Best Samir Sharma Podcasts (2025)

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Season 3 Ep 15: Kyle Winterbottom 46:22

4M ago46:22

46:22

Kyle is the Founder & CEO of Orbition Group, a talent solutions, search and advisory firm that operates exclusively within the Data & Analytics space across the UK, Europe and USA. Kyle founded and hosts the Driven by Data Community which is comprised of four key components; Driven by Data: The Roundtable, Driven by Data: The Podcast, Driven by Dat…

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Season 3 Ep 14: Jean Perez (Audio Only) 36:55

5M ago36:55

36:55

Jean Perez is an experienced Director of Data and Analytics professional with special interest on data science and AI implementation in the financial services and Loyalty industries. Passionate about driving a data-driven culture and growing the profit of the company from an analytics perspective. She enjoy's getting involved in the details of pred…

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Season 3 Ep 13: Malcolm Hawker 53:35

6M ago53:35

53:35

Malcolm Hawker is the Head of Data Strategy for Profisee, and leads the global field MDM and Data Governance practice,. He's also the host of the CDO Matters podcast, where he interviews senior data leaders from various industries and domains. His mission is to raise the awareness about the value of MDM and Data Governance to companies across the g…

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Season 3 Ep 12: Mohammed Aaser 39:30

7M ago39:30

39:30

Mohammed Aaser is currently Chief Data Officer at Domo. Mohammed has built Digital and Analytics teams that deliver business impact at McKinsey, Ameriprise and Domo. He specializes in collaborating with business, commercial, and technology teams to identify opportunities for growth. Enjoy the chat.

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Season 3 Ep 11: Christopher Bergh 46:51

8M ago46:51

46:51

Christopher Bergh is the CEO and Head Chef at DataKitchen. Chris has more than 30 years of research, software engineering, data analytics, and executive management experience. At various points in his career, he has been a COO, CTO, VP, and Director of engineering. Enjoy the chat.

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Season 3 Ep 10: Saurabh Gupta 52:48

1y ago52:48

52:48

Saurabh Gupta has over 25 years of experience in digital transformation, data strategy, transformation, modernization, governance, analytics, and business intelligence.He helps organizations maximize their data potential and realize their digital transformation ambitions. Currently, he is the Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer at The Modern Data Comp…

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Season 3 Ep 9: Eddie Short 52:30

1y ago52:30

52:30

Eddie Short is the Founder of Intelligent Enterprise Partners LLP. For 25 years he's been creating Intelligent Enterprises; organisations that can survive and thrive in the most challenging environments and are fully Data Enabled and AI Powered!

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Season 3 Ep 8: Phanii Pydimarri 46:49

1y ago46:49

46:49

Phanii Pydimarri is currently Head of Strategic Planning and Partnerships at Healthcare Service Corporation. He's an innovative and results-driven executive leader specializing in Digital Transformation, Digital Product Management, Corporate Growth Strategies, Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence, and brings a proven track record of catalyzi…

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Season 3 Ep 7: Sanjeev Mohan 42:47

1y ago42:47

42:47

Sanjeev Mohan is the Principal and owner of SanjMo Former Gartner Research Analyst, self-confessed world galivanter, who has 30 years of the data bug and showing no signs of abating. He's always evolving, always innovating, and is a chronic learner.

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Season 3 Ep 6: Ben Steele 58:23

1+ y ago58:23

58:23

Ben Steele is currently Head of Data and Analytics at the BMS Group. His focus is on strategic business enablement and unlocking the value in data assets across an organisation.

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Season 3 Ep 5: Mark Stouse 1:22:26

1+ y ago1:22:26

1:22:26

Mark Stouse is currently CEO of ProofAnalytics.ai, as well as a historian, philosopher and mathematician.

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Season 3 Ep 4: Sanjeevan Bala 52:06

1+ y ago52:06

52:06

Sanjeevan Bala is currently Group Chief Data & AI Officer @ ITV, FTSE NED at Bakkavor and "The Most Influential Person in Data in the UK" as voted by DataIQ.

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Season 3 Ep 3: Robert Vane 53:34

1+ y ago53:34

53:34

Robert Vane is an Enterprise Data Architect and creator of Federated Subject Areas (FSA) and the G-TEA Domain Architect platform.

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Season 3 Ep 2: Rachel Keane 49:48

1+ y ago49:48

49:48

Rachel Keane is the Chief Data Inspirer at The Data Inspiration Group Ltd, Digdata.

