The Data For Good Podcast

#171 Productising the Data Platform (Rajesh Shet)

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re joined by Rajesh Shett, Senior Product Manager for the Data Platform at Aroundhome, to explore what it really means to productize t...

#170 Data Literacy to Business Impact (Sophia Strohmeier)

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Data For Good Podcast, we’re joined by Sophia Strohmeier, Data Literacy Leader at mobile.de. She'll show us why data literacy isn't...

#169 Putting product into Data (Ceren Ahıska)

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re joined by Ceren Ahishka to unpack the art and science of treating data as a true product. As Head of Data at Berlin’s Elvar, Cere...

#168 Data Transparency and the future of Sustainable Buildings (Carmen Sitz)

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Data For Good Podcast, we’re joined by Carmen Sitz, Data & AI Leader and Cofounder of Edyfi, to explore the transformative role...

#167 Navigating the Age of AI Hype (Mirza Rahim Baig)

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Data For Good Podcast, we sit down with Mirza Rahim Baig, Data & AI Leader and Coach, to unpack the real impact of Generative AI ...

#166 Using Data for Smarter Energy (Austin Todd)

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Austin Todd joins us to explore how data and AI are transforming the energy landscape. As a data and AI leader at Sonnen in Berlin, Austin ...

#165 The Analytics 'Active User Dilemma' (Gal Chen)

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Analytics Leader, Gal Chen joins us to talk about how business leaders, investors and even analytics leaders often get it wrong.... The Act...

#164 AI Agents and Product Management - What does the future hold?(Mirza Beširović)

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Mirza Beširović joins us to dive into the evolving intersection of AI and product management. As Group Product Manager for AI Agents at Z...

#163 How Data People Can Turn Steering Into Impact (Dr. Tino Herden)

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's DFG chat, Tino shares his journey of introducing Lean Six Sigma Steering approaches to Contorion's data practices... Prepare for lo...

#162 Building Data-driven Growth, and your Career! (Prasanna Kumar Ramaswamy)

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's DFG chat, Prasanna explains how you, the data professional, can give and then show the HUGE value you add to a business. Prasanna delve...

#161 Data Products 4 E-comm (Chozhan D M)

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's DFG chat, Data Leader, Chozhan Dharmpuri Madhesh, gives us an enthusiastic and comprehensive overview of Data Products - their definition, ...

#160 The Big 3 in ML? (Nikita Loik)

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What’s Beyond ChatGPT?What are Nikita's Big 3 Game Changers in AI/ML? Why is AI not living up to the value-add hype in the business world?Reinfo...

#159 Data in Politics (Sasha Kulek)

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's DFG chat, an eye-opening conversation about data in politics, with Data Leader, Sasha Kulek. Sasha loves the world of data where it relates...

#158 The Evolution of Analytics Engineering (Elvira Bekyrova)

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Elvira Bekyrova will join us as we explore the ever-changing world of data. We'll explore the rise of Analytics Engineering, its origins, k...

#157 Educating leadership: Is GenAI right for your business? (Michael Soucek)

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's DFG chat, Dr. Michael Soucek lays out the real commercial considerations owners must take to understand "Is GenAI right for your business?"...

#156 How much does Data matter? (Patrick Grohmann-Köthur)

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Patrick Grohmann-Köthur joins us as we discuss how much Data matters when the figures you are dealing with are well into the billions. In...

#155 The Evolution of AI for Tech and Design (Pietro Bolcato)

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's DFG chat, the AI Lead and all-round enthusiast, Pietro Bolcato, talks about the real costs and considerations of implementing AI in a busin...

#154 Data Strategy (Vineela Alamalakala)

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Data Engineering Manager for Germany's largest property-tech provider, Vineela, talks about a topic that is close to her heart - data strategy. She br...

#153 The Data Landscape of USA Vs Germany (Sitian Gao)

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Global Data Analytics Project Lead, Sitian Gao, uses her lived experience to compare the tools, tech, processes, and project delivery of German and US...

