Why do centralized data teams stop scaling? And what comes next? 

In this episode of BearingPoint Talks, we dive into distributed data organizations with people who have actually built them.

Podcast host Julie Lovise Tiller Berger is joined by Stian Tokheim (Senior Manager at BearingPoint) and Xavier Gumara Rigol (Head of Data at Manychat and author of the book "Data as a Product Driver"). Together, they discuss where centralized models typically break down, what actually works in distributed setups, and why generative AI raises the bar for data quality, documentation and data products. The episode also features concrete lessons from Oda and other fast‑growing companies that have moved beyond traditional, centralized data models.

If you are ready to raise the bar for your data organization, this episode is for you!