Send us a text Part 2.  "Anything that is easy to explain can't be novel" - Jaclyn Rice Nelson, CEO & Co-founder of Tribe AI, a network of the world’s top technologists that build advanced AI solutions, AND Coalition Operators, an early-stage venture fund and top women’s operator network.   00:28 Learn about Tribe AI07:46 Targeting enterprise clients10:21 Use cases13:40 Tribe AI's methodology 17:18 Coalition21:18 Finding companies to invest in26:05 Founder first29:06 A day in the life31:11 Leadership style39:48 For funLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jaclyn-rice-nelson-473b1a8 Website: Tribe.AI, https://www.linkedin.com/company/coalitionoperators/ 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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MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Jaclyn Rice Nelson, CEO & Co-founder of Tribe AI, a network of the world’s top technologists that build advanced AI solutions, AND Coalition Operators, an early-stage venture fund and top women’s operator network.  This week is Part ! Where we simply discuss the state of AI.

01:29 Meet Jaclyn Rice Nelson06:03 Being learning oriented 08:22 Alphabets growth equity arm 15:30 What AI now?  User interface?19:52 What to do with hallucinations?27:53 Business adoptionLinkedIn Website: Tribe.AI, Coalition Operators

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 Listeners, I'm excited to share this episode with you.  I had the pleasure to interview my buddy's 97 year old grandmother.  It was fascinating to hear from her first hand, and it gives me perspective on how technology changes.  What will I be saying about technology when I'm 97? Will I say "hey kids, I remember the before times... before ChatGPT"

I needed levity for a simpler time. Meet Maxine Ryals, Grandmother, Life Coach, Continuous Learner, at 97.  ….Talk to the people that matter before they're gone.  There is wisdom in age.  00:50 Meet Maxine Ryals05:00 Remembering the rebel years06:46 Romance10:46 The secret to longevity13:24 First job15:59 How the world has changed18:47 WW220:32 Changes for women21:57 Most amazing thing in the last 100 years24:50 #1 Invention26:22 Biggest influencer 27:02 Life's activities30:38 What does it take to be happy? 32:57 How long is a good life?33:47 The 100th birthday partyWant 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 ChatGPT and great businesses leveraging the capability...  Meet Sam Tucker the CEO of VegCatalyst. Vegan businesses and animal rights, Sam is living his values. 03:12 Meet Sam Tucker08:35 Investor Pitch11:33 GTM & Use Case14:21 The Technology16:11 Secret Sauce 16:48 ChatGPT24:30 Competitors?25:36 VegCatalyst Current Status 27:05 Is ChatGPT all that?LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sam-tucker-vegan Website: vegancreativecompass.com/, https://vegcatalyst.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 Benn Stancil, Chief Analytics Officer + Founder @ Mode. Benn is an accomplished data analyst with deep expertise in collaborative Business Intelligence and Interactive Data Science. Benn is Co-founder, President, and Chief  Analytics Officer of Mode, an award-winning SaaS company that combines the best elements of Business Intelligence (ABI), Data Science (DS) and Machine Learning (ML) to empower data teams to answer impactful questions and collaborate on analysis across a range of business functions. Under Benn’s leadership, the Mode platform has evolved to enable data teams to explore, visualize, analyze and share data in a powerful end-to-end workflow. Prior to founding Mode, Benn served in senior Analytics positions at Microsoft and Yammer, and worked as a  researcher for the International Economics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Benn also served as an Undergraduate Research Fellow at Wake Forest University,  where he received his B.S. in Mathematics and Economics. Benn believes in fostering a shared sense of humility and gratitude.

Show Notes 1:22 – Benn’s history7:09 – Tell us how you got to where you are today9:14 – Tell us about Mode12:08 – What is your definition of the Chief Analytics Officer?21:53 – Why do we need another BI tool?24:09 – What’s your secret sauce?27:48 – Where did the name Mode come from?28:41 – How do we use Mode?31:08 – What is you goto market strategy? 32:38 – Any client references?34:58 – “The missing piece in the modern data stack” tell us about thisMode  Email: [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: benn stancil Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - 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 This week on Making Data Simple, we have Dima Syrotkin, founder of Pandatron.  Dima Syrotkin is the CEO of Pandatron and a PhD researcher at Aalto University in Helsinki. With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. They do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every manager, which also allows them to measure change.

