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"Welcome to Part 1 of an insightful podcast series where we delve into the dynamic world of digital transformation. Join us as we engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Bob McDonald, CRM Experience at IBM, who doesn't just discuss digital transformation – he's living it.

In this episode, we unveil Bob's unique perspective on reinventing the enterprise. Starting with the core concept, we explore what digital transformation truly means. With Bob's wealth of experience, we journey through the challenges of changing organizational culture and the crucial role data plays in the process.

Join us as we dig deep into Bob's philosophy, learn from his practical insights, and explore the transformative power of digital transformation. If you're intrigued by the evolving landscape of business innovation and technology, this episode is a must-listen.

• 03:12 Putting it out there
• 05:44 Bob McDonald intro
• 10:22 What IS digital transformation
• 22:00 Changing culture
• 29:23 Solving the data problem

Connect with Bob McDonald on LinkedIn and if you're interested in being a guest on Making Data Simple, reach out to us at [email protected]. The Making Data Simple Podcast, hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, is your destination for navigating trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership – all while keeping things simple and fun."

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Part 2 : Back with more on Artificial Intelligence - ROI, biggestblockers, and lessons learned with Luke Arrigoni, Chief ExecutiveOfficer at Arricor.

• 00:40 Being a top entrepreneur
• 01:10 The practical AI problem
• 04:09 The AI ROI
• 06:57 Engagement wins
• 09:21 Not made here
• 10:35 Keeping top talent
• 12:18 The future is weirder than you think
• 14:06 AI's biggest blocker
• 16:03 Lessons learned
• 21:35 For fun

Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from a visionary in the AI field. Connect with Luke Arrigoni on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukearrigoni/] and learn more about Arricor's work on their website [http://arricor.com/].

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin,WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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"Insights from Luke Arrigoni, CEO of Arricor, on AI Innovations and Business Impact"

Description: Welcome to an enlightening episode of our podcast as we dive into the fascinating world of Generative AI, Vision AI, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) with the esteemed Luke Arrigoni. In this Part 1 interview, Luke, Chief Executive Officer at Arricor, takes us on a journey through AI's transformative potential.

Discover the minds behind AI advancements as we delve into topics like facial recognition for privacy, Arricor's mission, Prompt engineering, and the myriad use cases that these technologies unlock. Gain valuable insights into Large Language Models (LLMs) and the role of prompt engineering in optimizing AI's capabilities.

Luke Arrigoni shares his expertise on avoiding AI hallucinations, the unique differentiation of Arricor, and the remarkable business impact of Generative AI. Join us to explore the present and future of AI through this engaging discussion.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from a visionary in the AI field. Connect with Luke Arrigoni on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukearrigoni/] and learn more about Arricor's work on their website [http://arricor.com/]. Stay tuned for Part 2 as we continue our conversation on AI's groundbreaking potential.

• 01:40 Meet Luke Arrigoni
• 04:13 Facial recognition for privacy
• 06:21 Arricor mission
• 08:39 More on LLMs
• 10:29 Prompt engineering
• 13:30 Use cases
• 16:30 Arricor differentiation
• 20:59 Avoiding hallucinations
• 26:13 Business impact of GenAI

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukearrigoni/ Website: http://arricor.com/

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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The Mindful Response with Estela Zuheros, Corporate Social Responsibility, IBM.  Come for social responsibility in reskilling the world, stay for lessons in being mindful and being kind to yourself.

• 02:06 Meet Estela Zuheros 
• 05:21 Your personal why?
• 07:16 Reskilling
• 11:41 The skills problem to solve
• 18:44 Measuring success
• 20:07 Primary areas of reskilling 23:02 Program selection criteria
• 26:31 The Mindful Response
• 37:30 Avoiding burnout

LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/estelaquesadazuheros

Website: https://estelaquesadazuheros.com

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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He's BACK!  Roger Premo, General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Ventures Development at IBM.  How the world has changed in a short year.  Generative AI and more!  

