The Data Mix

Episode 15 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

And just like that (well, almost!), we are back with another exciting installment of #thedatamix!

⭐ For Episode 15 of "The Data Mix," we are very lucky to have Qlik CEO Mike Capone!

We have so much to talk to Make about, including:

🎙️ Mike discusses his early career in technology and the pivotal moments that shaped his path.
🏢 Insights into Mike's leadership roles at notable companies, including his tenure as CEO of Qlik.
🧠 Exploring Mike's thoughts on data-driven decision-making and its impact on businesses.
💼 Insightful discussions on Mike's approach to leadership and management.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Discovering Mike's thoughts on work-life balance and the importance of family.
🤔 Delving into the challenges and opportunities he faced throughout his career journey.

Please join us on Friday 13th October at 4pm GMT / 11am EST.

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Episode 14 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

And just like that (well, almost!), we are back with another exciting installment of #thedatamix!

⭐ For Episode 14, we are super excited to have Elif Tutuk, Global Head of Product at AtScale and former VP of Innovation and Design at Qlik!

We have so much to talk to Elif about, including:

🟢 Her life at Qlik and how the cognitive engine became "The Beast"
🟢 Her move to AtScale, the role,  and a bit about the company.
🟢 What is a Lake House, where does it fit in the data ecosystem, what problems does it solve?
🟢 Semantic layer - what is it and what problem does it solve?
🟢 What's in store for us in the future?

Elif joins us as one of the most recognisable faces in the Analytics industry, and this should be a tremendous session.

We might even wear our Christmas hats! 🎅

Please join us on Friday 23rd December at 3pm GMT / 11am EST.

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Episode 13 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

And just like that, we are back with another exciting installment of #thedatamix!

For Episode 13, we are super excited to have Dr Joe Perez, a veteran of the IT industry and Internationally Acclaimed Keynote Speaker.

In this episode we'll be exploring the following topics:
* How to turn your organisation into a data driven organisation
* Who's pushing the data agenda (top down v bottom up)
* Stories and anecdotes from a career in enterprise data

Joe promises to bring his trademark energy to the session and will be speaking from a lifetime's experience in data (the man that's seen it all!)

Please join us on Friday 4th November at 3pm GMT / 11am EST.

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Episode 12 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

And just like that, George and I are back with another exciting instalment of #thedatamix!

For Episode 12, we are super excited to have Malcolm Hawker, Master Data Management and Data Governance evangelist, ex-Gartner Analyst and Podcaster.

He's a thought leader in the field of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance and has consulted to some of the largest businesses in the world on their enterprise information management strategies.

Malcolm's mission is to raise the awareness of the value of MDM and Data Governance to senior data leaders at companies across the globe.

We're excited to dive into the innards of what it's like to be an industry analyst, and how that transition to MDM has happened.

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Episode 11 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

And just like that, George and I are back with another exciting instalment of #thedatamix !

For Episode 11, we are super excited to have Kyle Winterbottom - Data IQ 100 Most Influential People in Data 2022!

Kyle helps organisations to execute a compelling data & analytics talent strategy and is the host of Driven by Data: The Podcast, The Roundtable & The Mentorship

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Episode 10 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

And just like that, George and I are back with another exciting installment of 

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For Episode 10, we are super excited to have Jocelyn Rivera - Power BI expert and "accidental" LinkedIn superstar!

Jocelyn has built a clan of over 9000 followers on LinkedIn since the start of 2022.  According to her, it's been an accidental rise to fame, but her content and processes would say otherwise!

We will talk to Jocelyn about her path into Business Intelligence from her call center career back in 2006, and how she got into the Microsoft and Power BI worlds.

We'll also break down her content creation and dashboard processes to understand that her accidental rise is really nothing about luck, and all about consistency, hard work and great processes.

It's amazing to be able to find out more about Jocelyn's journey.  Join us for another awesome episode!

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Episode 8 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

And just like that, George and I are back with another exciting installment of #thedatamix  follow us!

For Episode 9, we are incredibly excited to have Susan Walsh - The Classification Guru!

Are you struggling to get reliable insights from your data? Do you have duplicates, multiple versions of the same supplier or customer, and multiple date and address formats? And is it saved in multiple different systems?

The Classification Guru can help.

We'll be discussing common dirty data issues and how you can help prevent them.

It's amazing to be able to find out more about Susan's journey.  Join us for another awesome episode!

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Episode 8 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

The Data Mix - Episode 8 - Donald Farmer

For Episode 8 of  #thedatamix, it's amazing to have back a good friend, fellow Scot, and the godfather of Qlik Sense, Donald Farmer.

Donald has had a storied career, featuring prominent roles at both Microsoft and Qlik, before leading his own consultancy, TreeHive Strategy.  He is one of the most respected public speakers in the arena of Data and Analytics.

In this session, we'll discuss the value of Data and Analytics as a Line of Business.  Some of the topics we will touch on include:

- Ways in which data and analytics can be developed as a line of business
- Simple models for data and analytics as a line of business
- The value of benchmarking
- How to be strategically more agile when creating data and analytics lines of business
-Addressing ethics and governance concerns.