Show Notes 1:49 – Dima’s history5:35 – Where does the coaching come in?16:39 – Have you ever had a case where there is no model or exercise?19:28 – Is there any follow up?20:58 – What’s your most profound use case?25:49 – Empathy 33:35 – What models are used?36:25 – How does bias work?37:29 – How do you measure progress?39:07 – Describe your business modelPandatron Dima on Medium Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - 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 ChatGPT might be a scrape of the internet but personal.ai is AI that's personally yours.  Meet Suman Kanuganti, CEO of Personal AI, focused on empowering every individual with an AI extension of their memory. 01:35 Meet Suman Kanuganti05:57 Starting Aira, addressing needs of the blind 11:41 Bigger dreams - what would Larry do?16:27 ChatGPT… ok we've said it17:57 Introducing Personal.ai26:34 Using Personal.ai31:23 Innovative use cases33:57 Now it gets crazy38:43 It's FREE… to start42:02 Keeping your data safe44:41 Predicting the future of AI48:15 The scary part51:12 For funLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kanugantisuman Website: https://www.personal.ai/ 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 Part 2 on Sustainability with Klaus Roder, Technical Sales Leader Sustainability, and Becky Morones, Product Env Stewardship Engineer.  I guess I need to get a SodaStream.  

00:35 Forms of sustainability10:00 Intelligent supply chain13:51 A low carbon future17:27 The sustainability pitch23:27 More info25:08 For funLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rebecca-morones-cpps, linkedin.com/in/klausroder Website: https://www.ibm.com/sustainability, IBM Impact Report,  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 Part 1: Can't get enough of money ball?  Feels more like sports radio.  Making Data Simple welcomes Paul Bessire, VP of Data, Coterie Insurance.   05:11 Paul's KC connection07:59 The Prediction Machine08:38 Who is this guy???15:31 Paul's story27:01 And about the Tech?29:48 "Box Score" is all the mattersLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbessire/ Website: https://coterieinsurance.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 Meet serial entrepreneur, Peter Sisson who is working to fight fake news, fake reviews, and fake products with his company CertifyIt.  Come for the tech ideas, stay for the stories.   00:44 Serial entrepreneur Peter Sisson08:01 Videos that cannot be tampered with10:38 Use cases12:32 Deep fakes15:13 Certifying videos22:10 AI imaging23:07 Monetization or GTM26:51 How to get the app28:52 Pivoting the business plan36:24 The investors always win & THE story47:20 Where to reach Peter 50:20 Ernest ShackletonLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/petersisson Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/getcertifyit/, https://certifyit.org/

Curling beavers youtube 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 Ami Gal, CEO & Co-founder at SQream.  We dive deep into Big SQL analytics powered by GPUs, plus the future of compute. 02:20 Meet Ami Gal04:52 What's in a name? sqream.com08:10 Problem being solved13:53 The secret sauce : data flow16:52 Software or HW for scale20:47 Secret sauce take 225:02 Hadoop, future of27:52 Hybrid cloud31:31 Go-to-market35:09 The next 5 years of compute39:18 Ok, next 20 years44:17 For funLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/galami Website: sqream.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 Part 2 : Vinca LaFleur of West Wing Writers. As a writer the West Wing is the dream job. Learn how to embody "It all starts with the ideas and content" - Vinca

00:30 Tricks and tips to a presentation04:14 Speech gotchas07:29 Knowing when you have a hit09:39 How much is delivery11:53 GOAT speechBobby Kennedy in Indianapolis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2kWIa8wSC014:49 Gettysburg case study17:11 ChatGPT?20:26 Mental cups26:55 West Wing Writers31:51 Chief34:30 Book recommended mostMade to Stick: https://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-SurviveOthers/dp/1400064287 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vinca-lafleur-28909315 Website: https://www.westwingwriters.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 & 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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Meet Vinca LaFleur of West Wing Writers. As a writer, the West Wing is the dream job.  Learn how to embody "The story is the difference". Fascinating and only Part 1. 02:28 Meet Vinca LaFleur, the diplomate, wait?!08:25 Politics? Continuous news?10:40 "Hanging" with Bill Clinton18:41 The craft of writing23:53 Not a PowerPoint hater, but...26:53 A writers process (case study)President Clinton at the Mackie Plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLCBP3o2kOM

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vinca-lafleur-28909315 Website: https://www.westwingwriters.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.

