The Fivetran Data Podcast
In the hands of visionary leaders, data isn’t just information. It’s a catalyst for innovation and transformation. But going from information to insights is a struggle for almost every organization – especially when the volume of data keeps growing. Who are the data leaders gaining mastery over their data – and how are they doing it? The Fivetran Data Podcast digs into these questions and other hot topics like generative AI, enterprise data analytics, and a lot more through insightful interviews with some of the brightest minds across the data community. To learn more, visit www.fivetran.com/podcast
Episodes

Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
Clinton McFall from Davey Resource Group explores the challenges of cloud migrations and the lessons learned along the way. McFall and his team tackle complex data challenges including client data isolation across large data lakes, managing asynchronous data collection from field technicians and safely leveraging GenAI to explore GIS data in new ways. Listen to learn about how the country’s 8th largest employee-owned company is using data to manage difficult environmental projects. Read the full show notes at www.fivetran.com/podcast

Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Snowflake and Fivetran CMOs are joined by HubSpot's VP of Platform Ecosystems to discuss the evolution of Customer 360 and the emergence of hyper-personalization in marketing.
For the full show notes, visit www.fivetran.com/podcast

Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
In this episode of the Fivetran Data Podcast, Frank Carotenuto, Senior Director of Enterprise Data Platforms at Trellix, shares his experience leading the organization’s migration to a single data platform from multiple, siloed data marts. His efforts resulted in a new team structure, modern data architecture and a cross-functional center of excellence. For the full show notes, visit www.fivetran.com/podcast.

Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
CHS Inc.’s Senior Manager of IT Engineering Riley Buss is at the forefront of global data operations for the Fortune 500 secondary cooperative. In this episode, Buss shares how the modern data stack, consisting of Fivetran, Snowflake and dbt, enables the business to reap real-time analytics on terabytes of data from across the globe to drive sustainability and efficiency into the global food supply.
Read the full show notes at www.fivetran.com/podcast

Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
The key to breaking down data silos and fostering innovation goes well beyond having the right technology. It’s the people and processes that truly drive change. Ajay Bidani, Data and Insights Manager at Powell Industries, shares his perspective on how a strong, inclusive data culture is fueling the manufacturer’s global success.
Read the full show notes at www.fivetran.com/podcast.

Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
George Fraser, CEO and co-founder of Fivetran, and Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, are building products that power the modern data stack. They offer an insider’s perspective on the hardest parts of building and deploying generative AI in the enterprise. Read the full show notes at www.fivetran.com/podcast.

Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Modern marketing is constantly growing in complexity due to new technology, privacy requirements and analytics opportunities. That’s why the right data integration tools are essential to all of today’s digital marketing endeavors.
Lakshmi Ramesh, Vice President of Data Services at Tinuiti, which services brands like Rite Aid, Nestle, and Instacart, joins us to talk about her work at the intersection of tech, data and marketing. We discuss how the company manages the data from hundreds of platforms to serve both clients and internal teams.
Read the full show notes at www.fivetran.com/podcast.

Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
In this episode of Data Drip, Aarthi Sridharan, VP of Data Insights and Analytics at BODi, examines her experience leading a complex data migration project to achieve customer 360 in a rapidly evolving fitness industry.
She reflects on the challenges of migrating from multiple on-premises data warehouses to a unified cloud-based system and highlights the most important lessons she learned about planning, adapting, and managing a major multi-year project.
Read the full show notes at www.fivetran.com/podcast

Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Generative AI has everyone talking, but has that buzz overshadowed the potential of predictive AI? Parag Shah, Senior Director of Data and Analytics at Rocket Software, joins us to discuss the possibilities of taking a hybrid approach to AI, as well as the importance of choosing modern, scalable data tools.
Read the full show notes at www.fivetran.com/podcast.

Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Data isn’t just information — it’s the catalyst for innovation and transformation. But how do modern data leaders master the process of evolving information to insights?
Welcome to the Data Drip, presented by Fivetran. Every other week, host Kelly Kohlleffel sits down with top technology leaders to discuss the trends transforming industries, including data readiness for generative AI, cloud migration, enterprise analytics and much more.
Learn more at www.fivetran.com/podcast