MindSpeaking podcast - by Gilbert Eijkelenboom

Kate Strachnyi is the Founder of DATAcated. She built a career in data working for companies like Deloitte, but then started her own business. She’s also the founder of the DATAcated Circle – a community for data professionals and hub for courses on data visualization best practices, data storytelling, and dashboarding. She has written five books for data professionals and one for kids. One of the books she has written and recently published is called Color Wise. It's about the three different colors that you can use in your data visualization. Kate was appointed a LinkedIn Top Voice of Data Science & Analytics in 2018 & 2019. She’s the mother of two girls and enjoys running ultra-marathons and obstacle course races.

Nick Singh is the best-selling author of Ace the Data Science Interview, and CEO of SQL interview prep site DataLemur. He's held a variety of Data & Software Engineering roles at Facebook, Google, and geospatial analytics startup SafeGraph. His daily career advice on Data Science & Data Analyst interviews has earned him 140,000 followers on LinkedIn. 

Tom Zierold runs EQuip, a coaching and training company that works with people to help them unlock and better apply their emotional intelligence (EQ) - which is their ability to tune into themself and tune into others and to start seeing emotions as valuable pieces of data to work with. He takes a guided discovery style approach, which means he'll ask questions that can help his clients move towards a perspective shift, as well as offering appropriate EQ based techniques in the context of their specific situation to help them move towards making effective behavioral changes that will help them in their professional and personal lives.

Ken Jee is the Head of Data Science at Sports Consulting Group. He improves the performance of athletes with data. Ken's YouTube channel has 200,000 subscribers and he helps them build a career in Data Science. He holds a Masters in Computer Science, with a concentration in AI & Machine Learning. Next to all of that, Ken is an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University.    

Follow Ken Jee:  

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KenJee1 

Books mentioned:  

Naval Ravikant – The Almanak 

Essentialism - Greg McKeown 

The One Thing - Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan 

Captivate - Vanessa van Edwards   

The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.    

Connect with me & free resources: 

👨🏻‍💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/

🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation

📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book

📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model

⭕ Subscribe to YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1  

Highlights:

00:00:22 Introduction to the guest 

00:02:37 Why do you do everything? 

00:04:14 How he started his Data journey 

00:06:30 When do you know it's time to switch/add a new category to your existing skill tech? 

00:09:02 Passion for reading 

00:11:22 What are the five-second moments of your life's career? 

00:15:02 Did other people help you with your transformation? 

00:25:01 How do you become more self-aware? 

00:28:26 Do you think people in data are good at analyzing themselves? 

00:31:17 What are other obstacles in getting to know yourself? 

00:34:28 How important it is to build something that is scalable? 

00:38:20 First YouTube video 00:39:47 Where do you get your inspiration from? 

00:41:21 How has data storytelling benefited you in your data career? 

00:43:27 Learning from athletes 

00:45:46 What are your favorite ways to learn? 

00:51:06 What's one thing that surprises people all about you? 

00:52:34 Job you're terrible at? 

00:53:53 Takeaway 

Nicholas Kelly is the principal consultant and trainer at G&K Consulting. He is a leader in analytics adoption having designed and developed dashboards for some of the world's largest companies, from global banks to Formula 1 teams.  

He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, has trained thousands of professionals in data visualization and analytics adoption, and is the inventor of the Dashboard Wireframe Kit. Previously, he was a Deloitte Analytics Senior Manager.   

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicksight?lang=en 

Website: https://deliveringdataanalytics.com/   

The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.   

Connect with me & free resources: 

👨🏻‍💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/ 

🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation 

📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book 

📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model 

⭕ Subscribe to this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1    

Highlights: 

00:02:50 - Tips for meeting new people for the first time 

00:05:37 - Internship in Honolulu 

00:08:19 - Understanding your audience 

00:10:30 - Nick's Career Journey 

00:15:00 - Combining business and a relationship 

00:16:40 - The Adoption Struggle and how can we prevent it?

00:25:01 - Definition of Value Mindset and the Production Mindset

00:28:44 - Tips for talking to stakeholders

00:30:22 - What do you see as the role of a data leader/manager vs. an individual contributor? 

00:35:33 – IT and business in one room. Funny story 

00:40:08 What's your definition of data storytelling? 

00:48:15 – Data viz tip: The Data-to-ink ratio 

00:54:00 - About the Dashboard Wireframe kit 

00:57:59 - Fun/Quick Questions 

00:58:47 - Practical tips for communicating as a Data Analyst  

01:00:40 - Key takeaway of the episode 

01:02:53 - How do you keep balance? What is your focus at the moment? 

01:05:03 - Where can people connect with Nicholas Kelly 

01:07:09 -Conclusion

Brian T. O'Neill is the Founder and Principal of Designing for Analytics, an independent consultancy helping technology leaders turn their data into valuable data products. A jazz and classical percussionist by training, Brian has also been a product designer and UX consultant for over 25 years helping companies like DellEMC, Tripadvisor, Fidelity, NetApp, Roche, Abbvie, and the City of Los Angeles.  

