Data Ideas Podcast

Sawyer Nyquist shares his expertise on data architecture and the considerations organizations must make in developing a best-in-class modern data & analytics strategy. Follow Sawyer on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sawyernyquist/ Check out Sawyer's free "Invaluable Data Team Bootcamp" -- a special release for listeners of this podcast episode! https://www.thedatashop.co/value

Skilled data engineers are in high demand! Pooja Jain, a renowned expert with a wealth of expertise and experience in the field, takes time to discuss with me: -How she entered a career in data engineering -The importance of data engineering in the technology and business world today -What she likes about data engineering and the types of projects she works on -Some of the latest trends in terms of skills and tools to consider -How she'd recommend you learn data engineering If you're interested in learning more about this type of role and work, you'll definitely want to listen to this episode AND follow Pooja on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pooja-jain-898253106/ BONUS: Pooja has a new LinkedIn Learning course coming out soon, which she mentnions in the episode and we will include in the episode notes once its available! 

Season 2 of the Data Ideas Podcast is underway!  In episode 1, I talk with Brandi Beals, co-host of the Data Careers Summit and host of the Data Book Club.  Brandi walks us through: -How the Data Book Club was formed -What it's like to participate in it -How you can sign-up And more!  We also discuss other new opportunities that are coming up through a collaboration between the Data Careers Summit, Data Book Club and Data Ideas podcast. Links referenced during episode: https://www.brandibeals.com/p/databookclub.html https://datacareerssummit.com/  

Nicholas Lowthorpe is a Communication & Data Visualization Expert and creator of the The 5CS Data Visualization System.  In this episode, we revisit a live event I hosted with Nicholas, discussing how your data visualizations and projects can command attention within your organization. You can learn more about Nicholas on his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholaslowthorpe/

Joshua Burkhow, Chief Evangelist at Alteryx, joins the Data Ideas podcast for a discussion on: -Making a career transition into the analytics field -Learning Alteryx and developing a passion for it -His approach and recommendations for learning new data skills -The program and intiatives Alteryx has invested in to support data education -How data skills & literacy impact an organizations analytics maturity (and how you can find out where your organization stands) Links referenced during our discussion: Josh's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaburkhow/ Josh's New Book "Alteryx Designer: The Definitive Guide" - https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/alteryx-designer-the/9781098107512/ Alter Tricks Blog: https://www.altertricks.com/ Alteryx Data Scorecard: https://www.alteryx.com/data-scorecard SparkED Analytics Education Program: https://www.alteryx.com/sparked Alteryx Community: https://community.alteryx.com/ DOD SkillBridge: https://skillbridge.osd.mil/index.htm      

Kedeisha Bryan discusses how she successfully transitioned and self-taught her way into a career in data, as well as how she has since: Moved from an internship to a senior role Obtained both data analytics and data engineering roles Built a successful personal brand Launched an organization that is creating a community of mentors for those learning data & analytics skills Started authoring two books Became a LinkedIn Learning instructor If you're considering launching a data career, or are seeking to move up in your existing data career, this is a must-listen episode! Links referenced during episode: Data in Motion – Community Based Learning Platform To Master Data Analytics, Data Engineering, and Data Science (d-i-motion.com) Kedeisha Bryan | LinkedIn

It seems every parent is looking for ways to reduce the amount of screen time their kids are allowed to have.  Gulrez Khan has a solution that can also help them learn a critical new skill -- data visualization!  In this episode, we discuss his new book that explains how you can educate your kids on the principles of data visualization by "drawing data." Link to Gulrez Khan's new book: Drawing Data with Kids: Cultivating Data-Literacy: A Screen-Free Journey through the Art of Visualization for Kids: Khan, Gulrez: 9798395081483: Amazon.com: Books Link to Gulrez Khan's LinkedIn profile: Gulrez Khan | LinkedIn

Laura McDonald, Enterprise Account Executive at ThoughtSpot takes time to: Share her career journey Explain what self-service analytics means to her Provide her expertise & perspective on search & interactive analytics Walk through some of the challenges & opportunities organizations have with implementing modern analytics initiatives +much more.  This is a thought provoking discussion you won't want to miss! Related links from the discussion can be found here: Laura McDonald | LinkedIn ThoughtSpot | LinkedIn The Data Chief podcast Sunny Bedi: 29.10 minutes in - ThoughtSpot Beyond Analytics conference 2022 keynote (Talks about courage to end the life of legacy platforms) HP deriving value from data with ThoughtSpot; Interview with Juergen Kallinger, VP and head of reporting and analytics at HP. Endeavour Group consolidates dashboards (from a recent Gartner Data & Analytics Summit, presentation by Endeavour Group Sr Mgr of Business Intelligence Ivan Dennis) Gartner Top trends in data and analytics in 2020...#2 Decline of the dashboard Northmill Bank interview with CFO Loan Market Group projects 14x increase in MAUs with embedded ThoughtSpot ThoughtSpot 2023 Beyond Conference 

To build a best-in-class data & analytics function at your organization, the right people are needed.  In this episode, we revisit a presentation I (Dustin) gave on how to attract & retain analytics talent.

In this episode, I discuss healthcare analytics with Dylan Clark.  Dylan has a wealth of experience in this field, and is currently Associate Vice President of Data & Analytics at OU Health.  We discuss what it's like to work in healthcare analytics, the many transformative use-cases in the field and where it may be headed in the near future.  If you've had interest in getting into the growing field of healthcare analytics, you'll want to be sure to listen to Dylan's perspective! Links: Dylan's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-c-b71650103/ OU Health Job Postings: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ouhealth/jobs/ Healthcare Data and Analytics Association: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthcare-data-and-analytics-association/