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Mavens of Data — 85 episodes

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Cleaning Dirty Data: You Can't Analyze What You Don't Trust (w/ Susan Walsh)

2

Winning With Data Science: Real Case Studies That Actually Moved the Needle (w/ Howard Friedman)

3

What an Insight Really Is & The Art of Data Storytelling (w/ Brent Dykes)

4

From First Role to Influence: Packaging, Selling, and Growing Your Value Inside the Organization

5

How Will AI Impact Data Careers? (w/ Chris Dutton)

6

Ethics, Bias & Customer-Centric AI: Thinking about Long-Term Business Value (w/ Thais Cooke)

7

Breaking Into Data Analytics: Transferable Skills That Open Doors (w/ Monica Kay Royal)

8

Ten Years of Storytelling with Data: What Still Matters Most (w/ Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic)

9

Building With Purpose: How to Accelerate Your Data Career (w/ Julia Bardmesser)

10

Going from Data Practitioner to Leader (w/ Brian Evergreen)

11

Business Acumen & the Business of Data (w/ Solomon Kahn)

12

The Data Ecosystem: Why the Big Picture Matters (w/ Dylan Anderson)

13

Data Isn't the First Hire: Understanding How Companies Build (and Struggle) With Analytics (w/ Nagim Ashufta)

14

Vector DBs, Knowledge Graphs, Data Fabric, and Why Process Still Rules (w/ Terry Dorsey)

15

Why Data Scientists Can Make Great Algorithmic Traders (w/ Jason Strimpel)

16

Thriving in BI: Career Growth, Teaching, and Team Culture (w/ Sean Chandler)

17

Beyond the Code: Soft Skills in Data Are Now Strategic (w/ Felicia Newhouse)

18

Data Scientist vs Data Analyst: Choosing the Right Path (w/ Avery Smith)

19

What It's Really Like Being a CDO in Finance (w/ Sia Zahedi)

20

Inside the Mind of an Exponential Athlete: Data and High Performance (w/ Ken Jee)

21

Analytics With Impact: How to Break the Cycle and Drive Real Results (w/ Ollie Hughes)

22

Breaking into Data Science in 2025 (w/ Chris Bruehl)

23

LLMs in the Trenches: What Breaks and Why (w/ Andriy Burkov)

24

Making Smart Smarter: Decision Intelligence in Action (w/ Joe Dery)

25

Disrupting Data Governance and The AI Revolution (w/ Laura Madsen)

26

Data Literacy in the Digital Age (w/ Kathy Rondon)

27

Beyond the Basics: Key Statistical Methods and Career Strategies for Data Analysts (w/ Josh Starmer)

28

Transitioning to Analytics when You're Established, Experienced, and Possibly Well-Paid (w/ Andrew Madson)

29

Cinematic Techniques for Data Storytelling (w/ Angelica Lo Duca) | Mavens of Data

30

Leveling Up: Analytics in the Gaming Industry (w/ Carly Taylor)

31

The Art of Data Enrichment: Lessons from the Frontlines (w/ Doug Needham)

32

Key Skills Every Data Scientist Must Have (w/ Chris Bruehl & Kimberly Fessel)

33

The Future of Work- When AI Becomes Your Coworker (w/ Sadie St. Lawrence)

34

Building More Accurate, Trustworthy AI Agents (w/ Stephanie Valarezo)

35

Trends, Community, and Standing Out as an Analyst in 2025 (w/ Dustin Schimek)

36

Business 101 for Data Professionals (w/ Jordan Morrow)

37

Creating Tools and Working with Data in Finance (w/ Matt Dancho)

38

More Than a Brand: Turning Your Data Expertise Into a Real Product (w/ Scott Taylor)

39

From FAANG to Entrepreneurship: Building a Career with Impact (w/ Christina Stathopoulos)

40

Building Your Network in Data: Communities, Hackathons & Career Growth (w/ Yujian Tang)

41

The Future of Analytics in the Age of Agentic AI (w/ Vin Vashishta)

