Send us a text Money Ball is back! Nancy Hensley, Chief Marketing Officer for Stats Perform, gives us the latest on data analytics in sports. If you like sports don't listen unless you have time to be entertained. Show Notes 04:09 What does Money Ball look like now?07:30 Mrs Chicago's personal update08:40 Fan website: The Analyst11:16 Stats Perform for the rest of us17:25 Sports tech competitors18:34 Monetizing data. $115M for NFL data! What?27:44 Broadcaster and PressboxLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhensley/ Website: https://statsperform.com/ Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text This is one of my favorite episodes with Nancy Hensley, when she was CMO at Stats Perform.  I've got to get back to my bracket!

Money Ball is back! Nancy Hensley, Chief Marketing Officer for Stats Perform, gives us the latest on data analytics in sports. If you like sports don't listen unless you have time to be entertained.   Show Notes   ·      04:09 What does Money Ball look like now? ·      07:30 Mrs Chicago's personal update ·      08:40 Fan website: The Analyst ·      11:16 Stats Perform for the rest of us ·      17:25 Sports tech competitors ·      18:34 Monetizing data. $115M for NFL data! What? ·      27:44 Broadcaster and Pressbox Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhensley/   Website: https://statsperform.com/   Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.   Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text GenAI in Marketing.  Making Data Simple welcomes Michael Cohen, Chief Data Analytics Officer and ML and AI product and marketing expert in consumer data technologies.  Marketing Operations, Automated Decision Activation, Measurement and Analytics, Info Security and Privacy.  01:15 Meeting Michael Cohen03:33 The Plus Company08:06 Traditional Approaches to Marketing12:03 The Future of Marketing17:31 Data Augmentin's Role24:46 Data Inputs26:18 The AIOS Product31:39 Algorithms34:03 2 Min Plus Pitch41:13 Aggressive Innovation Roadmaps44:44 Next Marketing Disruption46:33 For FunLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/macohen1/ Website: www.macohen.net, https://pluscompany.com Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text Money Ball is back! Nancy Hensley, Chief Marketing Officer for Stats Perform, gives us the latest on data analytics in sports. If you like sports don't listen unless you have time to be entertained. Show Notes 04:09 What does Money Ball look like now?07:30 Mrs Chicago's personal update08:40 Fan website: The Analyst11:16 Stats Perform for the rest of us17:25 Sports tech competitors18:34 Monetizing data. $115M for NFL data! What?27:44 Broadcaster and PressboxLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhensley/ Website: https://statsperform.com/ Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Making Data Simple, we have Nick Amabile. Nick is the CEO is DAS42, a US data analytics consulting firm that helps companies make better decisions, faster. Founded in 2015, DAS42 is comprised of data analysts, scientists, business professionals, and engineers who provide end-to-end data services —including data strategy, tech stack integrations, application implementation, and enterprise analytics training. Nick’s philosophy is centered around the two components critical to achieving data-driven success: building an effective data analytics environment and building a data-centric company culture. Show Notes 2:15 – Nick’s history 4:22 – DAS42 8:52 – Is your brand consulting? 11:07 – What do you do different? 14:39 – What’s important about consulting? 18:25 – Is managed services cost effective? 21:18 – What still surprises you? 25:32 – What metrics do you look at? 28:11 – How has the pandemic affected you? 32:28 – Why venture capital fund? 34:49 – What are your practices today? Website:  das42 Email – [email protected] Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text Adam Weinstein is currently CEO and Co-Founder of Cursor, having worked at LinkedIn as a Senior Manager of Business Development and having founded enGreet, a print-on-demand greeting card company that merged crowd-sourcing with social expressions. In this episode, he describes his data analytics company and provides insight into creating a successful startup.

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00:00 - Check us out on YouTube and SoundCloud!   

00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn & Twitter   

00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn & Twitter.   

00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn.

00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn & Twitter.   

00:55 - Connect with Adam Weinstein on LinkedIn.

03:55 - Find out more about Cursor.

06:45 - Learn more about Cursor's Co-Founder and CEO Adam Weinstein.

13:10 - Learn more about Big Data Analytics.

19:20 - What is Python/Jupyter Notebooks?

26:35 - Learn more about Data Fluency.

