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Making Data Simple

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 375

Hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales at IBM. Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on leadership, big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.

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Beyond the Resume: How Alooba is Redefining Hiring with Tim Freestone {Replay}

Season 8 · Episode 37

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 • Duration 47:06

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What if hiring wasn’t about flipping through endless CVs but instead focused solely on skills? In this episode of Making Data Simple, we sit down with Tim Freestone, founder of Alooba, the groundbreaking platform revolutionizing how businesses hire for analytics, data science, and engineering roles. Tim shares how Alooba eliminates bias, speeds up hiring, and ensures candidates are evaluated based on what really matters—their capabilities.

From his journey as an economics teacher to leading data teams, Tim’s insights are a must-hear for anyone tackling hiring challenges in today’s competitive job market. Learn how Alooba’s data-driven approach is transforming recruitment and why the future of hiring might just leave resumes in the dust.

Show Notes

4:46 – How do you go from economics teacher to head of business intelligence?
7:53 – Do CV’s matter anymore?
13:22 – What business problem is Alooba solving?
16:05 – Do you have any data that supports your theory?
19:01 – Why analytics, data science, data engineering?
20:26 - What do you do that others don’t?
23:50 – How does Alooba define success?
25:42 – Who’s your target client base?
32:40 –Is there a customer you can talk about?
36:24 – What does Alooba mean?

Alooba

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Executive Producer Kate Mayne - 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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The AI Edge with Phillip Swan: Turning Complex Challenges into Strategic Opportunities

Season 8 · Episode 36

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 • Duration 45:26

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Phillip Swan is a dynamic, forward-thinking leader renowned for turning complex challenges into strategic opportunities. As Chief Product and go-tomarket (GTM) Officer at The AI Solution Group, Phillip blends customercentric go-to-market strategies with cutting-edge product development, leadership, and partnerships.

01:19 Meet Phillip Swan
03:33 Wind River Systems
07:30 Responsible AI Solutions
08:25 3 Key Areas : Manufacturing, Financial, Pharma
10:22 AI on Quicksand
11:30 AGI in 6 Months. Seriously?
13:08 The Definition of AGI 14:32 A Responsible AI Culture
19:51 Is Regulation the Catalyst?
21:57 AI Change Management
24:24 Phillip and the AI Group
25:33 AI Solution Group
29:16 Achieving Responsible AI
30:36 Clean Data
36:16 What Scares the Responsible AI Guy
39:36 Shadow AI
40:54 A Summary

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/phillip-swan

Website: https://www.theaisolutiongroup.ai/

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, 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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#FutureOfAI
#GoToMarketStrategies
#CustomerCentricity
#ProductInnovation
#StrategicGrowth

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.

Curiosity and Client Obsession deliver exceptional results. An interview with Chris Konarski, VP Client Engineering, IBM

Season 8 · Episode 26

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 • Duration 58:06

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Chris Konarski, VP Client Engineering, IBM, talks about how to place client obsession, co-creation, and curiosity to work within the Enterprise.

01:55 Who is Chris Konarski?
04:41 Client Engineering
09:02 Client Obsesses, Biased to Action, Curiosity
11:49 Love to Designers
13:37 Four Weeks to Deliver
16:04 3 Most Successful AI Use Cases
18:14 AI Win Rate
21:05 Use Case Problems
30:36 What Client Engineering is NOT
37:12 Competitors
39:33 Client Engineering's Future
41:36 Measuring Success
44:14 In Summary
44:37 For Fun
49:22 What's True
57:20 It's a Wrap

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-konarski/

Website: https://www.ibm.com/client-engineering

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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Part 2: "See the Game, Change the Game". More money ball with Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance. Fascinating stuff.

Season 6 · Episode 40

Wednesday, November 23, 2022 • Duration 36:41

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Part 2: "See the Game, Change the Game". More money ball with Paul Bessire,

VP of Data, Coterie Insurance. Fascinating stuff.

01:00 Paul's customers
<Ok, off the rails on sport psychology>
09:50 Moneyball for insurance
15:10 Can you underwrite at the individual level?
20:17 In summary
24:09 Startups and adverse selection
31:10 Three tweetable nuggets?
33:00 For fun

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbessire/

Website: https://coterieinsurance.com/

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.

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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Part 1: Can't get enough of money ball? Feels more like sports radio. Making Data Simple welcomes Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance.

Season 6 · Episode 39

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 • Duration 30:36

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Part 1: Can't get enough of money ball? Feels more like sports radio. Making Data Simple welcomes Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance.

