Data Science Perspectives

Data Science Perspectives

By Bill FranksBusiness
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Data Science Perspectives episodes

  • Season 9, Episode 2 - Beverly Wright, VP of Data Science and AI, Wavicle Data Solutions
    A discussion with Beverly Wright, VP of Data Science and AI at Wavicle Data Solutions. She has held roles in a variety of business and academic settings including roles with Aspirent (now NTTData), Cox Communications, University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and more.
    Beverly talks about why she thinks the rise of unstructured data has been one of the biggest analytical trends of the past few decades and how she’s a “pracademic” who has crossed the chasm between business and academia multiple times. As part of that, she outlines what she likes best about both of those worlds. She also provides advice on how to get into volunteering, professional social media use, and public speaking. One of her best tips related to creating a personal vision statement.
    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #volunteering #publicspeaking
    30 min
  • Season 9, Episode 1 - Nathan Ghadirifard, Director, Chief Data & Analytics Office, WellStar Health System

    A discussion with Nathan Ghadirifard, Director, Chief Data & Analytics Office, WellStar Health System. He has held prior roles at Cleveland Clinic and healthcare consulting firms.


    Nathan talks about the rise of operationally focused analytics in healthcare. He also talks about the role that governance plays in the adoption of AI and analytics today. He then dives into the need for diplomacy and complex problem solving in the modern workplace. After encouraging students and early career professionals to become comfortable being uncomfortable, he finishes with some predictions about how AI will automate certain aspects of analytics roles as they exist today.


    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #Wellstar #ClevelandClinic



    30 min
  • Season 8, Episode 6 - Best of "Advice For Students"?
    We’ll finish this “best of” season of Data Science Perspectives with advice for students from a range of executives.
    You’ll hear about the importance of gaining a breadth of experience, not being afraid to try new things and take some risks, doing what’s right for you, the importance of soft skills and communication, the need to remember that a career is a long game, and more.
    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #jobs #interviewing #students
    26 min
  • Season 8, Episode 5 - Best of "What Skills Do You Look For When Hiring"?
    What skills are companies looking for? Spoiler alert … the answers may surprise you! This episode features guests discussing what it takes to be a winning candidate for their data science and analytics job openings. The answers may not be what you expect!
    You’ll hear about why technical skills are table stakes, how soft skills and communication are critical, the importance of authenticity and integrity, the need to be flexible and adaptable, and many repeated references to soft skills, among others.
    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #jobs #hiring #interviewing
    25 min
  • Season 8, Episode 4 - Best Of "Thoughts On Leadership"
    Leadership is always a topic worthy of discussion, and this week’s “best of” episode of Data Science Perspectives features a variety of past guests discussing their viewpoints on leadership.
    You’ll hear about how to motivate teams, how to capitalize on leaders’ excitement, managing up and across, focusing on scale and execution, and more.
    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence
    26 min
  • Season 8, Episode 3 - Best of "Comparing Industries And Business Functions"
    This week’s “best of” episode of Data Science Perspectives features a variety of past guests discussing the similarities and differences between different industries or business functions.
    You’ll hear about how scaling is a challenge across the board, why infrastructure is always a challenge, how different industries change at different paces, the universal need for change management, the importance of deciding if you want to go deep in one industry or spread across several, and more.
    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence
    28 min
  • Season 8, Episode 2, Best Of "What's One Thing You Wish Someone Told You Before You Started Working"?
    This week’s “best of” episode of Data Science Perspectives features a variety of past guests discussing what they wish someone had told them before they started working.
    You’ll hear about the importance of relationships, the need to balance business considerations and constraints with analytical power, the need to manage up, how technical skills aren’t enough, and more.
    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #success
    24 min
  • Season 8, Episode 1, Best Of "What Traits Have Made You Successful"?
    This Season of Data Science Perspectives will feature a “best of” approach where I’ve selected a sampling of past guests and their response to the same question. This will provide listeners with multiple viewpoints on one critical topic.
    This week’s episode of Data Science Perspectives features a variety of past guests discussing what traits they believe most contributed to their success over the years.
    You’ll hear about the importance of soft skills, the need to focus on how sponsors can use your results, why a consultative approach is key, how data storytelling is a must, why fast solutions beat perfect solutions, and more.
    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #success
    26 min
  • Season 7, Episode 6 - David Sommers, Senior VP of Analytics, Epsilon
    A discussion with David Sommers, Senior VP of Analytics, Epsilon. He has held prior roles at Cox Automotive, Advance Auto Parts, Nationwide Insurance, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Best Buy.
    He talks about how he transformed from a pre-dental undergrad into an analytics executive. He outlines how he watched customer analytics evolve to include digital channels and detailed customer journey analytics. Most importantly, he talks about how technical skills aren’t enough to succeed but also how people from nontraditional backgrounds can transition to a career in data science if they focus on building their skills. We also discuss the (hopefully!) obvious reasons why it is bad to use words like heteroscedasticity in a business setting.
    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #Epsilon #CoxAutomotive #AdvanceAutoParts #NationwideInsurance #BankofAmerica #WellsFargo #BestBuy
    30 min
  • Season 7, Episode 5 - Dwight Specht, Vice President, Digital Transformation & Strategy, Bridgestone Americas

    A discussion with Dwight Specht, Vice President, Digital Transformation & Strategy at Bridgestone Americas, the US division of the global tire and automotive corporation. He has held prior roles at North Highland, I.B.I.S., and ePartners.


    He talks about the types of analytical consulting and how they have evolved over the years, as well as how client engagements have changed. He discusses his love for reading and how it keeps him up to date, as well as how he views early career years as focusing on being a craftsman and later years focusing on leading other craftsmen. He also discusses what he's learned since moving to the client side for the first time.


    #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #bridgestone #northhighland #ibissoftware #epartners



    31 min

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In Bill’s roles as Chief Analytics Officer for both Teradata and The Int'l Institute For Analytics, he was lucky enough to meet with analytics executives in hundreds of large companies around the…