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Season 3 Ep 1: Bill Schmarzo 45:11

1+ y ago45:11

45:11

Bill Schmarzo is The Dean of Big Data, author of four books, and currently Customer Advocate, Data Management Incubation at Dell Technologies.

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Ep 37: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Scott Taylor - The Data Whisperer 54:53

2y ago54:53

54:53

The final episode of Season 2 and my guest is none other than Scott Taylor - the data whisperer! Yep this is the final episode of Season 2 of 66 questions. Scott and I had a lot of fun making this episode as the season finale! I've had a hoot doing this season and finishing it with much laughter and comedy moments was probably the best way to go! S…

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Ep 36: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Abel Aboh 51:10

2y ago51:10

51:10

Abel has an energy that oozes from him, and he says that he was “born in Nigeria and made in the UK” He defines himself as trustworthyand being a loveable soul! The first time a data leader has talked about how we need to love more and hate less! An avid documentary watcher and lifelonglearner he’s always looking at how to do things differently fro…

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Ep 35: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Susan Walsh 35:40

2y ago35:40

35:40

We have been connected for some time, and I think I met Susan for the first time at Big Data London 2022 and we recorded 4 questions as a mini 66. So here she is elaborating further on 62 questions! :-) Susan needs no real introductions from me! We had a great conversation, had a lot of fun and of course you can’t see it, but in the background, the…

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Ep 34: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Gareth Parkes 38:58

2+ y ago38:58

38:58

Gareth is a super passionate and purposeful leader. He is currently Head of Data & Analytics for Sir Robert McAlpine logo and Board Member for SEM 1/1 Energy Management Systems and Energy Audits Committee. He describes himself as enthusiastic, compassionate, and tenacious about all things data! He’s influencing the world of construction to embed be…

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Ep 33: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Jez Clark 28:38

2+ y ago28:38

28:38

Jez and I have known each other for quite a long time, since 2017. We met when we were more or less fresh faces in the data industry and still finding our place. Well, we have both come a long way since then and Jez is Co-founder and CEO at Eden Smith: a specialist data staffing, consulting & education company based in the UK and operating worldwid…

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Ep 32: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Karen Jean-Francois 47:59

2+ y ago47:59

47:59

The Data Strategy Show has been voted in the top 10 data podcasts by onlydatajobs and voted in the top 40 strategy podcasts by Feedspot in 2022. So, I wanted to say a HUGE BIG thank you to all the listeners out there for your support and I’m hugely excited about where the show will go in the future. On today's episode I'm delighted to have Karen Je…

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Ep 31: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Jasper Hegarty-Ditton & Divya Selva Prabhu 41:55

2+ y ago41:55

41:55

The Data Strategy Show has been voted in the top 10 data podcasts by onlydatajobs and voted in the top 40 strategy podcasts by Feedspot in 2022. So, I wanted to say a HUGE BIG thank you to all the listeners out there for your support and I’m hugely excited about where the show will go in the future. On today's episode I'm delighted to have not one …

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Ep 30: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Malcolm Hawker 1:15:59

2+ y ago1:15:59

1:15:59

The Data Strategy Show has been voted in the top 10 data podcasts by onlydatajobs and voted in the top 40 strategy podcasts by Feedspot in 2022. So, I wanted to say a HUGE BIG thank you to all the listeners out there for your support and I’m hugely excited about where the show will go in the future. My guest today is Malcolm Hawker. His opening gam…

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Ep 29: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: James Blagg 42:33

2+ y ago42:33

42:33

The Data Strategy Show has been voted in the top 10 podcasts in 2022 by onlydatajobs and was voted in the top 40 strategy podcasts for 2022 by Feedspot. So, I wanted to say a HUGE BIG thank you to all the listeners out there for your support and I’m hugely excited about where the show will go in the future. I was referred to James by Itoro Liney an…

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Ep 28: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Aaron Wilkerson 53:16

2+ y ago53:16

53:16

The Data Strategy Show has been voted in the top 10 podcasts in 2022 by onlydatajobs and was voted in at number 11 in the top 40 strategy podcasts for 2022 by Feedspot. So, I wanted to say a HUGE BIG thank you to all the listeners out there for your support and I’m hugely excited about where the show will go in the future. On today's show I'm delig…

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Ep 27: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Piyush Malik 42:11

2+ y ago42:11

42:11

The Data Strategy Show has been voted in the top 10 podcasts in 2022 by onlydatajobs and was voted in at number 11 in the top 40 strategy podcasts for 2022 by Feedspot. So, I wanted to say a HUGE BIG thank you to all the listeners out there for your support and I’m hugely excited about where the show will go in the future. On today's episode, I'm d…