05:11 Paul's KC connection
07:59 The Prediction Machine
08:38 Who is this guy???
15:31 Paul's story
27:01 And about the Tech?
29:48 "Box Score" is all the matters

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbessire/

Website: https://coterieinsurance.com/

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.

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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Part 2: Learning leadership from a 2-star General : "The harder right versus the easier wrong". Hear about the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)

Season 6 · Episode 38

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 • Duration 20:32

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Part 2 : Learning leadership from a 2-star General : "The harder right versus the
easier wrong". Hear about the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)

00:12 How to become a 2-Star General
01:22 Raising 3 girls
4:10 Leadership style
05:21 MDMP to civilian leadership
09:55 General McConville's book recommendation
10:54 How military influences POV
14:06 Advice to others
15:52 Finally! The lighting round

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dianne-del-rosso-7950871
Website: https://www.ibm.com/products/expertlabs
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.

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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Part 1: A 2-star General on the #MakingDataSimple podcast! Dianne Del Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, WW Services, IBM.

Season 6 · Episode 37

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 • Duration 30:20

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A 2-star General on the #MakingDataSimple podcast! Dianne Del
Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, WW Services, IBM. Lab Services : World class
consultants with certified skills providing value-based services via simple,
repeatable practices, methodologies, and offerings

03:08 Meet the General
08:02 Why ditch Westpoint (twice)?!
10:10 How do you still balance the Reserves?
11:15 Do you hate Navy?
12:54 The acquisition space
14:57 Why Lab Services, Why now?
18:13 The Lab Services mission
19:14 Mid and long-term vision
20:20 Product vs Client vs P&L
23:18 When to use a Partner
25:28 Getting in front of clients following COVID
27:31 Leaving your mark

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.

[Replay} Coaching and Leadership, and I learn what makes a great leader - Conversation with Leadership Coach Lynne Snead.

Season 6 · Episode 36

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 • Duration 28:37

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Hey folks! Replay this week as we crunch through a backlog of editing. My favorite coach, Lynne Snead, is guest today to discuss Leadership and Coaching, the good, the bad, and the great.

Lynne is the founder of Talent Evolution Systems, a behavioral analyst, consultant, training specialist, speaker, coach, Lynne has a back ground in Educational Psychology, and has specialized in organizational performance for over 20 years. Lynne is one of the original Franklin Covey co-authors, has a best seller, she created Franklin Covey’s signature Project Development process and programs, worked directly with Stephen Covey.

1:30 – Lynne talks about her background

5:40 – Lynne’s coaching specialty and mission statement

10:30 – Why don’t all leaders have coaches?

12:08 – Why do you differentiate corporate coaching from life coaching?

16:27 - Do you believe in the element of natural state?

18:32 – How many individuals have you coached?

19:49 – What constitutes a great leader?

20:55 – What are the common mistakes in a leader?

24:44 – Steer them back on track

Lynne Snead - LinkedIn

Talent Evolution Systems

Lynne’s email: lsnead@talentevolutionsystems.com

Leadership and self deception

Kill your... whaaa???... Service Desk! Nichola Freund Founder and CEO of Workstream.io

Season 6 · Episode 35

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 • Duration 53:57

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Meet Nicholas Freund, Founder and CEO of Workstream.io. Nicholas spearheads a seed-stage technology startup that integrates directly with analytical tools data, and existing workflows, to empower data teams to use data assets in a more effective way.

01:50 Meet Nichola Freund
05:18 Why leave the golden child : Tesla?
14:10 Time to start another data company
18:37 A startup in COVID
21:30 The Workstream pitch
25:30 A use case example
29:16 Competitive differentiation
34:40 Monetization and growth
39:31 Launch complete
41:42 Kill Your service desk!
46:03 Company culture
48:31 Recommended books

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nick-from-workstream

Website: https://www.workstream.io

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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Part 2 : A different take on technology. Iain Thomas, Group Creative Director, Virtue talks about the book he wrote with AI. Yes with a non-human called "What Makes Us Human". Why do we suffer? What is the meaning of life? Oh boy...

Season 6 · Episode 34

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 • Duration 21:29

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00:00 Writing a book with AI
02:56 Has AI provided the meaning of life?
07:37 Can AI sell too?
07:56 Do we lose our humanity with AI?
12:40 The concern : bias
14:15 Buy the book. Here's why.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-s-thomas-7838445/
Website: https://product.soundstrue.com/what-makes-us-human/

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.

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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