Making Data Easier

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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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/

Welcome to the Canvas podcast, where we bring business and data leaders together to talk about how to make data easier for everyone. Today, we're super excited to have one of our investors, and CEO of Sendbird, John Kim on the show. In this episode, John talks about how he got hooked on coding and his past as a professional gamer. He also breaks down his entrepreneurial journey and his path to starting Sendbird, the conversations platform that powers billions of conversations on apps like DoorDash, Reddit, and Hinge. Lastly, John talks about scaling a culture of data-driven decision-making for non-technical teams. Read the full transcript here: https://canvasapp.com/blog/using-real-time-data-to-power-billions-of-conversations-with-john-kim-ceo-of-sendbird/ Check out Sendbird here: https://sendbird.com/ Follow John on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/doshkim

In this episode of Making Data Easier, Jake Peterson speaks with host Ryan Buick about how he has implemented a data maturity framework at top tech companies throughout his career. Jake talks about his current career as Head of Data at Vanta, the automated security monitoring platform that quickly helps companies get SOC 2, HIPAA, or ISO 27001 certified. Jake also discusses how he started data programming in SAS, the statistical analysis tool. From there, he shares the things he learned building analytics systems and processes as an Analytics Engineering Manager during the early days of Facebook and as a Senior Analytics Manager at Flexport. In this episode, you'll learn: What the data maturity framework is, and how to implement it in your companyWhat problems the Modern Data Stack has solved, and what issues remainThe things you should prioritize as a data leader in your first few monthsHow data needs vary by the deterministic nature of the business model Learn more https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-peterson-08395b3/https://www.vanta.com/https://twitter.com/christinacaci?lang=en

In this episode of Making Data Easier, Jessica Larson speaks with host Ryan Buick about her book “Snowflake Access Control: Mastering the Features for Data Privacy and Regulatory Compliance.” She discusses how she came to write the book, what inspired her, and the impact it's already making in the data community. Jessica talks about her current career as a Platform Engineer in the Enterprise Data Warehouse team at Pinterest and how she got there. Jessica loves a good challenge, especially the kind that involves learning a new skill. She talks about how she initially studied cognitive science at university but soon found her passion for computer science. She discusses her book, Snowflake Access Control, which provides an overview of cloud security, data ownership, and management in the public cloud. In this episode, you will learn: Why businesses need to start tracking data and analytics as soon as possibleEssential aspects of access controlHow she keeps herself engagedThe overlap between the human brain and computersHow to protect sensitive data Jessica shares why analytics isn't just for techies and how they can help your organization understand what's working and what isn't. Jessica touches on how analytics provide valuable insight to help companies make important changes that improve performance. Jessica also explains why it's vital to have a strategy for the data you collect. She gives examples of organizations that have successfully used analytics in their marketing strategies, hiring processes, and even employee satisfaction surveys. Jessica talks about her experience at Flexport and what she learned. She shares the tools she builds for pipeline management, especially focused on automating tasks that may take hours or days to complete.  Additional topics discussed: The value of learning SQLApplicable uses for analyticsHow to integrate multiple processes into oneHow to track productivity and employee behavior Other resources: www.jessicalarson.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessmlarson https://www.amazon.com/Snowflake-Access-Control-Regulatory-Compliance/dp/1484280377