Since it’s been 5 years since I recorded this podcast. I have removed it from itunes and other platforms. Most of the episodes are transcribed at the links below.
I have a book in development which summarises the key ideas the 31 Smart Data People expressed in the podcasts and asks how these ideas bear up under the forthcoming AI challenge. Watch this space!
32: Dean Marchiori Going Full Circle.
Today’s Guest: Dean Marchiori. Dean was one of IAPA’s Top 10 leaders in 2019….

31: Moha Ganji: planning, mentors, reflection
Moha Ganji and I had a lovely time talking about being one of the…

30: Lori Silverman: not just decisions. Actions!
My guest today is Lori Silverman. Lori is not a data person as such:…

29: Chris Crook: Targeted curiosity
Chris Crook from Nature Research is my guest today. Nature Research just won a…

28: Gabe Mach: Nothing you can’t fix with numbers
Gabe Mach is my guest on this podcast. Gabe is one of IAPA’s top…

27: Nate Watson: Math is the cultural equalizer
In this podcast with Nate Watson, we talk how urgent it is for organisations…

26: Tony Savides: The magnificent So-What
Tony Savides was recently honoured as one of the top 25 Leaders in Analytics…

25: Satya Upadhyaya: Marketing Technologist
Satya Upadhyaya is a Marketing Technologist. He’s also a fan of using driving analogies…

23: Maura Church: life work harmony
Maura Church makes data into insights at Patreon. We talk about the importance of…

22: Vin Vashishta: interesting and useful
Vin Vashishta is a big name in data science. He believes a huge percentage…

21: Nic Ryan: never on Wednesday
Nic Ryan is “The Data Guy”. He doesn’t much like Wednesdays. He lives on…

20: Jeremy Clopton: Tie it to something they know
Jeremy Clopton helps accountants understand how to use data in their businesses to detect…

19: Mary Casadei: not a fan of 25,000 slides
Mariangela (Mary) Casadei has been working in analytics for “a long time”. Mary’s career…

18: Peter Gebhardt: What’s the business problem?
Peter Gebhardt and his teams analyse NSW Traffic data to improve the experience of…

16: Ingo Bentrott: it’s not about the algorithm
Ingo Bentrott is an academic who teaches business statistics and business marketing. Here is…

15: Jeremy Corbet: Resilience
Jeremy Corbet is a recruiter who helps Data Scientists and Analysts find jobs. He…

14: Amy Hodler: context and connections
Amy Hodler works for Neo4j. Here’s her Linked in profile. Neo4j specialise in graph…

13: Chris Carr: Sticky Beak
Chris Carr is my guest today. He has spent a long career in the…

12: Glen Bell: be curious or miserable
Glen Bell is the former president of the Data Management Association in Sydney, Australia….

11: Sachin Kumar: Smart is the new sexy
Sachin Kumar’s most important value is problem-solving. He wants the work he does to…

10: Mohammad Elteibi – Learn something
Mohammad Elteibi leads a small team who are playing with some lovely data. Here’s…

09: Ben Morley-John: Brain food
Ben Morley-John is a major force in Smash Delta. Here’s his linked in profile. Here’s…

08: Cindy Tonkin and Helen Lawson Williams: Upside down
In this episode Cindy Tonkin (that’s me!) is interviewed by Helen Lawson-Williams. Helen has…

07: David Scott: We’re the newcomers so we have to make the effort
David Scott has worked in Banking, Telecommunications and in the Public Sector. Right now…

06: Christina Igasto: No failure only lessons
Dr Christina Igasto has a strong background in Analytics applied to Health Care, in…

05: Shailendra Kumar: What’s the problem?
Shailendra Kumar is the author of Making Money out of data. It’s not an analytics…

04: Sidney Minassian: Have the fight early
Sidney Minassian is an entrepreneur who runs, among other things, Contexti and Actionable Insights A…

03: Elizabeth Moore: Your analytics are only as good as the problem you’re trying to solve
Elizabeth Moore is a world-class leader of Insights and Analytics teams in large corporations….

02: Aaron Artery: Values matter
Values matter: Aaron is a decision scientist, and head of Customer Crunch. He’s always…

01: Keegan O’Shea: The best data insights are sentences
In this podcast, my very first recorded, you’ll hear about how the best data…

00: Data science leaders: Smarter, faster and nicer
Data Science is the new black. If you’re working in data you’re already smart….
