Best Demetrios Podcasts (2024)

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Demetrios Brinkmann - AI Hype vs Reality, Building a Global Community, and More 1:10:04

1h ago1:10:04

1:10:04

Demetrios Brinkmann is the co-founder of the massively global MLOps Community. We chat about AI hype vs reality, building a global tech community, and ROI of AI projects, and much more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpbrinkm/ MLOps Community: https://mlops.community/

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5 Minute Friday - Zero-Sum vs Positive Sum Games 7:08

7h ago7:08

7:08

"Do you and Zach Wilson hate each other?" I get asked questions like this, and it makes me laugh. We're good friends for the record. Most people play zero sum games, where one person wins and another loses. Questions like this got me thinking about how content creation is a positive sum game. You can consume content from many people, and this benef…

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Vinoo Ganesh - Strong Open Source Communities 57:05

8h ago57:05

57:05

Vinoo Ganesh is an open source enthusiast and contributor, and a data and ML engineer. We chat about strong open source communities, LLMs and AI, and much more.

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Lekhana Reddy - Building Technology Mindfully 49:58

40m ago49:58

49:58

Lekhana Reddy is a data content creator focusing on mindfulness. We chat about how mindfulness in technology is key, especially given the need to maintain humanity with the rise of AI. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lekhanareddy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storytellingbydata/

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Chris Walton: The Art of Merchant, E-commerce, Gen AI in Retail Market - AI Portfolio Podcast #014 1:24:33

6d ago1:24:33

1:24:33

Chris Walton, a top expert in omnichannel retailing, has nearly 20 years of experience in retail and retail technology. As Co-CEO and Founder of Omni Talk, one of the fastest-growing retail blogs, he's a leading voice in the Retail Technology industry. Chris brings deep insights with a background at Target as VP of Store of the Future and Merchandi…

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Nik Suresh Will F*cking Piledrive You If You Say AI Again 1:04:31

10d ago1:04:31

1:04:31

Until recently, Nik Suresh wrote under a mysterious blog that had several viral posts, including the famous "I Will F*cking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again." For the longest time, he was an underground sensation, with nobody (not even his friends) knowing his identity. In this episode, we chat about his blog posts (I'm a huge fan), the realit…

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5 Minute Friday - Most Companies Want to do AI, Most are Barely Doing BI 11:30

3d ago11:30

11:30

I've been saying for years, most companies are barely doing BI, let alone AI. Last week, I posted about this on LinkedIn and it went viral. Here, I unpack what I mean by that post. The post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7230408663125913600

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Rehgan Bleile - AI Governance, Creating Opportunities for Women Speakers at Conferences, and more 53:24

5h ago53:24

53:24

Rehgan Bleile joins me to chat about the challenges and importance of AI governance and adoption. We also discuss the lack of representation of women in conferences, and efforts to create genuine opportunities for women speakers. AlignAI: getalignai.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rehganavon/ Women in Analytics: https://www.womeninanalyti…

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5 Minute Friday - 1:1 or 1:Many? 7:53

11d ago7:53

7:53

Most people approach their careers via 1:1 - 1 employee: 1 employer, 1 consultant: 1 client, etc. In this rant, I discuss why you should consider 1:many as a way to level up your career and visibility.

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Christian Steinert - Consulting in Unsexy, Niche Industries 50:29

2d ago50:29

50:29

Christian Steinart and I chat about data consulting in unsexy and niche industries (like roofing in Christian's case). We go through starting a consultancy, the mental game of running a business, getting leads, and much more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiansteinert96/

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5 Minute Friday - Courses and Books 7:19

4d ago7:19

7:19

I've been head's down finishing my upcoming Data Engineering course on Coursera, and working on the new book. In this episode, I chat about the differences between courses and books, why high quality content matters more than ever in the age of AI, and much more. Enroll in the new DeepLearning.AI Data Engineering Professional Certificate course her…

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Chris Bergh - DataOps Deep Dive 59:50

18d ago59:50

59:50

Chris Bergh joins me to chat about all things DataOps. We also discuss lean, removing waste from data processes and teams, and much more. DataKitchen: https://datakitchen.io/ DataOps Manifesto: https://dataopsmanifesto.org/en/

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5 Minute Friday - Quality vs Productivity, Peopleware, and What Hasn't Changed 8:39

11d ago8:39

8:39

Hanging out in Berlin right now. Re-read Peopleware (originally released in 1987), and it got me thinking about what hasn't changed in tech and data. Namely, we tend to rush through things in the name of productivity instead of focusing on quality. Will AI help this? Maybe and maybe not.

