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Women in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights23. Mentoring: Meet Them Where They Are - A Talk With Deborah Sgro (Beyond The Glass Ceiling & Women In Big Data) & Erika Lunceford (RBC Capital Markets)Listen and get insights into "Mentoring - Meet Them Where They Are" in this talk with Deborah Sgro and Erika Lunceford. Deborah is the founder of Beyond Glass Ceiling and Global Mentoring Director at Women in Big Data, as well as an advisory board member. Erica is leading to transformation and delivery for City National Bank at RBC Capital Markets.In this episode you will get insight into the impact and success of the Women in Big Data Global Mentoring Initiative, as it marks its 5th anniversary in 2026. The conversation covers the mentoring program's start...
2025-12-0930 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights22. Data, AI & Business Outcomes - A Talk With Amit Shivpuja (Walmart) & Madhavi Rajan (Rackspace Technology)Listen and get insights into "Data, AI & Business Outcomes" in this talk with Amit Shivpuja and Madhavi Rajan. Amit is the Director of Data & AI Enablement at Walmart, and author of the book: The Data & AI Compass. Madhavi is the Head of Product Strategy, Research & Operations at Rackspace Technology, and she is a Member of the Board of Directors at Women in Big Data.In this episode you will gain insights into the intersection of AI, Data, and Business outcomes, emphasizing the importance of AI and data literacy in organizations. You will learn that many...
2025-11-2521 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights21. Rebooting Tech Culture - A Talk With Telle Whitney (Telle Whitney Consulting)Listen and get insights into "Rebooting Tech Culture" in this talk with Telle Whitney. Telle is a Senior Executive Leader, an Entrepreneur, and a recognized Advocate on Women & Technology. She has over 20 years of leadership experience and was named one of Fast Company’s most influential Women in Technology. In this episode of the Women in Big Data Podcast, you will learn valuable lessons from Telle's book "Rebooting Tech Culture: How to Ignite Innovation and Build Organizations Where Everyone Can Thrive." You’ll explore and gain insights into Telle's 6 Cs framework—creativity, courage, confidence, curiosity, communi...
2025-10-1722 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights20. Friendship & Career Growth - A Talk With Surekha Reddy (Cognogent) & Aruna Nadesan (Exponential AI)Listen and get insights into Friendship & Career Growth in this talk with Surekha Reddy and Aruna Nadesan. Surekha is the Founder & Chief Product and Technology Officer at Cognogent, an AI Start-up streamlining complex RFP processes through AI-driven solutions. Aruna is the Chief Product Officer at Exponential AI, a Healthcare AI Platform Company that helps Health Enterprises build smarter processes.In this episode of the Women in Big Data Podcast, we explore the significance of Friendship & Career Growth. Tune in to discover how this can enhance your professional and personal journey. "Be growth mates. I...
2025-05-1516 min
Help To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills9. Get Better at Effective Communication - A Talk With Scott H Young (Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Programmer & Entrepreneur)Listen and learn how to get better at Effective Communication in this talk with our guest, Scott H Young. He is the author of 2 books on Learning: Get Better at Anything - 12 Maxims for Mastery, and Ultralearning - Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career. Scott is a Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Programmer, and Entrepreneur. His work has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Business Insider, and more.In this episode, Scott H Young and host Desiree Timmermans talk about his latest b...
2025-02-1820 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights19. Bridging The Gap Between Good Enough & Full Throttle - A Talk With Radhika Rangarajan (Women in Big Data)Join us for an insightful talk about the powerful philosophy of 'Bridging The Gap Between Good Enough & Full Throttle' with Radhika Rangarajan, Co-founder and Executive Director of Women in Big Data. In this episode, we unpack Radhika's philosophy of 'Bridging The Gap Between Good Enough & Full Throttle', which is rooted in three fundamental principles: purpose-driven innovation, accessible excellence, and scalable impact. Tune in to discover how these ideas can guide your journey toward making a difference! • 1:19 - The importance of the philosophy: 'Bridging The Gap Between Good Enough & Full Throttle'.• 5:10 - Where does...
2025-01-2123 minHelp To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills8. Grow Your Personal Power - A Talk With Chris Lipp (Speak Value & Tulane University Freeman School of Business)Listen, and learn how to grow your Personal Power in this talk with our guest Chris Lipp. He is author of 3 books on Personal Power & Persuasion: The Startup Pitch - A Proven Formula to Win Funding; Magnetic - How Great Leaders Persuade and Inspire - which we discussed in podcast episode 5 -; and The Science of Personal Power - How to Build Confidence, Create Success, and Obtain Freedom. Chris is Principal Coach at SpeakValue and Professor, & Director of Management Communication at Tulane University Freeman School of B...
