Data Before Models: Turning AI into Business Outcomes

Most teams ask, “Which model should we use?” Federico Nagy (Co-founder, WayToGo Data) flips it: start with the problem, fix the data, then choose the tech. With 10+ years across healthcare, banking, fintech, telco, and insurance, Federico shows how leaders turn messy data and vague AI goals into practical wins.In this episode, you’ll learn how to:🧭 Lead with problems, not tools: Tie AI to clear business outcomes (revenue, cost, CX) or don’t do it.🧱 Get your data house in order: Pipelines, quality, and simple BI often beat fancy models.🪜 Crawl → Walk → Run: Manual → no-code → fully automated (with human-in-the-loop and evaluation).🎯 Personalize at scale: From regulated, client-specific newsletters to smarter channel-native social posts.🔒 Ship responsibly: Governance, fail-safes, and model evaluation windows before letting agents act.👥 Win the people side: Replace AI fear with curiosity, role-specific upskilling, and quick, scoped pilots.Highlights & PlaybookData > model: The model is the smallest box in a successful data product—data quality drives results.Three-tier delivery:Manual (Claude/GPT) to prove valueNo-code to think in systems (triggers → actions)Automated with tests, guardrails, and reviewHuman checkpoints: Agentic workflows need evaluation visibility before you remove approvals.Start small, stack wins: Simple dashboards or cleaned CRMs can unlock more ROI than a new LLM.Federico’s 90-Day MVP Roadmap (Healthcare & beyond)Zero→One (or One→Two) program for startups/scaleups: business definition, gap analysis, pilot support, team upskilling, plus 1-year follow-on coaching.🔗 Connect with Federico Nagy🌐 WayToGo Data: https://waytogodata.com👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/federiconagy📺 Watch more episodes & subscribe: https://bry.net/ai💻 Follow me & join the conversation👉 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575757332333👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aiwithbry👉 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aiwithbry.com👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aiwithbry👉 X (Twitter): https://x.com/aiwithbry👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phingers#AIwithBry #AILeadership #DataEngineering #AIAdoption #HumanInTheLoop #ResponsibleAI #HealthcareAI #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork #BusinessIntelligence #Automation #MachineLearning #Innovation #AIForBusiness