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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Lynne Snead. Lynne is the founder and owner 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 R Covey Senior and Stephen MR Covey Junior. Lynne started her own company in 2003.Show Notes1:42 – Lynne talks about her career 4:44 – What is your definition of Coach?7:38 – Beginning of the year intentions16:24 – Line of sight36:40 – How do you prioritize in business?44:40 – Style is important50:54 – What is the “cheat” to align different styles?Speed of TrustAtomic HabitsVern Harnish Lynne SneadConnect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

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Al and Lynne Snead discuss Coaching, beginning of year intentions, and line of sight

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Elliot Shmukler. Elliot is currently Founder and CEO of Anomalo. Elliot was formerly a Product Engineer Executive at Wealthfront, LinkedIn, eBay, and Instacart. Elliot left Instacart about three years ago to form Anomalo.Show Notes3:03 – Is the common problem data quality or data?6:38 – What is the biggest area of friction at Instacart?9:43 – What made you go branch out on your own?15:02 – How does Anomalo solve the data quality problems?21:56 – Tell us about the tech27:50 – When should I contact you?31:03 – Tell us about your Forbes article 39:47 – Tells us about your pitch Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Al and Elliot Shmukler discuss data quality, data problems, and machine learning

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Ayal Steinberg VP, WW Data, AI, and Automation Sales Leader Global Markets. Ayal started off in music and then in the late 1990’s shifted to retail where he learned about data and analytics. In the past 20 years Ayal has held various sales rolls during his career. Show Notes2:18 – What the new year means in sales7:09 – How are you going to go to market in 2022?10:36 – If we jumped to this time next year 2023, how did 2022 go?12:36 – Does the Challenger Sale still apply today?14:58 – How do you execute influence?18:39 – What motivates a core sales team?21:34 – What are your tricks and tips around shared communication? And then how do you build on that shared influence?Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Mayne - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

[Part 2] Al and Ayal continue discussing sales, executing influence, motivating a core sales team

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] or for faster response, complete this form and tell us why you should be next. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Ayal Steinburg VP, WW Data, AI, and Automation Sales Leader Global Markets. Ayal started off in music and then in the late 1990’s shifted to retail where he learned about data and analytics. In the past 20 years Ayal has held various sales rolls during his career. Show Notes9:18 – Ayal’s history11:50 – Ayal talks about his portfolio 16:16 – Market expansion and reducing costs19:02 – Platform and one product21:50 – Why IBM technologies?24:20 – Why are customers moving data?27:56 – Is “Switzerland” a hard or easy sell?30:52 – What is your biggest challenge right now?IBMConnect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

[Part 1] Al & Ayal Steinberg discuss data and AI, market growth, and “Switzerland”

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Michael Haase. Michael is CEO and Founder of Plant Jammer. Plant Jammer is a 5 year old startup that uses AI to help people cook. Michael was formally a Mackenzie Consultant. The technology used won the IBM Watson AI in 2018, Michael also won the Creative Business Cup in 2018 and Green Entrepreneur award by Veggie World.Show Notes2:40 – What data are you using?8:16 – What the widget does10:53 – Do I get the nutritional facts? 11:17 – Tell us more about your experience14:50 – Where does AI fit?19:10 – How did you win the Watson AI award?23:02 – What is your monetization strategy?   Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

[Part2] Al and Michael Haase discuss data gathering, meal rotations, how the widget works, and how AI fits

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Michael Haase. Michael is CEO and Founder of Plant Jammer. Plant Jammer is a 5 year old startup that uses AI to help people cook. Michael was formally a Mackenzie Consultant. The technology used won the IBM Watson AI in 2018, Michael also won the Creative Business Cup in 2018 and Green Entrepreneur award by Vegie World.Show Notes3:24 – Michael’s history7:09 – What’s your theme?11:04 – 80% of people cook less than 10 different recipes in a year. Is that true?16:20 – Can you talk about your ambition for 2024?18:22 – How does the company focus on reducing food waste and using data?21:04 – Is the app and widget the same?23:58 – Can anyone grab that widget? Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

[Part1] Al and Michael Haase discuss resetting your yearly goals and where we are with food