It will be great fun to spend time with Donald again, and this should be an absorbing session! Join us for another awesome episode!
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Episode 7 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

The Data Mix - Episode 7 – Nadieh Bremer - From Data Viz to Data Art

🥂 And just like that, George and I are back with another exciting instalment of #thedatamix 👈👈 follow us!

🎨 For Episode 7, we are incredibly excited to have Nadieh Bremer, Data Visualization Designer & Data Artist.

✨ Nadieh is a data visualization artist who once graduated as an Astronomer, started working as a data scientist before finding her true passion in the visualization of data.

📊 As 2017's "Best Individual" in the Information is Beautiful Awards, she focuses on visuals that are uniquely crafted for each specific dataset, often using large and complex datasets while employing vibrant colour palettes.

🎶 She's made visualizations and art for companies such as Google News Lab, Sony Music, the New York Times and UNESCO.

🛣 It's amazing to be able to find out more about Nadieh's journey, you can be sure it will be a compelling and visually beautiful experience! Join us for another awesome episode!

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#datavisualization
#nft

Episode 6 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

A new run of The Data Mix is here! After a bit of time off, George and Brian are back and raring to go with a new set of guests for new in this shiniest of New Year's that is 2022!

For Episode 6, we are excited to bring along Simon Caruana, Lead Engineer/Solution Design at Tesco Bank.

Simon designed and delivered Faster Payments for Tesco Bank. He talks about his career in data, the trials and tribulations of delivering the Faster Payment service in a high profile UK bank. Simon also talks about what's next for the Faster Payments service.

Another fascinating new direction for us on The Data Mix and cannot wait to kick off this episode with Simon!

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Episode 5 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

For Episode 5, we are excited to bring along Caitlin McDonald, Senior Principal Industry Strategist of Leading Edge Forum.

Caitlin is an expert in Digital Ethics, and will help us explore the critical reasons CXOs need to care about digital ethics, whether or not they’re responsible for implementing its specific technical complexities.  We'll dive into topics such as the reasons customers might abandon you for more-ethical providers. 

We'll dig further into the strategic drivers that impact all organizational decision-making: reputation, regulation and revenue. As businesses and public policy decisions become increasingly data-driven, understanding ethical impacts becomes just as central to business strategy as any other major driver such as organizational change or technology policy.

Another fascinating new direction for us on The Data Mix and cannot wait to kick off this episode with Caitlin!

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Episode 4 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

For Episode 4, we have Jason Krantz of Strategy Titan!

Jason will help us to evaluate how we make more confident decisions using analytics and data, and looking forward to discussing the key factors that underpin a great analytics and data strategy and tailor it for the specific niches of a business.

Jason is well known for his contributions on LinkedIn, and although Friday 13th might be unlucky for some, it won't be for anyone attending this installment. Cannot wait for this conversation!

Should be another cracker of an episode and we look forward to seeing you all there!

Episode 3 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

Episode 3 of The Data Mix features Claudio Calvino - Managing Director - Head of Data Science EMEA at FTI Consulting.

Claudio leads his team in delivering strategic business solutions to clients requiring in-depth analysis of large sets of financial, operational and transactional data. As a recognised voice in the Data Science industry, he is a member of the Advisory Board of the Ph.D. and MSc programmes in Social Data Science at the University of Oxford.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, he served as Lead Data Scientist at French multinational consulting corporation Capgemini and WPP’s Kantar Media, where he led teams of up to 20 data scientists. Before pursuing a career in the private sector, he worked as a Researcher at the University of Oxford and Siena to enhance his ability to collect, manipulate, and analyse large volumes of data and geographic information. This has led to a number of publications on the matter both in Italian and in English.

This should be a fascinating journey into the world of Data Science, and we hope to see you there!

Episode 2 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

Brian Booden and George Beaton are honored to have Scott Taylor (The Data Whisperer) of MetaMeta Consulting as our guest for Episode 2 of The Data Mix.

Scott drives a strategic marketing consultancy focused on partnering with innovative Tech Brands that seek to change the nature of enterprise data management - and want help to tell that story. His experience is rooted in helping countless business executives understand the strategic value of proper data management. Data has never been hotter but Tech Brands can't always break through the clutter. MetaMeta are proponents of compelling messaging that is also technically accurate.

Our approach is based on establishing The 3V's of your Tech Brand narrative:

Vocabulary, Voice and Vision

This will be a fascinating insight into Data Management and Data Storytelling and is not to be missed!

The Data Mix - Episode 1 - Steve Wexler

Episode 1 Replay (YouTube)
Brian Booden (LinkedIn)
George Beaton (LinkedIn)

We're very excited to introduce The Data Mix - a new show focusing on some of the leading individuals in the Data and Analytics space! Our aim is to bring you our guests in a relaxed and conversational format, where you can ask questions and we can all learn more about some of the topical items in today's Business Intelligence and Data driven world.

Brian Booden and George Beaton are honored to have Steve Wexler as our first guest - Principal at Data Revelations, multiple Tableau Zen Master, and author of The Big Book of Dashboards and most recently, The Big Picture.

Very excited to talk to Steve about his latest work and views on the BI industry right now, as well the burning question that everyone wants to know - what do you think of the pie chart?