Keeping Up With Data: Recent Episodes
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This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
In this episode of Keeping Up With Data, we welcome Vanessa Hall-Boman, a seasoned technical data manager with over 15 years of experience in the charity sector. Vanessa shares her compelling journey from studying commerce and arts to becoming a leader in data analytics and governance. She delves into her academic background, which includes degrees in commerce and arts, and discusses how these experiences paved the way for her career in data.
Vanessa provides insights into the competitive nonprofit sector in Australia, she also discusses the importance of diverse educational and career experiences in shaping a successful career in data.
Guest Bio: Vanessa Hall-Boman is a seasoned technical data manager with over 15 years in the charity sector. Based in Brisbane, she seamlessly transitioned to the public service, contributing to a dynamic health system focused on workforce empowerment and world-class healthcare for all Queenslanders. Vanessa excels in leveraging data insights for strategic decision-making and has spearheaded fundraising campaigns, raising millions to support vital healthcare services and research initiatives. Her academic background in Commerce and Marketing, supplemented by postgraduate studies at Griffith and Utrecht Universities, has equipped her with a deep understanding of mass media's role in complex societal issues.
Tune in to hear Vanessa's inspiring story and gain valuable insights into the evolving world of data analytics and nonprofit management.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcinghttps://www.precisionsourcing.com.au/
Hosts: Seán Gray and James Ross
Guest: Vanessa Hall-Boman
Join us on this engaging episode as we dive into the fascinating world of data science with our special guest, a Senior Manager of Data Science and Data Modelling at Great Southern Bank. Emily, joined by colleague Polain from the Data team, had the opportunity to chat with Adam Grbac about his career journey.
Adam is a data all-rounder who likes to get his hands dirty solving all kinds of data problems. He has 10+ years of experience in data and analytics and is currently helping Great Southern Bank migrate their data to a more modern Cloud Data Lakehouse. Adam’s specialities are mainly Data Science and Data Modelling but loves to lean into the Data Engineering and Development spaces when he can.
With over a decade of experience in data and analytics, Adam shares his journey from starting as a junior analyst to leading cutting-edge data projects.
Discover how his career took shape at AMP, where he carved out a role as a lead data scientist, tackling real-world business problems with innovative data models. Learn about his pivotal transition to Great Southern Bank, where he now spearheads the migration of data systems to the cloud, ensuring robust and reliable data foundations for future data science endeavors.
In this episode, we explore:
- The intricate journey of transitioning from traditional on-premises systems to cutting-edge cloud environments.
- The importance of foundational data skills over just advanced modelling techniques.
- The innovative "bronze-silver-gold" data modelling approach and the significance of a unified business definition.
- Practical tips for aspiring data scientists on accessing, manipulating, and analyzing data effectively.
- The balance between technical prowess and the ability to communicate complex models to non-technical stakeholders.
- The role of consulting in shaping a career in data, and the hype versus reality of AI and AutoML in today's industry.
Our guest emphasizes the significance of creating a well-structured data environment and shares his vision for leveraging data science to unlock business value. Whether you're a seasoned data professional or just starting out, this episode offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of data science and the exciting opportunities it presents.
Don't miss this chance to gain practical advice and inspiration from a leader in the field, and learn how to harness the power of data to drive meaningful business outcomes. Tune in now!
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcinghttps://www.precisionsourcing.com.au/
Hosts: Emily Nota and Polain Bymira
Guest: Adam Grbac
The following podcast contains discussions about suicide and mental health struggles, which some listeners may find distressing. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a mental health crisis, please seek immediate help from a mental health professional. Listener discretion is advised.
In our latest episode of Keeping Up With Data, we learn about the crucial role of data in preventing suicide and supporting mental health, featuring Dr. Sandersan Onie from the incredible Black Dog Institute. Emily and Charlotte from the Data team had the pleasure of chatting with Sandy about the role of Data Analytics in mental health.
