The Joe Reis Show

Angel Narciso and I hung out at LEAP Riyadh, alongside 215K attendees (wtf?). We chat about all sorts of stuff in the data world, including some blunt convos on the modern data stack and AI, among other things.

I often get questions about how I write and advice on how one might go about becoming a "writer." In this episode, I talk a bit about my writing process and why you (yes you) should also write. This will be the first in a few episodes and blog posts where I talk about the writing and content creation process, as I get a ton of questions about this. Thanks for your questions and support!

Jess Haberman and I chat about how to negotiate a book deal. She's been in publishing for ages and knows her stuff! Also, I wish I had this episode handy while I was shopping around Fundamentals of Data Engineering, because Jess agreed to publish my book while she was at O'Reilly ;) We also talk about how AI will change publishing.

Had a great chat with Keith Belanger yesterday (podcast dropping soon) about how conceptual data modeling fell by the wayside. All too often, people seem focused on physical data modeling. This is a shame, because conceptual is the art and lifeblood of data modeling. As an industry, we need to learn to see (again).

Sadie St. Lawrence chat about all sorts of stuff - mind and machines, community building, optimizing time, focus, and social capital, and much more. Women in Data: https://www.womenindata.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sadiestlawrence/

Is it better to make a perfect or good enough data model? It depends…

Christian Bourdeau and I chat about all things data careers - getting hired, getting fired, and finding your gig. We also chat about 75 Hard, lifting weights (we're bros), hackathons, teaching, and much more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianbourdeau/

Zach Zeus and I chat about trust architecture and how it can work to improve ESG impacts in supply chain. This is an incredibly important topic with massive global impact, cuz climate change. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-zeus/ Recommendation 49: https://unece.org/circular-economy/news/unece-support-scaling-transparency-sustainable-value-chains

Exploring types of debt (technical, data, organizational) and their impact on sustainability. Balancing value creation with practicality in projects. Engaging stakeholders to prevent debt accumulation and seeking diverse perspectives.

Annie Nelson and I chat about her path to data analytics, writing her new book, "How to Become a Data Analyst", bad career advice, rock climbing, and more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-nelson-analyst/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/annie-nelson-data-analytics Book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-Data-Analyst-Low-Cost/dp/1394202237