Mavens of Data
Winning With Data Science: Real Case Studies That Actually Moved the Needle (w/ Howard Friedman)
27 February 2026 54:38 Maven Analytics
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About this episode
Howard Friedman, author of "Winning with Data Science", educator, and practitioner, who has spent years helping organizations turn messy data problems into measurable business wins.
If you've ever wondered what effective data science looks like in the real world, this episode is your playbook!
What You'll Learn:
- How one company improved its revenue forecasts and stopped expensive cannibalization across its retail locations. Howard will walk through what went wrong, how the right product requirements were defined, and what factors were the turning point in improving the forecasts.
- 1M+ loyalty members, but the organization wasn't sure how to monetize them. Learn how cross-functional collaboration and analysis led to targeted offers, higher engagement, and the reactivation of 50,000+ dormant accounts.
- Howare will tell us about a machine-learning use case at one healthcare company reduced documentation time by 2.5X while maintaining 97% accuracy, freeing clinicians to focus on patients, not forms.
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