Data Ideas Podcast

Laura McDonald, Enterprise Account Executive at ThoughtSpot takes time to:

• Share her career journey
• Explain what self-service analytics means to her
• Provide her expertise & perspective on search & interactive analytics
• Walk through some of the challenges & opportunities organizations have with implementing modern analytics initiatives

+much more. This is a thought provoking discussion you won't want to miss!

Related links from the discussion can be found here:

• Laura McDonald | LinkedIn
• ThoughtSpot | LinkedIn
• The Data Chief podcast
• Sunny Bedi: 29.10 minutes in - ThoughtSpot Beyond Analytics conference 2022 keynote (Talks about courage to end the life of legacy platforms)
• HP deriving value from data with ThoughtSpot; Interview with Juergen Kallinger, VP and head of reporting and analytics at HP.
• Endeavour Group consolidates dashboards (from a recent Gartner Data & Analytics Summit, presentation by Endeavour Group Sr Mgr of Business Intelligence Ivan Dennis)
• Gartner Top trends in data and analytics in 2020...#2 Decline of the dashboard
• Northmill Bank interview with CFO
• Loan Market Group projects 14x increase in MAUs with embedded ThoughtSpot
• ThoughtSpot 2023 Beyond Conference

To build a best-in-class data & analytics function at your organization, the right people are needed. In this episode, we revisit a presentation I (Dustin) gave on how to attract & retain analytics talent.

In this episode, I discuss healthcare analytics with Dylan Clark. Dylan has a wealth of experience in this field, and is currently Associate Vice President of Data & Analytics at OU Health. We discuss what it's like to work in healthcare analytics, the many transformative use-cases in the field and where it may be headed in the near future. If you've had interest in getting into the growing field of healthcare analytics, you'll want to be sure to listen to Dylan's perspective!

Links:

Dylan's LinkedIn profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-c-b71650103/

OU Health Job Postings:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/ouhealth/jobs/

Healthcare Data and Analytics Association:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthcare-data-and-analytics-association/

Sangeeta Krishnan is author of "Thriving in a Data World" and Senior Analytics Lead, Commercial NA at Bayer. In our discussion, we talk about:

• Her career journey and path to becoming an author
• What it means to THRIVE with data & analytics
• The book writing process
• The right foundations needed for successful data & analytics initiatives
• And of course, her favorite use-cases for modern analytics

You can check out Sangeeta's book "Thriving in a Data World" here:

https://www.amazon.com/Thriving-Data-World-Leaders-Managers/dp/1637424167

You may also follow Sangeeta on LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangeeta-krishnan/

In this episode, I talk with Scott Taylor, Author of "Telling Your Data Story" and The Data Whisperer / Principal Consultant at MetaMeta Consulting. In this insightful, humorous and example-filled discussion, we talk all things data management, including:

--What data management is

--Why its critical, especially for organizations under pressure to put data & analytics programs in place

--Why most organization's don't have a successful data management strategy

--What it looks like when successful data management IS in place

--How to start to "Tell Your Data Story" so you can get the investment needed to build a great data management strategy!

Links referenced during the episode:

GET SCOTT'S BOOK : Telling Your Data Story - Data Storytelling for Data Management 20% off with code: DATAWHISPERER https://technicspub.com/data-storytelling/

Please Follow Scott on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmztaylor

Too Much Tech Talk? (A Puppet Service Announcement) https://youtu.be/_JQ3HriEK0E

Capitalize Consulting was recently recognized as the Global Alteryx Partner of the Year. In this episode, I discuss lessons learned along the way to building an award-winning analytics firm with it's Managing Partner, Eric Soden.

Eric shares advice based upon his wealth of experience gained from:

--successfully delivering projects across various industries and types of organizations

--working in both corporate and consulting-based roles

--becoming a successful leader and entrepreneur in the field

He also shares about the many opportunities presented by modern automation & analytics capabilities!

Eric Soden on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-soden/

Capitalize Consulting:

http://www.capitalizeconsulting.com/

Episode 27 features an interview with Dr. Serena H. Huang, Ph.D. Dr. Huang is a globally recognized expert in the field of people analytics. She is currently the CDO of ABE.work, as well as Founder of Data with Serena. Previously, she held the roles of Global Head of People Analytics for PayPal, as well as Global Head of People Analytics for The Kraft Heinz Company.

Dr. Huang is also the instructor of the LinkedIn Learning course "The Data Science of using People Analytics." She is also developing a new series of courses on people analytics to be released through LinkedIn in 2023.

In this episode, we discuss what people analytics is, why the field is growing rapidly and some of the many use-cases for people analytics. We also learn more about Serena's new company (ABE.work), as well as her transformative work through her organization "Data with Serena."

Links:

Follow Serena on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/serenahhuangphd/

Learn more about ABE.work:

https://abe.work/

Learn more about Data with Serena:

https://www.datawithserena.com/

"The Data Science of using People Analytics" LinkedIn Learning course:

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/the-data-science-of-using-people-analytics

"Be Well With Serena" YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@BeWellwithSerena

Jay Henderson joins me for episode 26 of the Data Ideas podcast.

Jay is the Senior Vice President of Product Management for Alteryx.

In our discussion, we talk about:

-How Jay became interested in data & analytics

-His advice to future leaders in the field

-What Alteryx is

-Some of Jay's favorite use-cases for Alteryx & modern analytics in general

-As well as some of the new functionality Alteryx has recently released

Here are the links referenced during our discussion:

Jay Henderson on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/jay_henderson

Jay Henderson's LinkedIn profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hendersonjay/

Alteryx's website:

https://www.alteryx.com

Alteryx's careers website:

https://www.alteryx.com/about-us/careers

In episode 25, I discuss data literacy with Allen Hillery.

Allen is the Co-Founder of Be Data Lit, and is also a social ambassador for Tableau.

In our conversation, we learn more about: -What Data Literacy means -Why it's lacking, and -Allen's mission to increase it

Given it's valentines week, we also encourage listeners to share some data love, and thank others in the field that help or inspire them!

Links referenced during episode:

Be Data Lit website: https://bedatalit.com/

Allen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenhillery/

Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlDatavizguy

Mico on LinkedIn (received appreciation shout-out from Allen): https://www.linkedin.com/in/micoyuk/

Sean Miller on LinkedIn (received appreciation shout-out from Allen): https://www.linkedin.com/in/hipstervizninja/

Check out the #DuBoisChallenge on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=duboischallenge

If you've ever considered or wanted to learn more about getting Tableau Desktop certified, this episode is for you! Adam Mico, author of "Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification," joins me to discuss:

-His career journey

-His new book "Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification"

-What Tableau certification is and who should consider it

-What it means to be a Tableau Visionary

-Some of his favorite use-cases for Tableau & modern analytics

Links referenced during this episode:

Adam Mico's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammico/

Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamMico1

Tableau Desktop Certification information on Tableau's website: https://www.tableau.com/learn/certification/desktop-specialist

Link to Adam's book on Amazon: Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification: A prep guide with multiple learning styles to help you gain Tableau Desktop Specialist certification: 9781801810135: Computer Science Books @ Amazon.com

Link to Adam's book on packt's website: https://www.packtpub.com/product/tableau-desktop-specialist-certification/9781801810135