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Aug 4, 2021 • 33min

[Replay] Optimizing Sports using A.I. with Joe Pavitt

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. AbstractThis week on Making Data Simple, our guest is Joe Pavitt, master inventor and emerging technology specialist at IBM. Joe comes from a diverse background of playing various sports at a high-level, while pursuing studies in engineering and technology. Tune in to discover how Joe's role allows him to be at the intersection of these 2 seemingly opposed industries.Connect with JoeLinkedInShow Notes05:29 - Check out this article on the effects of alcohol on athletic performance. 07:00 - IBM has spent the last 25 years at the top spot for patents created.  12:29 - Watch this video to learn more about what Joe is doing with Leatherhead F.C.25:56 - Learn more about the Blender project and animation on their website.  Connect with the TeamProducer Liam Seston - LinkedIn.Producer Lana Cosic - LinkedIn.Producer Meighann Helene - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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Jul 28, 2021 • 29min

[Part2] Al and Neil discuss why data is wrong, how you fix it, and Neil’s book.

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Neil Gilbert Siegel. Neil has lead the creation of a large number of successful military intelligence and commercial systems, this includes the US Blue Force tracker, Neil, has had a number of advances in consumer electronics and health care, a number of patents. Neil also has a number of wards including the US National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. And finally an author of Engineering Project Management.   Show Notes2:49 – Why is all data wrong?9:00 – How do you fix wrong data?23:17 – Where did you get your love for engineering?Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Nassim Nicholas Taleb – Fooled by Randomness - Black SwanEngineering Project ManagementNeilSiegel.usc.eduWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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Jul 21, 2021 • 28min

[Part1] Al and Neil Gilbert Siegel discuss Neil’s involvement with the US Military, his inventions, Neil’s book and tune into part 2 to find out about Neil’s family

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Neil Gilbert Siegel. Neil has lead the creation of a large number of successful military intelligence and commercial systems, this includes the US Blue Force tracker, Neil, has had a number of advances in consumer electronics and health care, a number of patents. Neil also has a number of wards including the US National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. And finally an author of Engineering Project Management.    Show Notes2:20 – Tell us about IBM3:03 – How do you describe yourself?8:37 – Can you talk about the first US Army unmanned aerial vehicle?11:13 – Can you give us some examples of the smartphone and tablet components?18:30 – What’s your favorite invention? 20:20 – Why a book about Engineering and Management? Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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Jul 14, 2021 • 39min

Al and Davor Bonaci discuss how feature stores save time and money in production systems and then leadership of a startup company

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Davor Bonaci co-founder and CEO of a Seattle-based startup Kaskada. Previously, Davor served as the chair of the Apache Beam PMC and software engineer in Google Cloud since its early days and the inception of Cloud Dataflow.Show Notes2:39 – Are you focused on the platform or the models around event based data?6:52 – Does your company provide knowhow or is it tooling?9:58 – What’s your secret sauce?11:19 – How did you end up here?15:40 – Who’s your biggest competitor? 17:13 – Can you talk to some of the common use cases?20:30 – Are you and IDE, how does it work?21:18 – Are you a subscription service?22:18 – What’s your 5 year plan?26:44 – How feature store save time and money29:19 – Describe the company in three bullets31:35 – What are the top skills? Davor Bonaci  - LinkedInKaskadaConnect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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Jul 7, 2021 • 45min

Al and Wendy Gonzalez discuss data is the new code, micro models that are reuseable, data pipeline and hiring people that are smarter than you

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Wendy Gonzalez, Wendy is an executive that is passionate about building high-performing, high-functioning teams that develop and scale innovative, impactful technology. Wendy has two decades of managerial and technology leadership experience for companies including EY, Capgemini, Cycle30 (acquired by Arrow Electronics) and General Communications Inc. Wendy is an active Board Member of the Leila Janah Foundation.Show Notes2:39 – How does a CEO run a company from home?4:50 - Outline the Mission Statement7:00 – How do you hire people?8:58 – How big is the company?9:23 – What’s your secret sauce?12:10 – How does this tie back to social?18:38 – Can you talk more about your statistics?20:55 – How do you separate your business from others?24:22 – Are these micro models reusable?25:59 – What is a typically engagement look like?29:30 - How do clients find you?30:38 – How did Sama get started?Turing the flywheelOmnivore’s DelemmaSama Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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Jun 30, 2021 • 46min

Al and Matt Cowell discuss defining data literacy, teaching products, and learning problems

