In this episode, host Lauren Burke-McCarthy is joined by Hope Yin, Founder & Owner of Blueprint Coaching, who shares her journey from individual contributor to leading enterprise-level technology initiatives. Hope discusses her approach to upskilling organizations for cloud and AI technologies, the pivotal experiences that shaped her leadership style, and the role of communities that empower women in technology in her career.

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About Hope

Hope Yin is an award-winning Professional Executive and Leadership Coach, certified by ICF (International Coaching Federation). She is the Founder & Owner of Blueprint Coaching and coached hundreds of women leaders in STEM to elevate their power, expand their potential, and amplify their legacy. Hope is a Professional Speaker, a member of the National Speakers Association, and has spoken to 10,000+ people.

She is a regular presenter in tech conferences, including some of the largest in the world. Hope was an award-winning senior technology executive in two Fortune 200 companies. She played a key role in enterprise technology modernization and transformation. She co-led the Women in Technology initiative consisting of ~1400 women technologists in Columbus Tech Center to develop female talents.

Hope holds an M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, an M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering and an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering. In her spare time, Hope loves reading, blogging, hiking, running, paddle boarding, skiing, biking, yoga and meditation.

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Taaryn Hyder, Business Intelligence Delivery Leader in Banking & Financial Services, joins host Lauren Burke-McCarthy to share the fundamentals of data democratization, its benefits and challenges, and its role in driving large-scale data-driven decision-making. We also explore how cultivating a strong data culture supports organizational maturity and agility.

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About Taaryn

Taaryn is a seasoned leader with over 20 years of global experience in delivering large-scale operations & technology transformation programs across Business Intelligence (BI), AML, Compliance, HR, and Shared Services. She has led global transformation initiatives at Citibank in London, New York, and Tampa.

Taaryn is a strong advocate for data-driven decision-making and data democratization. Her work focuses on fostering cross-functional collaboration, breaking down data silos, and building communities of practice to enable self-service business intelligence delivery models.

Taaryn specializes in providing BI advisory services with a focus on data democratization and enablement of self-service analytics to optimize BI solution design and delivery.

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Diane Dagefoerde, Executive Advisor at Smart Columbus, joins host Lauren Burke-McCarthy live on stage at the 2024 DataConnect Conference. We discuss how Diane is supporting the development of Smart Columbus’ Community Information Exchange, aligning data across health and social service agencies to enable community insights, collaboration, and action.

About Diane

Leveraging 20+ years of technology and analytics experience, Diane has helped organizations reduce operating costs by 10-15%, freeing up funds for strategic investments, reducing employee turnover rates to as low as 4%, and streamlining service delivery to improve customer satisfaction.

Her technology and analytics approach works equally well in large, complex organizations with over $1B in revenues and smaller companies with revenues in the $1-5M range. She also brings over 10 years of first-hand senior living experience as the primary caregiver to her mother, who has lived in Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care communities in Ohio and Florida.

Diane is the author of Managing Elder Care from Afar: A Practical Guide for Busy People and has helped over 50 families navigate the caregiving journey.

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In this episode, we're joined by Meghan Anzelc, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Three Arc Advisory, and Christina Fernandes-D'Souza, Director of Data Science at Three Arc Advisory. They share how they've supported each other through their individual and interconnected career journeys as we discuss the value of mutual support, continued mentorship, sponsorship, and followership.

About Meghan

Meghan Anzelc, Ph.D. is an experienced executive in driving positive business impact through the use of data, artificial intelligence and technology. Previously Global Head of Data & Analytics at Spencer Stuart and Chief Analytics Officer at AXIS Capital, Dr. Anzelc is skilled at determining how existing and emerging technologies can be applied to business problems and providing jargon-free guidance to senior executives on technology and digital strategy and decision trade-offs. Dr. Anzelc currently serves as an Advisor to startups, served on the board and as chair of the Nom/Gov Committee of the Chicago Literacy Alliance, on the Grantmaking Committee of the Chicago Foundation for Women's Young Women's Giving Council, on the Steering Committee of the Women in Insurance Networking Group, and as an Advisory Board member to the American Physical Society's Advancing Graduate Leadership initiative. She holds a Master’s and PhD in Physics and Astronomy from Northwestern University and a Bachelor’s in Physics from Loyola University Chicago.

About Christina

Christina Fernandes-D’Souza has over 15 years of global, cross-industry experience combining strategy, data, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and technology, in both the private and public sectors, delivering business opportunities and competitive advantage. Currently, Director of Data Science at Three Arc Advisory, guiding startups, established companies and their Boards on how to drive positive business impact from analytics and AI while managing risk. Previously, as a Director of Data Science at Spencer Stuart, co-lead building a global Analytics Function, focusing on analytics product development and digital transformation. As a Senior Data Scientist at Zurich North America, lead various analytical and machine learning initiatives in several Lines of Business. She holds a Master’s in Applied Mathematics, with a concentration in Actuarial Science.

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Jen Tedrow, Executive Director of Pathfinder Product - A Testdouble Operation, joins us to discuss The State of Data as a Product in the Real-World Study.

