Chief Analytics Officer: Practical Advice from Sol Rashidi, Estee Lauder - CXOTalk

#data #analytics
Estée Lauder’s Chief Analytics Officer, Sol Rashidi, believes in the power of data. She is responsible for leveraging analytics to drive digital transformation at a global beauty company and transforming the role of analytics from one of support to one of strategy.
On episode #710 of CXOTalk, I asked Sol for practical advice on building and managing data and analytics teams.
The conversation covers these topics:
-- What does a chief analytics officer do?
-- Data acquisition and data gathering
-- How to align data science and analytics with Finance?
-- Data and analytics vs. opinion and intuition
-- How to reduce bias in data science?
-- What are critical aspects of organizational maturity in data science and analytics?
-- How to encourage organizational cooperation?
-- Advice for business leaders
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Sol Rashidi currently holds 7 patents, with 21 filed in the Data & Analytics space and is a keynote speaker at several technology conferences speaking on various topics such as Machine Learning, Data & Analytics, and Emerging Operating Models for organizations taking on transformations in the D&A space. Prior to joining Estee Lauder as their Chief Analytics Officer, Sol was the Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Merck, EVP and CDO for Sony Music, and Chief Data & Cognitive officer for Royal Caribbean.

[@lcmanoj2796]

Apparently data science work is 90% data preparation and only 10% on the cool stuff such as running and optimising models. And the management role, as per this talk is 100% treading carefully around office politics. Thank you Sol for the honest ‘insider view’

[@pramodneelappa4099]

I’m just trying my luck with this and it is so good I just can’t wait till it is all fixed up in

[@stevenp1961]

Omg, what a powerful speaker…. #Respect.

[@CXOTalk]

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[@drbharani]

Many Thanks Sol Rashidi. Excellent. Its very high level details and insightful on the analytics consulting business /profession in real world scenario.

[@HR-du4tt]

Clear and practical from experience from hands on and in consulting. So D & A leader is a chief data and analytics consultant to the business.

[@Challenze]

I enjoy the sharing of the reality of analytics world. Boot camp for the leadership is really one of the best point to start.

[@CXOTalk]

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[@preethin5921]

Just so much ground realities Sol is amazing

[@CXOTalk]

She is indeed! Be sure to watch our other interviews with her!

[@sudhirmalik2021]

Brilliant... Really a episode to save and make some notes to follow the words of wisdom.

[@CXOTalk]

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[@CXOTalk]

Can you share any specific points you think are highly valuable?

[@yogeshbharadwaj6200]

Wow wow wow…. What a speaker and what a great questions…. Complete practical real solutions, approaches …. Got answer for many of my long time queries…..Hmmmm really enjoyed, learnt a lot… Tks a lot to both speaker madam, the host for introducing such a great leader… 👌👍👏🙏

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[@rickysteamboatcv]

That comment on AI was brilliant, people literally throw these words around with no real understanding

[@CXOTalk]

You make a good point. That's why people like Sol are so great, because she has real and deep understanding of the issues.

[@MrBenzcdi]

Great Q&A. Good pointers from Sol today. Are the questions prescreened by the guest?

[@CXOTalk]

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[@MrBenzcdi]

@@CXOTalk thanks for the insight.

[@karthikraghu1010]

Awesome talk , Sol Rashidi!