DATA LEADERS — THIS EPISODE IS DIFFERENT
Ash Srivastava - November 21, 2025
🔥 DATA LEADERS — THIS EPISODE IS DIFFERENT.
I’m still buzzing from our latest Data Wars Podcast conversation with Rudy Ionides — authentic, experienced, battle-tested data leader.
In his journey to Walmart leadership ( ex-RBC, ex-TD )... Rudy has literally lived every chapter of the modern data evolution. And he showed up with PURE TRUTH
We talk about cloud migration, governance, AI readiness, leadership, risk, COEs, and building enterprise foundations that actually work — not just look good on paper.
Huge thank you to Rudy for bringing his full authentic self to this conversation. Some of my favorite quotes:
💡 Data governance isn’t a tax — it’s an accelerator.
💡 Careers are built through relationships, not just code.
A big shoutout to my co-host Prash Chandramohan — your ability to pull out the best insights from guests is amazing.
If you’re leading data teams, building a data function, or navigating your own career — this episode will genuinely level you up.
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First shared on LinkedIn.