The Future of Data Podcast | conversation with leaders, influencers, and change makers in the World of Data & Analytics

Discussing AI First Company and AI First mentality with Ash Fontana. He sheds light on how organizations could embrace analytics, data and AI to retain competitive edge. Bio: Ash Fontana became one of the most recognized startup investors in the world after launching online investing at AngelList. He then became a Managing Director of Zetta, the first investment fund that focused on AI. The firm was the lead investor in category-defining AI companies such as Kaggle, Domino, Tractable, Lilt and Invenia. He has appeared in Fast Company, Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC and at the UN. This is his first book. Ash's Book: The AI-First Company: How to Compete and Win with Artificial Intelligence by Ash Fontana https://amzn.to/33C2OL5 Ash's Recommendations: On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines by Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee https://amzn.to/3vZhksk Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain by Patricia S. Churchland https://amzn.to/2RiKrYO Discussion Timeline: TIMELINE Some questions we covered: 1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1 point that this book points to: 2. Vishal briefly introduce guest Stage 2: Subject Matter Expertise 3. What is the state of startups today? 4. State of AI in mature organization? 5. AI and Enterprise outlook? Cautionary tale or hopeful story 6. Who will win the AI race? 7. Challenges in AI adoption? Stage 3: Introduction as an author 8. What is an AI-First company? 9. Why write AI-First? 10. Why does every company need to prioritize AI over the next decade? 11. What are the most common mistakes companies make when trying to become AI-First? 12. What’s the difference between “lean-startup” and “lean AI”? 14. How do AI-First companies retain more of the “first mover” advantage than others? 15. AI + Business, will make it more science or art? 16. Can AI be a competitive edge Stage 4: Rapid Fire with Ben Pring [Say what comes to your mind] 17 a. #MachineLearning 17 b. #Technology 17 c. #Leadership 17 d. #FutureOfWork 17 e. #Culture 17 f. #DigitalTransformation 17 g. #Disruption 17 h. #JobsOfFuture 17 i. #FutureofStartup 17 j. #FutureofOrganization 17 k. #AIFirst Stage 5: Closing 18. What are 1-3 best practices that you think are the key to success in your journey? 19. Do you have any favorite read? 20. As a closing remark, what would you like to tell our audience? About TAO.ai[Sponsor]: TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai About FutureOfData: FutureOfData takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of data, analytics, and insights. About AnalyticsWeek.com FutureOfData is managed by AnalyticsWeek.com, a #FutureOfData Leadership community of Organization architects and leaders. Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai Keywords: #FutureofData #Work2.0 #Work2dot0 #Leadership #Growth #Org2dot0 #Work2 #Org2

Discussing #FutureOfData & Growth with Jeff Kavanaugh. Jeff discussed the importance and tenets of a live evolving organizations. He shared some tips and tricks that businesses could do to ensure they are evolving for faster and agile growth through the age of transformation. Jeff Kavanaugh is global head for the Infosys Knowledge Institute, the research and thought leadership arm of Infosys, a leader in digital services and consulting. Jeff is also an adjunct professor at the business school at the University of Texas at Dallas. He authored the best-selling book Consulting Essentials, and serves on boards of the Institute of Business Analytics at Indiana University, and the Marketing Analytics Advisory Board at the University of Texas at Dallas. Jeff earned an MBA from the University of North Texas. Jeff's Book: The Live Enterprise: Create a Continuously Evolving and Learning Organization https://amzn.to/3pYJFMd Jeff's Recommendations: Contact https://amzn.to/37LvGmB The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild https://amzn.to/37J3PTM Longitude https://amzn.to/3buTEDC Endurance https://amzn.to/3by5hK1 Discussion Timeline: TIMELINE Some questions we covered: 1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1-2 points/key takeaways that this book points to: 2. Vishal briefly introduce the guest and kicks off the session 3. What is the state of organizations today? 4. How to steer an organization when external forces influence your internals [pandemic etc.] 5. What are some good habits you surfaced for a constantly evolving organization 6. What are some signs that you are steering in the wrong direction? 7. Explain your journey to your current role? 8. Could you share something about your current role? 9. What does your company do? 10. Explain your journey to this book? 11. Why write this book? 12. What are key takeaways in Live Enterprise 13. What are some role model companies pursuing the Live Enterprise model 14. What are the key drivers of a live enterprise 15. How to get started on this journey of making your organization live and adapting? 16. What are some misconceptions your want to un-surface? 17. What are 1-3 best practices that you think are the key to success in your journey? 18. Do you have any favorite read? 19. As a closing remark, what would you like to tell our audience? About TAO.ai[Sponsor]: TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai About FutureOfData: FutureOfData takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of data, analytics, and insights. About AnalyticsWeek.com FutureOfData is managed by AnalyticsWeek.com, a #FutureOfData Leadership community of Organization architects and leaders. Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai Keywords: #FutureofData #Work2.0 #Work2dot0 #Leadership #Growth #Org2dot0 #Work2 #Org2

