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S4 | Ep 10 | Unboxing Data Maturity: Insights from HelloFresh's Growth Journey with David Castro-Gavino, Global VP of Data at HelloFresh
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In Episode 10, of Season 4, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by David Castro-Gavino, Global VP of Data at HelloFresh, where they discuss, unboxing data maturity and insights from the HelloFresh growth journey, fuelled by data, which includes;
- Their focus on renewable and sustainable value to the customer
- Being recruited directly by the Co-Founder
- Removing complexity by having a unified data platform
- The evidence that data has played a pivotal role in the huge growth trajectory of the organisation
- Why being “data-driven” is a company value
- Going beyond the what and understanding the why behind the data
- Tackling different levels of maturity across regions and breaking those silos
- The symptoms of growth pains in a hyper-growth organisation
- Dismantling certain capabilities that weren’t designed for scale
- Accelerating time to actionable insight
- The framework of 4 key pillars; People, Technology, Governance and Enablement
- Designing the data strategy so it was practical and linked to the business
- Implementing the four-pillar approach as a 6-Step recipe
- Talking in the language of food which the business would understand
- Building for the immediate requirements that needed tackling but also for the long-term vision
- The importance of having the right structure, the right talent and the correct career frameworks
- Deciding the speed you hire at and how you’ll lose productivity
- The importance of data education and the HelloFresh Data University
- Balancing build versus buy and its relation to maturity
- The four core dimensions of data enablement
- Monetising the work that has been done
- Walking through the 6-Step Data Recipe to get to relish feast
- Helping the business to adopt the technology
- Prioritising based on core business metrics
- Ensuring you’re delivering a return on investment
- The importance of stakeholder application, not just usage, in realising value
- Why you have to ensure you agree of the definition of a business metric
- The 4 key takeaways
- Moving from data-driven to data-enabled
- The lessons learnt from the journey they’ve been on with implementing data-mesh
Thanks to our sponsor, Cambridge Spark;
Cambridge Spark is an education technology company that educates the workforce with critical digital transformation skills to succeed in the AI era.
They offer a range of flexible learning solutions to meet business needs, from fast deployment of new skills with bespoke programmes through to longer-term investment in the workforce with apprenticeships.
Their unique patented online learning platform EDUKATE.AI simulates real-world industry scenarios, providing learners with instantaneous feedback on their code. This hands-on, practical approach ensures that students are learning how to apply new skills to real datasets, which accelerates the business impact they can make.
194 episodes
Manage episode 394216722 series 2806428
In Episode 10, of Season 4, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by David Castro-Gavino, Global VP of Data at HelloFresh, where they discuss, unboxing data maturity and insights from the HelloFresh growth journey, fuelled by data, which includes;
- Their focus on renewable and sustainable value to the customer
- Being recruited directly by the Co-Founder
- Removing complexity by having a unified data platform
- The evidence that data has played a pivotal role in the huge growth trajectory of the organisation
- Why being “data-driven” is a company value
- Going beyond the what and understanding the why behind the data
- Tackling different levels of maturity across regions and breaking those silos
- The symptoms of growth pains in a hyper-growth organisation
- Dismantling certain capabilities that weren’t designed for scale
- Accelerating time to actionable insight
- The framework of 4 key pillars; People, Technology, Governance and Enablement
- Designing the data strategy so it was practical and linked to the business
- Implementing the four-pillar approach as a 6-Step recipe
- Talking in the language of food which the business would understand
- Building for the immediate requirements that needed tackling but also for the long-term vision
- The importance of having the right structure, the right talent and the correct career frameworks
- Deciding the speed you hire at and how you’ll lose productivity
- The importance of data education and the HelloFresh Data University
- Balancing build versus buy and its relation to maturity
- The four core dimensions of data enablement
- Monetising the work that has been done
- Walking through the 6-Step Data Recipe to get to relish feast
- Helping the business to adopt the technology
- Prioritising based on core business metrics
- Ensuring you’re delivering a return on investment
- The importance of stakeholder application, not just usage, in realising value
- Why you have to ensure you agree of the definition of a business metric
- The 4 key takeaways
- Moving from data-driven to data-enabled
- The lessons learnt from the journey they’ve been on with implementing data-mesh
Thanks to our sponsor, Cambridge Spark;
Cambridge Spark is an education technology company that educates the workforce with critical digital transformation skills to succeed in the AI era.
They offer a range of flexible learning solutions to meet business needs, from fast deployment of new skills with bespoke programmes through to longer-term investment in the workforce with apprenticeships.
Their unique patented online learning platform EDUKATE.AI simulates real-world industry scenarios, providing learners with instantaneous feedback on their code. This hands-on, practical approach ensures that students are learning how to apply new skills to real datasets, which accelerates the business impact they can make.
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