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Fresh off a high-profile appearance on CNBC’s Worldwide Exchange discussing how AI will move beyond chatbots to autonomous agents that reshape jobs and productivity! Replay this episode where Jure digs into why structured data is still lagging behind the AI revolution and what comes next for predictive AI on relational data.

Data’s everywhere, but so often it feels… stuck. Joining us today is Jure Leskovec, Chief Scientist at Kumo and a Stanford Professor who's fundamentally reshaped how we understand networks—from Pinterest's recommendations to tracking the spread of disease. Jure was just on CNBC, and now he’s back on the show to dive even deeper into how structured data is lagging behind the AI revolution. We’ll explore how techniques like Graph Neural Networks are finally unlocking its potential, and how this all plays out in real-world applications.

• 00:57 Meet Jure Leskovec
• 02:31 Knowing When to Move On
• 04:01 Academia versus Industry
• 07:30 Learnings from Pinterest
• 10:28 The Kumo Pitch
• 17:57 The Secret Sauce
• 25:51 Monetization
• 27:12 Only the Enterprise?
• 29:49 The Sandbox to Try Before Buy
• 31:42 The Best Use Cases
• 35:00 Summarizing
• 37:38 Predicting AI
• 40:15 What's True and No One Agrees
• 41:19 Learning

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leskovec/
Website: https://kumo.ai/

CNBC appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G98bFN4HE1w

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When there’s a need to re-center, stay grounded, and remember that growth is accessible to all of us, this is the episode to revisit. The Mindful Response with Estela Zuheros, Corporate Social Responsibility leader at IBM, explores how social impact, reskilling, and mindfulness come together to create a better, more inclusive world. Come for the global perspective on reskilling, stay for practical reflections on slowing down, being kind to yourself, and avoiding burnout along the way.

• · 02:06 Meet Estela Zuheros
• · 05:21 Your personal why?
• · 07:16 Reskilling
• · 11:41 The skills problem to solve
• · 18:44 Measuring success
• · 20:07 Primary areas of reskilling
• · 23:02 Program selection criteria
• · 26:31 The Mindful Response
• · 37:30 Avoiding burnout

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelaquesadazuheros/​
Website: https://estelaquesadazuheros.com/

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Are your teams struggling with disengagement and declining performance? What if the real problem isn’t talent or strategy, but a hidden “buy-in” gap quietly draining energy, innovation, and results? Joining us is Dave Garrison, a seasoned leadership strategist who has seen firsthand how a lack of buy-in fuels these issues – costing businesses billions every year. Dave unpacks the seven critical ingredients for real engagement and shows how to build a truly high-performing organization, starting with simple data and practical, repeatable leadership habits.

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• 01:19 Meet Dave Garrison - Again
• 02:11 The Buy-in Advantage
• 04:50 Following Your Passions
• 05:59 The Pandemic's Impact
• 07:15 A Buy-in Crisis
• 09:30 Seven Critical Ingredients for Buy-in
• 17:45 Three Pillars of High Performing Organizations
• 21:11 A "Yes" Culture
• 26:05 Prioritization and Focus
• 31:15 Recognition and Rewards
• 34:49 Pushback
• 39:35 Scaling
• 41:00 Case Studies
• 44:22 The Collective Genius

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-garrison-growth/​
Website: https://www.buyinbook.com​

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Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.