Discussing Data, Innovation, and Creativity with Josh Linkner talks about using little creativity spurts to use for disruption. He sheds light on how organizations could embrace creativity and use little creative innovation to help stir for big breakthroughs. She shared lots of example of big little breakthroughs. Bio: He has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He’s the author of four books including the New York Times Bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming, and The Road to Reinvention. This guy just loves starting and building companies. He’s the founding partner of Detroit Venture Partners and has been involved in the launch of over 100 startups. Today, Josh serves as Chairman and co-founder of Platypus Labs, innovation research, training, and consulting firm. He has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is a recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award. Josh is also a passionate Detroiter, the father of four, a professional-level jazz guitarist, and has a slightly odd obsession for greasy pizza Josh's Book: Big Little Breakthroughs https://amzn.to/3usFCLm Josh's Recommendations: Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day https://amzn.to/3bzvyYh Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World https://amzn.to/37K4PqW Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know https://amzn.to/37MepcR Discussion Timeline: TIMELINE Some questions we covered: 1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1 point that Big Little Breakthroughs points to: 2. Vishal briefly introduce Josh 3. What are you seeing the role of innovation in the middle of firefight[pandemic] 4. What is the state of enterprise investments to promote innovation? 5. What are some easy to fix bottlenecks to get enterprises to keep on innovating 6. What are some misconceptions about innovation and its adoption 7. Explain your journey to your current role? 8. Could you share something about your current role? 9. What does your company do? 10. Explain your journey to this book? 11. Why write this book? 12. Why are you so passionate about helping everyday people become everyday innovators? 13. What's the most misunderstood thing around human creativity? 14. What's your favorite brainstorming technique? 15. From doing the research for your new book, Big Little Breakthroughs, what surprised you the most? 16. What are 1-3 best practices that you think are the key to success in your journey? 17. Do you have any favorite read? 18. As a closing remark, what would you like to tell our audience? About TAO.ai[Sponsor]: TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai About FutureOfData: FutureOfData takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of data, analytics, and insights. About AnalyticsWeek.com FutureOfData is managed by AnalyticsWeek.com, a #FutureOfData Leadership community of Organization architects and leaders. Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai Keywords: #FutureofData #Work2.0 #Work2dot0 #Leadership #Growth #Org2dot0 #Work2 #Org2

Thomas Dietterich ( @tdietterich ) on Understanding the Depth of AI #FutureOfData #Leadership #Podcast In this podcast Thomas Dietterich(@tdietterich) Distinguished Professor Emeritus @ Oregan State University sat with Vishal @ AnalyticsWeek to discuss the depth of AI. in This session Tom shared the current state, limitations and future of AI. He shared areas where AI is relevant and which areas are still seeking more testing for AI adoption. He also shared some of the pitfalls with current AI framework, area of selective bias, knowing context etc. This is a great session for anyone seeking to learn about the World of AI. Thomas's Recommended Read: Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War by Paul Scharre https://amzn.to/2CnoA94 Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/itunes Youtube: http://math.im/youtube Thomas's BIO: Thomas Dietterich has devoted his career to research in machine learning starting from the very first machine learning workshop in 1980. Along the way, he has been involved in four startup companies: Arris Pharmaceutical, MusicStrands, Smart Desktop, and (currently) BigML. He has made important contributions to learning with weak labels, ensemble methods, hierarchical reinforcement learning. and robust artificial intelligence. He was founding President of the International Machine Learning Society (which runs the International Conference on Machine Learning) and President of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. He has served on numerous government advisory bodies and currently is a member of the steering committee of the DARPA ISAT group. Dietterich earned his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College, his M.S. from the University of Illinois, and his PhD from Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the ACM, AAAI, and AAAS. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers and lead practitioners to come on show and discuss their journey in creating the data driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by mailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

