Making Data Simple

Let's talk data transformation and what makes a great
seller with Co-founder and CEO of Coalesce,  Armon
Petrossian.
 
As more companies move to the cloud the
weakness in data transformation is becoming profound.

• 01:15 Meet Armon Petrossian
• 02:21 The problem in being data driven
• 04:28 Introducing Coalesce
• 07:53 Automation defined
• 09:56 The ETL to ELT shift
• 11:54 Typical customer use case
• 12:55 The Coalesce differentiator
• 16:18 Proof of value
• 24:39 Column metadata
• 25:40 Data transformation inhibitors
• 28:17 The future
• 31:52 What makes a great seller

LinkedIn:
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/armonpetrossian/
Website:

https://coalesce.io/
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Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales,
IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business
innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple &
fun.

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Understanding Search, GenAI, RAG methodology, and vector databases with Nixon Cheaz, Engineering Lead at IBM's Experience Engine.  

• 02:24 Meet Nixon Cheaz
• 04:32 Search without Google
• 06:35 Experience Engine
• 08:30 Elements of Good Search
• 12:46 Search Data Source
• 15:36 GenAI Use Cases and Vector DBs 
• 19:40 Foundational Models?
• 22:07 Impact of Vector DBs
• 25:38 IBM Public Content DB
• 28:02 Use Cases
• 29:58 IBM Technologies
• 32:54 RAG
• 40:12 Health is Wealth

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nixon-cheaz

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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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

A Data Science level set in 2024.  This episode is a live recording that talks to 

Distinguished Engineers at IBM from Client Engineering, Finance, and 

Research with Rachel Reinitz, Suj Perepa, and "Beware of simple questions" Darrell Reimer, respectively.  Pardon just a bit of sound quality issues. 

• 00:16 The Field of Data Science
• 00:50 Meet Rachel, Suj, and Darrell
• 03:37 What is Data Science Today?
• 07:00 Data Science Skills
• 10:25 How has Data Science Changed
• 12:07 A Day in the Life
• 14:25 AI Engineers?
• 23:45 Fake News and Cost
• 30:36 What's Next?
• 33:27 Too Much GenAI?
• 36:49 Low Barrier Risks
• 39:29 Deep Science vs Deep Business
• 42:17 For Fun

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rreinitz, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sperepa/
linkedin.com/in/darrellreimer

Website: https://www.ibm.com/products/watsonx-ai/foundation-models

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. The
Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales,
IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and
leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

More on GenAI, Hallucinations, RAG, Use Cases, LLMs, SLMs and costs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering.  With this and the previous episode you'll be wiser on AI than 98% of the world.

• 00:12 Hallucinations
• 02:33 RAG Differentiation
• 06:41 Why IBM in AI
• 09:23 Use Cases
• 11:02 The GenAI Resume
• 13:37 watson.x 
• 15:40 LLMs
• 17:51 Experience Counts
• 20:03 AI that Surprises
• 23:46 AI Skills
• 26:47 Switching LLMs
• 27:13 The Cost and SLMs
• 28:21 Prompt Engineering
• 29:16 For Fun

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/armand-ruiz, linkedin.com/in/john-webb-686136127 Website: https://www.ibm.com/client-engineering

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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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Let's go deep on GenAI, Foundational Models, and LLMs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering.  Get a candid view on what is happening in the industy today.

• 01:40 Meet Armand Ruiz
• 05:09 Meet John Webb
• 06:43 The Client Engineering Practice
• 07:51 GenAI
• 11:50 IBM's AI Approach 13:50 GenAi in the Enterprise 15:47 Where to Start?
• 18:10 RAG Method
• 19:11 IBM's Differentiation
• 21:25 AI Regulation
• 24:22 LLM versus Smaller Models

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/armand-ruiz, linkedin.com/in/john-webb-686136127 Website: https://www.ibm.com/client-engineering

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.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Ronen Dar, Co-Founder & CTO at Run:ai, talks to 21st century gold. Why are GPUs the gold-standard choice for accelerating AI workloads?

• Meet Ronen Dar
• The founding of Run:ai
• Tech Behind Run:ai
• Run:ai Differentiation
• GPU Basics
• Dealing with Model Size
• GPU Memory Requirements
• Advice for Clients New to AI
• 3 Ways to go with LLMs
• Run:ai's GTM
• AI Blackouts
• GPU Fractioning
• Predicting the Future
• Where to Reach Ronen

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronen-dar/
Website: https://www.run.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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

GenAI in Marketing.  Making Data Simple welcomes Michael Cohen, Chief Data Analytics Officer and ML and AI product and marketing expert in consumer data technologies.  Marketing Operations, Automated Decision Activation, Measurement and Analytics, Info Security and Privacy. 

