#82 Why Nonprofits Need to Implement Data Science with Dr Beverly Wright – Analytics Officer, Speaker, & Podcast Host

Beverly has spent over twenty-five years leading and executing Marketing Analytics and Modeling through corporate, consulting, and academic experience. She leads the Data Science Practice for RelationalAI for Atlanta, and serves several companies with data science strategy, insights, solutions, and training. In her role heading Georgia Tech's Business Analytics Center, Beverly managed business community engagements, as well as student experience aspects of the Center. Beverly earned a PhD in Marketing Science, a Master of Science degree in Analytical Methods, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Decision Sciences. Enjoy the show! We speak about: [03:15] How Beverly started in the data space [04:30] Should you get experience before getting a PhD? [06:50] Beverly’s career path [08:35] When did you start each project you’ve been working on? [09:00] What surprises you the most about the nonprofit sector? [10:00] How was the process of starting a nonprofit? [11:55] What is the recruiting process for your nonprofit? [13:40] How did you get started with a podcast? [16:40] How has the experience been with podcast interviews? [17:50] How executive education has been for Beverly [19:00] How do you describe the data journey for executives? [21:30] What about the golden gut? [23:30] Advice for changing workplace culture to embrace data [25:20] Do some executives want data to make all their decisions? [27:00] About Beverly’s consulting work [29:30] What type of industries have you been working with? [33:00] What makes a good strategy? [36:00] About the enablement pillar [31:40] About the impact pillar [46:00] What are your views on where data access is going? [48:20] How has collaboration benefited your work? [51:00] What would you say to people who are afraid of the amount of demand they will get for connecting with people too early? [52:45] Beverly’s thoughts on diversity in data science [57:00] How did you develop your communication skills? [59:30] How do you improve your communication skills? [62:30] What is your advice for people just starting in this space? Resources: Beverly’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbeverlywright/ Beverly’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/drbdub?lang=en Beverly’s Podcast: https://tagdsa.org/tag-data-talk/ RelationalAI: https://www.relational.ai/ ATLytiCS: https://www.meetup.com/ATLytiCS-Analytics-For-Good/ Thank you to our sponsors: Fyrebox - Make Your Own Quiz! RMIT Online Master of Data Science Strategy and Leadership Gain the advanced strategic, leadership and data science capabilities required to influence executive leadership teams and deliver organisation-wide solutions. Visit online.rmit.edu.au for more information And as always, we appreciate your Reviews, Follows, Likes, Shares and Ratings. Thank you so much for listening. Enjoy the show!