Kyle Winterbottom
Founder & CEO of Orbition, a talent solutions provider for scaling Data, Analytics, & Artificial Intelligence teams. Named one of Data IQ’s 100 Most Influential People in Data for 2022.
Top 5 podcasts with Kyle Winterbottom
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Mar 12, 2025 • 1h
Season 8 | Ep22 Kyle Winterbottom on how building his brand isn’t just attracting clients—it’s making his business an acquisition target!
Kyle Winterbottom, founder of Orbition, shares his unique approach to recruitment, focusing on community building over outbound sales. He discusses the creation of a global network of 1,500+ Chief Data Officers, emphasizing trust and credibility as key sales drivers. Winterbottom dives into monetizing engaged audiences and the challenges of scaling a business reliant on inbound revenue. He also highlights how his brand, Driven By Data, has not only attracted clients but has also positioned his company as a potential acquisition target.
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Oct 17, 2022 • 48min
#109 How Data Leaders Can Build an Effective Talent Strategy
Kyle Winterbottom, Founder & CEO of Orbition and named one of Data IQ’s 100 Most Influential People in Data 2022, discusses talent strategies for data teams. He emphasizes how to attract top talent by articulating team value and creating an appealing employer brand. Winterbottom shares insights on fundamental recruitment skills, the importance of flexible work arrangements for retention, and the role of upskilling in a competitive market. He also highlights the disconnect between data leaders and business strategies, urging cultural shifts for successful data adoption.
Apr 2, 2026 • 49min
CDO Matters Ep. 98 - The New Rules for Data Leadership
Kyle Winterbottom, CEO and founder of Orbition and a specialist in hiring senior data and analytics leaders, discusses shifts in data leadership and the hiring market. He explores why CDO roles are changing. He talks about AI reshaping orgs, the importance of business-domain experience, and how candidates can demonstrate value to advance their careers.
Apr 2, 2026 • 1h 1min
The Wrong Mandate: Why Boards Set Data & AI to Fail with Kyle Winterbottom
Kyle Winterbottom, CEO of Orbition Group and board advisor on data and AI, challenges how boards define CDO mandates. He discusses why mandates focus on platforms not outcomes. He outlines how to align data work with business KPIs. He explains when domain expertise and reporting lines matter, and whether AI will help or worsen mandate problems.
Mar 9, 2023 • 47min
CDO Matters Ep. 19 | Finding and Retaining Data Talent with Kyle Winterbottom
Kyle Winterbottom, CEO of Orbition, discusses the scarcity of CDO roles and the struggle to define the role. The podcast also explores LED sign troubles, the disparity in job applicants for technical and leadership roles, the shift from data science to data engineering, building a data analytics culture, integrating product management into data management, and the short tenure of CDOs.