#152 Scaling up Data teams for high-growth (Ulysse Zampogna)

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Ulysse Zampogna joins us as we discuss unveiling the secrets to managing change for data teams in high-growth organisations. Data is the l...

#151 Data Cataloguing (Leonid Moiseev)

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's DFG deep dive conversation, the data platform wizard leader, Leonid Moiseev, talks about data cataloguing - the tools, processes, trend...

#150 Supporting the evolution of the Data Scientist (Elisabeth Kant)

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Elisabeth Kant as we discuss unveiling the secrets to building a high-performing Data Science team.This podcast dives deep ...

#149 GenAI For The Legal Industry (Tim Eck)

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's DFG curious conversation, we tackle a use case of GenAI; the legal industry. A fascinating conversation with Tim about his personal pro...

#148 The Challenge of Data Democratisation (Evgeni Hasin)

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by the amazing Evgeni Hasin, in this episode dives into the world of data and how companies can leverage it for success. We'll explo...

#147 The New Role: QA for Data, with Kay Kim

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

DATA is everywhere! Yet, high QUALITY is not. Kay Kim, tells us about the new and emerging role of 'Data Quality Engineer'. Along with; the ne...

#146 Upskilling Data Engineers with Daniel Schley

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Schley, Senior Data Operations and Data Engineering leader, shares his insights into future proofing yourself within Data. This podcast explo...

#145 Becoming A Data Scientist (Evgeniy Savin)

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking of transitioning your career to Data Science? Watch this! Evgeniy Savin has seen every type of new-joiner in the industry. Here, he helps us ...

#144 Your data - To own, or to not own! (Maximilian Jenders)

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Data Science leadership of a digital media startup comes with hefty responsibility around data. Ownership of this data could bring better access to cu...

#143 Know Your Business (Daniel Jerman)

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Jerman, Marketing Science Leader and Senior Data Product Manager, shares his valuable insights on how Data folks can be valuable.  Business d...

#142 Educating and Implementing AI (Nischal Padmanabha)

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

AI enablement, the path to success is littered with challenges. Nichal gives us the rundown of what activties to focus on, and how to effectively educ...

#141 The Data journey of a start-up (Camila Gutiérrez López)

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Building a Data Team from the Ground Up. Camila Gutiérrez López, Analytics Lead and Founding Member of the Data Function at JustPlay, shares her in...

#140 The new era of Product Management - AI (Christian Geißler)

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Data & AI-driven Product Management! Practical and insightful, Christian gets straight to the point, on the differences of conventional product m...

#127 - How Data People can solve Business Problems

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anjali Savlani is a Senior professional specialising in Data Management. Expect to hear about the disconnect between people and data, and how we over...

#139 The Power of Diversity in Data (Amanda Liu)

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Diversity Drives Data Decisions! This episode packs a punch on building high-performing data teams. We show how diversity fuels better choices, foster...

#133 Analytics; the strategic partner in crime (Martin Kasten)

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Martin is Director of Analytics & Controlling and comes from a wealth of experience in the industry. Today we explore how businesses are starting ...

#138 - AI for Mental Health (Oleg Karakash)

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Oleg is an AI enthusiast and mental health advocate; a winning combination for this podcast's hot topic! In this episode, you'll learn about...

#137 - Best Practice Data Project Scoping (Zane Blanton)

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Zane is an Applied Science Manager with Zalando, and has been scoping and delivering data projects for over 10 years. In this episode, you'll he...

#136 - Winning Friends with DBT (Eva Schreyer)

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eva is an analytics and engineering leader and expert practitioner of DBT. In this episode you'll hear about the people and process challenges o...

#135 - Sustainability in Machine Learning (Patrick Jähnichen)

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick is a Research Lead in the area of AI for healthcare, and he has a logical level of concern for the impact that machine learning is having on o...

#134 Keeping humans in the AI process (Sayon Kumar Saha)

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sayon, a data leader with extensive experience in science, engineering, and analytics, has worked with Berlin's most prominent employers. They are...

#132 The identity problem in Data teams (Steve Buckingham)

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Steve is a VP of Data and comes from a wealth of experience in the industry. Today we go searching for why Data teams are important, what are they try...