In this podcast, Nathan Furr(@nathan_furr) talks about leading transformation. He shares some of the crucial ingredients of transformational leaders. He sheds some light on how businesses could improve their storytelling to get the transformation agenda across. He shares some cool tips and tricks that help leaders plan for a transformation across data-driven and disruptive times. Timeline: 1:39 Nathan's journey. 4:49 Nathan's current role. 13:55 Transforming legacy old company. 21:52 The right moment for companies to think about data transformation. 26:38 Using comic books to share transformational stories. 34:32 Who's the most responsible person in an organization for transformation? 39:13 Qualities a leader must have for bringing in transformational change. 43:40 Nathan's success mantra. 47:57 Nathan's favorite reads. 50:29 Closing remarks. Nathan's Recommended Read: East of Eden (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by John Steinbeck, David Wyatt https://amzn.to/2S9MHA0 Nathan's Books The Innovator's Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization by Nathan Furr, Jeff Dyer, Clayton M. Christensen https://amzn.to/2TeadJE Leading Transformation: How to Take Charge of Your Company's Future by Nathan Furr, Kyle Nel, Thomas Zoega Ramsey https://amzn.to/2CTw16z Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation: The lean startup book to help entrepreneurs launch a high-growth business by Nathan Furr, Paul Ahlstrom https://amzn.to/2UfTpSC Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/leading-transformation-through-data-driven-times-nathan_furr-insead-futureofdata-podcast/ Nathan's BIO: Nathan Furr is a professor of strategy and innovation at INSEAD in Paris and a recognized expert in innovation and technology strategy. He has multiple books and articles published by outlets such as Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review, including his most recent best-selling book, “The Innovator’s Method” (Harvard Business Review Press, September 2014), which won multiple awards from the business press. He has two forthcoming books from Harvard Business Review Press addressing 1) how companies lead transformation and 2) how innovators win support for their ideas. Professor Furr has worked with leading companies to study and implement innovation strategies, including Google, Amazon, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Philips, Kimberly Clark, Solvay, and others. Professor Furr earned his Ph.D. from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program at Stanford University. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to discuss their journey in creating the data-driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by emailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

In this podcast, Bob Greifeld discussed the importance of understanding the transformation and leading the companies. Bob shared his journey of growing Nasdaq through changing market times and taking the company through intense market pressure and product competition. The session is a great watch for aspiring leaders preparing a team that plays a significant role in defining the jobs of the future. Timelines: 2:45 What's Bob's journey? 4:10 How did Bob's childhood shape him to be who he is? 5:00 How to prepare yourself for a leadership role? 7:34 How to set the right direction and pace for your company? 11:50 Tips for CEOs in implementing change? 14:34 How to find the right people to work for you? 16:25 How can you ensure that you're transforming the company at the right place? 20:06 What ecosystem do you need to be successful? 25:00 How does NASDAQ bring the up and down of market fluctuations into a single index? 27:40 Are companies focussing more on employees or shareholders? 30:48 Bob's perception of the future of work? 37:12 The ideal reader for Bob's book. 40:45 How does Bob spend his days? 43:16 Qualities that define Bob. 45:50 Bob's favorite reads. 47:54 Should a leader invest in people or technology? Bob's Recommended Read: Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times by Donald T. Phillips amzn.to/2K0h18Q Bob's book: Market Mover: Lessons from a Decade of Change at Nasdaq - by Robert Greifeld amzn.to/34gaVKV Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/bob-greifeld-former-ceo-chairman-nasdaq-on-leading-the-market-through-data-transformation/ Bob's BIO: Robert Greifeld is Chairman of Virtu Financial, Inc. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) until May 10, 2017, and as Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq from 2003 to 2016. During his tenure, Mr. Greifeld led Nasdaq through a series of complex, innovative acquisitions that extended the company’s footprint from a single U.S. equity exchange to a global exchange and technology solutions provider, nearly quadrupling revenue, growing annual operating profits by more than 24 times and achieving a market value of over $11 billion. Mr. Greifeld is a member of the Economic Club of New York and the NYU Stern Board of Overseers. He is the Founder and Chairman of the USA Track & Field Foundation, which supports emerging athletes and inner-city youth athletics. Mr. Greifeld holds a Masters in Business from New York University, Stern School of Business, and a B.A. in English from Iona College. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to come on the show and discuss their journey in creating the data-driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by emailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