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Lexi Pasi - The Shapes of ML/AI Problems 57:20

13d ago57:20

57:20

Lexi Pasi and I chat about symbolic logic in AI, building and managing data science teams, math, and the shapes of ML/AI problems. Lexi is one of my favorites to talk to because she's so left-field yet so effectively reasonable and logical (she does have a PhD in logic...).LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrapasi/…

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5 Minute Friday - Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud 8:20

1M ago8:20

8:20

I've been told that I "say the quiet parts out loud." It might be calling out "data science" and AI as overhyped, or anything else I've ranted about online over the years. In this episode, I unpack what that means and why I do it.

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Joseph Machado - Balancing Tools and Fundamentals in Data Engineering 56:59

29d ago56:59

56:59

Joseph Machado and I chat about teaching data engineering, trends in data engineering, and the state of data content and influencers. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephmachado1991/ Website: https://www.startdataengineering.com/

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Treatment Through the Digital Front Door: Melissa Perry, MD & Demetrios Marousis MA, MBA, LPC | Highmark Inc. 19:10

1M ago19:10

19:10

The fear of judgment or disapproval is one of the biggest hurdles people face when seeking mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Highmark Inc., a Blue Cross Blue Shield health and wellness organization, is helping break that stigma with innovative solutions. One of those solutions is a "digital front door," which allows members to int…

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5 Minute Friday - Data Therapy 7:21

1M ago7:21

7:21

Data can be a rough industry. Data professionals often feel alone and in need of someone to talk to. I've been hosting "data therapy" sessions for the last couple months. Here are my thoughts on them, and why I think they're critical to helping professionals feel heard and learn from others. Join here: https://practicaldatamodeling.substack.com/…

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Paco Nathan - Old School AI Meets New School AI, Early Internet, and Much More 50:05

2M ago50:05

50:05

Paco Nathan and I chat about early chatbots, and all things AI, especially since the 1980s. We also riff on how we intersected in the early days of the Internet. Paco is one of my faves, so expect him back for another interview soon. X: https://twitter.com/pacoid LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceteri/…

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Shachar Meir - The 3 Missing Ingredients of Data 56:43

1M ago56:43

56:43

Shachar Meir joins me for a chat about the three missing ingredients in data, going out on your own, the state of the data industry, and much more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shacharmeir/

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Ramsri Goutham Golla: Micro Saas, Philosophy, Product Mindset - AI Portfolio Podcast 2:33:02

2M ago2:33:02

2:33:02

Ramsri, an AI expert with 12+ years of experience in AI and product development, specializing in computer vision and NLP. Ramsri is the founder of Questgen.ai and Supermeme.ai, innovative NLP SaaS apps. He also teaches NLP and AI SaaS courses at LearnNLP Academy and shares insights on Medium, Twitter, and YouTube. 📲 Ramsri Goutham Golla Socials: Li…

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5 Minute Friday w/ Matthew Mullins - Two Grump Old Men Screaming at the Sky 23:28

2M ago23:28

23:28

Matthew Mullins joins me to chat about a recent "get off my lawn" post along the lines that a lot of things we're trying to reinvent in data have already been done, and we're generally overcomplicating the hell out of things. I agree with him. In this episode, we rant about a few of the topics in his post. The post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/up…

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Knowledge Graph and Generative AI with Navin Sharma 40:00

2M ago40:00

40:00

Stardog is a Data and AI company dedicated to helping enterprise companies and government agencies make better decisions with data. In this episode, Joyce Shen and Navin Sharma discusses how knowledge graphs can accelerate adoption of generative AI serving as the ground truth of knowledge.By Joyce J. Shen

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Serg Masis: AGI, Interpretable Machine Learning, Upcoming Book - AI Portfolio Podcast 1:54:54

2M ago1:54:54

1:54:54

Serg Masís, a renowned Data Scientist in the agriculture sector, with a multifaceted background in entrepreneurship and web/app development. Serg is also the author of the acclaimed book "Interpretable Machine Learning with Python." 📲 Serg Masís Socials: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smasis/ 📲 Mark Moyou, PhD Socials: LinkedIn: https://www.…

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5 Minute Friday w/ Lindsay Murphy - F*ck Around and Find Out, AI Edition 15:50

2M ago15:50

15:50

Lindsay Murphy joins me to chat about whether companies are ready for AI in their data and analytics workflows. The verdict - listen and find out more :) Lindsay's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaymurphy4/