Our new series, 5 Minute Feature, highlights impactful projects, use cases, and innovations in five minutes or less.

About Jen

Jen Tedrow is an accomplished product leader with over ten years of experience across a diverse range of industries, in companies from early-stage startups to Fortune 500.

As Executive Director at Pathfinder Product, Jen leads a team of product managers while helping clients achieve successful business outcomes. Her expertise spans multiple industries such as logistics, retail, and healthcare IT, including innovative work at companies such as Gap, Inc., Updox, and CoverMyMeds. Her ability to apply data-driven insights to decision-making has been critical to realizing success for organizations, including two startup exits.

Some of Jen’s most notable achievements as a data-driven product professional include a data mesh implementation for a large healthcare IT enterprise, supporting internal BI & analytics for a large retailer, and managing the customer-facing analytics product for a transportation management system.

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Joy Zhao, AVP of Advanced Analytics at Nationwide, shares her transformative journey in the tech world, illustrating how cultivating "thick skin," embracing self-empowerment, and mastering confidence can turn workplace challenges into career milestones and self-satisfaction into job satisfaction. She also shares her thoughts on executive presence and her path into public speaking.

About Joy

Joy Zhao, AVP, Advanced Analytics and High-Performance Computing. In her role in the Enterprise Analytics Office (EAO), Joy acts as a key liaison to the Telematics teams. She oversees modeling efforts for the most demanding business applications requiring extremely high-performance and/or extreme computing for statistical and machine learning models (e.g., telematics).

Joy holds an MD in Preventive Medicine and a PhD in Epidemiology. She joined Nationwide in February 2017 as a Director of Data Science. Before that, she worked at Chase for 5.5 years, following the Nationwide Children's Hospital Injury Prevention Research Institute and the University of Texas at San Antonio. Joy has led and delivered projects to support businesses at NF Retirement Solutions, Investment Structured Product, Commercial Small Market Underwriting models, and most recently EAO Telematics models. Joy had a great impact in forming ONE team and fostering broad collaborations on telematics efforts. Among all the accomplishments of the team, the delivery of the new version of Nationwide’s SmartRide Mobile Model enabled the new features of the product, improved customer experiences, and adopted the advancement of technology through the deployment. She also designed and launched the Data Science Learning Curriculum, the early version of Data Science & Advanced Analytics Learning.

Joy lives in Dublin, Ohio with her family. In her personal time, she spends time coaching professionals to reach their potential as a Trained and Professional Certified Coach (ICF PCC) for Leadership. She's held over 35 webinars in the last three and a half years to help people in the community, reaching an audience of more than 6,000. She likes to read, travel, watch movies, listen to music, and spend fun time with her family and friends.

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Jen Tedrow, Executive Director of Pathfinder Product, joins us to share how leveraging data as a product benefits organizations and allows them to get the most out of their data.

We also discuss the motivation for The State of Data as a Product in the Real-World Survey, a partnership between Pathfinder and DataConnect with the goal of understanding the evolving landscape of 'data as a product' across industries. Respondents will gain early access to survey results and will be entered to win special prizes, like one of 4 passes to the 2024 DataConnect or a free workshop/coaching session from Pathfinder Product.

About Jen

Jen Tedrow is an accomplished product leader with over ten years of experience across a diverse range of industries, in companies from early-stage startups to Fortune 500.

As Executive Director at Pathfinder Product, Jen leads a team of product managers while helping clients achieve successful business outcomes. Her expertise spans multiple industries such as logistics, retail, and healthcare IT, including innovative work at companies such as Gap, Inc., Updox, and CoverMyMeds. Her ability to apply data-driven insights to decision-making has been critical to realizing success for organizations, including two startup exits.

Some of Jen’s most notable achievements as a data-driven product professional include a data mesh implementation for a large healthcare IT enterprise, supporting internal BI & analytics for a large retailer, and managing the customer-facing analytics product for a transportation management system.

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- Pathfinder Product

- The State of Data as a Product in the Real-World Survey

- Data: A Hoarder’s Storage Locker, Not a Magical Museum

- Fogg Behavior Model

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Kate Strachnyi, Founder of DATAcated and Author of ColorWise, joins host Lauren Burke live on stage at the 2023 DataConnect Conference to discuss the value of a strong personal brand and how to get started in growing your own.

About Kate

Kate Strachnyi is the Founder of DATAcated, providing brand amplification for companies focused on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data science. She’s also the founder of the DATAcated Circle – a community of data professionals and hub for courses on data visualization best practices, data storytelling, and dashboarding. She’s delivered several courses on data storytelling, dashboard techniques and visual best practices.

Additionally, Kate is the host of the DATAcated Conference and the DATAcated On Air Podcast. She is the author of ColorWise: A Data Storyteller's Guide to the Intentional Use of Color. Kate was appointed a LinkedIn Top Voice of Data Science & Analytics in 2018 & 2019; she is also a LinkedIn Learning instructor. Kate is on the DataIQ 100 USA list in 2022. She’s the mother of two girls and enjoys running, hiking, and obstacle course races.

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- ColorWise: A Data Storyteller's Guide to the Intentional Use of Color

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