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Women in Data Podcast

Welcome to the Women in Data Podcast, where every other week your host, Karen Jean-Francois interviews some of the most inspiring women working in data. Through each episode, they share their invaluable experience and knowledge. Leaving no stone unturned, the WiD Podcast series will provide you with information on the use of data in various industries, plus helpful tips for career development. More importantly, it will enable you to become the data professional you want to be.

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Ep.31 Ekaterina Atanasyan - Career fulfilment

Women in Data Podcast ·

2021/04/07

For the second week of the anniversary of the podcast, Karen is joined by Ekaterina Atanasyan, General Manager at Business Intelligence Group. Ekaterina is joining from Russia and shares what having a fulfilling career means to her. Get ready to feel uplifted by her positive attitude! At the end of the episode, you will hear other women working in data talk about their views on career fulfilment. Enjoy!

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Ep.30 Sonal Goyal - Big Data small data and data...

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2021/03/31

This week marks the beginning of the celebrations of the first anniversary of the podcast, and in April, we will release one episode every week. In this episode, I am joined by Sonal Goyal, Founder at Aficx and Cristina González, aspiring data professional. You will hear all about data mastering and driving value from data. As Aficx focuses on supporting companies with having clean, consistent and trusted data, Sonal shares how this is done through graphs and data science. She also highlights the

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Ep.29 Sathya Bala - Breaking the mould

Women in Data Podcast ·

2021/03/17

This week, Karen is joined by Sathya Bala, Head of Global Data Governance at CHANEL. They talk about what data governance is and how it varies from one industry to another. Sathya then shares her views on the perceptions people have of data professionals, encouraging you to create your own story and your own success. Enjoy! *************************** Show Notes : *************************** Find My skin My Story Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myskinmystory_/ - updates on events, live

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Ep.28 Macarena Estévez - Choose to challenge!

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2021/03/03

This week, Karen is joined by Macarena Estévez, Partner for Analytics & Cognitive at Deloitte Spain and recognised by LinkedIn as Top Voice for Data and Analytics in Spain. In this episode, they talk about what “Choose to challenge” means for Maca. They also discuss leaving a well-paid and secured job to start a business focusing on data and mathematics, along with some applications of mathematics in business. Maca’s philosophy of life is inspiring and I hope you will as you will be glued to her

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Ep27. Elisabeth Yaneske - Using data science to...

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2021/02/17

This week, Karen is joined by Elisabeth Yaneske, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science at Teesside University. In this episode, they talk about Elisabeth’s research that aims at curing diseases using data science. You will hear about genes expression, the advantages of using data science to model human cells rather than animal testing and touch on what working in academia means. Enjoy! ************************ Show Notes: ************************ Elisabeth’s website:

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Ep.26 Natasha Joslin - Democratising data for better...

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2021/02/03

This week, Karen is joined by Natasha Joslin, co- founder of We Are Mojo, a data agency that helps businesses use their data to accelerate growth. They discuss the growing importance of data literacy within businesses, along with the best approach to using data analytics to answer business questions. Enjoy! ********************* Show Notes: ********************* Find Tash on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-joslin-9b72296/

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Ep.25 Elizabeth Harris - Reflections on career...

Women in Data Podcast ·

2021/01/20

This week, Karen is joined by Lizzie Harris, Senior Customer Analytics Manager at Sainsbury’s. They talk about how Sainsbury’s utilises data and reflect on career resilience. With the global pandemic and various lockdowns across the world, career resilience is likely to be helpful in 2021. In this episode, you will hear Lizzie and Karen’s experience with career resilience, ranging from accepting feedback, being at peace with one’s job title, but also falling victim of the cancel

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Ep.24 Roisin McCarthy and Payal Jain – WiD...

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2021/01/06

In this new year episode, Karen is joined by Roisin McCarthy and Payal Jain, respectively co-founder and Chair of Women in data. They reflect on what 2020 looked like for WiD, the challenges they faced, the wins they had. They also discuss their plans for Women in Data and Girls in Data in 2021. And, if you have been wondering what happened to the Twenty in data awards for 2020, you won’t be disappointed as Roisin reveals what they have been up to. Enjoy! ********************* Show

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Ep.23 Your career questions answered

Women in Data Podcast ·

2020/12/16

You sent us your career questions and, in this episode, Belinda Djamson, Managing Director at Accenture, Claire Thompson, Head of Data and Analytics at NatWest, and Samani Lamabadusuriya, Head of Data and Analytics at Cigna, bring you answers. To help you navigate this episode, we grouped the questions in 3 parts: Starting in data, from doing to leading and leadership. Starting in Data 2”40 What are the different paths into data science and data engineering? And what do you advise when it

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Ep. 22 Sumedha Menon - From Analytics to Data Science

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2020/12/09

This week, Karen is joined by Sumedha Menon, Data Scientist at Google. If you ever wondered how to transition from Data Analytics to Data Science, this conversation might answer many of your questions. In this episode, Sumedha talks about her personal experience of making this transition, factors she considered and how she made non-linear career choices so she could have a more fulfilling professional journey. She also provides tips on how anyone looking to make this transition can upskill

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Ep.21 Karrie Liu - Success story and cultural clash

Women in Data Podcast ·

2020/11/25

“I would have been more proud of your achievement if you were my son!” This week, Karen is joined by Karrie Liu, winner of the top 100 women in technology in 2019. Karrie works as a Freelance mathematician for the NHS and Pharma companies. Making a point of using her skills to help others, she also advises charities on data related issues, allowing girls living in rural areas of India go to school. At the age of 17, Karrie moved to the UK to study and decided to stay and pursue a career in data

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Ep.20 Grainne Gilmore and Dewi Spijkerman - Real...