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Innovative Health Care by Design: Bon Ku, MD, MPP | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) 15:40

2M ago15:40

15:40

What if doctors could think like designers? Can that change the way we deliver health care services in terms of products, services, and spaces? Long before he joined the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), Dr. Bon Ku was an expert in health care design, combining creativity with scientific rigor and advocating for doctors to thin…

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Steven Macleod - The Importance of Operational Data Modeling 1:11:10

2M ago1:11:10

1:11:10

Steven Macleod joins me to discuss the importance of operational data modeling, the flaws in current data modeling practices, and the challenges of data modeling at startups and in 3rd party tools. Occam Works: https://occam.works/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmacleod/

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5 Minute Friday - Mixed Model Arts, aka "The Convergence" 8:09

2M ago8:09

8:09

It's not enough to know or peddle one data modeling technique these days. That's like fighting in the UFC knowing only thumb-wrestling. The world is very complicated with respect to data. To be a data practitioner, you need to be awesome in not just one, but MANY data modeling techniques. This is what I call Mixed Model Arts, which will be discusse…

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Kyle Kranen: End Points, Optimizing LLMs, JNNs, Foundation Models - AI Portfolio Podcast 1:30:10

2M ago1:30:10

1:30:10

Kyle Kranen, an engineering leader at NVIDIA, who is at the forefront of deep learning, real-world applications, and production. Kyle shares his expertise on optimizing large language models (LLMs) for deployment, exploring the complexities of scaling and parallelism. 📲 Kyle Kranen Socials: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kranen/ Twitter…

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The Finnish Data Mafia - What's Up With Data In Finland? 38:21

2M ago38:21

38:21

What's up with Finland and data? I think Finland might have among the strongest contingencies of data practitioners in the world. Pound for pound, Finland might rule the planet for data competencies. I chat with the The Finnish Data Mafia, jokingly my friends who are responsible for the upcoming Helskini Data Week.…

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5 Minute Friday - "Success" 7:23

3M ago7:23

7:23

Just wrapped up a course with Sol Rashidi on transitioning your career from practitioner to leader. The notion of "success" kept recurring, so I spend this podcast unpacking it. What is success and why should you figure out what it means for you?

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Nick Freund - Closing a Startup 1:06:24

3M ago1:06:24

1:06:24

This wasn't the interview I expected to do. I thought I'd interview Nick Freund about his startup, Workstream. Between the time we scheduled our podcast and when we hit the record button, he shut down his company. That's a pretty major shift, to say the least. What's it like to shut down a company? Nick discusses the various pivots of his startup, …

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Strategies for Social Impact — Inside The Ad Council’s Mental Health Initiatives: Anthony Signorelli | The Ad Council 19:16

2M ago19:16

19:16

For more than 80 years, The Ad Council has addressed significant social issues in the United States through powerful communication strategies. From Smokey Bear to “Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk,” the Ad Council has brought together marketers, advertisers, nonprofits, and government agencies to address critical social issues. The nonprofit o…

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5 Minute Friday - WTF is a "Data Team"? 6:11

3M ago6:11

6:11

I've had plenty of discussions over the last couple of weeks about data teams - what are they, and how do I measure their success? I dive into a distinction I make about data teams - enterprise vs product - and some key ways to gauge them.

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Doug Needham - Architecture Deep Dive, The Hard Work of GenAI, and more 54:08

3M ago54:08

54:08

Doug Needham is an OG DBA and data architect who built DataOps workflows back in Desert Storm (!) and has managed to stay very current with data to today. We talk about data architecture war stories, the hard work to do generative AI in the enterprise, and much more. Enjoy!

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Sanyam Bhutani: LLM Experimentation, Podcasting Insights, and AI Innovations - AI Portfolio Podcast 1:21:46

3M ago1:21:46

1:21:46

Sanyam Bhutani, a leading figure in the data science community. Sanyam is a Sr. Data Scientist at H2O.ai, with previous tenures at Weights & Biases and H2O.ai, and an International Fellow at fast.ai. As a Kaggle Grandmaster, his contributions to the field are well-recognized and highly respected. Sanyam delves into the nuances of fine-tuning and op…

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5 Minute Friday - Don't Be A D*ck 6:39

3M ago6:39

6:39

Some things happened over the last day that I need to call out. Women and other underrepresented groups need to be treated better in tech and data. Whether it's all-male panels at conferences or mansplaining on social media, I'm pretty embarrassed and irritated by how women are treated in our industry. My message for this episode - stop being a d*c…