42

No Data Left Behind: Strategies for Working with All Data Types (w/ Harpreet Sahota)

43

How AI is Changing Analytics: What's New and What Stays the Same (w/ Ravit Jain)

44

Crushing Your Analyst Interview Insider Interview Tips & Portfolio Projects (w/ Nick Singh)

45

The People Side of Analytics: Mastering Communication (w/ Tiankai Feng)

46

Setting Yourself Up for Success as an Analyst (w/ Jason Krantz)

47

Breaking Silos & Working Cross Functionally For Success in Analytics (w/ Eric Sims)

48

Augmenting Your Work and Personal Life with Artificial Intelligence (w/ Michael Tiffany)

49

Build a Strong Career in Data: Career Advice from the New Host of Mavens of Data

50

How to Land Your First Data Job with No Experience (w/ Elijah Butler)

51

How to Move Into Data Science & Analytics (w/ Andrew Jones)

52

Transitioning Into a Data Career (w/ Chris Mengel & Clay Cooper)

53

How to Leverage Your Data Skills on Product Teams (w/ Bethany Lyons)

54

How to Use Decision Science to Make Data Based-Decisions (w/ Matthew Brandt)

55

An Introduction to Data Strategy (w/ Dylan Anderson)

56

An Introduction to Financial Modeling (w/ Giles Male)

57

The Skills You Need to Thrive in Data (w/ Annie Nelson, Eevamaija Virtanen & Lis Vinueza)

58

Navigating the Data Career Ladder (w/ Andrew Madson)

59

How to Use LinkedIn to Supercharge Your Data Career (w/ Ian Klosowicz & Lauren Rosenthal)

60

Why You Need A Personal Brand in Data (w/ Kate Strachnyi & Andreas Kretz)

61

Best Practices for Working with Stakeholders (w/ Madison Schott)

62

Today's Data Analyst Job Market: How To Win In 2024 (w/ John David Ariensen)

63

Make Power BI Your Data Analysis Superpower (w/ Aaron Parry)

64

Data Analyst or Data Scientist: Career Path Deep Dive (w/ Chris Bruehl & Alice Zhao)

65

Founder Fireside: Live With Chris Dutton | Mavens of Data

66

How To Build The Most In-Demand Data Skills (w/ Luke Barousse & Kelly Adams)

67

Every Data Professional Needs To Learn SQL (w/ Thais Cooke)

68

AI Hype vs Reality: A Friendly Debate (w/ Lindsay Murphy & Colleen Tartow)

69

How to Build A Winning Data Analyst Resume (w/ Albert Bellamy)

70

Accelerate Your Data Career: Specialization & Personal Branding (w/ Jess Ramos)

71

Data Engineering & Data Science Careers (w/ Joe Reis)

72

How to Land Your First Analytics Engineering Role (w/ Madison Schott)

73

Leading Data Teams in the Age of AI (w/ Joe Squire)

74

Using Excel as the Ultimate Data Analysis Tool (w/ Sonali Kumar & Chris French)

75

Effective Data Governance Strategies For Organizations (w/ George Firican)

76

Data Career Lessons & AI Insights (w/ Megan Bowers)

77

Telling Your Data Story (w/ Scott Taylor - The Data Whisperer)

78

Level Up from Data Analyst to Senior Analyst (w/ Drew Mooney & Katie Underwood)

79

Delivering An Effective Data Presentation (w/ Christopher Chin)

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5 Pro Tips for Identifying & Cleaning Dirty Data (w/ Susan Walsh - The Classification Guru)

81

How to Land Your First Data Role (w/ Annie Nelson & Ian Klosowicz)

82

The Future of AI in Data (w/ "Alex the Analyst")

83

The Skills Every Data Analyst Needs (w/ Matt Mike)

84

Build & Grow Your Personal Brand in Data (w/ Kate Strachnyi & Kristen Kehrer)

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Welcome to Mavens of Data!