2024-11-2520 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights18. Lift As You Climb - A Talk With Ryan Tabrah (Intel Corporation) & Donna Donnelly (NXP Semiconductors)Listen and get insights about Lift As You Climb in this talk with Ryan Tabrah (Vice President & General Manager of Xeon and Compute Products at Intel Corporation), and Donna Donnelly (OEM Account Director at NXP Semiconductors).In this episode we talk about Lift As You Climb - a philosophy that emphasizes helping others as you achieve success in your career: 1:06 - The meaning Lift As You Climb & How it Helps Your Career 15:29 - Your Career & Lifting Others Up While You Climb 18:34 - Career Question 1: Who's a Woman You Admire & Why? 21:39 - Career Question 2: What is t...
2024-11-0728 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights17. How to Tap into Your Potential - A Talk With Joanna Bloor (The Amplify Lab)Listen and get insights about How To Tap into Your Potential in this talk with Joanna Bloor (CEO, Founder - The Amplify Lab).We talk about: Joanna's inspiration for her Book 'Tales of Potential - The Cinderella Story You Haven't Heard'; Exploring the Concept of Now, Near, and Future Thinking; Cinderella's Story - A Tale of Ambition and Power; The Importance of Authenticity; Exercises and Tools for Unlocking Your Unique Potential. Guest InfoLinkedIn: Joanna BloorLinkedIn: The Amplify LabResourcesBook: Tales o...
2024-09-3018 minHelp To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills7. Conversational Receptiveness - A Talk With Michael Rain (ENODI & Harvard University)Listen, and learn about Conversational Receptivenss in this talk with our guest Michael Rain. Michael founded ENODI, a media and research company focused on all people with immigrant backgrounds. His TED Talk 'What it's like to be the child of immigrants' has over 1 million views. Michael is also a practitioner-in-residence at Harvard University, jointly at the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research. In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Michael Rain talks about the importance of conversational receptiveness, a crucial communication skill th...
2024-06-2525 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights16. Data Science & Presentation Skills - A Talk With Margot Gerritsen (Women in Data Science Worldwide & Stanford University)Listen and get insights into Data Science & Presentation Skills in this talk with Margot Gerritsen, (Founder & Former Executive Director Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide, and Professor [Emerita] Stanford University).We talk about: presentation framing and motivation; understanding your audience and the 2 - 3 messages you want them to remember; similarities between your presentation and writing a newspaper article; ending your presentation with a memorable takeaway; explaining where your data is coming from and how you look at the data; overcoming your fear of public speaking - y...
2024-06-1330 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights15. Tech Roles in GenAI Times - A Talk With Nahia Orduña (Amazon Web Services)Listen and get insights into Tech Roles in GenAI Times in this talk with Nahia Orduña, Technical Leader Strategic Accounts at Amazon Web Services and co-author—together with Slavik Dimitrovich—of the book The Solutions Architects of the Future: Conversations about Tech Roles in GenAI times.We talk about the relevance of Tech Roles in the age of Generative AI - especially the role of Solutions Architects; explore how Generative AI is helping Solution Architects; the importance of mentoring in the field of Solution Architecture, and how trust plays a significant role in this; what the f...
2024-04-0518 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights14. Trustworthy Generative AI - A Talk With Veronique Van Vlasselaer (SAS) & Bart Baesens (KU Leuven)Listen and get insights into Trustworthy Generative AI in this talk with Veronique Van Vlasselaer and Bart Baesens. Veronique is the Analytics and AI Lead for South, West, & East Europe at SAS. She is a true data science enthusiast. Bart is a Professor of Data Science at KU Leuven in Belgium and a Lecturer at the University of Southampton. Bart co-authored more than 10 books and 250 scientific papers. Besides, he has an online learning platform called BlueCourses.We talk about: the definition of trustworthy generative AI; 4 requirements to make AI, especially generative AI, trustworthy; advantages and disadvantages...
