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Part 1: Can't get enough of money ball?  Feels more like sports radio.  Making Data Simple welcomes Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance.  

• 05:11 Paul's KC connection
• 07:59 The Prediction Machine
• 08:38 Who is this guy???
• 15:31 Paul's story
• 27:01 And about the Tech?
• 29:48 "Box Score" is all the matters

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbessire/

Website: https://coterieinsurance.com/

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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 : Learning leadership from a 2-star General : "The harder right versus the
easier wrong". Hear about the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)

• 00:12 How to become a 2-Star General
• 01:22 Raising 3 girls
• 4:10 Leadership style
• 05:21 MDMP to civilian leadership
• 09:55 General McConville's book recommendation
• 10:54 How military influences POV
• 14:06 Advice to others
• 15:52 Finally! The lighting round

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dianne-del-rosso-7950871
Website: https://www.ibm.com/products/expertlabs
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[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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A 2-star General on the #MakingDataSimple podcast! Dianne Del
Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, WW Services, IBM. Lab Services : World class
consultants with certified skills providing value-based services via simple,
repeatable practices, methodologies, and offerings

• 03:08 Meet the General
• 08:02 Why ditch Westpoint (twice)?!
• 10:10 How do you still balance the Reserves?
• 11:15 Do you hate Navy?
• 12:54 The acquisition space
• 14:57 Why Lab Services, Why now?
• 18:13 The Lab Services mission
• 19:14 Mid and long-term vision
• 20:20 Product vs Client vs P&L
• 23:18 When to use a Partner
• 25:28 Getting in front of clients following COVID
• 27:31 Leaving your mark

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dianne-del-rosso-7950871
Website: https://www.ibm.com/products/expertlabs
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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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Hey folks!  Replay this week as we crunch through a backlog of editing.  My favorite coach, Lynne Snead, is guest today to discuss Leadership and Coaching, the good, the bad, and the great. 

Lynne is the founder of Talent Evolution Systems, a behavioral analyst, consultant, training specialist, speaker, coach, Lynne has a back ground in Educational Psychology, and has specialized in organizational performance for over 20 years. Lynne is one of the original Franklin Covey co-authors, has a best seller, she created Franklin Covey’s signature Project Development process and programs, worked directly with Stephen Covey.

1:30 – Lynne talks about her background

5:40 – Lynne’s coaching specialty and mission statement

10:30 – Why don’t all leaders have coaches?

12:08 – Why do you differentiate corporate coaching from life coaching?

16:27 - Do you believe in the element of natural state? 

18:32 – How many individuals have you coached?

19:49 – What constitutes a great leader?

20:55 – What are the common mistakes in a leader?

24:44 – Steer them back on track

Lynne Snead - LinkedIn

Talent Evolution Systems

Lynne’s email: [email protected]

Leadership and self deception 

How will you measure your life?

Connect with the Team
Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn.

Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

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Meet Nicholas Freund, Founder and CEO of Workstream.io. Nicholas spearheads a seed-stage technology startup that integrates directly with analytical tools data, and existing workflows, to empower data teams to use data assets in a more effective way.

• 01:50 Meet Nichola Freund
• 05:18 Why leave the golden child : Tesla?
• 14:10 Time to start another data company
• 18:37 A startup in COVID
• 21:30 The Workstream pitch
• 25:30 A use case example
• 29:16 Competitive differentiation
• 34:40 Monetization and growth
• 39:31 Launch complete
• 41:42 Kill Your service desk!
• 46:03 Company culture
• 48:31 Recommended books

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nick-from-workstream

Website: https://www.workstream.io

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 : A different take on technology. Iain Thomas, Group Creative Director, Virtue talks about the book he wrote with AI. Yes with a non-human called "What Makes Us Human". Why do we suffer? What is the meaning of life? Oh boy...

• 00:00 Writing a book with AI
• 02:56 Has AI provided the meaning of life?
• 07:37 Can AI sell too?
• 07:56 Do we lose our humanity with AI?
• 12:40 The concern : bias
• 14:15 Buy the book. Here's why.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-s-thomas-7838445/
Website: https://product.soundstrue.com/what-makes-us-human/

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 1 : A different take on technology. 
Iain Thomas, Group Creative Director, Virtue talks creativity and humanities, connecting people with technology, and Artificial Intelligence's impact on the creative arts. 
AI, NFTs, Web 3.0, Metaverse. 

• 01:34 The brand of being Iain Thomas
• 12:47 AI, NFTs, Web 3.0, Metaverse, and Crypto
• 14:36 Have Millennials rented their lives?
• 17:37 All things NFT
• 24:20 AI meets poetry (Sappho)
• 28:16 What does GPT-3 offer that humans cannot?
• 30:06 The idea wrote the book
• 32:38 Al, not A.I., is officially old

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-s-thomas-7838445/
Website: https://product.soundstrue.com/what-makes-us-human/
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 : Malcolm Hawker, Head of Data Strategy for Profisee, and thought leader in the field of
Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance. If you're an MDM zealot, let's go deep!

Show Notes:

• 00:32 The Head of Data Strategy
• 02:00 Make it Easy, Accurate, and Scale
• 05:48 What is Real vs Hype
• 09:00 Profisee's Differentiator
• 14:26 Reach out to Malcolm
• 15:28 How to become a CDO
• 18:50 Focusing on outcomes
• 24:52 The end of the world

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malhawker
Website: https://profisee.com/

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[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 1 : Welcome Malcolm Hawker, Head of Data Strategy for Profisee, and thought leader in the field of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance. If you're an MDM zealot, let's go deep.

Show Notes

• 01:28 Meet Malcolm Hawker
• 06:33 MDM's future
• 09:48 A unique view on data fabric
• 14:07 The rise and fall of AOL
• 19:46 The definition of MDM
• 26:28 MDM reference architecture

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malhawker
Website: https://profisee.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.

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Abstract

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

This week on Making Data Simple, we have Ayal Steinburg VP, WW Data, AI, and Automation Sales Leader Global Markets. Ayal started off in music and then in the late 1990’s shifted to retail where he learned about data and analytics. In the past 20 years Ayal has held various sales rolls during his career. 

Show Notes

• 9:18 – Ayal’s history
• 11:50 – Ayal talks about his portfolio 
• 16:16 – Market expansion and reducing costs
• 19:02 – Platform and one product
• 21:50 – Why IBM technologies?
• 24:20 – Why are customers moving data?
• 27:56 – Is “Switzerland” a hard or easy sell?
• 30:52 – What is your biggest challenge right now?

IBM

Connect with the Team
Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn.
Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

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.