Send us a text We are recording new episodes for the remainder of the year! This topic seemed very timely with ChatGPT in the news - co-authoring a book with AI. 

Part 2 : A different take on technology. Iain Thomas, Group Creative Director, Virtue talks about the book he wrote with AI. Yes with a non-human called "What Makes Us Human". Why do we suffer? What is the meaning of life? Oh boy...

00:00 Writing a book with AI02:56 Has AI provided the meaning of life?07:37 Can AI sell too?07:56 Do we lose our humanity with AI?12:40 The concern : bias14:15 Buy the book. Here's why.Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-s-thomas-7838445/ Website: https://product.soundstrue.com/what-makes-us-human/

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 This week on Making Data Simple, Fred Joyal. Perhaps you've seen Fred on 1-800-DENTIST commercials. Now, he's turned marketing genius into the art of being BOLD.   Show Notes  02:20 Brand Fred Joyal  19:20 Monetization Strategy  20:58 Boldness is a Super Power  23:18 Just Show Up  26:15 Step Up with Exercises  27:00 Failure's are Steps Up, Take Another Swing 38:50 5 Steps to Lowering Anxiety  41:50 How to Better Network  Find Fred Joyal @ https://fredjoyal.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fredjoyal  Twitter: fredjoyal  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 Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, 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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Let's talk data transformation and what makes a great seller with Co-founder and CEO of Coalesce,  Armon Petrossian.   As more companies move to the cloud the weakness in data transformation is becoming profound. 01:15 Meet Armon Petrossian02:21 The problem in being data driven04:28 Introducing Coalesce07:53 Automation defined09:56 The ETL to ELT shift11:54 Typical customer use case12:55 The Coalesce differentiator16:18 Proof of value24:39 Column metadata25:40 Data transformation inhibitors28:17 The future31:52 What makes a great sellerLinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/armonpetrossian/ Website:

https://coalesce.io/ 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 How to incubate and start a company. Dwight Harris Jr, CEO of DataScalp, joins us to share the online platform that captures consumer experiences and uses consumer data to rank companies in a performance dashboard. 01:31 Dwight Harris Jr, problem solver02:38 DataScalp and airlines10:11 Airlines rebuttal12:41 GTM13:45 Why start this company15:59 Next steps20:14 A day in the life22:25 Leadership advice22:40 "From Good to Great"LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dwightharrisjr Website: https://datascalp.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 Part 2 : Marketing, The Power of Scarcity with Dr. Mindy Weinstein, Founder and CEO of Market MindShift, Marketing instructor for Grand Canyon University, Columbia Business School, and Wharton. "Trying to reach humans" through digital marketing. 28:19 Consumer advice02:40 Companies using scarcity07:07 Black Friday, Cyber Monday08:03 Technology in marketing11:50 AI, ChatGPT in academics17:40 Best marketer of all timeLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mindydweinstein Website: https://www.persuasioninbusiness.com/book, https://www.marketmindshift.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.

Host, Al Martin Linkedin Producer, Katherine Mayne Linkedin 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 ChatGPT and great businesses leveraging the capability...  Meet Sam Tucker the CEO of VegCatalyst. Vegan businesses and animal rights, Sam is living his values. 03:12 Meet Sam Tucker08:35 Investor Pitch11:33 GTM & Use Case14:21 The Technology16:11 Secret Sauce 16:48 ChatGPT24:30 Competitors?25:36 VegCatalyst Current Status 27:05 Is ChatGPT all that?LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sam-tucker-vegan Website: vegancreativecompass.com/, https://vegcatalyst.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 Earnings are next week - so I thought I'd bring forward the IBM strategy again for a refresher.

Let's talk tech strategy: IBM strategy with Roger Premo, General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development at IBM. The state of the industry, hybrid cloud, containers, competition. We hit it all. Show Notes 02:00 Roger Premo's path to strategy08:37 First impressions of IBM10:42 Hybrid cloud15:33 Facts to support hybrid18:57 Cloud's future21:40 Why containers, Why Redhat?25:55 Addressing lock-in30:08 The IBM bar pitch34:04 Start with outcomes36:10 The most exciting technology38:50 Continuous learning43:09 The chips actLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ropremo/ Website: https://www.ibm.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.