In this podcast, Dr. Michael Stonebraker discussed his perspective on the growing data ops industry and its future. Dr. Stonebraker has launched several startups that defined data ops. He shares his insights into the data ops market and what to expect in the future of data and operations. Timeline: 0:30 Mike's take on the "no sequel movement". 6:48 Evolution of database. 13:55 Mobility of data and cloud. 18:41 Tamr's shift from the database to AI. 29:00 Ingredient for a successful start-up. 36:50 Leadership qualities that keep you successful and sane. 41:50 Mike's parting thoughts. Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/dr-mikestonebraker-on-the-future-of-dataops-and-ai/ Dr. Stonebraker's BIO: Dr. Stonebraker has been a pioneer of database research and technology for more than forty years. He was the main architect of the INGRES relational DBMS, and the object-relational DBMS, POSTGRES. These prototypes were developed at the University of California at Berkeley, where Stonebraker was a Professor of Computer Science for twenty-five years. More recently, at M.I.T., he was a co-architect of the Aurora/Borealis stream processing engine, the C-Store column-oriented DBMS, the H-Store transaction processing engine, which became VoltDB, the SciDB array DBMS, and the Data Tamer data curation system. Presently he serves as an advisor to VoltDB and Chief Technology Officer of Paradigm4 and Tamr, Inc. Professor Stonebraker was awarded the ACM System Software Award in 1992 for his work on INGRES. Additionally, he was awarded the first annual SIGMOD Innovation award in 1994 and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1997. He was awarded the IEEE John Von Neumann award in 2005 and the 2014 Turing Award and is presently an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at M.I.T, where he is co-director of the Intel Science and Technology Center focused on big data. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to discuss their journey in creating the data-driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by emailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

Dr. @MikeStonebraker on his journey to the evolution of data ops and winning #Turing Award #FutureOfData #Leadership #Podcast Timeline: 0:29 Mike's journey. 30:23 Reason behind Mike's preference of academia over the corporate. 38:50 Tips to leaders on data management. In this podcast, Dr. Michael Stonebraker discussed his journey into creating data ops and winning the Turing award. He shared his life's several aha moments and progressions that mirrored the evolution of the data ops industry. It's a delightful conversation for anyone seeking to understand how data ops have evolved over the last couple of decades and what it takes to win the Turing Award. Podcast Link: iTunes: https://apple.co/2VtcX6d Youtube: https://youtu.be/bY1qjy0qpq4 Dr. Stonebraker's BIO: Dr. Stonebraker has been a pioneer of database research and technology for more than forty years. He was the main architect of the INGRES relational DBMS, and the object-relational DBMS, POSTGRES. These prototypes were developed at the University of California at Berkeley where Stonebraker was a Professor of Computer Science for twenty-five years. More recently at M.I.T., he was a co-architect of the Aurora/Borealis stream processing engine, the C-Store column-oriented DBMS, the H-Store transaction processing engine, which became VoltDB, the SciDB array DBMS, and the Data Tamer data curation system. Presently he serves as an advisor to VoltDB and Chief Technology Officer of Paradigm4 and Tamr, Inc. Professor Stonebraker was awarded the ACM System Software Award in 1992 for his work on INGRES. Additionally, he was awarded the first annual SIGMOD Innovation award in 1994 and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1997. He was awarded the IEEE John Von Neumann award in 2005 and the 2014 Turing Award and is presently an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at M.I.T, where he is co-director of the Intel Science and Technology Center focused on big data. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to come on the show and discuss their journey in creating the data-driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by emailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

