TDS Podcast S02E45: Pat McQuillan - Global Head of Effectiveness & Data Governance at Wayfair

The Data Storytellers Podcast S02E45: Pat McQuillan - Global Head of Effectiveness &Data Governance at WayfairWebsite: https://www.thedatastorytellers.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-data-storytellersApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-data-storytellers-podcast/id1493766476Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ec6LwomOkFD5OrCDvz1l4YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9e56lhYUfORiOHMiLlPmA00:00 Intro01:44 Pat's previous roles03:15 The data industry's evolution05:56 Opportunities in analytics today08:33 Data leaders' role in transformation10:48 Engaging senior leaders13:51 Challenges for data transformation leaders17:39 Becoming more business facing20:59 Soft skills24:13 Qualities of successful data professionals26:47 Truth and certainty30:36 Deeper involvment in the narrative33:36 Pat's process35:51 Pat's role37:50 What Pat loves about the indurstry40:16 Advice for analytics professionals