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Welcome back to an all new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This episode we speak with Monica Miller, Senior Product Manager, Starburst Data, she shares how a personal physical challenge first sparked her interest in audiology, and how a pivotal college internship completely shifted her trajectory from mechanical engineering to the dynamic world of data. Discover the unexpected turns that led her to where she is today."

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Welcome back to an all new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This episode we speak with Dia Adams, Enterprise Data/AI Strategist, TCG Incorporated , about her fascination in becoming a Supreme Court Justice as a child, later redirecting drive towards finance in high school, and ultimately discovering a passion for data and AI in university.

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Welcome back to an all new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This episode we speak with Christina Sandema-Sombe, CEO Christina Sandema-Sombe DBA LLC and Co-Founder & CDAIO Datum Cafe, about her aptitude for science in Zambia & focus to becoming a doctor but with the help of mentors altering her career path to becoming a leader of not one but two data centered companies.

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Welcome back to an all-new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This episode we speak with Jacqueline Paneque, Head of Data Literacy & Data Quality, TE Information Solutions , about how she went from loving arts & crafts as a child with data not even on her radar to becoming the leading person in her company to raise data literacy and quality.

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Welcome back to an all-new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This episode we speak with Eric Polet, Director of Product Marketing at Arcitecta, about how he went from not knowing the difference between a petabyte and terabyte into becoming the Director of Product Marketing for a premiere data management software company.

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Welcome back to an all-new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This episode we speak with Michel Morgan, General Counsel of Operations, Universal P&C Insurance Company, about how she followed her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer and then learned to incorporate data management to ease her team's burden.

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Welcome back to an all-new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This episode we speak with Michael Meyer, Solutions Engineer at Snowflake, about how he turned his early interest in weather to a career in data.

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Welcome back to an all new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This episode we speak with Peter Vennel, the Global Data Office Leader at Equifax, about how he went from an interest in coding to a career in data.

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Welcome back to an all new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Sandesh Gawande, the CTO and Founder of iceDQ, about how he turned his talent for building things into a career in data.

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Welcome back to and all new season or My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we're talking with Dr. Suman Mathur, a Senior Lecturer at Regenesys Business School, about how education fuels her career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Kiomi Soledad Spriestersbach, the Head of Data Quality and Governance at Lufthansa Group, about how she translated an interest in mathematics and languages to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we're talking to Ramla Suhra, the Senior Staff Software Engineer at H-E-B, about how she translated an early interested in how things work to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Gloria Zukauskaite, an Advisory Board Member at Inox Fintech, about how she went from an interest in social work to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we chat with Ben Little, the CEO of Bloomfire, about how he managed to be both a cowboy and build a career in data!

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we're talking with Susan Lin, the Director of Data, Analytics, and Business Intelligence at Cornell University about how she went from a data entry job to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Pragyansmita Nayak, the Chief Data Scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal, about her journey to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we chat with Ngan MacDonald, the Director of Data Innovation at Mathematica and the Chief of Data Operations at The Institute for AI in Medicine at Northwestern University, about how she transitioned from originally wanting to study economics to a career in data.

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View the (currently) open positions at Mathematica: Principal Data Scientist Data Strategy Lead

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Patrick Danial, the Co-Founder and CTO at Terakeet, about how he built his early entrepreneurship into a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we chat with Dr. Bridget Bratt, the Associate Director of Data Protection Strategy at Protiviti, about how she followed her curiosity from a early desire to work in fashion journalism to a career in data!

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we chat with Alyssa Lien, a Fraud Data Scientist at The Standard, about how she followed her curiosity from an early interest in pathology to a career in data!

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Mike Schumacher, the Founder of Lakeside Software, about how he turned his love for mathematics into a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we chat with John Lieto, the Director of Data Management at CT Corporation, about how his career in music transformed into a career in data!

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we chat with Darrel Haswell, the Director of Product Management, Data & AI, at IBM, about how he started as an intern and continued to build his career in data.

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Learn more about IBM's Data & AI solutions.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Joanna Kennedy, the Global Group Data Governance Officer at Fullsight, about how she built a successful career in marketing before transitioning to data.