Women in Data Podcast ·

2020/11/11

This week, Karen is joined by Grainne Gilmore, Head of Research at Zoopla and Dewi Spijkerman, Senior Geospatial Analyst at Knight Frank. In this very insightful episode, they talk about how the real estate industry uses data for research purpose, allowing them to understand trends and create insights into the market. They also talk about geospatial analytics and its various applications. Get ready for an exciting peek into the world of real estate and discover the power of geospatial

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Ep19. Cristina Meloni - What do Credit Risk Analysts do?

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2020/10/28

Did you know credit risk analysts were key workers? This week, Karen is joined by Cristina Meloni, Senior Credit Risk analyst at Lloyds Banking Group. In this episode, they talk about Cristina’s experience as a Credit Risk Analyst. You will get a good sense of what the responsibilities of risk analysts are and why their role is so important. Cristina also shares the challenges of the job along with her view of what it takes to make a good credit risk analyst. While listening, please remember that

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Ep.18 Freya Holland – Owning your career!

Women in Data Podcast ·

2020/10/14

This week, Karen is joined by Freya Holland, EMEA & International HQ Analytics Lead at The Kraft Heinz Company. From feeling unhappy and losing confidence to driving the analytics agenda for a multinational FMCG company, Freya shares her journey to own her career. In this episode, you will also find tips to grow confidence. Enjoy!

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Ep.17 Caroline Pankhurst - How to get rid of limiting...

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2020/09/30

Feeling like you would like to be braver and make changes happen? This week Karen is joined by Caroline Pankhurst, founder of Be Braver, and on a mission to help women realise more of what gives value and meaning to their personal and professional lives. While this episode started with Caroline outlining the Be Braver program to which she is generously offering a discount to the WiD community, it quickly got out of control and turned into a very personal conversation and a coaching session around

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Ep.16 Lara Izlan - Finding opportunity in uncertainty

Women in Data Podcast ·

2020/09/16

This week, Karen is joined by Lara Izlan, Director, Advertising Data & Analytics at ITV and one of the DataIQ 100 most influential people in data. Lara’s career in digital media spans a number of recognisable brands across different roles, with a central theme of using data to facilitate business transformation. Through first-hand experience, Lara has developed her views on how businesses and individuals can cope and thrive with change. With COVID-19 accelerating the pace of change, new challenges

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Ep.15 Sarah Hunt - Saying yes to a side hustle and...

Women in Data Podcast ·

2020/09/02

The summer break came and went and as promised, we are back with some great content and giveaways. This week, Karen is joined by Sarah Hunt. After almost 30 years of experience in data analytics, Sarah was made redundant during the lockdown. Thankfully, she had a side hustle and chose to transform her unfortunate situation into an opportunity to focus on her yoga teaching business. If you have been thinking about having something on the side, or would like to change your working pattern, this

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Lucile Ripa – Career choices and Analytics in...

Women in Data Podcast ·

2020/07/29

This week, Karen is joined by Lucile Ripa, Analytics & Data Science Partner at Wunderman Thompson. A deep dive into data roles and projects in agencies, this episode is full of insights. It is also full tips to help you ace your career; from using transferable skills to bring new ways of thinking to moving from analyst to manager or taking ownership of your work and presenting it in meetings. Whether you want to understand the type of projects data teams work on in agencies and what skills are

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Jessica Chapplow - Becoming a marketing engineer...

Women in Data Podcast ·

2020/07/22

This week, Karen is joined by Jessica Chapplow, Head of Digital Transformation at KR MediaCom. With an initial passion for Journalism and Marketing Jessica never imagined she would be destined for a career in data and technology. Yet, in 2019, she was selected as a finalist for Women in Tech’s Young Leader of The Year Award. In this episode, you will hear about Jessica's journey to mould herself to become a Marketing Engineer, including the challenges she faced while studying for a Masters in Data

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Kanwal Bhatia - Images are numbers! From medical...

Women in Data Podcast ·

2020/07/15

In this week’s episode, Karen is joined by Kanwal Bhatia, Machine Learning Specialist and Entrepreneur at Antler. After more than 10 years of experience in medical imaging analytics, Kanwal decided to start her own business, MetaLynx, transferring her knowledge to analysing sports videos. In this episode, Karen and Kanwal discuss how data science and machine learning are used in medical imaging, as well as the challenges Kanwal faced in the healthcare industry. They will then

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