#131 - Merging Data in BigTech (Marc Brüggermann)

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Brüggermann is an international Analytics leader of Global Supply Analytics. He is mid-way through taking his AdTech employer through a massive ...

#130 - Digital identity, why is it important? (Anna Varosyan)

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anna is an Engineering Director and former Computer Science lecturer now part of a company that is enabling you to reclaim your identity, reclaim your...

#129 - Data Science & AI: Research vs. Industry (Promit Ray)

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Promit Ray is a Data Science Leader who has transcended advanced research, and gone to the commercial world of Data Science. Expect to hear about how...

#128 - Success without Data Engineers (Aleksandr Zolotukhin)

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Aleksandr Zolotukhin is a Senior BI leader with a great outlook on the importance of passion in your work. Expect to hear about how he created a succ...

#126 - Why are we using AI in Risk and Fraud? (Federico Branchetti)

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Federico Branchetti is a Senior professional specialising in Risk, Data and Fraud across Engineering and Product. Expect to hear about why we use AI ...

AI: Creating a Safe Space Online, with Michal Klos (ShareChat)

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Data For Good podcast gives you access to the thoughts and opinions of Berlin's most successful data people. ZUMA, the specialist recruitmen...

Securing Talent As We Return to Office, with Rap Paulivicius (Kittl)

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

2023. The year that company policies reverted to hybrid working, and HR teams struggled with the change in expectations of both leaders and employees....

Will AI replace us? with Julia Flament-Wallin (TomTom)

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Flament-Wallin from TomTom joins to talk about whether we should be worried about AI replacing us in the digital space. We address the Replaceme...

Machine Learning for Pricing, with Eliott Kalfon (Auto1 Group)

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eliott Kalfon is Data Science Team Lead at Auto1 Group. He talks us through the mechanics of Machine Learning for Pricing. He also shares his hot take...

The Data Platform with Tadej Štajner (SumUp)

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tadej Štajner from SumUp joins us this week for a fascinating episode as we dive into what a Data platform is and why it is so valuable. Listen to th...

Data Fabric with Shayan Fallahi (GROPYUS)

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Shayan Fallahi, Senior Manager BI / Engineering at GROPYUS. We took a deep dive into Data Fabric - the pros the cons, the c...

Data Governance - Know the Risks, with Mike Kamysz (The Data Institute)

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Mike Kamysz, Data Lead from The Data Institute. We explore the risks that businesses put themselves in by overlooking data ...

The emergence of Analytics Engineers with Bijan Soltani (Gemma Analytics)

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Bijan Soltani, Co-founder at Gemma Analytics. Nothing was held back as we discussed all things Analytics Engineering. Where...

AI Strategy in Enterprise with Talha Munir (Deutsche Bank)

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This was our first podcast recorded LIVE FROM BERLIN and we were joined by Talha Munir, Lead Analyst from Deutsche Bank. Fascinating conversation as w...

Regularisation & Simplicity with Alexander Novikov (Enpal)

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Alexander Novikov, Director BI from Enpal. This is a fascinating episode as we dive into Regularisation. Why is it so impor...

Marketing analytics - Tracking & Privacy, with Ahmed Koraiem (OMIO)

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Ahmed Koraiem, Marketing Analytics Manager from OMIO. This is a practical and direct episode for both analysts and people g...

Data Teams: Delivering value to customers, with Olalekan Fuad Elesin (HRS Group)

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Olalekan, Data Platform Director of HRS Group, shares his major reality check - data teams exist to give value to customers first, and business second...

The Triad of Data Science with Pavel Gnatenko (N26)

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pavel Gnatenko from N26 joins us this week for a fascinating episode as we dive into the Triad of Data Science. Listen to the three critical areas of ...

Analytics; the decision-making discipline, with César Escobedo (GFK)

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

César is Head of Product Analytics, Platform at GFK. Today's topic; Positioning analytics as a decision-making discipline within Product...and bu...

People over Process with Tim-Fabien Pohlmann (FREENOW)

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tim-Fabien Pohlmann, from FREENOW, joins us for this special episode as we focus on People, putting People over Process. Listen to how to motivate peo...