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Juha Korpela - The Power of Conceptual Data Modeling 57:26

3M ago57:26

57:26

Juha Korpela is a world-renowned expert in conceptual data modeling. He joins me to discuss the power of conceptual data modeling, why the data modeling world is broken today, data products, and much more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkorpela/

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We Are Partners in Care: Susan Dentzer | America’s Physician Groups 13:37

2M ago13:37

13:37

The mission for America’s Physician Groups (APG) is “taking responsibility for America’s health.” Not only is APG’s mission bold and aspirational, but so is APG President and CEO, Susan Dentzer. One of the nation’s most respected health policy thought leaders and journalists, and a frequent speaker and commentator on television and radio, Dentzer j…

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5 Minute Friday - History Matters 9:03

3M ago9:03

9:03

In this episode, I talk about why history matters for technology professionals. When you understand the history of technology, techniques, and approaches, you have the context to understand where they fit into your situation. Ignore history at your peril.

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5 Minute Friday - Career Progression Advice 9:52

3M ago9:52

9:52

On a panel this week, we discussed the topic of career progressions. It got me thinking about the various ways people navigate their careers. Here's my advice if you're trying to move up the corporate ladder, frustrated in your current role, or want to jump ship and do your own thing.

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Yulia Pavlova - AI and Disinformation/Misinformation in the Media 55:45

4M ago55:45

55:45

Yulia Pavlova (Director of Technical Innovation at Thomson Reuters) joins me to chat about the role of AI in disinformation/misinformation in the media, communicating complex topics to nontechnical people, and much more. I personally consider the current state of the media as one of the central challenges today, and I learned a lot chatting with Yu…

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From Vision to Action — The Future of Health Equity: Dr. LaShawn McIver & Pleasant Radford Jr. | AHIP | UCare 21:10

3M ago21:10

21:10

As a major player within the health care system, health insurance plans are uniquely positioned to advance health equity in terms of how we design and pay for the benefits that bring better health and wellness care to everyone — no matter who you are, or where you live. LaShawn McIver, MD, MPH, AHIP’s senior vice president and chief health equity o…

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5 Minute Friday - Is Data Modeling a Waste of Time? 12:22

4M ago12:22

12:22

Is data modeling a waste of time? I meet a number of people who say it is. In this episode, I dissect some of the arguments against data modeling, and give reasons why it matters more than ever today.

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Safiyy Momen - The Good and Bad of the Modern Data Stack, Controlling Cloud Costs, and More 51:46

4M ago51:46

51:46

Safiyy Momen and I chat about the good and bad of the Modern Data Stack, controlling cloud costs, boring engineering, and much more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/safiyy-momen/

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Gordon Wong - Why Most Data Teams Aren't That Valuable 31:53

4M ago31:53

31:53

Gordon Wong and I chat about why most data teams aren't that valuable, and ways data teams can deliver more value.

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5 Minute Friday - It's Fast Enough, or Why Programming Language Wars are Dumb 8:27

4M ago8:27

8:27

Just got off the plane from Spain, and I'm quite jet lagged. Nonetheless, here's your Friday rant. In this episode, I chat about an experience I had with someone telling me Python is a slow language. If you can't tell, I think programming language wars are dumb, and I give some reasons why.

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Roman Yampolskiy - AI Safety & The Dangers of General Super Intelligence 40:01

4M ago40:01

40:01

Roman Yampolskiy is an AI safety researcher who's deeply concerned with the dangers of General Super Intelligence. We chat about why he doesn't think humanity has much time left, and what we can do about it. Twitter: https://twitter.com/romanyam?lang=en

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A Masterclass Approach to Micro-tailoring Health Dr. Talya Schwartz | MetroPlusHealth 23:54

4M ago23:54

23:54

New York is the largest city in the United States – and no borough, neighborhood, or community is quite the same. The city and its diverse populations need tailored, hyperlocal, hyper-focused health coverage designed for them – a challenge for which MetroPlusHealth has risen to the occasion. The mission goes beyond offering every New Yorker equitab…

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5 Minute Friday - My Book Writing Process 8:42

4M ago8:42

8:42

I'm sitting in the Amsterdam Airport (Schipol) and wrote some of my book on the flight over to Europe. In this episode, I'll talk briefly about my book writing process, and how it differs today from when I wrote Fundamentals of Data Engineering.

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