In this podcast, Stephen Wunker spent time discussing the future of organizations via cost innovations and how some enterprises connect a successful pricing strategy with their data strategy. He sheds light on what some successful companies do to stay competitive and keep innovating their cost strategies to find effective customer connections. He shares some challenges that leaders face in adopting a successful cost innovation strategy. The book "Costovation" and this podcast are relevant for anyone seeking to learn about innovative ways to define their cost strategies. It is especially relevant for data science leaders to understand how they could transform sales by connecting cost and innovation. Timelines: 0:30 Stephen's journey 6:25 Introducing "costovation". 10:10 Cost management in the age of "freemium" and opensource. 12:35 Key points of "Cost-o-vation". 15:40 Resolving issues between cost and innovation. 18:26 Introducing radical ideas of innovation to companies. 21:40 Gauging innovation. 24:20 Role of data in costovation. 26:15 Why adopt cost-ovation? 31:44 Innovation tips and suggestions. 34:45 Example of a company that is practicing cost-o-vation. 37:15 Tenets of good leadership. 39:50 Scalability of cost-o-vation. 43:17 cost-ovation and the customer. 47:47 Stephen's favorite reads. 49:45 Key takeaways. Stephen's Book: Costovation: Innovation That Gives Your Customers Exactly What They Want--And Nothing More by Stephen Wunker, Jennifer Luo Law amzn.to/2xYyRFs Stephen's Recommended Read: The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation by Vijay Govindarajan amzn.to/2y2Sex6 Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath, Dan Heath amzn.to/2Ct2SRV The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor amzn.to/2DZ6jRK Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/stephen-wunker-on-future-of-customer-success-through-cost-innovation-and-data/ Stephen's BIO: Stephen Wunker is the founder and managing director of New Markets Advisors, a Boston-based consultancy focused on innovation and growth strategy. With a long track record of creating successful ventures, Stephen has consulted multinational firms and start-ups across six continents, developing dozens of new growth platforms for clients over the past decade. He also pioneered both mobile commerce and mobile marketing, and he led the team that created one of the world's first smartphones. In addition to his entrepreneurial and corporate ventures, he was a long-term colleague of the leading innovation authority Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen in establishing his consulting practice, Innosight. His previous experience includes years with the management consultancy Bain & Company, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Soros Foundations. Stephen holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master's in Public Administration from Columbia University, and a BA cum laude from Princeton University. Coauthor of “COSTOVATION: Innovation that Gives Your Customers Exactly What They Want—and Nothing More” (HarperCollins Leadership, Aug. 14), his third book, Stephen has contributed to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and a range of journals, and has appeared on Bloomberg TV, BBC and other broadcasts. He has lived in the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Japan, Ecuador, and Zambia, and is now based in Boston. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to come on the show and discuss their journey in creating the data-driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by emailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

