Listen "206: Reviving Old-School Customer Experiences Through Modern Data Strategies, Featuring Edward Chenard, Seasoned Data Leader and Analytics Officer"
Episode Synopsis
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:Edward's Background and Journey in Data (0:44)P&L Ownership Discussion (1:15)Challenges in Profit Ownership (3:38)Data Team Dynamics (5:52)Role Clarity Between CFO and CDO (7:31)Nuances of Data Leadership (11:24)Focus on Relevance in Data Work (14:05)Best Buy's Personalization Project (18:39)Building a Data Stack (21:00)Crowd-Driven Algorithms (25:26)Event-Based Personalization (28:12)Corporate Politics and Implementation (31:00)In-Store Experience Innovations (33:16)Impact of Data Science at Best Buy (37:14)The Importance of Data Teams in AI Implementation (39:19)Using AI Conversationally (42:09)Book Recommendations for Data Leaders (44:24)Final Thoughts and Takeaways (47:05)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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