Episodes
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How can better data management revolutionize roles, organizations, and people’s lives?
In this Leading with Data episode, our host Jason Dorsey sits down with Korri Jones. Korri is making waves in the industry as a Sr. Lead Machine Learning Engineer and Innovation Coach at Chick-fil-A. His forward-thinking nature and developmental mindset have helped him execute many data innovations throughout his career, transforming processes and optimizing outcomes.
Korri combines his technical side with a passion for giving back. Previously, he won the Urban League of Greater Atlanta’s Volunteer of the Year award for volunteering more than 1,000 hours in just one calendar year. In this conversation, Korri shares how better data management can enable organizations to increase their measurable impact, how data and leadership crossover, and more.
This discussion will get you thinking about data’s endless possibilities and the very real impact it can make.
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How an eye-catching book and an MBA mindset helped Korri find his current roleHow Korri combines operationalizing machine learning models with innovation coachingThe business benefits to automating rolesImproving processes and outcomesWhat could accelerate companies’ data managementWhy data helps you ask better questionsHow data will enable non-profits to drive measurable changeImportant Links & Mentions:
Korri’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/korri-jones-mba-780ba56/To listen to the podcast and read the blog post on this topic go to https://www.molecula.com/data-insights-drive-measurable-change
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Welcome to Leading with Data, the podcast from Molecula that brings you conversations with leading voices in data and management.
In this episode, we speak to Jonathan Greenblatt, who tells us about his incredible entrepreneurial career and his current role as the CEO of the oldest anti-hate organization in the world, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
Jonathan joined our host, Jason Dorsey, to discuss the ADL’s incredible data resources and how that has helped them take an empirical approach to drive policy change. He shares his thoughts about dealing with a "tyranny of data," instilling a culture of innovation, and what he believes are core values every leader needs.
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The work of the ADL in securing justice and fair treatment for allTaking up the helm the same week Donald Trump announced his candidacyHis success in the business world in buying, scaling, and selling companiesHis transition into the non-profit worldWhat Jonathan believes is at the root of his successHis belief in the servant leadership ethosImportant Links & Mentions:
Jonathan Greenblatt’s TwitterJonathan’s LinkedInAnti-Defamation League (ADL)ADL on FacebookADL on InstagramADL on LinkedInADL on TwitterTo listen to the podcast and read the blog post on this topic, click here.
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We’re talking about data, auto financing what it takes to be a great leader with acclaimed CEO, Don Reese.
Don Reese was the former CEO of DriveTime, one of the largest automotive retailers in the US with 125 car dealerships and over 4,000 employees. Don also headed up the auto-finance company, Bridgecrest, which provides over $2billion in auto financing annually serving over 700,000+ active customers.
Don joins Jason Dorsey to discuss his incredible career in the automotive industry. He explains how rethinking lending risk for the subprime market not only transformed their business but also removed a massive barrier to employment for credit-challenged people.
Don also shares his leadership wisdom and the key traits that can help great leaders create great opportunities for their business and their customers.
It’s such an inspiring episode with some great takeaways.
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Don’s career, and moving between family-owned businesses and franchisesChallenging the path to ownershipRethinking auto financingBuilding confidence in using dataThe ingredients that go into making an effective leaderThe leadership quotes that inspire himImportant Links & Mentions:
DriveTime Automotive Inc.DriveTime on LinkedInDon Reese’s LinkedInBridgecrest websiteTo listen to the podcast and read the blog post on this topic, click here.
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New York Times Bestseller, acclaimed speaker, leading thinker on customer experience, and founder of Convince & Convert Consulting, Jay Baer, joined Jason Dorsey for this episode of the Leading with Data podcast.
Jay talks about his early career as a political campaign consultant to becoming a tour guide at the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, before creating an incredibly successful marketing consulting company.
His strategy advice has always been grounded in data, and he explains what he sees as the big changes we can expect in marketing and the impact of machine learning and AI. We also delved into what happens when everyone has access to infinite data, and how companies stand out and differentiate.
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Writing and marketing advice rooted in dataJay’s predictions for the future of data, marketing, and strategyHow data could dramatically change the customer experience and customer satisfactionJay’s leadership mantraImportant links and mentions:
Convince & Convert Consulting Jay’s Twitter Jay’s LinkedInHug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints and Keep Your Customers, by Jay BaerTo listen to the podcast and read the blog post on this topic, click here.
