18 episodes
MindSpeaking podcast - by Gilbert Eijkelenboom Gilbert Eijkelenboom
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As a former professional poker player, you’ll find Gilbert Eijkelenboom wherever data and psychology meet. Gilbert spent his career in Data & Analytics and he’s passionate about it. But too often, people did not listen to his data insights. He saw other Data professionals have the same struggle. Therefore, he founded MindSpeaking, training and coaching 1,000+ Data Scientists & Analysts to communicate with business impact. In 2020, Gilbert published the bestselling book: People Skills for Analytical Thinkers.
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Ep. 18 - Philipp Humm: Data Storytelling: How to Turn Insights into Stories and Present with Impact
Philipp Humm is the founder of Power-of-Storytelling.com and has an impressive background in various industries. With experience at Uber, Bain & Company, and Blackstone, he discovered his passion for storytelling while completing his MBA at Columbia Business School. He further refined his skills at esteemed institutions like Mezrab School of Storytelling, De Toneelmeester Acting School, and Boom Chicago. Philipp Humm is a dedicated storyteller, leaving a lasting impact on those who witness his craft.
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipphumm
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Philipp-Humm
Website: https://power-of-storytelling.com/
The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.
Connect with me & free resources:
👨🏻💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/
🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation
📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book
📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model
⭕ Subscribe to this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1
🎬 Turn your insights into a Data Story with my video course:
http://www.mindspeaking.com/online-course
Highlights:
00:00:00 Teaser
00:00:34 Intro
00:00:58 Introducing Philipp
00:03:04 Writing a book is not a romantic process
00:05:19 Why do stories matter?
00:09:35 Why you don't need to share everything right away.
00:11:57 How to break the ice in a meeting.
00:16:44 How to deal with embarrassment
00:21:24 Best and worst moments of your life.
00:25:36 When can you tell incredible stories
00:28:14 Takeaway
00:29:11 Conclusion -
Ep. 17 - Kate Strachnyi: Color Wise: How to Use Colors in Your Data Visualization
Kate Strachnyi is the Founder of DATAcated. She built a career in data working for companies like Deloitte, but then started her own business. She’s also the founder of the DATAcated Circle – a community for data professionals and hub for courses on data visualization best practices, data storytelling, and dashboarding. She has written five books for data professionals and one for kids. One of the books she has written and recently published is called Color Wise. It's about the three different colors that you can use in your data visualization. Kate was appointed a LinkedIn Top Voice of Data Science & Analytics in 2018 & 2019. She’s the mother of two girls and enjoys running ultra-marathons and obstacle course races.
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-strachnyi-data/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DATAcated
Website: https://www.datacated.com/
The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.
Connect with me & free resources:
👨🏻💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/
🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation
📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book
📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model
⭕ Subscribe to this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1
🎬 Turn your insights into a Data Story with my video course:
http://www.mindspeaking.com/online-course
Highlights:
00:20 Intro
02:35 Kate's Background Story
05:10 The first steps in building a strong brand
07:54 Why is color important and relevant in the world of data?
9:44 Frequent mistakes people make when they use colors in data viz
12:45 How can we learn more about the preferences of our target audience?
15:01 Cultural differences
17:04 Tips in choosing and using appropriate brand colors
19:00 Best practices for data chart color
21:33 The 3 types of colors: sequential, diverging, and categorical
23:38 Do you choose your running clothes intentionally in terms of color?
26:12 The biggest challenges in writing the book ColorWise
28:39 Has she ever overthought something?
31:20 Kate's entrepreneurial lessons
33:45 Kate talks about her kids
35:50 Growing your personal brand - stress and worries?
37:29 How can people learn more about the book ColorWise?
39:11 One thing that surprises people about Kate
39:57 Takeaway
40:55 Kate's online community "DATAcated circle" -
Ep. 16 - Nick Singh: Getting and Acing Your Data Science Interview
Nick Singh is the best-selling author of Ace the Data Science Interview, and CEO of SQL interview prep site DataLemur. He's held a variety of Data & Software Engineering roles at Facebook, Google, and geospatial analytics startup SafeGraph. His daily career advice on Data Science & Data Analyst interviews has earned him 140,000 followers on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-singh-tech/
Ace the Data Science Interview: https://www.acethedatascienceinterview.com/
DataLemur: https://datalemur.com/
The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.
Connect with me & free resources:
👨🏻💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/
🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation
📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book
📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model
⭕ Subscribe to this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1
🎬 Turn your insights into a Data Story with my video course:
http://www.mindspeaking.com/online-course
Highlights:
00:00:40 Introduction
00:02:21 How did he come up with the name DataLemur
00:03:39 Founding DataLemur
00:05:54 Presenting at Fox News
00:11:19 Common pitfalls and tips for communicating insights to people who are less analytical and less data-oriented
00:18:47 Writing a book
00:23:35 The advantage of social media
00:25:51 What he learned and tips he can give about written communication
00:29:35 Thoughts on cold emailing
00:35:56 Why are people reluctant to reach out?