Find out the innovative use of algorithms and digital marketing techniques to reach those in need, as Sandersan shares his personal experiences and groundbreaking work.
Discover why understanding mental health through data is paramount, and explore the profound impact of big data on suicide prevention. Don't miss this insightful discussion shedding light on the vital mission of the Black Dog Institute and the countless lives it touches.
Dr. Sandersan Onie is a research fellow at the Black Dog Institute in Sydney, Australia. He is working on using data and digital advertising algorithms to find and reach people who are thinking of ending their lives. He also consults for the World Health Organisation Headquarters in Geneva, advising countries on their national suicide prevention strategies.
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Hosts: Emily Nota and Charlotte Everett
Guest: Dr. Sandersan Onie
In this episode of Keeping Up with Data, Seán and James from the Data team sat down with Andy Sawyer to chat about his journey from hospitality to data - and how a motorbike accident changed the course of his career!
With a background spanning business intelligence, data engineering, and data consulting, Andy has spearheaded data strategies for major companies across a range of industries. His expertise is underscored by academic foundations with qualifications in Business Administration, Professional Accounting, and Data Science, complemented by his status as a member of both CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Aspiring to become a Chief Data Officer, Andy continues to influence the evolving landscape of data technology, driving significant transformations that empower businesses to leverage data strategically.
Whether you're a seasoned data professional or just starting your journey, there's something for everyone in this podcast episode. Listen now and stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of the data space.
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Hosts: Seán Gray and James Ross
Guest: Andy Sawyer
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Join us in this episode of Keeping Up with Data, as our latest guest Chantal Velasque delves deep into the heart of data and analytics, sharing insights from her rich and varied career. From her early days grappling with business objects to her current role leading transformative programs, Chantal offers a candid look at the evolving landscape of data governance, analytics, and the crucial role of diversity in driving innovation.
Chantal is a Strategy and Governance Executive leading engaged and high performing teams to deliver large scale and complex data-driven, digital and organisational transformations, with over 20 years of experience across Consulting and Financial Services.
She has practical expertise in delivering end-to-end technology enabled programs and strategies, covering a broad range of platforms including customers, payments, financial crime, remediation and enabling functions.
She is a fervent advocate of gender and cultural diversity, empowering people through sharing stories to inspire and learn from others and fostering a culture of continuous growth, with participations in the Women in Data Australia and Ada’s Tribe communities, and in podcasts such as Marvellous Women, Mastering Data: Women in Data, and mischief.
In her spare time you can find her watching everything Rugby Union-related (she is obsessed), down the beach with her husband and sons, at the gym, or recounting scuba diving stories from all around the world.
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Hosts: Emily Nota and James Ross
Guest: Chantal Velasque
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In this episode of 'Keeping Up With Data', Emily and Seán chat to Denver Naidoo, the CTO and Founder of AI workforce provider, Zeligate.
Based in Brisbane, Australia, Denver has a rich history of working in tech with global enterprises, leading and mentoring teams who have developed technology that is currently being used by millions of people across the globe.
Emily and Seán loved chatting to Denver and picking his brain on what it’s like being the Founder of a start-up company, his journey so far and why everyone needs a Zeli in their life!!
Zeligate empowers teams by providing them with the world’s first workforce of AI helpers, allowing you to delegate tedious tasks and do more meaningful work.
The AI helpers are designed to interact as part of your team. You can type or speak to quickly assign them work tasks; such as organizing and evaluating CVs, creating job ads, organizing and completing video pre-screen interviews - or even making phone calls. In short, they’re building highly intelligent AI helpers that can free up our energy for the work that humans do best.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk about all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures, and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
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Hosts: Emily Nota and Seán Gray
Guest: Denver Naidoo
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Emily and James chat to Kate Cook, Head of Analytics at The Lumery.
The KUWD gang were thrilled to sit down with Kate to learn about her journey and how she navigated a career change as a non-technical data professional. They also chatted about coping with imposter syndrome, experiencing burnout and why it’s important to fail!