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Ep 26: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Mir Ali 34:54

2+ y ago34:54

34:54

The Data Strategy Show has been voted in the top 10 podcasts in 2022 by onlydatajobs and was voted in at number 11 in the top 40 strategy podcasts for 2022 by Feedspot. So, I wanted to say a HUGE BIG thank you to all the listeners out there for your support and I’m hugely excited about where the show will go in the future. On today's episode, I'm d…

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Ep 25: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Ranil Boteju 1:07:10

2+ y ago1:07:10

1:07:10

The data strategy Show has been voted in the top 10 podcasts in 2022 by onlydatajobs and was voted in at number 11 in the top 40 strategy podcasts for 2022 by Feedspot. So, I wanted to say a HUGE BIG thank you to all the listeners out there for your support and I’m hugely excited about where the show will go in the future. Now on to today’s episode…

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Ep 24: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Srini Ramaswamy 33:21

2+ y ago33:21

33:21

The data strategy Show has been voted in the top 10 podcasts in 2022 by onlydatajobs and was voted in at number 11 out of 40 for the top strategy podcasts for 2022 by Feedspot. So, I wanted to say a HUGE BIG thank you to all the listeners out there for your support and I’m hugely excited about where the show will go in the future. Now to today’s ep…

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Ep 23: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Melissa Drew 49:24

2+ y ago49:24

49:24

It was amazing to speak with Melissa and finding out many wonderful insights about her one of which is that she loves writing and has the knack of devouring information, understanding it and then being able to craft and convey the information to people in simple ways! She has a book coming out soon so looking forward to reading that! Melissa is an …

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Ep 22: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Joti Balani 42:02

2+ y ago42:02

42:02

It was an absolute pleasure to speak to Joti and I really loved her human-first approach, of getting to know people and understanding their motivations. She's a singer and is currently being coached by a child prodigy. She also loves the song "Jalebi Baby" - for those who don't know a "jalebi" is the name for an Indian sweet dish made of sugar and …

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Episode 21: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Ivan Martinez 52:19

2+ y ago52:19

52:19

Our preamble before the interview was really insightful for me. We talked about our families, our cultures, and our values and it seemed that Ivan and I have had similar experiences in life. He’s super focused and lives with a form of discipline around him that is fantastic, a triathlon athlete and now training for the big Iron Man which he hopes t…

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Episode 20: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Dan Everett 35:28

2+ y ago35:28

35:28

I’ve known Dan for a few years now and we have been engaged on LinkedIn getting to know each other. When Dan expressed interest on coming onto the show, I was delighted. He calls himself the Techno Optimist and as humanity faces countless challenges in its continuing evolution, he believes that data and tech can be used to make the world a better p…

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Episode 19: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Vijay Yadav 1:02:16

3y ago1:02:16

1:02:16

The pre-discussion with Vijay was fantastic and we instantly hit it off! We talked about his passion for cooking fusion food, his trips to the Napa valley, his family and the various trips they take to new destinations. I’m sure you will notice that these and plenty other themes come up in this fantastic episode. Here is a little more about Vijay. …

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Episode 18: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Gaurav Patole 39:35

3y ago39:35

39:35

Gaurav was brilliant to speak to – a big Bollywood and cricket fan with a photographic memory! He’s current the Global Data Governance Lead at The Boston Consulting Group responsible for conceptualizing and driving data management processes within BCG's global data tribe. An innovative and strategic thinker, motivated to disrupt and ‘make a differe…

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Episode 17: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Alexander Radev 53:30

3y ago53:30

53:30

Every leader has a different view of the world and how exciting it is for me to understand what makes different data leaders tick! It was great to speak to Alexander and he was an open soul, not inhibited at all about his true self and what drives him to do the things he does. Here is a little bit about Alexander: Alexander is a data science leader…

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Episode 16: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Pete Williams 57:09

3y ago57:09

57:09

I really loved this conversation and speaking to data leaders I always pick up some good nuggets about what drives them to be who they are. Pete is foremost a data evangelist – he’s always had this monicker and sticks to his guns on it! Dedicated to the cause of data he is deeply passionate about how it is used to drive better, faster decisions. A …

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Episode 15: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Itoro Liney 57:33

3y ago57:33

57:33

Itoro is an absolute star and I loved our conversation and learning about Itoro and her journey to data and data science. Her journsy has been an amazing one to where she is now. She started out as an engineer and through her curiosity embarked on changing her career and getting into data and specifically becoming a data scientist! She currently wo…