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Learn more about PrivacyConnect.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we're speaking with Christine Haskell, the founder of Christine Haskell Consulting, LLC, about how she took her English degree to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we chat with Samantha Clarke, now the Vice President of Channel and Partnerships at VDURA, about how she followed her curiosity and passion to a career in data.

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Production note: Since recording her interview, Samantha began a new position as the Vice President of Channel and Partnerships at VDURA.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Dr. Daniel Parshall, the Principal Data Scientist at Lakeside Software, about how he changed his direction and built a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Bobbie Shrivastav, the Co-Founder and COO of Benekiva, about how she translated her desire to solve problems into a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we chat with Cher Fox, the President of Fox Consulting about how she built her career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Nicole Luke, the Founder of Signifiq, about how she went from business, to teaching, to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we're back and talking with Michel Hebert, the VP of Professional Development at DAMA International and Consultant at Pixlog Inc, about how he transitioned from an early interest in aeronautics to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Peter Verster, Chief Exec at Northell and author of AI for Business about how he went from engineering to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we're talking with Kappu Ramasubramanian, the Founder and Principal of Disha Consulting, about how her love of learning helped her build a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we chat with Jaxon Repp, the Field CTO at HarperDB, about building his career in data on the foundation of his Liberal Arts degree.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Lara Shackelford, the CEO and co-founder of Fidere.ai, about her journey from fashion to a career in data!

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we're talking with Regan DeHaven, the Senior Vice President of Product at Syndigo, about how she went from studying economics to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Diana Barrett, a Data Officer at the Indiana Department of Workforce Development about how following her passions led to her career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Kevin Cole, the Director of Product and Technical Marketing at Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, about how he went from studying philosophy to a career in data!

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Learn more about Zerto on their website or the Hewlett Packard Enterprise site.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Jacqueline Rinehart about how she followed her passions and curiosities into a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we have a very special episode recorded live during the Women in Data Management and Governance event at Enterprise Data World last month.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we're chatting with Jeff Chou, the CEO of Sync Computing about the importance of varied experience and how he uses his background in comedy for his career with data.

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Welcome to a special flashback episode of My Career in Data! We're revisiting one of our most loved episodes this week, with DATAVERSITY Founder and CEO, Tony Shaw.

Listen to learn about how Tony took his years of experience in both business and event organization and built a Data Management education company for professionals at all levels.

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Will you be at Enterprise Data World next week in Orlando? Stop by and say hello!

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Anne Marie Smith, the Principal Consultant at Alabama Yankee Systems, about how she built her career in data on a foundation of education and ethics.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Nithhyaa Ramamoorthy, an Analytics Lead at The Mayo Clinic, about her work/life balance and how she pursued her passion into a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Mathias Vercauteren, the President and Principal of Data Vantage Consulting, about how he followed his passion from movie directing to data!

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we're talking with Josian Edmond, the Associate Director of Data and Analytics Center of Excellence at the Canadian Blood Services about how she followed her skill-set and her curiosity to a career in data.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Kirk Grant, a Senior Consultant for Data Analytics and Visualization at ERM, about how the Covid-19 pandemic and following his curiosity led to his career in data.

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Welcome back to a very special episode of My Career in Data. This week we're breaking from our usual discussion to have an important conversation about racial microaggressions, corporate sexism, and workplace bullying.

We're pleased this week to welcome back to the podcast Diamond Nwankwo, now an Emerging Technology Fellow at the U.S. Census Bureau, to share her story of race-based corporate bullying and how she was able to survive a hostile work environment.

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of corporate bullying and suicide. If you have thoughts of suicide please call 988 (988lifeline.org) in the United States, or your local hotline.

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Diamond's recommended reading: The Memo by Minda Harts.

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

This week we talk with Frank Cerwin, the Managing Principal at Data Mastery Inc, about how he followed his curiosity and desire to find new approaches straight into a career in data.

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Reach out to Frank: frank.cerwin@datamasteryinc.com

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Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data.

In this week's episode we chat with Nikita Patel, the Senior Data Analyst at Softrams, about how she translated her early interest in engineering into a career in data.

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