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Welcome to Leading with Data, the podcast from Molecula that brings you conversations with leading voices in data and management.
In this episode, Jason spoke with the polymath, Hal Stern, VP & CIO of R&D at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson. Hal spent his initial career at Sun Microsystems throughout the dot com boom and bust before moving to Juniper Networks and Merck. He realized, however, that he was much happier designing solutions than designing products.
This led to a dramatic switch from technology to life sciences, where Hal has been grappling with data to understand problems that have a massive societal impact.
Hal explains his thoughts around treating data like music and remixing it to find new value. This episode is packed with just a glimpse of Hal’s vast knowledge and his thoughts on the future of data. You cannot afford to miss this episode.
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Why Hal moved from networking to the life sciencesWhy he embraces the weirdUsing data to have a social impactWhat data and music have in commonThe importance of ethics when dealing with dataHal’s predictions for the futureImportant Links & Mentions:
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson LinkedInHal’s LinkedInHal’s TwitterWeird, The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World by Olga KhazanRange: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David EpsteinThinking In Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts, by Annie DukeThe Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players, by Pat RileyTo listen to the podcast and read the blog post on this topic, click here.
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Welcome to season two of Leading with Data, the podcast from Molecula that brings you conversations with leading voices in data and management.
In our first episode, Jason Dorsey chats with data visionary, Bryson Koehler, CTO of Equifax. As Bryson states, he’s been getting companies to think differently and bridging business and technology his entire career. He joins Jason to discuss why technology and data should always be the driver of change.
Bryson started in a weather app company, and while he may not have been able to predict whether it was going to rain or shine, he did predict that technology would become a major driver for companies. It’s a bet that’s paid off and why he has had some impressive roles as CTO at IBM Watson and now as CTO at Equifax.
He’s a strong proponent of utilizing data to drive businesses and lead transformation change. In this episode, he shares his insights about the future of data strategy.
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Bryson’s passion for bridging the gap between technology and businessWhy transformation change and product development should be rooted in the dataWhy Bryson believes there is no such thing as bad dataThe different generational attitudes to data, risk, and consentWhy Bryson thinks explaining value will be the key to consentImportant Links & Mentions:
EquifaxBryson’s LinkedInBryson’s TwitterTo listen to the podcast and read the blog post on this topic, click here.
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The Leading with Data podcast is back with season 2! Jason Dorsey, President and Co-Founder of The Center for Generational Kinetics, returns as our host and brings you exclusive interviews with global leaders in data.
You’ll discover fascinating conversations with CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry changemakers and learn how they’re using data to drive strategies and secure results.
In this season 2 trailer, Jason shares what’s in store for Leading with Data listeners.
Subscribe now, so you never miss an episode.
Can’t wait? Season 1 is available to listen to in full now!
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Welcome to Leading with Data, the podcast from Molecula that brings you conversations with leading voices in data and management.
In this episode, we speak to Sanjay Poonen, COO of VMware, the sixth-largest software company in the world, and an expert on the developments of AI using big data.
With his broad experience across the technology and data industry, Sanjay has had a front-row seat to its developments over the last thirty years.
He joined our host, Jason Dorsey, to share his thoughts on the greatest data breakthroughs so far, and the most exciting (and potentially lifesaving) ones that are yet to come.
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Sanjay’s background from growing up in India to a successful career in Silicon ValleyThe biggest data driven breakthroughs in recent yearsWhere AI will continue to influence our day-to-day How data has the power to change healthcareWhy the next generation needs educating about dataImportant Links & Mentions
Sanjay’s leadership lessonsSanjay’s LinkedInSanjay’s Twitter
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Welcome to Leading with Data, the podcast from Molecula bringing you conversations with the leading voices in data and management.
In this episode, Jason speaks to Jon Lehr, a venture capital Co-Founder who truly encompasses how to strategically use data in leadership.
Jon is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Work-Bench. He’s also the Founder of the New York Enterprise Tech Meetup (NYETM) which began in 2012, and now has over 8,000 members.
Jon talks about how his career path, from working in IT at the Office of the CIO at Morgan Stanley, to his current position at Work-Bench, has helped to expose data invisible to other investors.
Their conversation dives into the potential of using this data to help companies grow at scale and how to overcome the uncertainty of launching a start-up.