2024-03-0836 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights13. Bias in the AI Lifecycle - A Talk With Veronique Van Vlasselaer (SAS)Listen, and get insights into Bias in the AI Lifecycle in this talk with Veronique Van Vlasselaer, Analytics & AI Lead South, West & East Europe at SAS. We talk about: How to define Bias in AI and the different types of Bias in the AI Lifecycle (Data Bias, Algorithmic Bias, Decision Bias); The AI Incident 'Child Care Benefits' at the Dutch Tax Authority; The Algorithm Register of the Dutch Government; AI Developer Training; and the Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (ALTAI) for Self-Assessment.Guest InfoLinkedIn: Veronique Van Vlasselaer
2024-01-3020 minHelp To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills6. Active Listening for Conflict Resolution - A Talk With Peter Novak (Strictly Speaking Group)Listen, and learn about Active Listening for Conflict Resolution in this talk with our guest Peter Novak, CEO and Founder of Strictly Speaking Group: better communicators build better companies.In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Peter Novak talks about how you can you use the technique of active listening for conflict resolution. LinksCompany: Strictly Speaking GroupLinkedIn: Peter NovakBook: Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When Stakes Are High (Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Emily Gregory)Book:...
2024-01-2532 minHelp To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills5. How To Be More Convincing And Be Heard - A Talk With Chris Lipp (SpeakValue)Listen and learn how to be more convincing and be heard in this talk with our guest, Chris Lipp, based on his book 'Magnetic: How Great Leaders Persuade and Inspire' co-authored with Antoine De Morree. He is also the author of the book The Startup Pitch: A Proven Formula to Win Funding. Chris is writing his third book on communication and empowerment, set to be published in 2024 and titled Radiate: The Science of Personal Power. In addition, Chris is a Principal Coach at SpeakValue. He is a world-renowned pitch coach working with entrepreneurs to promote their ideas...
2023-11-2523 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights12. Women & Data Leadership - A Talk With Theresa Kushner (Business Data Leadership & Women in Big Data)Listen, and get insights into Women & Data Leadership in this talk with Theresa Kushner, Partner at Business Data Leadership & Women in Big Data Board Member. We talk about: what is data leadership: the main challenges women face in this field; Theresa's data leadership experience; Dataleaders.org - Home of the Leader's Data Manifesto; the future of women in data leadership; data leadership & women in big data; recommendations for listeners who want to learn more about women & data leadership; and Theresa' company - Business Data Leadership.Guest InfoLinkedIn: Theresa Kushner
2023-11-1626 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights11. How to Sell the Way Your Customers Want to Buy - A Talk With Kristin Zhivago (Zhivago Partners)Listen, and get insights into How to Sell the Way Your Customers Want to Buy in this talk with Kristin Zhivago, President & Founder at Zhivago Partners. We talk about her bestseller book RoadMap to Revenue: How to Sell the Way Your Customers Want to Buy, named one of the Top 6 Marketing & Sales Books by Forbes. In this one-of-a-kind revenue-growth how-to book, Revenue Coach Kristin lays out the method that she has used to help hundreds of business owners and managers reverse-engineer their successful sales so they can manufacture new sales in quantity.Guest Info
2023-10-0335 minHelp To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills4. Storytelling - A Talk With Shawon Jackson (Stanford GSB & Vocal Justice)Listen, and learn about Storytelling in this talk with our guest Shawon Jackson, Adjunct Lecturer in Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Founder & CEO at Vocal Justice. In this episode about Storytelling, we cover the following topics: the what and why of storytelling, and its different elements; Vocal Justice - a nonprofit organization envisioning a world where everyone is liberated because everyone is cared for -; and recommended resources for listeners who want to learn more.LinksStanford GSB: Shawon JacksonNonprofit Organization:...
2023-08-2530 minHelp To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills3. The Art Of Pitching To Investors - A Talk With Burt Alper (Stanford GSB)Listen, and learn about the Art of Pitching to Investors in this talk with our guest Burt Alper, Lecturer in Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Founder of Burt Alper Consulting. We talk about pitching frameworks - AIM (Audience, Intent, Message) and CUE (Curiosity, Understanding, Excitement); making your pitch memorable; how the investment process works; rehearsing your pitch; anticipating investors questions; last thing you do in a pitch & make it investors easy; what to do if there is no fit & finding an analogy to better connect with investors; and resources that help you s...