Data team: from cost centre or profit centre, with Rishat Iskhakov (OSOME)

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rishat Iskhakov is VP of Analytics at OSOME. He tackles the challenge that every data leader faces - turning the efforts of your data team from a cost...

Consulting in Data with Boyan Angelov (Exxeta)

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Boyan Angelov from Exxeta joins us this week as we look into the world of Data Consulting. Listen to how to be a master of wearing all Data hats and w...

Breaking the Analytics Silos, with Merve Düven (OLX)

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Merve Düven is the Product Analytics Manager at OLX. Here she shares her learnings, frustrations, and breakthroughs on the topic of breaking down sil...

Performance Marketing in the age of AI, with Moritz Andresen (DCBerlin)

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Moritz K. Andresen, Co-Founder & Managing Director from DCBerlin & DCPolitics joins us this week. We are talking about the all-encompassing im...

Data Quality for AI with Stephan Schmidt (Ratepay)

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stephan Schmidt from Ratepay joins us this week as we discuss the level of data quality required for the AI revolution. We look into the fact that the...

Data Quality, with Angelita Sanches (Omio)

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Angelita is Data Engineering and BI Manager at Omio, in Berlin. Angelita explores the challenges, approaches, impact and importance of data quality ac...

Closing the skills gap with Alex Fedorov (RIDE Capital)

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Fedorov from RIDE Capital discusses the challenge of closing the skills gap in Data. We look into how we can do this from a software development ...

Recommendation Systems, with Tamer Cagatay (Forto)

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tamer Cagatay is the Head of Product Analytics & Data Science at Forto. Here he introduces and compares recommendation systems in 2023: How to int...

Big Data in large established organisations with Pavel Yakunin (Deutsche Bank)

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pavel Yakunin from Deutsche Bank shares insights about what is Big Data and what it means in terms of large established organisations The Data For Go...

Experimentation in Product Analytics, with Arunabh Singh (Eigensonne)

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Arunabh Singh is the Head Of Data at Eigensonne. Here he introduces and gives lots of advice about adopting Experimentation in Product Analytics. The ...

Data in Real Estate with Michael Kieweg (McMakler)

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Kieweg from McMakler shares insights about how we use Data in the Real Estate industry and the challenges they face. The Data For Good podcas...

Connecting Humans with Empathetic AI (Humanaize)

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Nannette Swed, Co-Founder at humanaize joins us this week to talk about connecting and healing people through Empathetic AI. An informative episo...

AI in Traditional Industries with Paul Weber (wattX)

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Weber, from wattX, talks with us about AI in Digital and Tech and what it means for traditional industries. Sharing his wisdom on AI in an indust...

Image Recognition, and Computer Vision Satelite Tech, with Dr. Ivan Tankoyeu (Fly Pix)

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ivan, Co-founder & CDO for Flypix, introduces the wondrous business and environment opportunities from Satellite Image Recognition and computer Vi...

Empowering your users with Cristina Blanco (audibene)

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina Blanco from audibene joins us as she shares her experiences of the journey to self-service. Sharing the challenges, the trade-offs and the...

Computer Vision for Sports, with Igor Slinko (SportTotal)

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Igor, Lead Computer Vision Engineer for SportTotal.TV, reveals the machine learning magic behind live sports analysis. You'll never watch live spo...

Making Data inclusive with Tiankai Feng (TEDx)

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Data-world legend Tiankai Feng joins us this week to talk about making Data inclusive. We will be talking about doing this through humour, music a...

Helping Data and Finance people to work together, with Mariia Meleshko (Zalando)

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mariia Meleshko, Lead of Data & Process Mining Finance Operations of Zalando. Mariia joins us this week to talk about the unique area of data in ...

Setting up a Data function with Cyprien Marcos (Talon.One)

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cyprien Marcos, Head of Data Analytics at Talon.One joins us this week to talk about setting up a Data function from scratch. Educational episode talk...

Purpose in your Data career with Christian Rebernik (Tomorrow University)

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Christian Rebernik, co-founder of Tomorrow University joins us this week to talk about purpose in your vocation. Motivational episode talking about ab...