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How a combination of banking and enterprise technology experience drives Jon’s leadership strategyWhy invisible insights can provide greater decision-making powerJon’s predictions for the potentially catastrophic future of dataHow founders can grow as leadersHow data has shaped Work-Bench’s leadership strategyImportant Links & Mentions:
Work-Bench's websiteJon’s TwitterNew York Enterprise Technology Meet Up Twitter
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In this episode, we speak to one of the leading voices in data-led decisions – Kurt Kratchman. Kurt has held a number of unique roles within the data industry, including starting out as a traffic engineer, a stint at film school and COO at revolutionary start-up, Grapeshot.
Now the GVP at Oracle Data Cloud, who acquired Grapeshot in 2018, Kurt shares what his years in the data industry have taught him.
Kurt has a huge amount of knowledge and insight to share and he did just that in this inspiring episode of Leading with Data.
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Kurt’s career and how he became GVP at Oracle Data CloudThe importance of being able to visualize the dataWhy Grapeshot decided to focus on a vertical marketplace and how it accelerated their growthOracles role in fraud preventionKurt’s thoughts on data predictionsImportant Links & Mentions
Oracle Date Cloud’s websiteKurt’s TwitterKurt’s LinkedIn
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Welcome to Leading with Data, the podcast from Molecula that brings you conversations with some of the leading voices in data and management.
In this episode, we speak to one of the leading voices in data-driven business transformation – Jonathan Mariner. Jonathan has held a number of unique roles within the scope of his financial training, most notably as Chief Financial Officer with Major League Baseball.
It was at MLB that Jonathan helped transform the financial performance of the league, producing a $1bn positive revenue swing with his data-led approach.
Jonathan is also the founder and president of the brilliant TaxDay app – a travel-tracking app for tax purposes, specifically for residents who work or reside in multiple states.
Jonathan has a huge amount of knowledge and insight to share and he did just that in this stellar episode of Leading with Data.
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How Jonathan transformed Major League Baseball’s financial positionHow and why Jonathan founded TaxDayJonathan’s advice for people early in their careers in dataImportant Links & Mentions:
TaxDay's websiteJonathan's TwitterJonathan's LinkedIn
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Introducing the Leading with Data podcast from Molecula, with your host Jason Dorsey. Jason is the President and Co-Founder of The Center for Generational Kinetics, a research and strategy firm serving many of the Fortune 2000. Jason is also a best-selling author and has appeared on more than 200 TV shows, has done 65 research studies, and has over 700 clients.
Jason’s background with generational context data guides business growth and strategy conversations around the world. He offers insights into how data shapes business across all industries, from super high-tech to low-tech.
Meet Jason and learn more about how effective data strategy could be driving the growth of your business.
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The purpose and future of the Leading with Data podcast from MoleculaUsing data in your business, no matter what industry you’re in or how you’ve used data in the pastWhat it means that Gen Z will be the most consistent generation around the world and how that will affect your industryImportant Links & Mentions
Jason’s TwitterJason’s WebsiteJason’s LinkedInThe Center for Generational KineticsTo listen to the podcast and read the blog post on this topic go to https://www.molecula.com/introducing-the-leading-with-data-podcast-with-jason-dorsey-sponsored-by-molecula-oracle
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Welcome to the Leading with Data podcast brought to you by Molecula and Oracle.
Our brand new podcast is hosted by Jason Dorsey, President and Co-Founder of The Center for Generational Kinetics. Jason is a leading Gen Z and Millennials expert, a best-selling author, researcher and global keynote speaker.
The Leading with Data podcast brings you compelling conversations with some of the world’s leading executives of fortune 500 companies, venture capitalists, and industry veterans, about how they leverage data as one of their most strategic assets.
You’ll hear incredible stories about how data has helped business leaders, technical leaders and beyond achieve their business objectives and industry transformation.
Leading with Data is brought to you by Molecula and our sponsor, Oracle.
Molecula is a Cloud Data Access platform that simplifies, accelerates, and improves control over big data infrastructure for Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, and IoT applications. Molecula is used to overcome the hardest data problems modern organizations face such as simplifying and streamlining real-time, continuous data analysis, reducing the time from data to decision, and managing data access, compliance risks, and costs.
In this short introductory episode, Jason reveals what you can expect from future episodes of the podcast. All episode are around 20 minutes long.
Please subscribe so that you don’t miss an episode, and leave a review if you like what you hear.
Important Links & Mentions
Molecula’s websiteOracle’s website
