Website: https://coterieinsurance.com/ Want to be feature...
Part 1: Can't get enough of money ball? Feels more like sports radio. Making Data Simple welcomes Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance.
November 16, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBPart 1: Can't get enough of money ball? Feels more like sports radio. Making Data Simple welcomes Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance. 05:11 Paul's KC connection 07:59 The Prediction Machine 08:38 Who is this guy??? 15:31 Paul's story 27:01 And about the Tech? 29:48 "Box Score" is all the matters LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbessire/ Website: https://coterieinsurance.com/ Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintal...
Part 1: Can't get enough of money ball? Feels more like sports radio. Making Data Simple welcomes Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance.
November 16, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBPart 1: Can't get enough of money ball? Feels more like sports radio. Making Data Simple welcomes Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance. 05:11 Paul's KC connection 07:59 The Prediction Machine 08:38 Who is this guy??? 15:31 Paul's story 27:01 And about the Tech? 29:48 "Box Score" is all the matters LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbessire/ Website: https://coterieinsurance.com/ Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintal...
Part 2: Learning leadership from a 2-star General : "The harder right versus the easier wrong". Hear about the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)
November 09, 2022 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBPart 2 : Learning leadership from a 2-star General : "The harder right versus the easier wrong". Hear about the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) 00:12 How to become a 2-Star General 01:22 Raising 3 girls 4:10 Leadership style 05:21 MDMP to civilian leadership 09:55 General McConville's book recommendation 10:54 How military influences POV 14:06 Advice to others 15:52 Finally! The lighting round LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dianne-del-rosso-7950871 Website: https://www.ibm.com/pr...
Part 1: A 2-star General on the #MakingDataSimple podcast! Dianne Del Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, WW Services, IBM.
November 02, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBA 2-star General on the #MakingDataSimple podcast! Dianne Del Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, WW Services, IBM. Lab Services : World class consultants with certified skills providing value-based services via simple, repeatable practices, methodologies, and offerings 03:08 Meet the General 08:02 Why ditch Westpoint (twice)?! 10:10 How do you still balance the Reserves? 11:15 Do you hate Navy? 12:54 The acquisition space 14:57 Why Lab Services, Why now? 18:13 The Lab Services mission ...
Part 1: A 2-star General on the #MakingDataSimple podcast! Dianne Del Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, WW Services, IBM.
November 02, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBA 2-star General on the #MakingDataSimple podcast! Dianne Del Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, WW Services, IBM. Lab Services : World class consultants with certified skills providing value-based services via simple, repeatable practices, methodologies, and offerings 03:08 Meet the General 08:02 Why ditch Westpoint (twice)?! 10:10 How do you still balance the Reserves? 11:15 Do you hate Navy? 12:54 The acquisition space 14:57 Why Lab Services, Why now? 18:13 The Lab Services mission ...
[Replay} Coaching and Leadership, and I learn what makes a great leader - Conversation with Leadership Coach Lynne Snead.
October 26, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBHey folks! Replay this week as we crunch through a backlog of editing. My favorite coach, Lynne Snead, is guest today to discuss Leadership and Coaching, the good, the bad, and the great. Lynne is the founder of Talent Evolution Systems, a behavioral analyst, consultant, training specialist, speaker, coach, Lynne has a back ground in Educational Psychology, and has specialized in organizational performance for over 20 years. Lynne is one of the original Franklin Covey co-authors, has a b...
[Replay} Coaching and Leadership, and I learn what makes a great leader - Conversation with Leadership Coach Lynne Snead.
October 26, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBHey folks! Replay this week as we crunch through a backlog of editing. My favorite coach, Lynne Snead, is guest today to discuss Leadership and Coaching, the good, the bad, and the great. Lynne is the founder of Talent Evolution Systems, a behavioral analyst, consultant, training specialist, speaker, coach, Lynne has a back ground in Educational Psychology, and has specialized in organizational performance for over 20 years. Lynne is one of the original Franklin Covey co-authors, has a b...
Kill your... whaaa???... Service Desk! Nichola Freund Founder and CEO of Workstream.io
October 19, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBMeet Nicholas Freund, Founder and CEO of Workstream.io. Nicholas spearheads a seed-stage technology startup that integrates directly with analytical tools data, and existing workflows, to empower data teams to use data assets in a more effective way. 01:50 Meet Nichola Freund 05:18 Why leave the golden child : Tesla? 14:10 Time to start another data company 18:37 A startup in COVID 21:30 The Workstream pitch 25:30 A use case example 29:16 Competitive differentiation 34:40 Monetizatio...
