Episodes

The average CDO has 2 years to turn data into business value. Today we talk about data products, implicit and explicit knowledge, and the cultural revolution we need to turn data into knowledge at scale. My guests today are J...

What’s the business impact of data observability? Today we continue the conversation with Salma Bakouk, CEO and co-founder of Sifflet. Episode page https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-043 For Brands Do you want to...

If data means money, we want to detect data issues before they turn into costly mistakes. We need to go from firefighting to fire prevention and be able to resolve issues quickly when they occur. Today we dive into data obser...

This is part two of turning data into knowledge at scale, and about the arduous job of cleaning, defining, collapsing and expanding information and knowledge in the enterprise. My guest today is Jessica Talisman senior Taxono...

Today we talk about turning data into knowledge at scale, and about the arduous job of cleaning, defining, collapsing and expanding information and knowledge in the enterprise. My guest today is Jessica Talisman senior Taxono...

If data and analytics are going to be taken seriously by business executives, we need to talk about value in their language. Today I speak with the Dean of Big Data Bill Schmarzo about the skills, mindsets and mental models w...

The promise of a data catalog is to help everyone search and find every document and datapoint in the organization. Easier said than done. This episode is for everyone that wants to map all their organization’s critical data ...

Trailblazer is a series of short interviews designed to inspire you to lead the data conversation. This is a partnership between Discovering Data and Women in AI. Today we learn from Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head of Artificial ...

In stressful conflicts, our instinct is to react and push back. “Going with” and not “against” a threat is the essence of the Japanese martial art known as Aikido. Can Aikido help us become more effective leaders? Join me as ...

Mapping and engineering the information flow is the job of enterprise information architects or EIAs. But what is exactly information architecture? What does a day in the shoes of an information architect look like? What can ...

If you are rolling your eyes when you hear “knowledge management”, it’s because we have been doing it wrong. If we want to win in complex, uncertain, and volatile environments we need both sides of our brain, the artistic and...

In digital marketing we get so fixated with conversion rates and exponential growth curves that we often don’t have time to worry about data privacy and data ethics. What are the long term business impacts of unethical use of...

Trailblazer is a series of short interviews designed to inspire more women to lead the data conversation. Today we learn from Lillian Pierson, CEO and Head of Product at Data-Mania. You can follow Lillian on LinkedIn: https:/...

When was the last time you had an important fact to share but nobody seemed to care? This is for you if you want to learn how to communicate insights effectively and make things happen. My guest today is Brent Dykes, a master...

Bias kills creativity and can lead us to the wrong solutions. One way to detect and correct for bias effectively is with a culture of diversity and inclusion. How does this help us build safe and innovative solutions? Join me...

Every data leader wants to be a strategic partner to the business. What does it take to do this effectively? Today we dive into design thinking with my guest Brian T. O’Neill founder and principal at designingforanalytics.com...

Today we learn about the role that trusted data played to scale an eCommerce business to $1B and beyond with James Edwards, CDO and founder of Pet Circle. We talk about the business impact of fragmented data and strategies to...

As tools get better in the modern data stack, business impact is increasingly dependent on effective communication, collaboration and governance. What does it take to do this well? Join me with Matt David, Product Marketing M...

Discovering data only makes sense if it stimulates a conversation, and it's hard to have a conversation when you broadcasting. So how do we make that transition from something that happens in a virtual room to something that ...

Lineage is a critical capability, it's complex and expensive so it's really important to know what can go wrong and how to avoid pitfalls to deliver maximum value to the business. Today I am joined by Irina Steenbeek an absol...

Data lineage is about gaining confidence in the data to save time, money, and even lives. How do you sell it to the business? Learn with me as I speak to Jan Ulrych, VP of Research & Education at MANTA. Get the full experienc...

New year, fresh energy and new name: The Data Project becomes Discovering Data! In this episode I talk about what this project is becoming and how it will help you become a more impactful data leader. Learn more at https://ww...

The latest research shows that 90% of the value of the SP500 is attributed to intangible assets, of which data is a big chunk. But is data and information truly intangible? It turns out that information is every bit as physic...

Managing data assets is not just about technology but the right platform can make our life a lot easier. The folks at Ataccama have been leading the space for years. What are they doing differently? Join me as I learn all abo...