Kate is a deeply data-driven marketing professional with a passion for quantifying the impact of marketing strategies on commercial and customer outcomes. Commencing her marketing journey collecting scout badges in diverse domains including digital, content, social media marketing, customer lifecycle management, personalisation, experimentation, and brand development, she subsequently transitioned into the world of analytics to bolster her technical competence.
Through her breadth of specialist roles, she’s become a technically adept, strategic professional who knows the art of marrying together brand, data and technology to craft omnichannel customer experiences that drive commercial outcomes.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk about all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures, and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
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Hosts: Emily Nota and James Ross
Guest: Kate Cook
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Emily and James chat to Lisa Garbutt.
Global leader with expertise in data governance, risk consulting, and process excellence, Lisa Garbutt is a well-respected and highly successful leader with a proven track record of championing global digital and process transformation programs across high-risk industries.
With an MBA specialisation and proven change management tactics, Garbutt’s skills in designing and developing integrated systems of work have resulted in compliant, efficient, and engaged work environments. She has expertise in supporting meta data and quality, stewardship, security and privacy, master and reference data, records retention, AI and algorithm assurance, issue and change control, risk and compliance, system and process optimization, and standardization initiatives.
It was a pleasure for Emily and James to sit down and chat all things data governance with her in this episode. This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk about all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures, and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Emily Nota and James Ross
Guest: Lisa Garbutt
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Emily and Sean chat to Kadu Anastacio, Head of Data at Finity.
Kadu has over 27 years of experience in the IT industry and 18 years of deep experience in data solutions, primarily in consultancy and professional services. Passionate about delivering innovative and scalable data solutions that enable data-driven decision-making and insights and unlock the potential of data, the most valuable asset in the world.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk about all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures, and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Emily Nota and Sean Gray
Guest: Kadu Anastacio
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Emily and Sean chat Mark Fazackerley, Country Managaer ANZ at Qlik.
Mark has more than 25 years experience in the in the enterprise software space, including stints at Oracle, Microfocus, Microstrategy, Blue Prism and Talend, and a track record of successfully leading sales teams across the APAC and ANZ regions. With a focus on driving growth and consistent execution, Mark consistently puts the customer at the centre of his organisation’s thinking, and values integrity, ownership and authenticity, constantly working to lead by example. Joining Talend in 2021 as ANZ Regional VP, for the last 8 months Mark has been the managing RVP across both the Asia and ANZ businesses as Talend restructured. With a background steeped in data, Mark has been in the business intelligence, analytics and visualisation market segment for many years.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk about all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures, and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Emily Nota and Sean Gray
Guest: Mark Fazackerley
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Emily and Sean chat with Malcolm Wanstall, VP of Data at Cochlear.
Mal is a technology executive with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for bringing data & digital to life while keeping the customer experience at the heart of everything. With 15+ years of driving data & digital strategy, data science & engineering, platforms & technology leadership, he has unparalleled insight and an enviable track record leading organisations to realise their hidden potential through understanding how data & digital innovation operate most effectively at scale while always having a keen eye focused on spotting the technology of tomorrow, today.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk about all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures, and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Emily Nota and Sean Gray
Guest: Malcolm Wanstall
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Emily and Sean chat with Simon Molnar, Founder at Flagship.
Simon is the founder of Flagship, a brick-and-mortar targeted suite of technical solutions to bring new efficiencies and insights to the offline world. Before starting Flagship, Simon was the CEO of Ice Jewellery and was involved in the data and marketing teams at Afterpay.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures, and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Emily Nota and Sean Gray
Guest: Simon Molnar
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Joel chats with Jeff Smith, National Data & Analytics Manager at New Zealand Couriers.