Part 2 : A different take on technology. Iain Thomas, Group Creative Director, Virtue talks about the book he wrote with AI. Yes with a non-human called "What Makes Us Human". Why do we suffer? What is the meaning of life? Oh boy...
October 12, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBPart 2 : A different take on technology. Iain Thomas, Group Creative Director, Virtue talks about the book he wrote with AI. Yes with a non-human called "What Makes Us Human". Why do we suffer? What is the meaning of life? Oh boy... 00:00 Writing a book with AI 02:56 Has AI provided the meaning of life? 07:37 Can AI sell too? 07:56 Do we lose our humanity with AI? 12:40 The concern : bias 14:15 Buy the book. Here's why. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-s-thomas-7838445/ Webs...
A different take on technology and creativity with Iain Thomas, Part 1
October 05, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBPart 1 : A different take on technology. Iain Thomas, Group Creative Director, Virtue talks creativity and humanities, connecting people with technology, and Artificial Intelligence's impact on the creative arts. AI, NFTs, Web 3.0, Metaverse. 01:34 The brand of being Iain Thomas 12:47 AI, NFTs, Web 3.0, Metaverse, and Crypto 14:36 Have Millennials rented their lives? 17:37 All things NFT 24:20 AI meets poetry (Sappho) 28:16 What does GPT-3 offer that humans cannot? 30:06 The idea w...
Part 2 : Malcolm Hawker, Head of Data Strategy for Profisee, and thought leader in the field of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance. If you're an MDM zealot, let's go deep!
September 28, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBPart 2 : Malcolm Hawker, Head of Data Strategy for Profisee, and thought leader in the field of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance. If you're an MDM zealot, let's go deep! Show Notes: 00:32 The Head of Data Strategy 02:00 Make it Easy, Accurate, and Scale 05:48 What is Real vs Hype 09:00 Profisee's Differentiator 14:26 Reach out to Malcolm 15:28 How to become a CDO 18:50 Focusing on outcomes 24:52 The end of the world Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malhawker We...
Part 1 : Welcome Malcolm Hawker, Head of Data Strategy for Profisee, and thought leader in the field of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance. If you're an MDM zealot, let's go deep.
September 21, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBPart 1 : Welcome Malcolm Hawker, Head of Data Strategy for Profisee, and thought leader in the field of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance. If you're an MDM zealot, let's go deep. Show Notes 01:28 Meet Malcolm Hawker 06:33 MDM's future 09:48 A unique view on data fabric 14:07 The rise and fall of AOL 19:46 The definition of MDM 26:28 MDM reference architecture Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malhawker Website: https://profisee.com/ Want to be featured as a guest ...
Let's talk tech strategy: IBM strategy with Roger Premo, General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development at IBM. The state of the industry, hybrid cloud, containers, competition. We hit it all.
September 07, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBLet's talk tech strategy: IBM strategy with Roger Premo, General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development at IBM. The state of the industry, hybrid cloud, containers, competition. We hit it all. Show Notes 02:00 Roger Premos path to strategy 08:37 First impressions of IBM 10:42 Hybrid cloud 15:33 Facts to support hybrid 18:57 Cloud's future 21:40 Why containers, Why Redhat? 25:55 Addressing lock-in 30:08 The IBM bar pitch 34:04 Start with outcomes 36:10 The most exciting technol...
Part 2: Money Ball yet again! Nancy Hensley, Chief Marketing Officer for Stats Perform, talks sports analytics offerings, what sports use data the best, AND find out which gender is better at sports analytics. I wonder...
August 31, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBPart 2: Money Ball yet again! Nancy Hensley, Chief Marketing Officer for Stats Perform, talks sports analytics offerings, what sports use data the best, AND find out which gender is better at sports analytics. I wonder... Show Notes 00:45 Optivision 06:57 Which sport gets data? The NFL? 15:48 Was Covid good or bad for business? 19:16 Which gender is better at Sports Analytics??! 21:45 Guess who Nancy is related to? Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhensley/ Website: https://...
Money Ball is back! Nancy Hensley, Chief Marketing Officer for Stats Perform, gives us the latest on data analytics in sports. If you like sports don't listen unless you have time to be entertained.
