Between Data & Risk

About Between Data & Risk

Between Data and Risk is for founders who are actually building something. After nearly 50 episodes on data, risk, and business ops with corporate leaders, we shifted focus—because the stories that stuck weren’t about scale. They were about the early days, when everything’s uncertain and nothing works yet. Now we talk to founders making real decisions with limited info, tight time, and no safety net. The problems vary, but the terrain is shared: shipping too early, hiring too safe, trusting your gut and hoping you’re right. Your hosts: Artur Guja, ex-CRO and ex-trader who navigated 2008 with gains. Dr. Marian Siwiak, scientist, data whisperer, author of Data Mesh in Action, and creator of artificial sentience. Together, they wrote Starting Data Analytics with ChatGPT. And they still enjoy what matters most: talking to founders figuring it out as they go. Subscribe if you want to learn what works (and what doesn’t) from people who’ve lived it.

Publisher

Dr. Marian Siwiak and Artur Guja

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Apr 2023

Latest episode

14 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Jul 2025

   E57: Boards, AI, Mad Mavericks - and The Space for Creativity - with Paul Forrest

   Why do the smartest people in the room never get hired — and what does AI have to do with it?In this episode of Between Data and Risk, Dr. Marian Siwiak sits down with Paul Forrest — investor, CAIO, board advisor, and TEDx speaker — to explore how creativity, chaos, and AI collide in the boardroom.We talk about:– Why “Mad Mavericks” are critical for innovation (and how to spot the real ones)– How boards should rethink AI — not as magic, but as infrastructure– What AGI could actually mean for business strategy– And how to balance creativity with governance, without crushing either👉 Paul Forrest on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdf66/👉 Watch Paul’s TEDx talk – "Mad Mavericks & The Art of Working with 'Unconventionals'":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KvLvKlPBRY&t=69s👉 Subscribe for weekly episodes with startup founders, tech leaders, and the occasional troublemaker#AI #AGI #BoardLeadership #Innovation #CreativityInBusiness #MadMavericks #Startups #RiskManagement #BusinessStrategy #BetweenDataAndRisk

2. 

   7 Jul 2025

   E56: Mentors, Models, and Misfires: What Early-Stage Founders Actually Need with Peter Whale

   Startup mentor Peter Whale discusses with Dr. Marian Siwiak what early-stage founders need, revealing how prototyping and market validation save ventures from wishful thinking in this interview.

3. 

   30 Jun 2025

   E55: Leading From the Fire: Startup Leadership Without Burning Out with Arianna Cerrito

   Arianna Cerrito, founder of Startup and Rise, discusses the emotional challenges of startup leadership with Dr. Marian Siwiak in an interview, revealing strategies for avoiding burnout and building a sustainable company culture.

Who has been a guest on Between Data & Risk

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Peter Whale
• Arianna Cerrito
• Lorien Gamaroff
• Massimiliano Sulpizi
• Ariana Alexander-Sefre

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

35,208

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

85

Engagement

0

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