In this podcast, Erika from Proteus International talks about the state of leadership today. She sheds light on data-driven leaders and leaders leading the organizations to the future. She suggests some key insights, tactical steps, and some stories to help understand today's leaders' fabric leading tomorrow's organizations. Timeline: 0:28 Erica's journey? 7:15 Advice to emerging leaders. 12:13 Adapting to change. 15:15 Tackling unconscious bias. 17:05 Evolution of leadership. 22:26 Taking the road not taken. 27:30 Expectations of leaders towards his/her business. 32:24 Investing in people or technology? 37:46 Getting the right feedback. 43:40 Example unbiased leadership. 51:20 Women in a leadership role. 57:48 Erica's secret for success. Erika's Book: Be Bad First: Get Good at Things Fast to Stay Ready for the Future by Erika Andersen https://amzn.to/2L2DI01 Erika's Recommended Read: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins https://amzn.to/2JhswYG Dan Pink Books https://amzn.to/2Nc0X5s Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/preparing-the-leaders-for-datadriven-future-erikaandersen/ Erika's BIO: Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building tailored to her clients’ challenges, goals, and culture. She and her colleagues at Proteus focus uniquely on helping leaders at all levels get ready and stay ready to meet whatever the future might bring. Much of her recent work has focused on organizational visioning and strategy, executive coaching, management, and leadership development. In these capacities, she serves as consultant and advisor to the CEOs and/or top executives of several corporations, including NBCUniversal, Facebook, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, GE, Hulu, and Madison Square Garden. She also shares her insights about managing people and creating successful businesses by speaking to corporations, non-profit groups, and national associations. Her books and learning guides have been translated into Spanish, Turkish, German, French, Russian, and Chinese. She has contributed to and been quoted in various national publications, including the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and The New York Times. Erika is also one of the most popular leadership bloggers at Forbes.com. She is the author of Be Bad First—Get Good at Things FAST to Stay Ready for the Future (Bibliomotion, 2016), Leading So People Will Follow (Jossey-Bass, 2012), Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Outthink Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change (St. Martin’s Press, May 2009), and Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers (Portfolio, 2006), and the author and host of the Proteus Leader Show a regular podcast that offers quick, practical support for leaders and managers. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to discuss their journey in creating the data-driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest @ http://analyticsweek.com/guest/ Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: #FutureOfData #DataAnalytics #Leadership #Futurist #Podcast #BigData #Strategy

In this podcast, John Busby(@johnmbusby), Chief Analytics Officer @CenterfieldUSA, talks about his journey leading the data analytics practice of a digital marketing agency. He sheds light on some methodologies for building a sound data science practice. He sheds light on the future of digital marketing and shared some big opportunities ripe for disruption in the digital space. Timeline: 0:28 John's journey. 4:26 Introduction to Centerfield. 6:00 John's role. 6:50 Designing a common platform for customers. 9:15 Analytics in Amazon. 11:02 Data science and marketing. 18:02 Importance of understanding the product for marketing. 21:44 AI in the marketing business. 25:26 Making sense of customer behavior. 27:50 End to end consumer behavior. 31:05 Editing and calibrating KPIs. 32:53 Creating an inside driven organization. 35:35 Recipe for a successful chief analytic officer. 37:46 On data bias. 39:12 Hiring the right people. 41:33 Big opportunities in digital marketing. 44:15 Future of digital marketing. 45:27 John's recipe for success. 48:52 John's favorite reads. 50:35 Key takeaways. John's Recommended Read: Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker (D&B Poker) by Jonathan Little amzn.to/2MNKjN3 Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/data-today-shaping-digital-marketing-of-tomorrow-johnmbusby-centerfieldusa/ John's BIO: John Busby serves as Centerfield’s Chief Analytics Officer. A seasoned digital marketing executive, John leads the company’s data science, analytics and insights teams. Before joining Centerfield, John was Head of Analytics for Amazon’s grocery delivery service and responsible for business intelligence, data science and automated reporting. Prior to Amazon, John was Senior Vice President of Analytics and Marketing at Marchex. John began his career in product management for InfoSpace, Go2net and IQ Chart. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University. Outside of work, John coaches youth hockey, and enjoys sports, poker and hanging out with his wife and two children. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers and lead practitioners to come on show and discuss their journey in creating the data driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by mailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