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Kim Smith. Kim is Global Vice President, Hybrid Cloud Services Consulting at IBM. Kim is author, UNCTAD speaker, executive board member, top 10 women in cloud, 10 ten game changing female leaders. Show Notes1:25 – Kim’s experience5:44 – What did you code in?8:56 – How do you continue to reinvent yourself?11:29 – What have you done to drive value?14:02 – Describe your roll at IBM18:18 – What does IBM offer in Containerization?24:54 – What use cases are you working on?28:10 – How does the engagement work?35:48 – What are the top technology trends going to be?42:53 – Say more on the top 10 women in Cloud and the top 10 game changing female leaders Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Al and Kim Smith discuss IBM Consulting around Containerization and technology trends. Plus the 10 women in Cloud and game changing women leaders

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Greg Edwards, CEO at Cryptostopper.  Greg has been a technology entrepreneur since 1998. Before Greg founded CryptoStopper, Greg started Axis Backup, a backup and disaster recovery company for the insurance industry. Greg  saw firsthand the rapid increase in the damage cyber criminals were doing with debilitating malware resulting in high financial loss to vulnerable companies. Between 2012 and 2015, one in five of Axis Backup’s clients was hit by cybercrime. Greg realized effective cyber security could save businesses from costly downtime and compromised systems. In 2015, Axis Backup was acquired by J2 Global, freeing Greg to create CryptoStopper and focus exclusively on cybersecurity.Show Notes1:29 – Greg’s background6:20 – Why the name CryptoStopper?8:06 – How do you define ransomware? 12:18 – 1 in 5 backups were hit by cybercrime?16:05 – How bad is it?24:38 – What does your technology do?29:36 – What makes your product different?33:31 – Ransomware is the # 2 threat to businessesgetcryptostopper.comGreg’s email: gedwards@ getcryptostopper.comConnect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Al and Greg Edwards discuss CryptoStopper, backups, and cybercrime and how it affects your business

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Benn Stancil, Chief Analytics Officer + Founder @ Mode. Benn is an accomplished data analyst with deep expertise in collaborative Business Intelligence and Interactive Data Science. Benn is Co-founder, President, and Chief  Analytics Officer of Mode, an award-winning SaaS company that combines the best elements of Business Intelligence (ABI), Data Science (DS) and Machine Learning (ML) to empower data teams to answer impactful questions and collaborate on analysis across a range of business functions. Under Benn’s leadership, the Mode platform has evolved to enable data teams to explore, visualize, analyze and share data in a powerful end-to-end workflow. Prior to founding Mode, Benn served in senior Analytics positions at Microsoft and Yammer, and worked as a  researcher for the International Economics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Benn also served as an Undergraduate Research Fellow at Wake Forest University,  where he received his B.S. in Mathematics and Economics. Benn believes in fostering a shared sense of humility and gratitude. Show Notes1:22 – Benn’s history7:09 – Tell us how you got to where you are today9:14 – Tell us about Mode12:08 – What is your definition of the Chief Analytics Officer?21:53 – Why do we need another BI tool?24:09 – What’s your secret sauce?27:48 – Where did the name Mode come from?28:41 – How do we use Mode?31:08 – What is you goto market strategy? 32:38 – Any client references?34:58 – “The missing piece in the modern data stack” tell us about thisMode Email: benn@mode.combenn@substack.comTwitter: benn stancilConnect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Al and Benn Stancil discuss Mode, data, leadership and analytics

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Douwe Maan. Douwe is the Founder and CEO of Meltano, an open source data integration and transformation platform. He joined GitLab as employee number 10 while still in college and later became its Engineering Manager. Meltano originally began as an internal project within GitLab, but spun out as an independent startup in early 2021 while raising $4.2 million in seed funding led by GV. Today, Meltano has over 5,000 active projects every month and supports data integration connectors for almost 300 sources and destinations.Show Notes1:30 – Douwe’s history4:00 – What is an iPhone jail break?8:04 – How would you describe Meltano?10:38 – What kind of tools do you use?12:12 – Did you start with ELT?16:08 – Is this dev ops or data ops and what is the difference?18:38 – What platform does Meltano use?29:52 – What can you do that no one else can do?32:10 – Do you have point and click analytics?36:23 – How do you measure success?Meltano Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Al and Douwe Maan discuss making data more accessible and recognizing your data potential

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Wennie Allen Business Director, Data Science and AI Elite Team and Carlo Appugliese Program Director – Data &AI, Data Science Elite Team. This week we talk about agile AI and remote data science. Carlo discusses his book, while Wennie talks about the secret sauce.Show Notes2:56 – How do we get people to adopt AI?4:49 – Carlo’s book6:15 – Why do we call it agile AI?11:12 – Six weeks to get it done!15:07 – Where are we at with AI?16:54 - Problems with AI today22:05 – Secret sauce26:31 - Process and methodology 30:22 – Talk data34:19 – Integration, trust, and quick deployment36:10 – Working remote39:40 – How do you engage?Remote Data Science Website: http://ibm.biz/RemoteDataScience Agile AI Blog: http://ibm.biz/DSE-AgileAI-Blog Agile AI Book:   http://ibm.biz/DSE-AgileAI Community: http://ibm.biz/DSE-Community Chat with the Lab: http://ibm.biz/DSE-ChatWithTheLab Consultation: http://ibm.biz/DSE-ConsultationBlogs: Virtual Data Science can rise to the challenge in unprecedented times by Wennie Allen Data Science and AI from anywhere... by Carlo AppuglieseWennie on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/wennie-allen Carlo on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/carloappuglieseConnect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

[Replay]Al, Carlo Appugliese, and Wennie Allen discuss how do we get people to adopt 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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Yonatan Geifman, CEO & Co-founder of DECI.ai. We provide a proprietary optimization technology for deep learning practitioners that complements other techniques like pruning, quantization and NAS, enabling you to accelerate deep neural network inference on any hardware while preserving accuracy.Show Notes1:28 – Yonatan’s experience4:19 – What did you see in the market that didn’t exist today? 9:30 – How does the process begin?11:57 – Does it sync in the cloud?14:50 – What is it that you can’t find in the market?20:13 – What is the most common hardware?22:55 – What are your thoughts on bias?26:08 – What is your definition for AI to be practical?31:35 – What do you do when the data is not ready?DECI Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

This week Al and Yonatan Geifman discuss AI startup leadership

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Slater Victoroff the founder and CTO at Indico, an enterprise AI solution for unstructured content with a focus on document understanding and process automation. Slater builds machine learning solutions for start-ups, governments, and Fortune 100 companies for the past 7 years. Indico’s framework requires 1000x less data than traditional machine learning techniques.Show Notes1:34 – Why did you go from CEO to CTO?3:51 – What are you pitching to me?10:55 – What use cases is Indico involved with?13:23 – What industries do you cross?18:06 – Is there any cleansing of data?23:12 – How long does it take?27:20 – How is the data maintained?28:14 – What’s the business model?35:13 – What’s the #1 problem that prevents companies from adapting this technology?38:59 – What can clients expect?43:16 – What have you learned about leadership?  Slater Victoroff email: slater.websiteIndico Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Al and Slater Victoroff discuss AI, start-up leadership, and venture capital

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. AbstractMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Nick Amabile. Nick is the CEO is DAS42, a US data analytics consulting firm that helps companies make better decisions, faster. Founded in 2015, DAS42 is comprised of data analysts, scientists, business professionals, and engineers who provide end-to-end data services —including data strategy, tech stack integrations, application implementation, and enterprise analytics training. Nick’s philosophy is centered around the two components critical to achieving data-driven success: building an effective data analytics environment and building a data-centric company culture.Show Notes2:15 – Nick’s history4:22 – DAS428:52 – Is your brand consulting?11:07 – What do you do different?14:39 – What’s important about consulting?18:25 – Is managed services cost effective?21:18 – What still surprises you?25:32 – What metrics do you look at?28:11 – How has the pandemic affected you?32:28 – Why venture capital fund?34:49 – What are your practices today?Website:  das42Email – nich@das42.com Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Al and Nick Amabile discuss data analytics and consulting services to make better decisions

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. AbstractHosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.This week on Making Data Simple, we have Tim Freestone. Tim is the founder of Alooba. Alloba is a skills assessment platform for analytics, data science and data engineering. They help businesses identify the best candidates that apply for a role within its company.Show Notes4:46 – 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 Connect with the TeamProducer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Al and Tim Freestone discuss Hiring for Analytics Skill and how to do this better

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