Jeff has been with New Zealand Couriers for 10 years and is passionate about leadership in Data. He leads the Customer Integration and Business Intelligence teams, delivering world class data integrations to onboard and nurture customers, as well as industry-leading insights, to drive operational excellence and performance for Freightways (NZX:FRE) largest business unit.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures, and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Joel Robinstein
Guest: Jeff Smith
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Joel and James chat to Elmo Pimentel, Senior Data Warehouse Engineer at SONDER.
Elmo is a dedicated data engineer known for his unwavering determination and passion for continuous learning. His journey took a remarkable turn as he transitioned into the dynamic field of data engineering. With a focus on career growth and embracing new challenges, he maintains a 'never give up' mindset and shares his love for learning. As a data engineer, he specialises in designing and optimising data pipelines, using cutting-edge technologies to fuel informed decision-making. His commitment to pushing boundaries and exploring new horizons drives him to challenge himself daily, making each step in his data career a testament to growth and tenacity.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Joel Robinstein and James Ross
Guest: Elmo Pimentel
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Joel chats to CEO of Cuusoo, Russell Hunter.
Russell is a seasoned and innovative executive with over 20 years of experience, he's passionate about the potential of data and analytics to drive innovation and create valuable products and services. His areas of expertise include strategic development, innovating with data, leadership and management, analytics, data science, and building high-performing data and analytics teams.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Joel Robinstein
Guest: Russell Hunter
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On this week's episode of 'Keeping Up With Data' Joel and Emily sit down and chat to Director of Data Analytics, Avideep Agarwal and Director of Risk Advisory, Bikram Choudhury.
Avideep is passionate about Data Analytics, and utilises his expertise to help provide solutions for complex business problems across a wide range of industries. Having led several projects across Australia, UK and the APAC region, Avideep has a global perspective towards understanding financial, risk and compliance analytics. He is focused on delivering relevant and actionable intelligence that executives and general council require to comprehend operations, manage risk and meet the needs of regulatory and compliance challenges. Avideep works collaboratively with our legal and risk teams to help provide our clients with clear, precise and practical solutions, with a commercial lens in mind.
Bikram is a Director at Ashurst Risk and has more than thirteen years of experience in leading data management projects in Australia, Nordics and India. He specialises in risk data management and has led & delivered multiple large projects focussing on BCBS 239, GDPR, CPG 235, data transformation, data capability uplift, data modelling and data analytics. Prior to joining Ashurst, Bikram was Accenture’s Nordic subject matter expert in BCBS 239 and GDPR.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Joel Robinstein and Emily Nota
Guest: Avideep Agarwal & Bikram Choudhury
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Join Joel as he chats to Director, Analytics - Integrated Infrastructure at Annelies Tjetjep.
Annelies is a versatile problem solver with over 20 years of experience enabling innovative solutions with data. She believes the potential to use data to better life is everywhere – in every human interaction, in every operational decision. Through her relationships with industry peak body associations and academia, she plays an active role in evangelising the effective use of data and nurturing the now and future analytics community.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Joel Robinstein
Guest: Annelies Tjetjep
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Join Joel and Emily as they have a chat to our resident Ex Senior Analyst to Data Recruiter at Precision Sourcing, John Soleman.
John worked as a data analyst for over 10 years and has shifted his career to recruiting data professionals. With his insider knowledge he was able to change paths put still work within the data space without the technical stuff. Why, how and what can you do to shift your career? Listen to the podcast to hear John's thoughts.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link Black Dog Institute - Precision Sourcing
Hosts: Joel Robinstein and Emily Nota
Guest:John Soleman
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Join Joel and James as they have a chat to Avishek Mitra, Product Owner - Data & Information Management at EG Australia.