35:30 - What is a startup?  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [[email protected]] and tell us why you should be next.  Abstract This week on Making Data Simple, we have a joint finale for the series Stories from the Field. Hosts Al Martin and Wennie Allen have a discussion with Gordon Johnson, Global Head of Optimization for DHL. We get an insider's perspective on data within the shipping and logistics world, helping optimize shipping methods to get medical supplies where they are needed most.  Connect with Gordon LinkedIn Connect with Wennie LinkedIn Big Data Hub Show Notes 02:20 - Learn more here about how big data analytics is making an impact at DHL. 09:43 - Check out this article on how AI changes the Logistics Industry. 17:43 - Find out more about how machine learning is changing supply chain management here. 20:33 - Discover what incubators are all about here. Connect with the Team Producer Liam Seston - LinkedIn. Producer Lana Cosic - LinkedIn. Producer Meighann Helene - LinkedIn.  Producer Mark Simmonds - LinkedIn.  Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text The authors of Machine Learning for Dummies – Judith Hurwitz, and Daniel Kirsch — are here to help you. In this episode, Judith, Daniel and Al discuss the state of machine learning today, how to use it to advance your business as well as discoveries they made while writing their book. Learn how small and large businesses alike can find insights from data to enhance relationships with customers. We’ll also share where you can get a copy of Machine Learning for Dummies at no cost. Show notes 01.00 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter and LinkedIn. 01.10 Connect with Kate Nichols on Twitter and LinkedIn. 01.15 Connect with Fatima Sirhindi on Twitter and LinkedIn. 02.00 Learn more about Hurwitz & Associates. 02.10 Connect with Judith Hurwitz on Twitter, LinkedIn and find her blog here. 03.20 Connect with Daniel Kirsch on Twitter and  Hurwitz & Associates 04.00 Read Machine Learning for Dummiesby Judith Hurwitz and Daniel Kirsch. 04.40 Learn what neural nets are here. 04.50 Learn more about Arthur Samuel here. 05.00 Learn more about how Deep Blue beat the world chess champion. 15.39 Learn more about Apache Hadoop.  17.30 Learn more about IBM Watson. 26.50 Find Cognitive Computing and Big Data Analytics by Judith Hurwitz, Marcia Kaufman and Adrian Bowles. 27.45 FindEverybody Lies: Big Data, New Data and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text This week on Making Data Simple, Dinesh Nirmal comes on the show to discuss current industry trends. Host Al Martin poses questions that are both technical and leadership oriented. Together, they discuss the new, emerging technologies that drives them while providing their own definitions of team building and success. Listen, engage, react. Give us your feedback and get in on the conversation.

Show Notes Check us out on: - YouTube - Apple Podcasts - Google Play Music - Spotify - TuneIn - Stitcher 00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter.  00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn.  00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter.  01:37 - Connect with Dinesh Nirmal on LinkedIn and Twitter. 06:06 - An interesting read on the state of illegal dumping in rural California 11:14 - Some examples of successful AI uses cases. 14:31 - Learn about blockchain here. 29:06 - Find out how open source is helping remove data silos in the enterprise. 32:40 - Check out IBM's content on big data analytics. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text Adam Weinstein is currently CEO and Co-Founder of Cursor, having worked at LinkedIn as a Senior Manager of Business Development and having founded enGreet, a print-on-demand greeting card company that merged crowd-sourcing with social expressions. In this episode, he describes his data analytics company and provides insight into creating a successful startup.

Shownotes

00:00 - Check us out on YouTube and SoundCloud!   

00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn & Twitter   

00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn & Twitter.   

00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn.

00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn & Twitter.   

00:55 - Connect with Adam Weinstein on LinkedIn.

03:55 - Find out more about Cursor.

06:45 - Learn more about Cursor's Co-Founder and CEO Adam Weinstein.

13:10 - Learn more about Big Data Analytics.

19:20 - What is Python/Jupyter Notebooks?

26:35 - Learn more about Data Fluency.

35:30 - What is a startup? 

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text Making Data Simple host Al Martin has a chance to discuss all thing data with Laura Ellis, also known as Little Miss Data. Laura is an analytics architect for IBM Cloud as well as a frequent blogger. Together, they talk about how critical it is to understand your data in order create specific calls to action, and what it means to build a data democracy. Show Notes 00:00 - Follow @IBMAnalyticsSupport on Twitter. 00:22 - Check out our YouTube channel. We're posting full episodes weekly. 00:24 - Connect with Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter. 01:20 - Check out littlemissdata.com. 01:22 - Connect with Laura Ellis on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. 02:20 - Curious to know more about analytics architecture? Check out this IBM article on the topic. 03:52 - Check out the Little Miss Data article Al referenced here. 04:45 - Learn more about Data Democracy here in Laura's blog post. 05:31 - Understand more about the importance of data for your business in this article. 09:11 - Find out more about the challenges of being a data scientist here. 12:45 - Working with good quality data is crucial. Check out this article for more details. 16:12 - Simple data can provide the most effective returns. Learn more here. 21:15 - Choosing the right, supportive environment for your data science journey will make sure you don't get burnt out. This article examines your options. 21:35 - Data is a fundamental step when working with AI. But do you know the difference between data analytics, AI and machine learning? This Forbes article walks you through it. 22:42 - Need to brush up on what a data dashboard is? Learn more here. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.