In this podcast, Maksim, CDO @ City of San Diago, discussed the nuances of running big data for big cities. He shares his perspectives on effectively building a central data office in a complex and extremely collaborative environment like a big city. He shared his thoughts on some ways to effectively prioritize which project to pursue. He shared how leadership and execution could blend to solve civic issues relating to big and small cities. A great practitioner podcast for folks seeking to build a robust data science practice across a large and collaborative ecosystem. Timeline: 0:28 Maksim's journey. 6:45 Maksim's current role. 11:46 Collaboration process in creating a data inventory. 14:52 Working with the bureaucracy. 18:35 Dealing with unforeseen circumstances at work. 20:22 Prioritization at work. 22:58 Qualities of a good data leader. 26:15 Collaboration with other cities. 27:40 Cool data projects in other cities. 30:55 Shortcomings of other city representatives. 36:54 Use cases in AI 39:00 What would Maksim change about himself? 40:50 Future cities and data 43:55 Opportunities for private investors in the public sector. 45:53 Maksim's success mantra. 50:19 Closing remark. Maksim's Book Recommendation: The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford amzn.to/2MAu5Xv Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/understanding-bigdata-for-bigcities-with-maksim-mrmaksimize-cityofsandiego-futureofdata-podcast/ Maksim's BIO: Maksim Pecherskiy: As the CDO for the City of San Diego, working in the Performance & Analytics Department, Maksim strives to bring the necessary components together to allow the City's residents to benefit from a more efficient, agile government that is as innovative as the community around it. He has been solving complex problems with technology for nearly a decade. He spent 2014 working as a Code For America fellow in Puerto Rico, focusing on economic development. His team delivered a product called PrimerPeso that provides business owners and residents a tool to search, and apply for, government programs for which they may be eligible. Before moving to California, Maksim was a Solutions Architect at Promet Source in Chicago, where he built large web applications and designed complex integrations. He shaped workflow, configuration management, and continuous integration processes while leading and training international development teams. Before his work at Promet, he was a software engineer at AllPlayers, who was instrumental in the design and architecture of its APIs and the development and documentation of supporting client libraries in various languages. Maksim graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor of science degree in information systems and from Linköping University, Sweden, with a bachelor of science degree in international business. He is also certified as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers and lead practitioners to come on show and discuss their journey in creating the data driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by mailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

In this podcast, Jim Sterne shares how marketing has evolved through disruptive times. He shares some of the best practices in the marketing and digital analytics space. He sheds light on some opportunities in the marketing and analytics space and how machine learning is changing the face of digital and marketing. This is a great podcast for anyone looking to understand how AI is impacting marketing and what are some big opportunities in marketing and digital. Timeline: 0:30 Jim's journey. 5:25 The evolution of marketing. 8:45 Breaking down the digital. 11:40 Marketing and analytics. 13:27 Misuse of analytics in marketing. 17:35 Resolving bad data and bias. 22:20 Good digital analyst vs. bad digital analyst. 28:06 Defining a well-oiled marketing machine. 30:33 Marketing industry's adoption of technology. 34:19 Technology adoption strategy. 38:23 Impact of machine learning and digital marketing. 42:19 Decision making, accountability, and AI. 47:08 Advice for start-ups. 48:52 Disruption opportunities in digital marketing. 55:57 Ethics and marketing. 58:52 What's next in digital marketing. 1:02:27 Jim's success mantra. 1:05:36 Jim's reading list. 1:07:30 Key takeaways. Jim's Books: amzn.to/2KB1QCR Jim's Current Read List: Shift: 19 Practical, Business-Driven Ideas for an Executive in Charge of Marketing but Not Trained for the Task by Sean Doyle amzn.to/2KG4K9d Data Science for Business: What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett amzn.to/2AWR3Dz Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/future-of-data-in-marketing-digital-jimsterne/ Jim's BIO: Jim Sterne focused his thirty-five years in sales and marketing to create and strengthen customer relationships through digital communications. He sold business computers to companies that had never owned one in the 1980s, consulted and keynoted online marketing in the 1990s, and founded a conference and a professional association around digital analytics in the 2000s, following his humorous Devil's Data Dictionary. Sterne has just published his twelfth book Artificial Intelligence for Marketing: Practical Applications. Sterne produced the eMetrics Summit from 2002 - 2017 and now produces the Marketing Evolution Experience. He was co-founder and served for 17 years as the Board Chair of the Digital Analytics Association. Jim was named one of the 50 most influential people in digital marketing by a top marketing magazine in the United Kingdom and identified as one of the top 25 Hot Speakers by the National Speakers Association. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers and lead practitioners to come on show and discuss their journey in creating the data driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by mailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