Avishek worked directly for over 16 years on the implementation and delivery of Data, Data Management, Business Intelligence, and Performance Management solutions. Avishek's wealth of experience ranges from building a high-performing data team, and cutting-edge solution design to delivering the fastest data delivery to end-user. He has designed and delivered many successful data solutions. His working experience has covered large corporates in Australia, the UK, the USA, New Zealand, and India. Away from work, you will find him at chess.com or on different soccer grounds in NSW.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://www.teamblackdog.org.au/fundraisers/precisionsourcingsleepout
Hosts: Joel Robinstein and James Ross
Guest: Avishek Mitra
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Join Joel and James as they have a chat to Co-Founder and COO at Cipher Sports Technology Group, Katie Prowd
Katie Prowd is one of the founders of Cipher Sports Technology Group. A jack of all trades, she currently leads the product and operations sides of the business, and is particularly interested in bringing large, complex data sets to the eyes of everyday sports fans through Cipher's customer-facing brands.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://www.teamblackdog.org.au/fundraisers/precisionsourcingsleepout
Hosts: Joel Robinstein and James Ross
Guest: Katie Prowd
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Join Joel and Emily as they have a chat to Data Analytics and Partnerships Manager at Tower, Gurbani Singh.
Gurbani currently leads the Analytics and AI team at Tower Insurance. Harnessing a product mindset to champion the role of data in the insurance market, Gurbani has a proven track record of executing complex projects, from initial strategy, right through to end delivery.
Gurbani is a trusted advisor within Tower, when it comes to data driven decision making, a key role given Tower’s focus on innovation and investment in large-scale digital transformation, which has enabled the business to evolve rapidly, in-line with the latest in technology and customer expectations.
A servant leader at her core, Gurbani believes in empowering her team to become new-age superstars in the data and analytics field, within what is a centuries old profession.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://www.teamblackdog.org.au/fundraisers/precisionsourcingsleepout
Hosts: Joel Robinstein and Emily Nota
Guest: Gurbani Singh
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Join Joel and Emily as they have a chat to Director of Data Science at PWC, Jeremiah Mannings.
Jeremiah has a wealth of experience in data and analytics leadership, delivering complex enterprise-scale data science transformations. He enables CIOs and CDOs to drive meaningful change by leading high-performing teams to discover tangible business value, scale production systems and uncover new commercial opportunities. He leads teams to design, implement and productionize enterprise-scale data science platforms.
He has been selected as an IAPA 25 Australia Analytics Leader for the last three years and ICT Professional of the year by the Australian Computer Society. His projects have won several industry-leading awards, most recently the ISG Paragon Award for Imagination in future-proofing business.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://www.teamblackdog.org.au/fundraisers/precisionsourcingsleepout
Hosts: Joel Robinstein and Emily Nota
Guest: Jeremiah Mannings
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Marek Rucinski is the Deputy Commissioner of Smarter Data, the ATO’s data and analytics capability. He has strategic responsibility for the development and industrialisation of data, analytics and insights to support the administration of the tax and super systems, government priorities, and deliver value for ATO. This role combines the traditional roles of chief data and chief analytics officers in many other organisations. Marek leads the ATO Data and Analytics Professional Stream, is a member of the senior working group for the APS Data Professional Stream, and chairs the APS Data Champions Executive.
Marek has driven the evolution of data and analytics capabilities for over 20 years in industry roles and in a consulting services capacity across Australia, Asia and global clients. He has worked in retail, telecommunications, consumer goods, financial services, mining and utilities sectors and now, the federal government. Prior to ATO, Marek was a Managing Director in Accenture and was the Analytics Practice lead for Australia and New Zealand.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://www.teamblackdog.org.au/fundraisers/precisionsourcingsleepout
Hosts: Joel Robinstein and Emily Nota
Guest: Marek Rucinski
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Ben is the CFO and Head of Data Science at Upflowy, building the next generation of online forms. He was recently named one of IAPA's Top 25 Analytics Leaders 2 years in a row. After a successful career at Boston Consulting Group and Telstra, Ben pursued his passion in data analytics, machine learning and AI. He was the Optimisation Lead at Rokt, Head of Data at Brighte (winner of "Best use of AI in Fintech award 2019"), and Head of Analytics at Prospection.
