# Data Debrief: How to Translate your Work into Commercial Terms for an Interview

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Podcast: [Driven by Data: The Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/driven-by-data-the-podcast-1318403)
Published: 2026-07-02T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to another episode of the Data Debrief, the companion show to Driven by Data: The Podcast, where hosts Catherine Dowden-King and Kyle Winterbottom unpack Tuesday's episode, share what's been on their minds, and explore the realities of leadership, culture, and capability across the data and AI landscape. This week, Catherine and Kyle reflect on the conversation with Diana Comsa, Global Director of Customer Data Products at Condé Nast, diving deeper into what it takes to reframe customer data as a growth engine rather than a marketing function, the value of professional friction in shaping better thinking, and the practical blueprint for translating technical output into commercial outcome. They cover: Why Diana's framing of customer data as a growth engine, rather than something that sits under a marketing initiative, struck such a chord, and what that reframing means for how data teams position their value across a business Diana's account of learning to ask the right questions, shaped by mentors and managers who consistently challenged her, and why that kind of pushback, however uncomfortable in the moment, is often the biggest driver of professional growth The distinction between challenge and conflict: why psychological safety isn't about agreement, but about creating an environment where pushback is understood as people wanting the best outcome, not personal friction Catherine's take on choosing a boss over a company, why the person you report to, and the culture of professional friction they create, tends to shape a career more than a brand name ever will Why relationship-building remains one of the most underrated skills in the data industry: fundamentally, the job is about changing what people think, do, and believe, and trust is what makes that possibl…

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