00:40:18 Sharing his tips and advice about interviews
00:44:58 How does Nick recommend people use the star method in interviews
00:51:13 How to build up mental index
00:55:03 Where can people connect and follow -
Ep. 15 - Tom Zierold: The Data Analyst's Guide to Emotional Intelligence
Tom Zierold runs EQuip, a coaching and training company that works with people to help them unlock and better apply their emotional intelligence (EQ) - which is their ability to tune into themself and tune into others and to start seeing emotions as valuable pieces of data to work with. He takes a guided discovery style approach, which means he'll ask questions that can help his clients move towards a perspective shift, as well as offering appropriate EQ based techniques in the context of their specific situation to help them move towards making effective behavioral changes that will help them in their professional and personal lives.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomzierold/
Website: https://www.equip-ct.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/equip_ct
The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.
Connect with me & free resources:
👨🏻💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/
🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation
📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book
📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model
⭕ Subscribe to this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1
🎬 Turn your insights into a Data Story with my video course:
http://www.mindspeaking.com/online-course
Highlights:
00:00:22 - Intro
00:02:24 -Tom talks about living on the coast
00:05:30 What is EQuip? When did it start?
00:09:54 How did the process of discovering yourself happen? What helped you learn and gain insights?
00:13:21 What helped Tom to step outside of his comfort zone
00:16:31 How can emotions be data?
00:20:41 How Tom acts on a certain emotion
00:25:16 Finding the right balance in expressing emotion
00:29:58 Understanding the emotion of other people
00:35:07 Tom's coaching questions and what he's seen that has benefited from coaching
00:43:50 What's one question Tom likes to ask people
00:49:45 The importance of having a strong feedback culture
00:53:25 The Keep/Stop/Start Method
01:01:00 Takeaway
01:04:31 Where can people follow Tom -
Ep. 14 - João Sousa: McKinsey lessons & How to become a proactive Data Analyst
João Sousa has spent his career working on data & analytics across different roles. He has worked as a practitioner, and consultant at McKinsey, and recently as the growth leader at a modern data stack vendor. João writes about how to increase the value of analytics and the data analyst role.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaoantoniosousa/
The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.
Connect with me & free resources:
👨🏻💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/
🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation
📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book
📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model
⭕ Subscribe to this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1
🎬 Turn your insights into a Data Story with my video course:http://www.mindspeaking.com/online-course
Highlights:
00:00:23 Introduction
00:02:10 How does speaking another language help you in the data world?
00:04:22 Who is Joao Sousa?
00:07:23 What have you taken from your experience at McKinsey?
00:10:44 Do you have any questions that you often ask or prepare before meeting someone?
00:12:06 Are there situations where a structured approach is not beneficial?
00:15:50 Do you see a gap in data and business? What are the problems you see?
00:18:52 What type of communication skills are most important for people working in data?
00:21:13 How can we develop empathy in data world?
00:23:35 What does it mean to be a trusted advisor?
00:25:36 What is the best way to handle quick questions?
00:31:32 What is something you are curious about right now?
00:33:09 What have you learned so far?
00:34:29 Challenges as a data analyst
00:38:49 What have you learned about creating a narrative?
00:40:42 Different types of approaches for capturing the attention of the audience
00:44:05 What is your number one place to go for learning?
00:45:40 What are the best decisions you've made in your life or career?
00:46:51 Why does curiosity help with learning?
00:48:52 Takeaway
00:50:07 Where can people connect with Joao? -
Ep. 13 - Ken Jee: Learning Data Science, self-awareness, and how to tell a Data story
Ken Jee is the Head of Data Science at Sports Consulting Group. He improves the performance of athletes with data. Ken's YouTube channel has 200,000 subscribers and he helps them build a career in Data Science. He holds a Masters in Computer Science, with a concentration in AI & Machine Learning. Next to all of that, Ken is an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University.
Follow Ken Jee:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjee/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KenJee1
Books mentioned:
Naval Ravikant – The Almanak
Essentialism - Greg McKeown
The One Thing - Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan
Captivate - Vanessa van Edwards
The MindSpeaking podcast is about the Human Side of Data. I invite thought leaders to spread their insights about data, communication, and personal development.
Connect with me & free resources:
👨🏻💻 Gilbert’s Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom/
🗣 Free email course: https://mindspeaking.com/conversation
📙 People Skills for Analytical Thinkers: https://mindspeaking.com/buy-book
📈 Quick self-test on Data Communication: https://mindspeaking.com/maturity-model
⭕ Subscribe to YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ?sub_confirmation=1
Highlights:
00:00:22 Introduction to the guest
00:02:37 Why do you do everything?
00:04:14 How he started his Data journey
00:06:30 When do you know it's time to switch/add a new category to your existing skill tech?
00:09:02 Passion for reading
00:11:22 What are the five-second moments of your life's career?
00:15:02 Did other people help you with your transformation?
00:25:01 How do you become more self-aware?
00:28:26 Do you think people in data are good at analyzing themselves?
00:31:17 What are other obstacles in getting to know yourself?
00:34:28 How important it is to build something that is scalable?
00:38:20 First YouTube video 00:39:47 Where do you get your inspiration from?
00:41:21 How has data storytelling benefited you in your data career?
00:43:27 Learning from athletes
00:45:46 What are your favorite ways to learn?
00:51:06 What's one thing that surprises people all about you?
00:52:34 Job you're terrible at?
00:53:53 Takeaway