In Episode 7 of Season 2 on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Jordan Morrow, VP of Data Skills at Pluralsight, where they discuss how to build a truly data-driven organisation, which includes:

• The true definition of data literacy
• An insight into Pluralsight
• How Covid-19 has allowed companies to understand the importance of being data literate when creating a competitive advantage
• The importance of understanding what companies want to do with their data and how to go about building out a road-map to do it!
• The importance of a companies ability to adapt and obtain a data strategy supported by leadership
• How he goes about changing a companies culture and his work with the UN
• What the future holds for world renowned Jordan Morrow!

In Episode 49 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Karen Jean-Francois, Analytics Manager at Cardlytics, where they discuss how people can craft the career they want in Data & Analytics, her humbling career journey so far and how she overcame imposter syndrome, which includes;

• Moving from the Caribbean to Paris to London
• Her struggles of living away from home & her family
• The transition from performing at the European Championships into the world of Data
• Why she hosts the Women In Data Podcast
• How she was awarded the 20 in Data & Technology 2020
• Why she struggled to find her place & voice
• The importance of role models and networking on her career
• How she joined Cardlytics as the only female in the team
• Why she had a huge case of Imposter Syndrome and how she overcame it
• How she realised it was all in her own mind
• Why it prevented her from being promoted despite knowing she was doing great work
• The importance of opening up about Imposter Syndrome
• Why company culture is so important to deal with Imposter Syndrome
• How to go from diagnosis to action (to start addressing the problem)
• The journey from introvert with imposter syndrome to winning industry awards and podcast host
• The technical V commercial debate
• How she almost quit Data & Analytics to become a pastry chef
• That she realized that she had so far let others decide what my career would look like
• The importance of owning your own career and defining what you want it to be
• Her top questions for crafting your career:

1. Where are you at today?
2. Where would you like to be and why?
3. What's stopping you from getting there?
4. How are you going to overcome these blockers?

In Episode 8 of Season 2 on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Doug Laney, Data and Analytics Innovation Fellow at West Monroe and renowned Author of Infonomics, where they talk about driving the value of a business through monetizing their data, which includes:

• Doug Laney's journey including his previous work experience and his work now at West Monroe
• An insight into the value businesses can drive from data and being data fluent
• The influence of 9/11 on how businesses viewed their continuity plans and whole system resilience towards data
• The first steps a business should take to monetize their data and the level of investment it will take
• The benefits of data monetization and do the benefits outweigh the costs?
• What do the next 5 years have in store for the renowned Doug Laney!