The world around us is changing faster than ever before. Automation, articial intelligence, big data, geo-location and advanced technology are reshaping every aspect of the way we work and live—and data is at the center of this transformation. Welcome to the Data Gurus Podcast, a leading market research podcast hosted by Sima Vasa, CEO of Innity Squared Ventures.

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Jamin Brazil - Super Powers, Podcasting and Much More!

Jamin Brazil – Super Powers, Podcasting and Much More! | Ep. 053

On this episode, fellow market research industry podcaster Jamin Brazil joins Sima Vasa. He shares the story behind his company, Happy Market Research, and his eponymous podcast. Jamin Brazil – Birth of a Mantra Jamin has had the life mantra that sometimes, you just have to laugh. He intentionally injected smiles and laughter into his life ... Read more
Paul Neto - The Value of Blockchain in Market Research

Paul Neto – The Value of Blockchain in Market Research | Ep. 052

On today’s episode, co-founder and CMO of Measure Protocol Paul Neto joins Sima Vasa. Together, they talk about the value blockchain plays in today’s market research landscape, and how Measure is promoting fair compensation and usage of consumer data. Paul Neto – Measure on Blockchain in MR There has been a lot of discussions about what ... Read more
Robert Wensley - Taking Control of Your Personal Data

Robert Wensley – Taking Control of Your Personal Data | Ep. 050

On this episode, CEO and Founder of Kork Robert Wensley joins Sima Vasa. They talk about the company’s conception, its mission, and how Robert is changing the data brokerage landscape with his dedicated team. Robert Wensley – Kork’s Mission Kork is one of the world’s first consumer sourced data brokerage companies. Presently, data brokers are ... Read more
Lawrence Chan Cubeiq Location Intelligence Data Gurus Podcast

Lawrence Chan – Location Intelligence | Ep. 047

On the sixth episode of this Attribution Acceleration round-up series, Lawrence Chan joins Sima Vasa. He talks about location intelligence and how persistent and accurate location data play important roles in market research and attribution. “When you have those types of signals basically dictating whether or not somebody went somewhere, without that persistent context of ... Read more
Jeff Greenfield C3 Metrics The Value of Multi-Touch Attribution Data Gurus Podcast

Jeff Greenfield – The Value of Multi-Touch Attribution | Ep. 046

Jeff Greenfield sits with Sima Vasa today for the sixth installment of this Attribution Accelerator round-up series. He shares how marketing mix models differ from multi-touch attribution, as well as how the latter helps marketers play in the modern space. Jeff Greenfield – C3 Metrics and Attribution Jeff is the COO and Co-Founder of C3 ... Read more
Thomas Bauer McKinsey & Company An Inverstor's Mindset Data Gurus Podcast

Thomas Bauer – An Investor’s Mindset to Marketing | Ep. 042

For the first episode of Attribution Accelerator 2018 series, Thomas Bauer, Partner at McKinsey & Company joins Sima Vasa. He rounds up some of his realizations from the forum and how marketing has become a true pillar of growth for the industry. “It’s never really the analytics that do the job but without the analytics, ... Read more
Meet your host

Sima Vasa

Sima Vasa is a growth-focused strategic advisor, investment banker, and entrepreneur with industry-leading expertise in market research and data ecosystems. She is the Founder and CEO of Infinity Squared Ventures, an organization focused on advising middle-market data and analytics companies in business strategy, product innovation, and growth. She is also a Senior Advisor with Oberon Securities, a New York investment bank. Sima is the host of the weekly Data Gurus podcast, and is a frequent speaker at national conferences on market research, insights and investment banking.

Data Gurus

Each week, we explore market research topics, interview industry leaders, and reveal new insights into the world of data. Our mission is to bring you a real-life perspective on what’s happening in the data industry, and share how successful companies and individuals in this niche are surviving and thriving through the sea of change. We encourage you to be bold, be brave and be fearless. Let’s navigate the data ecosystem together.

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Testimonials

I love how the podcast is focused on all the right things. “A data-intensive podcast that focuses squarely on business – that’s a rare find! The guests are absolutely fascinating, I might add. Thanks for this valuable contribution to the world, Sima!”

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01/21/2021

Entertaining, insightful and actionable! “Whether you’re well established as a data innovator, or just getting started carving out your niche — this is a must-listen podcast for you! Sima does an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of navigating our shifting technological landscape — with leaders who’ve actually experienced success themselves. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!”

Josh Crist
05/17/2022

Relevant & Instructive “Sima’s podcasts are a great resource for the market research (MR) industry. The discussion with Ravi Parmeswar, Winning the CPG Analytics Race 001, was helpful in understanding what issues clients face, and it also provided some thoughts on how the industry can work through them. Sima has a natural way to engage her guests. For example, Ravi’s thoughts on how artificial intelligence (AI) can be useful for MR were enlightening. Overall, very engaging podcast, great job, Sima!”

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03/06/2018