Women in Data Podcast
114 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -Welcome to the Women in Data Podcast, where every other week your host, Karen Jean-Francois interviews some of the most inspiring women working in data. Through each episode, they share their invaluable experience and knowledge. Leaving no stone unturned, the WiD Podcast series will provide you with information on the use of data in various industries, plus helpful tips for career development. More importantly, it will enable you to become the data professional you want to be.
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Episodes
Lucile Ripa – Career choices and Analytics in consultancy
July 29, 2020 16:30 - 30 minutes - 29.9 MBThis week, Karen is joined by Lucile Ripa, Analytics & Data Science Partner at Wunderman Thompson. A deep dive into data roles and projects in agencies, this episode is full of insights. It is also full tips to help you ace your career; from using transferable skills to bring new ways of thinking to moving from analyst to manager or taking ownership of your work and presenting it in meetings. Whether you want to understand the type of projects data teams work on in agencies and what skills a...
Jessica Chapplow - Becoming a marketing engineer without a STEM background
July 22, 2020 17:30 - 25 minutes - 18.3 MBThis week, Karen is joined by Jessica Chapplow, Head of Digital Transformation at KR MediaCom. With an initial passion for Journalism and Marketing Jessica never imagined she would be destined for a career in data and technology. Yet, in 2019, she was selected as a finalist for Women in Tech’s Young Leader of The Year Award. In this episode, you will hear about Jessica's journey to mould herself to become a Marketing Engineer, including the challenges she faced while studying for a Masters i...
Kanwal Bhatia - Images are numbers! From medical imaging to sports analytics
July 15, 2020 17:30 - 25 minutes - 22 MBIn this week’s episode, Karen is joined by Kanwal Bhatia, Machine Learning Specialist and Entrepreneur at Antler. After more than 10 years of experience in medical imaging analytics, Kanwal decided to start her own business, MetaLynx, transferring her knowledge to analysing sports videos. In this episode, Karen and Kanwal discuss how data science and machine learning are used in medical imaging, as well as the challenges Kanwal faced in the healthcare industry. They will then discuss Kanwal’...
Bhavya Jha – The role of data in the financial industry
July 08, 2020 17:30 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBThis week, Karen is joined by Bhavya Jha, Manager of Advanced Analytics at M&G plc. Specialised in building machine learning models and data strategy, Bhavya also uses her skills and enthusiasm to participate in various hackathons and teaches data analytics and python coding. In this episode, you will hear about how data is used in the pension and retirement industry, what benefits you would get from taking part in hackathons and Bhavya’s passion to bring more women in the industry. Enjoy!
Catriona Lindsay - Reflections on a career journey!
July 01, 2020 17:30 - 30 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week, Karen is joined by Catriona Lindsay, Global Head of People Analytics at Avon. From a default career to finding her ideal role, Catriona shares the story of her journey to find her purpose and owning her career. Get ready for a fun and insightful episode, where both Karen and Catriona share their highs and lows along with their key learnings. Enjoy!
Elektra Papazoglou - Transitioning into data science
June 24, 2020 18:01 - 31 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week, Karen is joined by Elektra Papazoglou, Senior Data Scientist at Kalido. Having a background in biology, Elektra shares her journey to data science. Get ready for a deep dive into the applications of NLP and other machine learning algorithms at Kalido, tips to land a data science job as well as tips to overcome the impostor syndrome. Enjoy!
Jane Christian and Emma Whitehouse – Keeping the talent in your team!
June 17, 2020 19:07 - 28 minutes - 25.3 MBThis week, Jane and Emma, Head of systems intelligence and Deputy Head of Business Science for UK clients at MediaCom share their tips on retaining talents in a team and on how to progress within the same organisation.
Victoria Pike - Working in data with a charity and tips to overcome career challenges
June 10, 2020 18:14 - 36 minutes - 32.8 MBThis week, Karen is joined by Victoria Pike, Head of Data at Mencap to discuss what it means to work in data with a charity. Having previously worked as an Enterprise Architect at Sainsbury's, Victoria offers a unique view on the difference between the two industries.
Francesca Kay - Working in data at the ONS and leadership tips
June 03, 2020 17:20 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MBThis week, Karen is joined by Francesca Kay, Interim Deputy National Statistician and Director General for Data Capability at the ONS. They will talk about the ONS’ data science campus and projects they work on, as well as using data for good. Frankie will also share her views on leadership, career challenges and success.
Verity Gill - Marketing Science at Facebook and tips to stay performant at work
May 27, 2020 17:26 - 24 minutes - 21.6 MBThis week, Karen is joined by Verity Gill, Marketing Science Director EMEA at Facebook. They will talk about what is marketing science, as well as the certification Facebook launched in partnership with Women in Data. Certification means learning new skills, and Verity will give you tips on how to make time for learning, and channel your energy to consolidate your knowledge and stay highly performant without burning out.
Janine Woodcock – hints and tips on how to overcome the challenges of being furloughed
May 20, 2020 17:51 - 25 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this week’s episode, Janine Woodcock is back with hints and tips on how to overcome the challenges of being furloughed. Her tips are tailored to the results of the survey she lead on the fears brought by furloughing. Tune in to find out how to manage the anxiety related to the fear of future redundancy, of loss of connection with your company or team mates, to the loss of purpose and much more!
Malcolm Pein - Get a good brain workout for you and your family!
May 13, 2020 18:59 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBMalcolm Pein is a chess professional who formed a charity to reintroduce chess in state schools in 2009. Malcolm is passionate about encouraging more girls to join this community and for parents to understand the benefits chess can bring to their family. Listen to how we can encourage children, adults and families to learn new skills, whilst having fun together and providing a brain workout! On your marks, get set…..GO!
Learning in challenging times and beyond
May 06, 2020 10:09 - 19 minutes - 14.6 MBThis 20 minute session introduces Dimple Khagram, Founder of Purple Beard a training and development start-up in the data and technology space. A thirst for continuous learning and development has seen Dimple found successful companies for the last two decades.
Janine Woodcock - Furlough fear How to adapt survive and strive
April 23, 2020 08:08 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBWith our lives having changed drastically in the last few weeks, the Women in Data Podcast shifted from the original plan. In this first episode, Karen is joined by executive coach, published author and speaker Janine Woodcock. With UK businesses having furloughed a fifth of their workforce (on average), you will hear how companies view the furlough vs how it is lived by some of their employees.