What does it mean - and what does it take - to make space in the world of innovation for people who have never before had the chance? Monique Kuykendoll Quarterman has made a career out of doing this - from startups to consulting and now at the state level, working as Executive Director of Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV). Hear her talk with our host Ben Reno-Weber about the real value found in encouraging diverse perspectives.

You won't be able to get your team behind data transformation by simply saying "because I said so." You need to say BECAUSE (and how) it will improve your company and customer satisfaction. That data may also point to money lying on the ground for you to pick up. John Clark and Jeremy Willes from Advanced Business Solutions join our host Ben Reno-Weber to explain and provide insight into leveraging data.

Enable.Ai's CEO Brian Dennett has parsed data for companies selling everything from toothpaste to snowboards during his career, but now he focuses on helping marketers and ad agencies unlock the "magical thinking" of data leveraging. Hear him talk "death to promoter score," the importance of risk management in tech decisions, and what bands he likes to listen to while deep inside the data.

Dennett joins our host and partner Ben Reno-Weber from Microsoft's Future of Work Imitative for our final episode of Flyover Future's Innovators podcast inaugural season. Catch up all 12 episodes here.

Matt Doctrow turned a job analyzing equipment usage for the U.S. Army's special operation command into a career leading healthcare companies on the journey to operationalize their data. Now, heading up analytics for healthcare startup SentryHealth, Matt helps to solve health problems for people before they actually happen.

Jose Gaztambide thought he would be a  baseball insider but instead is leading the charge on a new kind of  mapping that is literally changing how people navigate the world. Hear  the details on Jose's journey, his company GoodMaps and the concepts,  ideas and data they are harnessing to change the way we think about  movement.

Kentucky is a national leader when it comes to leveraging state data for improving policy and programs. Yes, you read that right - Kentucky.

Dr. Jessica Cunningham and Kris Stevens (from the Kentucky Center for Statistics) are encouraging folks across the country to think differently about how longitudinal data can be used to make lives better. This week, Jessica and Kris talk with Innovators podcast host Ben Reno-Weber from Louisville's Future of Work Initiative. Hear how their non-traditional backgrounds and love for data, math, and storytelling have come together to change the way business leaders and lawmakers think about how they can help people.

The IoT of barbed wire? Data you can dig out of dirt, literally?

Jon Clark and Travis Triplett at ADK Group manage every aspect of a digital journey - from the website all the way to the manufacturing floor. Hear how a love of analog and an appreciation for the value of a digital "waste product" have helped them figure out how to run companies more efficiently and solve problems before they surface. They join hosts Ben Reno-Weber from Louisville's Future of Work Initiative and executive producer Brian Eichenberger for a new episode of Flyover Future's Innovators podcast.

Two international scholars land in Flyover Country to be at the forefront of data and logistics. Hear their insights on how data could possibly find willing kidney donors on Facebook, improve logistics, and even identify the most adoptable puppies. Dr. Lihui Bai and Dr. Monica Gentili join host Ben Reno-Weber, from Louisville's Future of Work Initiative, to talk about the work they are doing inside the University of Louisville Logistics and Distribution Institute. You will come to appreciate that regardless of industry sector, the efficiency, effectiveness, and power of data are deep in the details.

Dr. Sharon Kerrick is disrupting tech education and teaching teenagers to make bots. Alisia McClain is creating programs for women of color to make apps and pursue careers in technology. In this week's Innovators podcast, both of these women tell host Ben Reno-Weber, from Louisville's Future of Work Initiative, the same thing - it is time for EVERYONE to jump into the data revolution.

Diverse backgrounds and decades in business have taught both guests that big changes in data will take more than giving people of different backgrounds access to the field. It will also require technology to reinvent and rebrand itself as a creative field.

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"You Can't Take My Door" by Botnik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPs6wdM7S3U

Prioritizing data to prioritize care

Tawanda Chitapa never had the opportunity to touch a computer in his native Zimbabwe. He did however recognize the opportunity in technology. Upon arriving to the Western Kentucky University campus, Chitapa declared computer science his major. Now, he's at the forefront of leveraging data and AI at Norton Healthcare to help patients at high risk avoid infectious diseases and improve recovery for those leaving the hospital.

In this week's episode of Flyover Future's Innovators podcast, hosts Ben Reno-Weber from Louisville’s Future of Work Initiative and our executive producer Brian Eichenberger talk with Chitapa about data strategy, governance, and how to serve multiple stakeholders.