Designing for Analytics: https://designingforanalytics.com/   

the MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.   

Connect with me & free resources: 

👨🏻‍💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/ 

🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation 

📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book 

📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model 

⭕ Subscribe to this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1    

Highlights: 

00:00:24 Introduction of the guest 

00:01:33 Who is Brian T. O'Neill? 

00:05:32 What have you learned about working with engineers 

00:10:50 How can Data professionals think more about end-users? 

00:18:50 Should we involve designers in Data & Analytics? 

00:24:52 Is there any place for aesthetics in design for analytics? 

00:33:01 Lessons from your music career 

00:37:54 Writing: what you want to write vs. What your audience likes 

00:44:01 How do you balance your company and being a musician? 

00:47:01 What are you working on at the moment? 

00:50:51 Main takeaway for listeners 

00:53:11 Where to follow Brian T. O'Neill? 

00:54:24 Subtractive Design   

Scott Burk has a Ph.D. in statistics with 30 years of experience. He is also a professor of data science at CUNY. He has authored four books about data science and AI.   

Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-burk-phd/ 

Website - https://itsallanalytics.com/ 

Email - [email protected] 

Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfcY_BOpfgpk_gUoyQxlfEQ/videos  

Books: 

Part 1, It's All Analytics: Foundations for Professionals: https://amzn.to/3DOnK4h

Part 2, It's All Analytics - Design for Success: https://amzn.to/3zAAOYp

Executive Guide for AI and Analytics: https://amzn.to/3SVjzrU

The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.  

Connect with me & free resources: 

👨🏻‍💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/ 

🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation 

📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book 

📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model 

⭕ Subscribe to this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1    

Timestamps:  

00:00:24 Introduction of the guest 

00:01:24 Who is Scott Burk in high school? 

00:03:15 What were some of the important decisions that you have made? 

00:06:37 What are the common pitfalls that organizations see or experience when they try to adopt this AI analytics? 

00:08:36 Tips for companies or people that are trying to build AI from building data science 

00:11:21 What is the difference between AI and machine learning? 

00:3:30 Where do you see the market of data scientists takes by moving in in the coming five years? 

00:15:30 Do you think people who have not learned how to code yet should still learn how to code? 

00:16:38 Role of communication in data 

00:21:15 To what extent do people students learn about communication skills and storytelling or developing a business mindset? 

00:24:30 Dale Carnegie & Seven Habits of Highly Effective People 

00:25:36 Something that is not timeless is Technology 

00:27:36 It's all analytics 

00:30:27 Where to follow Scott Burk? 

Lillian Pierson is the CEO of Data-Mania, where she supports data professionals in transforming into world-class leaders and entrepreneurs. She has trained well over one million individuals on the topics of AI and data science.   

Lillian has assisted global leaders in IT, government, media organizations, and nonprofits.  

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

Data-Mania: https://www.data-mania.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LillianPierson_Data_Business  

The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.  

 Connect with me & free resources: 

👨🏻‍💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/

📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book

📈 Discover your maturity level: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model

🗣 Free email course for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation  

Highlights: 

00:00:24 Introduction of the guest 

00:01:53 Who is Lillian Pierson?  

00:03:31 Product management and growing data-intensive businesses  

00:04:30 What makes you so passionate about products? 

00:05:33 Being an entrepreneur or building their own business 

00:07:48 What can you learn from product managers? 

00:12:42 Stakeholder's feedback 

00:18:29 What made you move to Thailand and how did those career choices develop? 

00:21:25 Dream about traveling the world, living abroad, and being an entrepreneur 

00:25:02 How to slow down 

00:28:48 What have you learned about teaching online? 

00:31:33 Moment of reflection 

00:33:18 How do you think Data scientists need to be taught differently? 

00:36:10 About Data-Mania 

00:39:51 Where to follow Lillian Pierson 

Andreas Welsch is the Vice President & Head of Marketing & Solution Management — Artificial Intelligence - SAP. He has helped to shape AI literacy across SAP's largest software engineering unit.   

Andreas has worked in the industry for over 21 years, specializing in high technology. He has also served as a trusted advisor in over 80 AI projects covering various industries.   

The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.   Connect with me & free resources: 

👨🏻‍💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/

📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book

📈 Discover your maturity level: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model

🗣 Free email course for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation  

Highlight:

00:00:24 Introduction of the guest 

00:01:53 Who is Andreas Welsch?  

00:03:43 Becoming a people manager 

00:06:25 Going outside of comfort zone & building new types of skills 

00:07:45 Important traits or skills of a People manager working in a Tech area 

00:10:32 Buzzwords 

00:3:08 Cultural Changes 

00:15:45 Collaboration 

00:17:12 Mistakes that organizations make 

00:21:52 Automation 

00:25:18 Role of communication skills in bringing AI programs to a success 

00:31:27 Source of Inspiration 

00:32:47 Rapid Fire Round 

00:41:21 Where to follow Andreas Welsch 

00:42:38 Conclusion