BI for Logistics with Sabir Akhtar (Enpal)

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sabir Akhtar is a senior BI specialist at Enpal. Here he shares his expert knowledge about the complexities, mechanics, and trends of BI in the highly...

Business AI with Sebastian Wieczorek (SAP)

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Sebastian Wieczorek, VP of AI Technology at SAP. We discuss the use of AI in business and how enterprise companies are util...

Customer Data Collection - Know the rules! (Zalando)

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Praveen Kumar is Team Leader for Data Infrastructure and Tracking at Zalando. Here he shares his expert knowledge about data collection and tracking g...

Automating using LLMs with Ishaan Varshney (SellerX)

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Ishaan Varshney, Head of Engineering at SellerX. We discuss using ChatGPT for your pipeline automation alongside the commer...

Evolving Data Leadership with Alexander Borek (Zalando & Data Masterclass)

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Alexander Borek, Director of Data Analytics at Zalando and Found of Data Masterclass. We discuss Data Leadership within Dat...

Marketing Data for Business, with Mustafa Ibrahim (HelloFresh)

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mustafa, Director of Global Marketing for data products @ HelloFresh, shares his hot tips and hot takes on the emergence of AI in marketing and how yo...

Data Governance with Clemence Chee (Babbel)

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Clemence Chee, VP Data & Analytics at Babbel. We talk about all things Data quality, from education to closing the skil...

Data Observability with Fabian Schomm-von Auenmüller (AUTO1)

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fabian is the Head of the Data Platform at AUTO1. Today we talk about all things Data Observability - the tools, the rules, the mindset, the best prac...

Machine Learning in Logistics with Vasileios Zografos (sennder)

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Vasileios Zografos, Machine Learning Lead at sennder. We are talking all things logistics and how the industry uses machine...

Data in AgTech with Tim Winke (Yara Digital)

16 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Winke, Head of Data & Analytics from Yara Digital, joins us this week. We are talking about all things Agriculture and how the AgTech industry...

Analytics for Gaming, with Patrick McGrath - Co-Founder & CEO (Moonlit Games)

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick joins us to talk about Analytics for the Gaming industry. Patrick shares his expert insights, and we talk about career paths, the impact of bl...

Direction of Data with R. Andrew Fowler (Simon-Kucher)

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

R. Andrew Fowler, Director Advanced Analytics at Simon-Kucher, joins us this week. We left the episodes open and went with the flow talking about all ...

Staying ahead of the AI Hype, with Christopher Baumgärtner (Durayne Technologies)

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Baumgärtner, CEO at Durayne Technologies, joins us as we talk about businesses embarking on their AI journey - what to prioritise, what a...

Data-driven decisions with Joy Chatterjee (Joy of Data & DCMN)

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Joy Chatterjee, Founder of Joy of Data, Speaker, Youtube Host and Lead Data Scientist at DCMN joins us this week to talk analytics. what are we tryi...

The Misunderstandings of Product Analytics, with Delia Amarandei (AVIV Group)

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Misunderstandings of Product Analytics. Are businesses getting it all wrong, and missing great, long-term opportunities to get more value from the...

Diversity in your Data Team with Nina Shah (AMBOSS)

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nina Shah, Director of Engineering and Data at AMBOSS, joins us this week to talk about Diversity in the Data Team. We cover the importance of diversi...

Using Product Thinking to Enable Data Mesh, with Kaan Tan (Delivery Hero)

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Another great business-data conversation coming from Kaan Tan at HelloFresh 😫 📊 🏆 Here we talk about bringing Product thinking to: Data Mesh,...

Getting ROI from Data, with Anna Smolina - Director of Data & Analytics

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Smolina, Director of Data & Analytics, joins us this week to talk about ROI in data. The truths and frameworks to get maximum return and quan...

The Data Platform with Arvid Reiche (Scout24)

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Arvid Reiche, Data Platform Lead at Scout24, joins us this week to talk about everything Data Platform. How to run it effectively and efficiently, how...