Ben has an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Outside of work, Ben also performs with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and is also a member of its Board of Directors.
Ben is a self proclaimed master of dad jokes. He excels in communications of all sorts. He frequently speaks tortures his team with fluent broken French, German, and Spanish. Last week, he finished #1 in the Diamond League in Duolingo. Muy bueno!
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://www.teamblackdog.org.au/fundraisers/precisionsourcingsleepout
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Guest: Ben Yi
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Today Emily and Joel speak to Dhivian Govender, the Chief Data, Analytics and Strategy Officer at Recoveriescorp, overseeing the strategy around how data and analytics is used to effectively and efficiently engage with customers.
With over 20 years of experience in the data and analytics space, they speak about Dhivian's passion for turning data science and analytical findings into actionable insight whilst building and growing successful teams.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://corporategiving.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Hosts: Joel Robinstein and Emily Nota
Guest: Dhivian Govender
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Joel speaks to Principal BI Consultant at NSW Planning & Environment, Deepak Prasad. He's a expert & Certified consultant in designing dashboards, metrics and end to end solutions using Snowflake,Tableau and Qlik with well-honed expertise in working with global teams executing strategic projects and data analysis. Deepak's background entails around 14 years’ enriching experience in Data Sciences, Cleansing and Transformation. He most enjoys the opportunity to exhibit his skills to develop strategic, substantial and pertinent dashboards encapsulating large volumes of data.
Books mentioned:
- Building Analytics Teams By John K Thompson
- The Big Book Of Dashboards By Andy Cotgreave, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Steve Wexler
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://corporategiving.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Hosts: Joel Robinstein
Guest: Deepak Prasad
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Join Joel and James as they chat with passionate innovator and General Manager at Nab, Balaji Balaraman. Balaji focuses on solving complex business problems with a simplified approach to Technology and Engineering. In his experience as a senior global technology leader, he believes in creating empowered teams to transform business problems into simplified solutions with creative spin and innovation.
In this episode, Balaji discusses how his 15+ years experience in Data and Analytics assist in managing a team of 300, creating trust with team and why returning to the office shouldn't be a discussion about productivity.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://corporategiving.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Hosts: Joel Robinstein & James Ross
Guest: Balaji Balaraman
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Join Joel and James ad they chat with climate change activitist, Ben McNeil. Ben learnt that the most important thing to help climate change is to empower financial markets to accelerate to net zero emissions. But it's difficult to quantify the risks and harness the investment opportunities during the global carbon transition.
That's why he co-founded Emmi to solve this problem, allowing a quantitative view of carbon risk and opportunities across equity portfolios in the net-zero world. This then allows asset managers to effectively deploy capital to create long term economic value and have positive real world impact on climate.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://corporategiving.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Hosts: Joel Robinstein & James Ross
Guest: Ben McNeil
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Kshira Saagar (the K is silent like in a Knight) is a lost-and-found guy who uses data to find answers that are lost in the digital and real world. He is currently the Senior Director of International Data & Analytics for DoorDash and has spent 26.1% of his life helping key decision-makers and leaders make smarter decisions using data, and believes that every organisation can become truly data-driven.
He has been consecutively recognised among the Top 10 Analytics Leaders in Australia, for 2019,2020 and 2021. At every place he has worked, working and will work - he likes to go back to the fundamentals, asking people to ask more questions of data and being a tough taskmaster on getting actionable outcomes from data, on all possible occasions. Outside work, Kshira spends a lot of time on advancing data literacy initiatives for high school and undergrad students.
Books mentioned:
- Why We Sleep By Matthew Walker
- Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think By Hans Rosling
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://corporategiving.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Hosts: Joel Robinstein & Emily Nota
Guest: Kshira Saagar
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Join Joel and Emily who have a chat to Data & Analytics Senior Leader Florence La Carbona, with 15 years experience in consulting and financial services overseas and in Australia.