August 24, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBMoney Ball is back! Nancy Hensley, Chief Marketing Officer for Stats Perform, gives us the latest on data analytics in sports. If you like sports don't listen unless you have time to be entertained. Show Notes 04:09 What does Money Ball look like now? 07:30 Mrs Chicago's personal update 08:40 Fan website: The Analyst 11:16 Stats Perform for the rest of us 17:25 Sports tech competitors 18:34 Monetizing data. $115M for NFL data! What? 27:44 Broadcaster and Pressbox Linkedin: https://w...
Starting a business that merges technology and medicine: Sean Bozorgzad, CEO Potentia, will make medical rooms near you more efficient via historical patterns, current events, futures, and virtual predictions.
August 17, 2022 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBStarting a business that merges technology and medicine: Sean Bozorgzad, CEO Potentia, will make medical rooms near you more efficient via historical patterns, current events, futures, and virtual predictions. Show Notes 02:45 Sean = medicine + tech 10:04 Starting Potentia Analytics 16:58 Potentia real-time insights 19:04 HIPAA and use cases 23:02 How it all works 30:36 Knowledge is power 37:04 And pandemic impact? 39:15 Command center 43:20 Potentia clients 45:22 Competitors 47:...
The most interesting man alive : Neil Sahota, CEO ACSILabs, is taking on AI for Good with the UN. Hear about his UN workings, new book, and think differently with TUCBO.
August 10, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBThe most interesting man alive : Neil Sahota, CEO ACSILabs, is taking on AI for Good with the UN. Hear about his UN workings, new book, and think differently with TUCBO. Show Notes 02:57 Mr. Neil Sahota 05:34 Approaching the UN0 8:30 The UN pitch 10:37 An AI book for ALL of us 14:17 AI for Good 19:07 Use cases 22:46 Own the AI revolution 32:13 Think differently with TUCBO 38:57 The basketball GOAT 41:51 Advice on risk Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilsahota/details/experience/ Webs...
Of course you're tired of spreadsheets. Data exploration is better. Ryan Buick, Co-Founder of Canvas.
August 03, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBTired of spreadsheets? Yes you are. Ryan Buick, Co-Founder of Canvas, has the answer. Canvas is a data exploration tool for business teams to automate manual reporting, build dashboards, and answer ad-hoc questions without SQL. Show Notes 02:36 Who is Ryan Buick? 04:43 The Canvas mission 06:57 Startups during a pandemic 09:36 Problem(s) solved 14:33 Modernizing spreadsheets 20:12 Current state, desired state 23:05 The pitch 28:56 Go to market 36:46 Biggest fear 38:54 Best SF rest...
Kansas Rules. John Darbyshire, CEO SmartSuite & Serial Entrepreneuer joins Al to discuss work management, data, and passion as king.
July 27, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week a Kansas boy done good. Jon Darbyshire, CEO SmartSuite and serial entrepreneur on work management to manage process, from any industry, within a single platform. Show Notes 03:28 From Haysville to Newport Beach 07:18 Why start a business in a pandemic? 08:48 Who needs venture funding. Not Jon. 09:26 Workplace automation defined 14:12 SmartSuite capabilities 19:30 Targeting Millennials and Gen Z 20:45 Slack built in 21:54 SmartSuite differentiation 23:07 Sharing data 25:2...
Back to School Replay! Sales Sales Sales [Part 1] Al & Ayal Steinberg discuss data and AI, market growth, and “Switzerland”
July 20, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBHey Folks! Back to school replay here while we edit some of our recent guests. Enjoy! Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [[email protected]] or for faster response, complete this form and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun...
Summer Vacay Replay! Sales Sales Sales [Part 1] Al & Ayal Steinberg discuss data and AI, market growth, and “Switzerland”
July 20, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [[email protected]] or for faster response, complete this form and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Making Data Simple, we have Ayal Steinburg VP, WW Data, AI, and Automati...
Part 2 : Back, back again... "Two Sales experts walk into a bar". Frank Attaie, GM Technology IBM Canada, and Matt Kosinski, VP Data and AI and Automation Sales Americas.
July 13, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBPart 2 : Back, back again... "Two Sales experts walk into a bar". Frank Attaie, GM Technology IBM Canada, and Matt Kosinski, VP Data and AI and Automation Sales Americas. I start right out with addressing sales performance. 😳 Game on. Show Notes 00:00 How to address those not achieving quota 02:37 What is a Robertson screw driver??? 04:51 Biggest Sales failures 09:05 THE questions that differentiate a tire kicker from true interest 09:40 Why IBM? The Sales pitch 14:15 Ok... so IBM IS ...