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Amy talks with Shachar Meir about how data professionals can drive meaningful business outcomes beyond just producing dashboards and reports.

In this episode of the storytelling with data podcast, Amy talks with Shahar Meir, a data executive with more than 20 years of experience leading data teams at companies including Meta and PayPal. Together, they explore what it really takes for data professionals to move beyond producing dashboards and reports to driving meaningful business outcomes. Shahar shares why technology alone rarely solves an organization’s data challenges and outlines the four areas he sees mattering most: technology, people, process, and culture. He talks about trust in data, the importance of understanding your audience, and why the best data professionals learn to speak the language of the business rather than the language of tools. You’ll also hear practical advice for individuals who want to increase their impact: how to better understand the business, how to frame data work in terms of outcomes, and why stepping outside your data silo can be one of the most valuable moves for your career. This is a rich conversation for anyone who wants their work with data to be more strategic, more influential, and more closely tied to real business value. RELATED RESOURCES Shachar’s LinkedIn | YouTube Career…

People in this episode

Host: Amy

Guest: Shachar Meir

Topics covered

• data professionals
• business outcomes
• data challenges
• trust in data
• audience understanding
• strategic data work

Keywords

• data value
• business strategy
• data culture
• data process
• data technology
• career development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, PayPal, LinkedIn

Products: YouTube Career unblocking mini-course

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