• 01:15 Meeting Michael Cohen
• 03:33 The Plus Company
• 08:06 Traditional Approaches to Marketing
• 12:03 The Future of Marketing
• 17:31 Data Augmentin's Role
• 24:46 Data Inputs
• 26:18 The AIOS Product
• 31:39 Algorithms
• 34:03 2 Min Plus Pitch
• 41:13 Aggressive Innovation Roadmaps
• 44:44 Next Marketing Disruption
• 46:33 For Fun

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/macohen1/

Website: www.macohen.net, https://pluscompany.com

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.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Technology for Mindfulness. How to best utilize technology to your
advantage. The new year is always a good idea to revisit best practices.

• 02:50 Re-introducing Robert Plotkin
• 07:04 Why Technology for Mindfulness
• 11:27 Tech Designed for Addiction
• 15:58 Techniques and Habits for Mindfulness
• 19:11 Time Blocking
• 28:37 Breaking Up Big Tasks for Reward
• 34:22 Hofstadter's Law
• 44:08 Meditation Practice
• 51:52 Tuning out Distractions
• 54:02 Social Media

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertplotkin,
https://technologyformindfulness.com/
Website: blueshiftip.com
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us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next.
The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP
Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business
innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

#MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Jaclyn Rice Nelson, CEO & Co-founder of Tribe AI, a network of the world’s top technologists that build advanced AI solutions, AND Coalition Operators, an early-stage venture fund and top women’s operator network.  This week is Part 1 -  Where we simply discuss the state of AI.

• 01:29 Meet Jaclyn Rice Nelson
• 06:03 Being learning oriented 
• 08:22 Alphabets growth equity arm 
• 15:30 What AI now?  User interface?
• 19:52 What to do with hallucinations?
• 27:53 Business adoption

LinkedIn
WSJ spotlight https://techlive.wsj.com/person/jaclyn-rice-nelson/

Website: Tribe.AI, Coalition Operators

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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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

It's a New Year! Setting your intentions; identifying what's important, and how to prioritize in business. Additionally, harness the superpower of identifying styles.

This week's episode is a replay of a highly rated episode with Lynne Snead, founder and owner of Talent Evolution Systems.  Lynne is 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. 

I've known Lynne for several years and highly recommend reaching out to her for more information.

Show Notes

• 1:42 – Lynne talks about her career
•  4:44 – What is your definition of Coach?
• 7:38 – Beginning of the year intentions
• 16:24 – Line of sight
• 36:40 – How do you prioritize in business?
• 44:40 – Style is important
• 50:54 – What is the “cheat” to align different styles?

 
Favorite book: Speed of Trust

Favorite book: Atomic Habits

About Vern Harnish 

Contact Lynne Snead

Connect with the Team
Producer Kate Mayne - LinkedIn.
Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Mind blown!  Meet Casper Skern Wilstrup, CEO of Abzu, inventor of QLattice, and expert on Symbolic AI.  We discuss AI, science, and philosophy.  Get a drink and enjoy…

• 01:39 Introducing Casper Wilstrup
• 06:34 Abzu the Name
• 09:09 Abzu the Mission
• 12:32 Symbolic AI
• 22:20 Foundational Models?
• 24:42 The QLattice Explanation
• 26:33 Abzu Use Cases
• 30:57 More on QLattice
• 32:52 The Abzu Pitch
• 34:56 Reaching Abzu
• 36:10 Are We in a Simulation?
• 38:03 Panpsychism 🤯
• 43:03 For Fun

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/wilstrup

Website: https://www.abzu.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.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

The intersection of AI and law.  Colin Levy, Director of Legal and Evangelist, Malbek, also named to the Fastcase 50 list of legal innovators in 2022, is a legal tech expert and corporate lawyer.  Hear from one of the most widely followed legal tech voices on legal tech tools, myths, and the impact of AI.

·       01:14 Introducing Colin Levy

·       03:19 The Definition of Legal Tech

·       09:13 Legal Tech and Ecosystem

·       10:37 Law's History and Future

·       13:34 Legal Tools

·       19:18 The Impact ofAI 

·       23:29 Legal Tech Myths

·       28:30 Fake News in Law?

·       37:46 Where are We Going Here?

·       41:38 The Book!

·       43:47 Where to find Colin Levy

·      44:35 Advice for Law Students 

·       47:10 For Fun

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/colinslevy

Website: https://www.colinslevy.com/

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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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

This week on Making Data Simple, Fred Joyal. Perhaps you've seen Fred on 1-800-DENTIST commercials. Now, he's turned marketing genius into the art of being BOLD.  

Show Notes

•  02:20 Brand Fred Joyal
•  19:20 Monetization Strategy
•  20:58 Boldness is a Super Power
•  23:18 Just Show Up
•  26:15 Step Up with Exercises
•  27:00 Failure's are Steps Up, Take Another Swing 38:50 5 Steps to Lowering Anxiety
•  41:50 How to Better Network 

Find Fred Joyal @ https://fredjoyal.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fredjoyal
Twitter: fredjoyal 

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. Abstract Making 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. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

#MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Robert Plotkin author of The Genie in the Machine and Founding Partner of Blueshift IP.  Can AI be patented?  Computer Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business.  Part 2.

