Épisodes

  • Using data to power business outcomes with Jonathan Barrett, CEO at Joon Solutions
    Jul 24 2023

    Welcome to the Canvas podcast, where we bring on data and business leaders to talk about how to make data easier for everyone. Today, I'm super excited to have Jonathan Barrett, Founder and CEO at Joon Solutions, on the show. Joon Solutions is a data consulting firm and one of our partners that we've really enjoyed working with.

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    27 min
  • Fixing the last mile of analytics with David Jayatillake, CEO at Delphi
    Jun 20 2023

    Welcome to the Canvas Podcast, where we bring data and business leaders together to discuss making data easier for everyone. Today I'm super excited to have David Jayatillake, the CEO and Co-founder of Delphi Labs, on the show.

    David posted recently about needing to talk about Excel from a data perspective, and I wanted to have him on and talk more about the problems he's seeing and the future of spreadsheets and data. 

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    27 min
  • Succeeding as the first data hire with David Shore, Principal at Snowpack Data
    Jun 13 2023

    Welcome to the Canvas Podcast, where we bring together data and business leaders to discuss making data easier for everyone. I'm excited to have David Shore, Analytics Engineering Principal at Snowflake Data.

    In this episode, David shares his experience as the first data hire at several startups. He gives practical advice on scoping requirements, prioritizing work to be done, and managing stakeholders. He also shares trends he now sees as a data consultant and predictions about how AI will change how data teams work.

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    30 min
  • Becoming a data leader with Mike Cohen, Head of Data at Substack
    May 11 2023

    Welcome to the Canvas Podcast, where we bring together data and business leaders to talk about how to make data easier for everyone. Today I'm super excited to have Mike Cohen, the Head of Data at Substack, on the show.

    In this episode, Mike shares his journey from learning SQL on nights and weekends to becoming a data leader at a hyper-growth startup. He also shares tips on how to build your data team, how to work with stakeholders, and shares his predictions for the future of the Modern Data Stack.

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    25 min
  • Defining success as a Chief of Staff with Sonja Manning at Levels Health
    Mar 14 2023

    Welcome to the Canvas Podcast, where we bring together business and data leaders to talk about how to make data easier for everyone. Today I'm super excited to have Sonja Manning on the show. She's a Chief of Staff at Levels, and she wrote an incredible blog post about really what it means to be a Chief of Staff and how to excel at the role. And so I figured to bring her on to talk about the role and how it’s evolving with data. 

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    32 min
  • Defining the role of Biz Ops and its future in data with Yazan El-Baba of Emergence Capital
    Sep 27 2022

    Follow Yaz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yazanelbaba

    Connect with Yaz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yazanelbaba/

    Read Yaz'z Biz Ops post: https://www.emcap.com/thoughts/bizops-what-it-is-and-why-early-stage-companies-should-hire-for-it/

    Learn more about Emergence Capital at https://www.emcap.com/

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    34 min
  • How to tell data stories with Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta
    Aug 24 2022

    Listen: https://apple.co/3TfmmgF

    Read: https://bit.ly/3cn3V9d

    Follow Peter on Twitter at @peterj_walker

    Learn more about Carta at https://carta.com/

    Watch and read Peter's reports:

    https://carta.com/events/stateofprivatemarkets_recessionpreparedness/

    https://carta.com/blog/compensation-report-h1-2022/

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    27 min
  • Applying data science to the insurance industry with Patrick Miller, Head of Data at Newfront
    Aug 17 2022

    Welcome to the Canvas Podcast, where we bring on data and business leaders to talk about how to make data easier for everyone. Today I am super excited to have Patrick Miller, the Head of Data at Newfront on the show. 

    On the show, Patrick talks about his background in ML, how to run your data team as a product team, when reverse ETL makes sense, and when to prioritize ML as a solution to data problems.

    Learn more about Patrick here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-w-miller/

    Learn more about Newfront here: https://www.newfront.com/

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    29 min