Raghav Ram: 40 LLMs, One Answer
Jim Griffin
Tapan Khopkar: A ‘MasterClass’ in Marketing Mix
Jim Griffin
Tapan is the Executive Director of Marketing Sciences at OMD. This episode is a very thorough compendium of marketing science principles and practices, as applied to decisions about paid media. Topics include: These ideas are brought to life with an example from a financial services brand, planning a big launch, […]
Aida Farahani: From 2D to 3D in Seconds
Jim Griffin
With a specialization in 3D deep learning, Aida is doing ground-breaking work related to 3D simulations. In this episode, she first describes why meshes or point clouds are computationally-expensive for simulating changes to shapes. She then describes why “implicit fields” are much more efficient for this, as described in the […]
Nikhil Patel: Inside Sally Beauty’s Data Strategy
Jim Griffin
Nikhil is the Data Science Director at Sally Beauty Holdings, which is a $3.7 billion specialty retailer, with more than 10,000 products sold through over 4,000 stores, as well as online. Prior to his current role, Nikhil held a senior leadership role at Harman International, working with panel data from […]
Victor Perrine: From Bananas to $Billions
Jim Griffin
Victor (Viko) Perrine is the Global Director of New Growth Initiatives at Circle K. Prior to that, he’s held senior leadership roles at Delek US Holdings and at UGP Inc. In this episode, Viko describes a major new initiative called Lift that’s unique to Circle K, which just launched in […]
Ray Pettit: New Models for AI Literacy?
Jim Griffin
Ray is the Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Valhalla AI Solutions. Prior to that, he held senior leadership roles at the Advertising Research Foundation, at the Institute for Experiential AI, and at comScore. In this episode, Ray discusses challenges associated with promoting meaningful AI literacy in business, starting with […]
Ivan Pinto: A Year of AI Testing in Software Dev
Jim Griffin
Ivan is an Associate VP of Delivery at Robosoft Technologies. His team does application development, engineering and QA for US clients, including web (HTML, CSS), mobile (Android, iOS, Samsung, LG) and streaming, including Roku TV. In this episode, Ivan shares what he learned in his experiments over the past year […]
Sam Marks: Big Data, Big Bad Bruins
Jim Griffin
Sam is the Director of Business Strategy, Solutions & Analytics at the Boston Bruins & TD Garden. Prior to that, he directed strategy and analytics for the Arizona Coyotes, and at VaynerMedia. In this episode, Sam sheds light on the world of analytics and business strategy for sports teams, including […]
Celia Wanderley: AI Innovator of the Year
Jim Griffin
Celia is the Chief Innovation Officer at Bits In Glass (BIG), a top Canadian IT consulting firm. Prior to that, she held senior leadership roles at AltaML and at Deloitte Canada. Celia was recognized as the AI Innovator of the Year, by Women in AI. In this episode, Celia shares […]
Andrei Lopatenko: Scaling AI to Billions
Jim Griffin
Andrei holds a PhD in Computer Science, and is the Director of Search and the AI Lab at Neuron7. Prior to that, he was the VP Engineering and AI at Zillow. He’s also held key leadership roles at Google, Apple, Walmart and eBay. In this episode, Andrei shares insights and […]