We're kicking off season 2 of the podcast with a bang! In this episode, I’m joined by Akia Obas, Senior Director of Data, Insights, and GTM Business Systems at Netlify. We dive into her career journey—from econometrics to data leadership—and discuss how company size and reporting structure can influence your path. Akia shares her insights on how joining a startup allowed her to “own the whole cake” (from data pipelines and infrastructure to insights and influencing the business) and how sel...
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We're kicking off season 2 of the podcast with a bang! In this episode, I’m joined by Akia Obas, Senior Director of Data, Insights, and GTM Business Systems at Netlify. We dive into her career journey—from econometrics to data leadership—and discuss how company size and reporting structure can influence your path. Akia shares her insights on how joining a startup allowed her to “own the whole cake” (from data pipelines and infrastructure to insights and influencing the business) and how sel...
Succeeding as a "Data Team of One" with Julie Beynon of Census
Women Lead Data
30 minutes
1 year ago
Succeeding as a "Data Team of One" with Julie Beynon of Census
In this episode, Julie Beynon–Head of Data at Census, joins Lindsay to share her leadership journey in the data industry. Julie tells us about her career journey, starting in marketing roles and transitioning into data, and how she navigates being a Head of Data, Team of One. We talk a bit about managing feelings of imposter syndrome and people-pleasing tendencies, and how silencing your internal critic is the key to success.This was a LIVE episode that aired during MDS Fest, so we also answe...
Women Lead Data
We're kicking off season 2 of the podcast with a bang! In this episode, I’m joined by Akia Obas, Senior Director of Data, Insights, and GTM Business Systems at Netlify. We dive into her career journey—from econometrics to data leadership—and discuss how company size and reporting structure can influence your path. Akia shares her insights on how joining a startup allowed her to “own the whole cake” (from data pipelines and infrastructure to insights and influencing the business) and how sel...
