Women in Data Podcast

Ep.76 Wendy Lynch - The value of Analytics Translators

This week, Karen is joined by Wendy Lynch, founder of Analytic-Translator.com. Passionate about analytics and communication, Wendy made a career of mixing the two together, helping data analytics and business teams understand each other. It took her 20 years to realise that her role was that of a translator and in this episode, she shares her best tips to bridge the gap between data and business. She starts by talking about the strain caused by poor communication in our field, then moves on to provide a clear definition of the role of an analytics translator and how they help solve the problem. In this conversation, Wendy also highlights the crucial skills required to be a good translator and through an exercise, demonstrates how we can find answers by simply finding the time to think about the question.  

 

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Wendy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendylynchphd/  

Wendy’s online course: www.analytic-translator.com  

 Get 30% off Wendy's courses until 15th March 2023 with the code WOMEN30

Wendy’s books:  

Become an Analytics Translator: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Become-Analytic-Translator-Business-Analysts/dp/0578316803/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HI5W9CSYQ4XE&keywords=become+an+analytics+translator&qid=1664381036&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjg5IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=become+an+analytics+translator%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1  

Get to What Matters: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Get-What-Matters-Transform-Conversations/dp/0692934359/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1664381097&refinements=p_27%3AWendy+D.+Lynch+PhD&s=books&sr=1-3&text=Wendy+D.+Lynch+PhD 

 

Ep.75 Jannat Maqbool - The role of data in Smart Cities

This week, Karen is joined by Jannat Maqbool, Interim Executive Director at Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand. In this episode, Jannat starts by sharing the misconceptions about smart cities before moving to the role data plays in this field. Listen to hear about the importance of data context, how it is secured and examples of use cases. 

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Jannat’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannat-m-64633/

Ep74 Cathy Herbert - How to build products that make customers lives better

This week, Karen is joined by Cathy Herbert, EVP of Customer and Partner Enablement at Arria NLG. Integrity is important to Cathy and because of this, she is passionate about building win-win solutions. In this episode, she describes her approach to ensuring the development of useful products that won’t get shelved. She highlights the importance of communication and good design, and talks about how to make a great first impression, as well as sharing what makes the difference between building a product that makes customers' lives better, and one that doesn't. 

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Cathy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-herbert-616846/ 

 

She recommends to follow: 

Simon Sinek – How great leaders inspire action https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en 

Geoffrey Moore - http://geoffreyamoore.com/ 

Ep.73 Diana Akanho - How to figure out your next step

This week, Karen is joined by Diana Akanho, Managing Consultant - Data and AI Advisory at Capgemini. Before moving to Capgemini, Diana was feeling stuck in her career. She wanted to change roles, but was unsure of what she wanted to do next. With the help of a mentor, Diana took a pragmatic and structured approach to dealing with the issue. In this episode, she reflects on her journey to ‘getting unstuck’ and finding her next role: from experimenting outside of her day-to-day to having an ‘aha!’ moment when she understood the skills that naturally come to her.  

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Diana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-akanho/ 

 

She recommends: 

HBR: https://hbr.org/ 

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/ 

Karen recommends: https://www.amazingif.com/listen/exploring-and-applying-for-a-new-job/ 

Ep.72 Lizzie Harris - Inefficiencies when recruiting data professionals

This week, Karen is joined by Lizzie Harris for the last of this two-part episode covering redundancy and looking for a new job. In this conversation, they talk about the recruitment processes they went through, and how they believe they can be improved. Hiring processes are expensive, and data professionals are sparse. Can we fix inefficiencies and processes that are not inclusive?

 

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Lizzie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-harris-a1499a16/

Ep.33 on salary negotiation: https://womenindata.co.uk/women-in-data-podcasts/#item7879

Ep.71 Lizzie Harris - Redundancy and job-hunting experiences

This week, Karen is joined by Lizzie Harris for the first of a two-part episode covering redundancy and job searching. In this conversation, they share their respective experiences of going through redundancy earlier this year. They talk about what happened, how they felt, how they reacted and what they did to help cope with the stress and anxiety. They then move on to discuss job hunting, including writing their CVs with a view to encourage forward-focused conversations, rather than what they had done in the past.  Thus allowing them to pitch themselves at the right level, in a market where job titles are all over the place.

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Lizzie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-harris-a1499a16/

Ep.1 on Furlough fear: https://womenindata.co.uk/women-in-data-podcasts/#item7784

Ep.70 Jena Zangs - How to stay attractive to the market

This week, Karen is joined by Jena Zangs, Deputy Chief Data Officer & Director of Institutional Data, Analytics & Reporting at the University of St. Thomas (MN). In a field that is constantly evolving and where job hopping is becoming the norm to upskill and get promoted, Jena chose to stay and grow in her organisation. In this episode, she shares the challenges and fears brought by this decision as well as how she has overcome them. You will hear her thoughts on "not having enough time", how she stays up to date with the latest tech development and how she is upskilling herself and teammates to stay attractive to the market. 

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Jena’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaz/ 

She recommends: 

Invisible Women: https://carolinecriadoperez.com/book/invisible-women/ 

The 5am club: https://www.robinsharma.com/book/the-5am-club 

Ep.69 Sadiqah Musa - Improving inclusion in data teams

This week, Karen is joined by Sadiqah Musa, Lead Analyst at TrustPilot, and cofounder of Black in Data. While DEI has been making the headlines for a while now, Sadiqah highlights the fact that, with only 3% of data professionals being Black, the work on diversity has barely started. In this episode, she talks about the impact the lack of diversity has on employees’ confidence, as well as their ability to be themselves in the workplace. People of colour will find tips to become more comfortable in a non-diverse environment, and organisations will hear about how they can become more inclusive.

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Sadiqah’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sadiqah-musa-9b169495/

Black in Data: https://www.blackindata.co.uk/

Sathya Bala’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sathya-bala-mystory/

Ep.68 Itoro Liney - Tackling algorithmic bias

This week, Karen is joined by Itoro Liney, Data Science Manager at Principality Building Society, and AI Ethics Researcher, to discuss one of the most important issues in our field: algorithmic bias. In this episode, Itoro uses a simple, yet powerful example to highlight the impact of biased data, especially when amplified by Machine Learning algorithms. You will also hear practical advice on how data scientists can gain clarity on possible bias in their data, and how to account for it. 

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Itoro’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisliney/ 

 

She recommends reading:  

Radical Candor: https://www.radicalcandor.com/ 

The five dysfunctions of a team: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Lencioni/dp/0787960756 

 

Ep.67 Candace Ohm - Succeeding against the odds

This week, Karen is joined by Candace Ohm, Director of Product Analytics at Cardlytics. Being a first-generation college student, Candace faced a number of challenges in her journey to become a leader in data science. In this episode, she shares a story of self-discovery and of overcoming limiting beliefs that were stopping her from feeling like she belonged in a career in data. But most of all, she shares a story of courage. 

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Candace’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candaceohm/