2023-07-2543 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights10. The Value of Data for Organizations - A Talk With Lieve Lanoye & Paola Masuzzo (TP Vision)Listen, and get insights into the Value of Data for Organizations in this talk with Lieve Lanoye, Team Leader Market Intro & Big Data Team, and Paola Masuzzo, Lead Data Scientist at TP Vision . We talk about when and why TP Vision started with their data program; measuring data value; how data can help your organization move forward; the biggest threats to data value and how to handle those; and we give you some resource recommendations to learn more about the value of data.Guest InfoLinkedIn: Lieve LanoyeLinkedIn: Paola Masuzzo
2023-07-0534 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights9. Data, Humanitarian Aid & Migration - A Talk with Tuba Bircan (VUB & Cambridge University)Listen, and get insights into Data, Humanitarian Aid & Migration in this talk with Tuba Bircan, Research Professor of Sociology at the VUB, Social Scientist at the Wellcome Connecting Science and also at the Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public at Cambridge University. We talk about Tuba's interest in this episode's topic, the social initiative Needs Map, and the book Data Science for Migration and Mobility, co-authored by Tuba.Podcast PartnerFARI - AI for the Common Good Institute
2023-03-3022 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights8. Robotics, Women & The Future - A Talk With Greet Van de Perre (Brubotics) & Franziska Kirstein (Blue Ocean Robotics)Listen, and get insights into Robotics, Women & The Future in this talk with Greet Van de Perre, Postdoctoral Researcher at Brubotics - Human Robotics Research Centre at VUB, and Franziska Kirstein, Senior Scientific Domain Lead at Blue Ocean Robotics. We talk about how robotics helps to solve problems, Greet's and Franziska's journey into robotics, empowering more women to study and choose a career in this field, and the future of robotics.Podcast PartnerFARI - AI for the Common Good InstituteGuests Info
2023-03-0827 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights7. Business Skills & Career Growth - A Talk With Erika Lunceford (PeerNova)Listen, and get insights into Business Skills & Career Growth for Women in Technology in this talk with Erika Lunceford, Senior Vice President Consensus Solutions at PeerNova. We talk about the role of business skills, being risk averse versus going for the job, decisions & career growth, mentoring as a strategy, and the value of understanding financial statements to grow your business skills.MentoringMentoring Program - Women in Big DataMentoring is essential to success at every stage of a women’s career, both as a mentee and mentor. Th...
2023-02-1023 minHelp To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills2. Communicate With Mastery - A Talk With JD Schramm (USC Annenberg)Learn how to make your words count every time you write or speak in this talk with JD Schramm, Lecturer at USC Annenberg and a Keynote Speaker, Communication Consultant, Coach & Author. We talk about his book Communicate with Mastery. You never have a perfect call, talk, or email, but the goal in communication is: to get better and better.LinksLinkedIn: JD SchrammBook: Communicate with MasteryBook: Guide to Presentations (Lynn Russel, Mary Munter)Book: Resonate (Nancy Duarte)Tedx: The...
2023-01-2518 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights6. The Past, Present & Future of Bias in AI - A Talk With Karen De Sousa Pesse (Salesforce) & Anita Prinzie (Omina Technologies)Listen, and get insights into The Past, Present & Future of Bias in AI in this talk with Karen De Sousa Pesse, Senior Executive at Salesforce & Anita Prinzie, Product & Marketing Manager at Omina Technologies.MentoringMentoring Program - Women in Big DataBooksInvisible Women: Exposing Data Bias In A World Designed For Men (Caroline Criado-Perez)Wij Robots (In Dutch by Lode Lauwaert)PodcastVisible Women (Caroline Criado-Perez)PartnershipWe are thankful to Digital Wallonia & Agence d...
2023-01-1020 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights5. Career Advancement Strategies - A Talk With Deborah Sgro (Women in Big Data)Listen, and get insights into Career Advancement Strategies for Women in Technology in this talk with Deborah Sgro, Director Global Mentoring at Women In Big Data. MentoringMentoring Program - Women in Big DataBooksBrave Not Perfect (Reshma Saujani)Lead - How Women Can Claim Their Authority (Ellen M. Snee)Mindset (Carol S. Dweck)Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office ( Lois P. Frankel)Roadmap to Revenue: How to Sell the Way Your Customers Want to Buy (Kristin...