She's actively involved in the Women in Data community, Florence believes gender diversity in a data driven world moderates the creator bias engendered in analytics solutions. In 2017, she contributed to the launch of “Data Girls” in Australia encouraging women to explore career opportunities in data. In 2018, she developed the first data program for GoIT Girls promoting students from a disadvantaged background to pursue their uni curriculum in STEM. Florence was awarded Global top 100 data visionaries in 2020 by HotTopics.ht.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://corporategiving.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Hosts: Joel Robinstein & Emily Nota
Guest: Florence La Carbona
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Joel and Emily are back for another season! Today they had a chat with Statistician and Senior Data Scientist, Dean Marchiori about checking in with your ego, the importance of feedback and how he leads the data science team for an Australian energy utility where his work focuses on modelling bushfire and vegetation risk on the electricity network. In 2019, he was named one of the top 10 analytics leaders in Australia by the Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://corporategiving.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Book Mentioned: Data Smart: Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight by John W Foreman
Hosts: Joel Robinstein & Emily Nota
Guest: Dean Marchiori
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Joel is joined by James to talk to Responsible Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Lead Rossana Bianchi about her big move into data, making your own luck and when taking risks pay off.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://corporategiving.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Book Mentioned:
Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella
Hosts: Joel Robinstein & James Ross
Guest: Rossana Bianchi
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Emily is back with Joel chatting to Founder and Director at Data Organica Salem Lassoued about the why of work, how purpose and meaning really matters and calling bullshit in the Data world.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
This podcast is in partnership with The Black Dog Institute who aim to create a mentally healthier world for everyone. If you wish to support the cause please donate via the link https://corporategiving.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Books Mentioned:
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World By Carl T. Bergstom & Jevin D. West
Hosts: Joel Robinstein & Emily Nota
Guest: Salem Lassoued LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salemlassoued/
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Emily is away this week so Max has taken her place, along with Joel they have a chat to Head of Data at Big Red Group Mark Grace about piecing together the data jigsaw, building a data team that not only does the job but creating a passionate team that the business believes in!
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
Books Mentioned:
Steal Like An Artist by Austin Clea
Hosts: Joel Robinstein & Max Woolgar
Guest: Nick Grace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjgrace/
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You wouldn't build a house without the appropriate foundations, would you?
Joel and Emily talk to Data & Analytics General Manager at Wilson Parking Denis Jimenz about why your business/data strategy is redundant without good people and a good culture as a core foundation.
Great people are the heart of any successful growing business and Denis lives by the motto 'Learn, Grow and Improve' which he believes should be the forefront of any great culture.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
Books Mentioned:
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
Show Me The Numbers by Stephen Few
Hosts: Joel Robinstein https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelstein/ & Emily Nota https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-nota-9594a2a6/
Guest: Denis Jimenez
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-jimenez/
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Have you ever seen a parent multitask and be mesmerised by how effortless they can do it? We have. Head of Data and Planning at Accordant Evan Rollins brought in baby evie while recording and we discussed parenthood, how to go about asking for paternal leave and some certified dad data jokes.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
Hosts: Joel Robinstein https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelstein/ & Emily Nota https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-nota-9594a2a6/
Guest: Evan Rollins
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanerollins/
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Have you ever questioned your career path? What job will I get with my degree? I'm scared to make a career change into a new field?
Director of Behavioural Science at Afterpay Keegan O'Shea has been there. From working in a call centre to now leading a newly developed team in behavioural science we discuss with Keegan career paths, what the public believe a data scientist is, data jokes and best ways to survive a zombie apocolypse.
This is Keeping Up With Data, the podcast that keeps data enthusiasts up to speed with what is happening in the world of data. We bring in the leading minds from the data industry to talk all things career, news, embarrassing stories, failures and successes.
Hosts: Joel Robinstein https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelstein/ & Emily Nota https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-nota-9594a2a6/
Guest: Keegan O'Shea
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keeganoshea/
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