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Matt Cowell. Matt serves as CEO at QuantHub, a leading data upskilling and assessment platform that helps companies create a data literate workforce across the entire enterprise. Matt uses his wealth of experience as a product and tech executive to forge the company strategy to address one of the most significant corporate challenges of the 2020’s, the data skill gap. Prior to QuantHub, Matt spent 15 years running product and tech at PE-backed companies, including building a product and engineering organization at Daxko - delivering 10x revenue growth, 7 acquisitions, and 3 enormously successful recapitalization. While at Daxko, Matt led the team to deliver the first machine learning/AI solution to the gym/fitness market. Matt is passionate about facilitating the data fluency of individuals and organizations all over the world and loves focusing on the people side of the equation.Show Notes2:25 – How do you go from SVP of Products to getting into the data learning business?3:48 - How do you define data literacy? 5:50 – Do you teach the products?7:36 - What’s out of scope?12:50 – Client use case18:07 – Solving learning problems21:14 – What does a learning plan look like?25:08 – Define Micro30:20 – What’s the best way to learn?33:14 – How do you measure success?34:47 - Are you venture capital funded?36:10 – Do you have a fundamental leadership belief?38:24 – What skill do you value most in a leader?  QuantHubUpskill quanthubMonetizing innovation Ultra LearningMatt Cowell - LinkedInConnect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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Jun 23, 2021 • 30min

[Part2] Al and Kordel France discuss helping medical professions save lives and how did Kordel get into the medical field

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Kordel France. Kordel is the CEO of Seekar technologies. Kordel is the founder and CEO of Seekar Technologies, a tech startup that builds AI products for a variety of industries. The applications of artificial intelligence are virtually limitless, but Kordel decided to start where it matters most: helping medical professionals save lives. Since founding Seekar, Kordell and his team have put 3 different medical AI products through 4 board-reviewed clinical trials.Show Notes2:25 - Are you venture capital funded?4:10 – How many of the solutions involve AI imaging?10:08 – What technologies are behind Seekar?14:26 – Where do you think AI is going?App- covid-aiKordel K France – LinkedInKordel K France – TwitterSeekartechkordel@seekartech.com Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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Jun 16, 2021 • 36min

[Part1] Al and Kordel France discuss helping medical professions save lives and how did Kordel get into the medical field

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Kordel France. Kordel is the CEO of Seekar technologies. Kordel is the founder and CEO of Seekar Technologies, a tech startup that builds AI products for a variety of industries. The applications of artificial intelligence are virtually limitless, but Kordel decided to start where it matters most: helping medical professionals save lives. Since founding Seekar, Kordell and his team have put 3 different medical AI products through 4 board-reviewed clinical trials.Show Notes1:21 – Kordel introduces himself.5:35 – How do you get into the medical field?7:27 - How does a non-medical guy say “hay this is what I need to do”?9:18 – Why is it free of charge?13:25 – Who provides the 95% accuracy?14:55 – What is your mission statement?20:25 – How did you get into the app business?24:00 – What project are you most proud of?29:27 – Why lie detection?Tune in for part 2 next week App- covid-aiKordel K France – LinkedInKordel K France – TwitterSeekartechkordel@seekartech.com  Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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Jun 9, 2021 • 46min

[Replay] Al, Dale, and Hai-Nhu discuss the IBM initiative to modernize IT language to remove racial and cultural bias (aka Words Matter)

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next.AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, Data and AI Expert Services and Learning at IBM, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Dale Davis Jones, who is an IBM Vice President and Distinguished Engineer in Global Technology Services, where she leads the GTS IT Architect community and Client Innovation. We also have Hai-Nhu Tran, who is the Senior Manager of Content of Design in Data and AI at IBM. Hai-Nhu and her team are responsible for the technical content experience for a large portfolio of products and platforms.Show Notes11:43 - What is the context and how did you get involved?17:10 - How do you define success?19:40 - Are you focused on IT language?25:03 - How do you know you’re doing it right?32:30 - What decision have already been made?37:13 - What other challenges have you faced?40:00 - How do you know when you’re done?41:29 - How can people contribute?Dale Davis Jones - LinkedInHai-Nhu Tran - LinkedInBlog - Words Matter: Driving Thoughtful Change Toward Inclusive Language in TechnologyCall for Code for Racial Justice: Linux Foundation Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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Jun 2, 2021 • 36min

Al and Lillian Pierson discuss Data Mania and Lillian’s book Data Science For Dummies

Send us a textWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Lillian Pierson. Lillian is CEO of Data Mania and she supports data professionals to becoming world data leaders and entrepreneurs. Lillian started Data Mania in 2012, Lillian has had 1.2 million people take her courses or read her book.  Show Notes3:37 – How did you make your transition to Data Mania?8:20 – What is your Brand now?9:32 – If I contact Lillian @ Data Mania what will I walk away with?14:01 – Is it methodology or career coach or is it both?16:35 – Where did you get your experience to put people in these buckets?19:08 – Do you provide one on one services?22:48 – Is your team worldwide?24:36 – What differentiates your book from another?26:48 – Who is Data Mania targeting?28:32 – Where do I start?Email -  lillian@data-mania.comData-maniaData Superhero QuizData Science For Dummies Lillian Pierson - LinkedIn Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com 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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