• 00:50 Patenting an Algorithm
• 06:05 The Method for Patentability
• 13:37 Patent Files versus Approvals
• 16:09 Patent Costs
• 20:25 The Future of AI 
• 29:28 Finding Robert Plotkin
• 30:58 Biggest Misconception on IP Law 32:52 Technology for Mindfulness

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertplotkin

Website: blueshiftip.com

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.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

#MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Robert Plotkin author of The Genie in the Machine and Founding Partner of Blueshift IP. Can AI be patented?  Computer-Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business.  Part 1.

• 01:29 Robert Plotkin, Patent Attorney 07:32 Arriving in the Patent Field 12:00 Coolest Invention?
• 14:18 Advice for Law Students
• 19:17 What IS a Patent?  The Process
• 28:57 Top Priorities
• 32:14 Is Patent Law Ready for AI?
• 37:10 The Wild West : "Grow Faster than The Damage"
• 41:43 Large Language Model Regulation

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertplotkin

Website: blueshiftip.com

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almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Back to talking Data with Ed Anuff, CPO, DataStax.  With experience at Google, Apigee, Six Apart, Vignette, Epicentric, and Wired, Ed talks the future of databases with AI and GenAI.  

• 05:04 The Crazy life of Ed Anuff
• 08:12 DataStax defined
• 10:06 Vector Database
• 11:58 GenAI and RAG Pattern
• 18:03 DataStax Differentiation
• 21:39 NoSQL vs SQL
• 24:27 Common AI Use Cases
• 25:47 The Secret to ChatGPT
• 31:10 DataStax 2min Pitch
• 31:42 The Future
• 35:47 Bring AI to the Data

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/edanuff

Website: https://www.datastax.com/

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almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

He's BACK!  Roger Premo, General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Ventures Development at IBM.  How the world has changed in a short year.  Generative AI and more!  

• 02:29 Meet Roger Premo Take 2
• 05:52 A Changing World
• 08:18 Generative AI
• 12:48 Both Sides of the Story
• 14:22 Hybrid Cloud and AI
• 20:50 IBM's watsonx
• 25:53 What Have We Learned?
• 27:46 Enterprise Models
• 29:59 Hugging Face
• 31:03 IBM's Differentiation
• 32:23 The 2 min Bar Pitch
• 35:57 Three Questions
• 42:21 An Intentional Hybrid Cloud Architecture 46:40 Responsible AI

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ropremo/

Website: https://www.ibm.com/watsonx

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.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Part 2: Had a fantastic chat with US Congressional Candidate and Chief Revenue Officer at nFolks Data Solutions, Rishi Kumar.  Technology and politics, what an interesting discussion.  Rishi talks modernizing the data stack, tech in politics, and crypto.

• 00:12 Rishi's Tech Brand
• 03:41 WatsonX
• 04:17 Modernizing a Data Stack
• 06:00 nfolks Differentiation
• 07:57 Getting Started
• 13:11 Common Use Cases
• 17:04 Tech in Politics
• 20:26 Crypto
• 26:12 Reaching Rishi
• 26:31 For Fun

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rickkumar

Website: https://nfolksdata.com/

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.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Part 1: Had a fantastic chat with US Congressional Candidate and Chief Revenue Officer at nFolks Data Solutions, Rishi Kumar.  Technology and politics, what an interesting discussion.  Rishi talks exodus from California, campaign finance, and why tech and politics go hand in hand.

• 02:01 Meet Rishi Kumar 03:59 Politics?
• 07:45 Leaving California
• 11:48 Where did Silicon Valley Go?
• 13:51 The Campaign
• 15:38 Why the Exodus from Silicon Valley?
• 18:65 Work Life Integration
• 21:49 Campaign Finance 
• 29:29 Fake News

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rickkumar

Website: https://nfolksdata.com/

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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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Kristen McGarry is a Principal Account Technical Lead for the Financial Services Market at IBM. Based in New York City, she engages daily with the largest financial institutions globally to identify business opportunities for innovation, accelerate time to value, and operationalize new solutions across software, hardware and services offerings. 

• 02:57 An Intro to Kristen McGarry  
• 04:36 Why IBM?
• 09:25 The Attraction of Data Science
• 11:51 A Day in the Life of an Account Technical Leader
• 13:30 Technical Sales versus Sales
• 15:05 Continuing to Innovate
• 19:09 Dealing with Wall Street
• 20:17 The Methodology
• 22:23 The How of Technical Sales
• 23:05 Continuous Learning
• 28:03 Management System 30:34 Wall Street Learnings
• 32:20 Biggest Challenge
• 33:08 The Data Challenge
• 34:22 Best Data Science Use Cases in Finance 
• 36:14 What Do Clients Miss on AI?
• 38:09 Predictions

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-mcgarry/

Website: https://www.ibm.com/

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and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.