• 02:29 Meet Roger Premo Take 2
• 05:52 A Changing World
• 08:18 Generative AI
• 12:48 Both Sides of the Story
• 14:22 Hybrid Cloud and AI
• 20:50 IBM's watsonx
• 25:53 What Have We Learned?
• 27:46 Enterprise Models
• 29:59 Hugging Face
• 31:03 IBM's Differentiation
• 32:23 The 2 min Bar Pitch
• 35:57 Three Questions
• 42:21 An Intentional Hybrid Cloud Architecture 46:40 Responsible AI

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ropremo/

Website: https://www.ibm.com/watsonx

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Part 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 recommended most

Made to Stick: https://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-SurviveOthers/dp/1400064287

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vinca-lafleur-28909315

Website: https://www.westwingwriters.com/

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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The master of Artificial Intelligence: Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist of IBM Research, an IBM Fellow, and Vice-President of IBM Corporate Technology.  AI questions you were afraid to ask, from hallucinations to watsonx. #makingdatasimple #watsonx

Welcome to the enlightening world of AI with Ruchir Puri, the Master of Artificial Intelligence and esteemed guest on our podcast. Join us as we embark on a captivating journey, delving deep into the realms of AI that you've always been curious about but hesitant to ask. From hallucinations to WatsonX, we leave no stone unturned in our quest for knowledge. Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist of IBM Research and IBM Fellow, as well as Vice-President of IBM Corporate Technology, shares his expertise and insights, unraveling the complexities and potential of AI. Tune in to gain a comprehensive understanding of AI's capabilities and its impact on our lives. Prepare to have your questions answered and be amazed by the wonders of AI.

• 02:17 Meet Ruchir Puri the "Maker"
• 09:24 A day in the life 14:22 The AI hype 24:21 Why now?
• 27:36 The AI triangle
• 35:57 Why IBM 40:58 Deciding factors
• 43:57 Is bigger better?
• 47:59 Hallucinations 
• 49:53 watsonx
• 52:33 Who are you betting on?
• 54:23 First steps

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ruchir-puri-b117021a

Website: https://www.ibm.com/watsonx

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Welcome to the Making Data Simple Podcast, where we delve into the world of data empowerment and healthcare innovation with esteemed guest Carolyn Ward, Director of Clinical Strategy at Particle Health. Join us as we explore the transformative power of a modern API platform, ensuring simple and secure access to actionable patient data. Dive deep into discussions on patient engagement, the significance of healthcare interoperability, the role of AI in health data management, and the pressing issue of physician burnout. Gain valuable insights from Carolyn's expertise as we unravel the path towards empowering patients and revolutionizing healthcare through data. Tune in to stay informed and inspired by the possibilities of a data-driven healthcare ecosystem.

Carolyn Ward, Director of Clinical Strategy at Particle Health, is ensuring simple and secure access to actionable patient data through a modern API platform.  Carolyn talks patient engagement and empowerment, health care interoperability, AI in health data management, and physician burnout.

• 02:23 Meet Carolyn Ward
• 05:22 How to use patient data
• 08:29 How many cups of coffee is ok? 10:30 Tailoring diagnosis to the individual 15:40 Why is healthcare moving so slow?
• 18:04 Particle Health
• 29:38 Target client and monetization
• 30:52 Handing PHI
• 34:46 The tech behind Particle Health
• 38:15 Integrating wearables, claims, laboratories 41:27 The role of AI

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carolynleeward

Website: https://www.particlehealth.com/

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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#MakingDataSimplePodcast.  Meet Yuval Bachar, leader in data infrastructure and founder/CEO of ECL.  Yuval is recognized as a top influencer in data centers and Edge technology. His work focuses on self-healing data centers with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, predictive maintenance and hardware quality control. 

• 02:15 Meet Yuval Bachar
• 05:07 Starting a Company over Covid 06:33 Where does Edge come in? 08:06 The Hydrogen Data Center
• 12:24 Hydrogen as the Secret Sauce?
• 15:01 Fault Tolerance and 6 9s
• 18:32 Data Center Hosting and Costs
• 21:28 The ECL Pitch
• 25:42 Largest Challenge
• 29:18 Most Surprising Thing
• 32:19 AI in the Data Center
• 38:53 The Story of Entrepreneurship
• 41:05 For Fun
• 42:12 Leadership Style
• 43:26 Prediction for Data Centers

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yuvalbachar

Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecldc/,  https://www.ecldc.com/

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Part 2.  "Anything that is easy to explain can't be novel" - Jaclyn Rice Nelson, CEO & Co-founder of Tribe AI, a network of the world’s top technologists that build advanced AI solutions, AND Coalition Operators, an early-stage venture fund and top women’s operator network.  

• 00:28 Learn about Tribe AI
• 07:46 Targeting enterprise clients
• 10:21 Use cases
• 13:40 Tribe AI's methodology 
• 17:18 Coalition
• 21:18 Finding companies to invest in
• 26:05 Founder first
• 29:06 A day in the life
• 31:11 Leadership style
• 39:48 For fun

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jaclyn-rice-nelson-473b1a8

Website: Tribe.AI, https://www.linkedin.com/company/coalitionoperators/

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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 Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.