Data Ideas
The Data Ideas podcast shares what analytics makes possible, by honoring great work and the individuals that do it.
Episodes
Sonali Kumar, People Analyst, Podcast Host & LinkedIn Top Voice joins to discuss the growing field of people analytics, overcoming fear as a data professional and approaches to getting started (& benefits of) public speaking.
Links & resources mentioned during the episode:
Sonali Kumar on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumar-sonali/
Your Guide to Breaking into People Analytics with Sonali Kumar:
Jena Zangs, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at the University of St. Thomas joins to discuss her career journey into a senior leadership role in data. She also shares advice for new graduates entering their first data roles, networking tips and recommendations for practitioners looking to build AI ready skillsets.
Jena's LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaz/
Mrs Data Science Instagram:
Data Scientist Scott DeGeet joins to discuss his career journey into data science & AI, and his advice as a data science coach.
Scott on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dscottdegeest/
Scott's "Map to Mentorship" article:
https://www.correlation-one.com/blog/a-map-for-mentorship-thoughts-on-building-an-advisory-council
interos.ai blog:
Hannah Rounds discusses her data career journey from being a practitioner within a large retail organization to being a leader in client-facing consulting. She also discusses what its like working in analytics in the CPG, manufacturing and financial industries, and gives her advice for those seeking to upskill for a role in analytics in the next 2-3 years.
You can follow Hannah on LinkedIn here:
Avery Smith, Founder of Data Career Jumpstart, joins for a discussion on upskilling, trends in the data jobs market, personal branding tactics and more!
Avery Smith on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/
Data Career Jumpstart:
https://datacareerjumpstart.com/
Avery's YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@averysmith
Data Career Podcast on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1nfBfEtCmuvJkPQgR3bS5a
Nisar Ahmed is the creator of the BizNis Intelligence YouTube channel, which contains data education content as well as episodes of The Data Nerd Podcast (also available on all major podcast platforms). Nisar is also a data analytics course instructor and practitioner. He joins to discuss his advice for getting into teaching, as well as the impact content creation can have on one's career.
Nisar's LinkedIn Profile:
Sekou Tyler joins for a discussion on how to build SQL skills in 2025, what it takes to move up in the data & analytics field and advice for those considering consulting.
Sekou's LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sekoutyler/
Royal Blue Analytics (Sekou's Company):
https://www.royalblueanalytics.com/
SQLSekou YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@SQLSekou
Sekou's presentation at Tableau Conference 2025:
Collin Smith, Director, Data School Operations at The Information Lab US & the Accessibility Tableau User Group Leader joins for a conversation.
Collin's LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/collinsmith106/
The Data School's website:
Susan Walsh, The Classification Guru, joins to share insights on how & why to network, the importance of improving data quality and the impact of properly classifying supplier and spend data.
Find Susan on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanewalsh/
Check out Susan's Book "Between the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data:"
Amazon.com: Between the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data: 9781783305032: Wal...
Quick walk through of why and how I (Dustin) create my weekly jobs rundown post published to LinkedIn. We will be back with another guest next week!
My LinkedIn profile and posts can be found here:
Data practitioner and career coach Isaac Tucker-Rasbury joins the Data Ideas Podcast for episode 54.
Dustin Schimek presents on the latest trends in data analytics related job postings, during the "Data Jobs Report" session at the Data Careers Summit, held in February 2024.
You can follow Dustin on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinschimek/
What are hiring managers looking to hear in interviews for data analytics roles? How do you best position yourself and your experience to get hired? This panel discussion explores the topic and gathers perspectives from those who have been hiring managers for jobs in the data fields.
It was held at the Feb 2024 Data Careers Summit, and was moderated by Brandi Beals and Dustin Schimek.
Panelists include Tara Lauritsen and Brian Ju...
Cait Sojka and John Heisler give "lightning talks" on applied business use-cases for modern analytics at the Data Careers Summit on Feb 23rd, 2024! Cait's talk focuses on use-cases enabled by Alteryx that you can immediately get started with, while John's talk focuses on using SQL/data engineering s...
Sekou Tyler and Andy Kriebel give "lightning talks" on building a portfolio at the Data Careers Summit on Feb 23rd, 2024! Sekou's talk focuses on building a portoflio using Power BI, while Andy's talk focuses on using Tableau Public.
More on Sekou:
Sekou Tyler is a self-proclaimed “data geek”: a computer aficionado who combines the scientific elements of data analysis with the narrative properties of data visualization. Sekou is a ...
How do you get a first role in data, if you haven't previously had a data related title? This panel discussion explores the topic and real life stories of those that have done it!
It was held at the Feb 2024 Data Careers Summit, and was moderated by Laura Venos.
Panelists include:
Laura Venos (Moderator), Director of Career Services for the MS Business Analytics program at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business
Eva Murray (Data & Tech Career Coach, Confidence Builder & Startup Advisor) delivers the keynote session at the Data Careers Summit on February 23rd, 2024. Her keynote focused on helping you stand out in the data industry by discovering your own personal niche, unique to you!
Eva Murray is an experienced data professional with 13+ years of experience helping organisations make the most of data and technology solutions. She has work...
In this episode of the Data Ideas podcast, Brandi Beals interviews Nicole Mark (an award-winning Data Engineer & Tableau Ambassador). They are also joined by Randall Buchman, who is the Founder & CEO of the company Nicole works for, Pleasantrees. This discussion highlights:
- the dynamic between a data-driven CEO and experienced data professional
- how their company is investing in both data skills and capabilities.
- how data is u...
Keshia Otradovec, CLSSBB joins Brandi Beals and Dustin Schimek for a discussion on data governance. We discuss:
-What data governance looks like in practice
-Common challenges organizations face
-How organizations can start working towards implementing data governance
-The ingredients needed for best-in-class data governance
-How individuals can get into the data governance field themselves
+plenty more!
Links referenced during the...
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