In this podcast, Dennis Mortensen (@DennisMortensen @XdotAI) sat with Vishal Kumar from @AnalyticsWeek to discuss his entrepreneurial journey of building successful analytics startups. He shares his journey to starting advanced analytics at AI startup x.ai and how he is solving an important productivity killer using AI. He shared his challenges and opportunities of being an early entrant into the AI startup space. He also shared his thoughts on Google Wave and Google Duplex and what to expect from these technologies in the future. Timelines: 0:28 Dennis's journey 4:46 Dennis's "why." 9:50 Dennis's success mantra. 14:45 Making of X.ai 19:03 Educating the market 22:34 Surprises on the way 30:05 Killing the inbox 35:50 Why the calendar? 39:07 About Google. duplex 50:05 Future of work 55:00 Recommended books. Dennis's Recommended Read: The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money by Felix Dennis amzn.to/2vaJ1S4 Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman amzn.to/2ACOypK Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight amzn.to/2MaFMAu Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/road-to-building-a-successful-ai-startup-dennismortensen-xdotai-futureofdata-podcast/ Dennis's BIO: Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who’s successfully exited several companies on that theme. His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He frequently speaks to anyone who’ll listen, from the crowds of Web Summit to his building’s doorman, about an optimistic future for AI, productivity, and the future of work. Dennis was also an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia and the author of Data-Driven Insights, on collecting and analyzing digital data. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers and lead practitioners to come on show and discuss their journey in creating the data driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by emailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy

In this podcast, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (@SethD_S), author of New York Times Bestseller Everybody Lies, discussed what our social data knows about us. He shares some critical insights into the human psyche on how humans behave differently to machines than fellow humans. This sheds some interesting light on today's data-driven disruptive times when curiosity to stay relevant and data-driven is at an all-time high. This is a great podcast to understand the capability that data has and how it could benefit humanity, businesses, and clients if used properly—a great session for anyone willing to understand the depth of data and how to use it effectively. Timelines: 0:29 Seth's journey. 4:23 Story behind "Everybody lies". 7:27 Finding the right searches to analyze. 8:42 Surprising findings on analyzing the internet searches of people. 10:50 Confusion and human search data. 12:55 Google search recommendation's effect on human search data. 15:47 To google or not to google. 17:48 Are surveys reliable? 19:29 Safeguarding against fake data. 22:30 Compromised privacy may be a good thing. 24:30 Seth's favorite tool or language. 25:40 Challenges in working with data. 26:22 Finding a hypothesis in human search data. 28:02 Political predictions through data. 32:10 On Cambridge Analytica 35:05 The ethics of data. 39:05 On AI 41:24 Defining a data scientist. 43:11 Key points of "Everybody lies". 44:17 Secret behind Seth's success. 45:50 Journey from a basketball to data scientist. 48:03 Seth's favorite reads. 48:34 Key takeaways. Seth's Book: Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz amzn.to/2OA0YBs Seth's Recommended Read: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker amzn.to/2Kl2nsr Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/understand-social-data-to-know-human-psyche-seths_d-author-nytbestseller-everybody-lies-futureofdata-podcast/ Seth's BIO: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has used data from the internet -- particularly Google searches -- to get new insights into the human psyche. Seth has used Google searches to measure racism, self-induced abortion, depression, child abuse, hateful mobs, the science of humor, sexual preference, anxiety, son preference, and sexual insecurity, among many other topics. His 2017 book, Everybody Lies, published by HarperCollins, was a New York Times bestseller, a PBS NewsHour Book of the Year, and an Economist Book of the Year. Seth worked for one-and-a-half years as a data scientist at Google and is currently a contributing op-ed writer for the New York Times. He is a former visiting lecturer at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his BA in philosophy, Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford, and his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. In high school, Seth wrote obituaries for the local newspaper, the Bergen Record, and was a juggler in theatrical shows. He now lives in Brooklyn and is a passionate fan of the Mets, Knicks, Jets, Stanford football, and Leonard Cohen. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers and lead practitioners to come on show and discuss their journey in creating the data driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by mailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy