Archives: Podcast

Today I’m chatting with Vin Vashishta, Founder of V Squared. Vin believes that with methodical strategic planning, companies can prepare for continuous transformation by removing the silos that exist between leadership, data, AI, and product teams. How can these barriers be overcome, and what is the impact of doing so? Vin answers those questions and … Read more

Today I’m chatting with Emilie Shario, a Data Strategist in Residence at Amplify Partners. Emilie thinks data teams should operate like product teams. But what led her to that conclusion, and how has she put the idea into practice? Emilie answers those questions and more, delving into what kind of pushback and hiccups someone can … Read more

Today I chat with Chad Sanderson, Head of Product for Convoy’s data platform. I begin by having Chad explain why he calls himself a “data UX champion” and what inspired his interest in UX. Coming from a non-UX background, Chad explains how he came to develop a strategy for addressing the UX pain points at … Read more

Today I am bringing you a recording of a live interview I did at the TDWI Munich conference for data leaders, and this episode is a bit unique as I’m in the “guest” seat being interviewed by the VP of TDWI Europe, Christoph Kreutz. Christoph wanted me to explain the new workshop I was giving … Read more

Today I sit down with Vijay Yadav, head of the data science team at Merck Manufacturing Division. Vijay begins by relating his own path to adopting a data product and UX-driven approach to applied data science, andour chat quickly turns to the ever-present challenge of user adoption. Vijay discusses his process of designing data products … Read more

In one of my past memos to my list subscribers, I addressed some questions about agile and data products. Today, I expound on each of these and share some observations from my consulting work. In some enterprise orgs, mostly outside of the software industry, agile is still new and perceived as a panacea. In reality, … Read more

Today I’m talking about how to measure data product value from a user experience and business lens, and where leaders sometimes get it wrong. Today’s first question was asked at my recent talk at the Data Summit conference where an attendee asked how UX design fits into agile data product development. Additionally, I recently had … Read more

Today I talked with João Critis from Oi. Oi is a Brazilian telecommunications company that is a pioneer in convergent broadband services, pay TV, and local and long-distance voice transmission. They operate the largest fiber optics network in Brazil which reaches remote areas to promote digital inclusion of the population. João manages a design team … Read more