2022-12-1038 minHelp To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills1. What? So What? Now What? - A Talk With Matt Abrahams (Stanford GSB)Listen, and learn how to overcome your speaking anxiety in this talk with our guest Matt Abrahams, Lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business & Podcast Host of Think Fast Talk Smart. We talk about speaking anxiety sources & solutions, presentation structure: What? - So What? - Now What?, techniques to handle the fear of forgetting, and creating your anxiety management plan.LinksLinkedIn: Matt AbrahamsPodcast: Think Fast Talk SmartBook: Speaking Up without Freaking OutOrganization: Toastmasters InternationalApp: Orai - AI-Powered App...
2022-10-2523 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights4. Big Data, Data4Good & Data Governance - A Talk With Frederic Pivetta (Dalberg Data Insights)Listen, and get insights into Big Data, Data4Good & Data Governance with experts Frederik Pivetta, Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Dalberg Data Insights, as well as AI4Belgium Co-Lead for Data Governance & AI4Good, and Valerie Zapico, Managing Partner at Valkuren. Your podcast host is Desiree Timmermans, Director at Data Innovation Talk.1. TopicsBig Data, Data4Good & Data Governance What is the connection between big data, data4good, and data governance?Diversity & InclusionDo diversity and inclusion play a vital role in big data, data4good, and data g...
2022-10-1027 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights3. Big Data, Digital Skills & Jobs - A Talk With Saskia Van Uffelen (DigiSkills Belgium)Deep-dive, together with our experts, into the relationship between big data, digital skills and jobs, the role of diversity and inclusion, what our guests learned along the way, and the future of skills and jobs. Our guests are Saskia Van Uffelen and Valerie Zapico. Saskia is the Belgian National Coalition Lead Digital Skills & Jobs, 'Be the Change 'Program Manager' at Agoria, and Belgian Digital Champion focusing on growing the digital economy and advising the European Commission about Digital Policy. Valerie is the Managing Partner at Valkuren. Your podcast host is Desiree Timmermans, Director at Data Innovation Talk.
2022-08-1036 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights2. Becoming A Data-Minded Organization - A Talk With Tina Rosario (SAP)Listen to how you can become a data-minded organization, including, e.g., what our experts learned along the way: Tina Rosario, Chief Data Officer, Europe at SAP and Executive Board Member & European Regional Director at Women in Big Data, and Valerie Zapico, Managing Partner at Valkuren. Your podcast host is Desiree Timmermans, Director at Data Innovation Talk.1. TopicsThe Role of Big DataWhat is the role of big data in becoming a data-minded organization?Becoming Data-Minded - Diversity & InclusionHow do diversity and inclusion contribute to...
2022-06-1037 minWomen in Big Data Podcast: Career, Big Data & Analytics Insights1. Responsible Artificial Intelligence - A Talk With Virginia Dignum (Umeå University)Listen to how you can develop and use responsible AI, e.g., including the role of diversity & inclusion, with experts Virginia Dignum, Professor Responsible Artificial Intelligence at Umeå University, and Valerie Zapico, Managing Partner at Valkuren. Your podcast host is Desiree Timmermans, Director at Data Innovation Talk.1. TopicsResponsible AI What is responsible AI, and why is it important, including the role of diversity & inclusion?Responsible AI: Human- and Environmental Well-BeingWhat can we do to ensure the positive use of AI, meaning contributing to human- an...
2022-04-1022 min
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening TopicsMarch '22 in the gardenMarch in the Garden As we celebrate our first year of Dig It, Peter Brown and Chris Day look at some of the topical news stories including changes in the garden centre world, a university led community gardening study and a new autumn plant fair.In the podcast we prepare the greenhouse for spring, start plants from seed indoors and out, share hints on spring bulbs and how to help our hedgehogs.In the newsGCA winners of awards New GC Chairman Tammy Woodhouse from Millbrook Garden Centre
2022-03-0141 min
TXTradioVerandert Tinder ons liefdesleven?Deze podcast komt deze keer vanuit het café op het dak van NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam. En dat werd een echt tinderfeestje met veel singles, want op 12 februari 2019 organiseerde NEMO Kennislink Live een avond over het nieuwe daten. Met vragen als ‘heeft Tinder ons liefdesleven veranderd?’ In dit programma sprak Desiree Hoving met Elisabeth Timmermans. Zij schreef het boek Liefde in tijden van Tinder en met filosoof Marjolein Lanzing die zich verdiept in identiteit en relaties in dit digitale tijdperk. Als derde gast schoof aan Paul Puschmann. Hij doet onderzoek aan de Radboud Universiteit naar de geschiedenis van li...
2019-02-1515 min