The Minisodes, Live from Data Connect 2024: In Conversation with Vishakha Gupta-Cledat
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
Release Date: 08/14/2024
S1 Ep#29 : Navigating Trade-Offs and Balancing Priorities
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
Season 1 Episode 29: Navigating Trade-Offs and Balancing Priorities The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In this episode of Data Product Management in Action, host Alexa Westlake talks with Anita Chen, diving into the complexities of managing data products. Anita, a product manager at PagerDuty, shares her approach to defining data products, prioritizing work, and balancing project work with interrupt-driven tasks. They discuss the critical...
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S1 Ep#28 Introducing Host Alexa Westlake
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In Season 01, Episode 28, we are excited to introduce to you a new host, Alexa Westgate! Join us as we learn all about her data journey. She'll discuss how she got into DPM, some of her greatest moments and challenges. You'll be excited for her future episodes! About our host Alexa Westlake: Alexa is a Data Analytics Leader in the Identity and Access Management space with a proven track record...
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S1 Ep#27: Special 25th Episode Release Celebration Minisode Pt.2
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In the 25th celebration minisode of Data Product Management in Action, hosts Frannie Helforoush and Nadiem von Heydebrand reflect on the progress of data product management in 2024. They highlight the growing clarity and recognition of the field, the rise of AI product management, and the importance of thoughtful integration without succumbing to overhype. The episode revisits key 2024 discussions on...
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S1 Ep#26: Special 25th Episode Release Celebration Minisode
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by and executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In this special minisode celebrating the podcast's 25th episode milestone, hosts Michael Toland and Amritha Arun Babu reflect on their journey so far. They share the key lessons they've learned, moments they've enjoyed, and their excitement for the future of data product management. From insights into AI and ML to the importance of building strong data communities and infrastructure, this episode...
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S1 Ep#25: Revolutionizing Social Media Management
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by and executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. This episode of Data Product Management in Action, host Michael Toland sits down with Max Fritzhand, the creator of , to explore how he turned a simple frustration into a powerful platform for managing social media on Threads. Max discusses leveraging machine learning, navigating API challenges, and engaging users to create a feature-rich tool that offers analytics, content suggestions, and...
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S1 Ep#24: Product at the Core: Managing Data, AI, and ML
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by and executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In Episode 24 of Data Product Management in Action, our host Nick Zervoudis is joined byTefi Trabuchi, Data Platform Product Manager at SumUp, to discuss her experience transforming a reactive data platform team into a user-focused, strategy-driven powerhouse. Tefi shares how she tackled challenges like burnout, prioritization struggles, and resistance to product practices such as user...
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S1 Ep#23 Building a Data Mesh
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
Building a Data Mesh The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by and executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In Episode 23 of Data Product Management in Action, our host Frannie Helforoush is joined by Soheil Mirchi, a technical product manager. Soheil discusses his company’s shift from a centralized data lake to a decentralized data mesh architecture. He outlines the three types of data products—source-aligned, aggregated, and customer-facing—and highlights the importance of...
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S1 Ep#22 Data Dynamics: Navigating the Role of Data Product Managers
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
Data Dynamics: Navigating the Role of Data Product Managers The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by and executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In Episode 22 of Data Product Management in Action, we welcome back our host Michael Toland as he chats with guest Chandan Gadodia. Listen along as they explore the vital role of data product managers. Discover the distinctions between data, IT, and functional product managers and their contributions to product success. Learn more...
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S1 Ep#21 Navigating AI in Data Product Management
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by and executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In Episode 21 of Data Product Management in Action, Frannie Helforoush interviews Lucca Kazan, a senior AI product manager about Navigating AI in Data Product Management. Luca shares insights from his work on innovative data products. He shares insights about search and personalization engines, facial recognition systems, and anti-fraud solutions. He’ll explore the relationship between...
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S1 Ep#20 Navigating the Data Landscape
Data Product Management in Action: The Practitioner's Podcast
The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by and executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In Season 01, Episode 20, Nick is back and this time he is chatting with Ganesh Prasad. They dive into Ganesh's background as a data product manager and his journey from data science to product management. The discussion leads into the differences between internal and external products, the importance of user interviews and discovery, and the challenges and advantages of working in big tech...
info_outlineThe Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by Soda and executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. We've released a special edition series of minisodes of our podcast. Recorded live at Data Connect 2024, our host Michael Toland engages in short, sweet, informative, and delightful conversations with five prevelant practitioners who are forging their way forward in data and technology.
Recorded on Day 2 of Data Connect 2024, Michael sits down with Vishaka Gupta-Cledat, CEO and co-founder of Aperture, a spin-off from Intel. They explore Aperture's mission to simplify the work of data scientists, data engineers, and machine learning teams.
- About our host Michael Toland: Michael is a Product Management Coach and Consultant with Pathfinder Product, a Test Double Operation. Since 2016, Michael has worked on large-scale system modernizations and migration initiatives at Verizon. Outside his professional career, Michael serves as the Treasurer for the New Leaders Council, mentors with Venture for America, sings with the Columbus Symphony, and writes satire for his blog Dignified Product. He is excited to discuss data product management with the podcast audience.
- About our guest Vishaka Gupta-Cledat: Vishaka is the Co-founder and CEO of ApertureData. Before launching ApertureData, she spent over seven years at Intel Labs, where she led the design and development of VDMS (the Visual Data Management System), which is now the foundation of ApertureData’s flagship product, ApertureDB. Her expertise spans diverse areas, including scheduling in heterogeneous multi-core environments, graph-based storage, applications on non-volatile memory systems, and tackling visual data management challenges for analytics use cases. Connect with Vishaka on LinkedIn.
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