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Ep14: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Kat Holmes 44:11

3y ago44:11

44:11

Kat is an executive data leader and is passionate about all things people, culture and business. I met Kat about a year ago, over a coffee waxing about data, culture, the world and our post-pandemic hopes. One thing that stands out with Kat is her passion and heartfelt approach to people and transformation. She wears her heart on her sleeve and wha…

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Ep13: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Andrew McMurtrie 35:48

3y ago35:48

35:48

Andy and I met back in 2014 on a large transformation programme we were both working on. We are also Accenture Alumni and one thing that I love about him is that while he's passionate about data, he's super passionate about the business. I would say we hit it off as we were both thinking about how we could speak in the purist of business languages,…

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Ep12: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Drew Smith 1:03:58

3y ago1:03:58

1:03:58

Drew and I met in August 2020 through the popular platform that is LinkedIn. What struck me is the depth of thought almost philosophical that Drew engages in around the topics of business in particular - people, process, data and technology. A business minded individual with a flair for driving business goals and outcomes through data, he and I hav…

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Ep11: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Kate Strachnyi 37:15

3y ago37:15

37:15

I first met Kate in 2019 and interviewed her for my data leaders series way back when, which is on YouTube. Zip to 2022 and Kate has launched her own brand DATAcated. She's got a great philosophy to life, is an avid reader, watches very little TV and gets up at 5am to get all of the things that she wants to do before the rest of the family awake. I…

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Ep10: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Jason Krantz 32:13

3y ago32:13

32:13

Jason and I met in 2018 and it seems that we have known each other for years! I remember one of our earliest conversations that we had and his use of the word "domination" was brilliant! He would use it as a way to say "go do what you have to do and do it with excellence" so I loved that word put into that context. We both have our own companies an…

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Ep9: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Bill Schmarzo 33:37

3y ago33:37

33:37

As you can probably tell from the interview, I've known Bill for a while now and we just click. He grew up playing the trumpet, so did I, we were both in Jazz Bands and to boot he was into his sport Basketball and I was into Tennis as my sport! With a lot in common, it was really great to get to know more about Bill, his character and what lies ben…

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Ep8: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Hywel Benbow 32:50

3+ y ago32:50

32:50

I speak to Hywel Benbow to find out more about the person behind the leader. About Hywel: Hywel is Senior Vice President of Global Data & Analytics at GEMS Education based in Dubai. He joined GEMS Education in 2017 where he oversees the organization’s data and analytics capabilities across both the commercial and education spheres. His role include…

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Ep7: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Arvind Murali 37:18

3+ y ago37:18

37:18

I speak to Arvind Murali to find out more about the person behind the leader. About Arvind: Arvind is Chief Data Strategist at Perficient and his job is to tell a Business Story using data and technology to solve problems such as Make Money, Save Money, or Innovate with the constraints of time, cost, scope, and quality. He advises executives of lar…

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Ep6: 66 Questions Data Leaders Unplugged: Dylan Clark 33:37

3+ y ago33:37

33:37

I speak to Dylan Clark to find out more about the person behind the leader. About Dylan: Dylan Clark is the Associate Vice President of Analytics at OU Health, and data enthusiast that believes data analytics and technology can impact the world in positive ways. A well-rounded professional with a passion for business intelligence, data science, res…

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Ep 5: 66 Questions - Data Leaders Unplugged: Paul Morley 46:16

3+ y ago46:16

46:16

I speak to Paul Morley to find out more about the person behind the leader. About Paul: Paul Morley, is Data Philosopher, Public Speaker and an executive at Nedbank’s Enterprise Data Services, leading a team of world class data professionals, and is responsible for delivering Nedbank’s regulatory commitments that govern the finance sector. He is al…

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Ep 4: 66 Questions - Data Leaders Unplugged: Graeme McDermott 40:57

3+ y ago40:57

40:57

I speak to Graeme McDermott to find out more about the person behind the leader. About Graeme: Graeme is an experienced senior data leader and is currently the Chief Data Officer at Tempcover with broad data function responsibility for up to 40 people. Throughout his career has completed every stage of data platform realisation from conception to e…

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Ep 3: 66 Questions - Data Leaders Unplugged: Thom Ives 34:33

3+ y ago34:33

34:33

I speak to Thom Ives to find out more about the person behind the leader. About Thom: My guest today is Thom Ives! Tom career spans over 30 years and he’s a passionate data scientist. Among his wide range of data science work, his particular passion is around automating analyses and data visualizations including animation when necessary. His main l…

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