Conversations to have
Sources: the founder's list (iMessage 2026-09-29 20:15 ET) and phData's internal Glean agent suggestions, which he pasted in. Order and asks are Ray's proposal.
| # | Who | Why them | The one ask | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| done | Andrew Kim | Alteryx Ace; phData Anthropic partnership | Program value vs cost | Done 2026-09-29 (see the costs note) |
| 1 | Jeff Skoldberg | Active Data Superhero; approached Ben for contract Snowflake work in June | What earned it, and the weekly upkeep. Also closes the referral thread. | |
| 2 | Yamil Medina | Tableau Zen Master; former Universal colleague (friendly) | Value vs upkeep over years; what he'd do differently | |
| 3 | Aaron Simmons | Tableau Zen Master; former Universal colleague | Same. He IS the "Aaron" from the Andrew/Glean threads (confirmed by the founder 2026-09-29 20:25 ET), so ask about his ambassador experience too | |
| 4 | Dan Coletti & Tori Cornel | Snowflake sales reps he has met | What content would they forward to a VP of Data? Where do they pull partners in? (This feeds the pipeline score.) | |
| 5 | His manager | Capacity + conflict check | Time budget, and a green light for unpaid community roles (Claude Ambassador, user-group co-host) | |
| 6 | Melissa / Jennifer Clark | phData's Snowflake partner relationship and programs (confirm who owns what) | How Data Superhero status plays with the partner relationship; any Snowflake Partner Network (SPN) support | |
| 7 | Dakota / Bruno | phData dbt Contributor of the Year | How they built it inside a phData workload; what phData supported | |
| 8 | Sam Mehlhaff | SVP Partnerships & Marketing | Whether this strengthens phData's ecosystem story (go once there's a plan and some output) | |
| 3b | Priya Chauhan ([[snowflake-data-superheroes/people/priya-chauhan]]) | phData's only current Data Superhero (Delhi, APJ, member since 2025); confirmed by the founder 2026-09-29 20:27 ET | How phData supported it; time cost; whether it helped internally | Time zone: India, so book an early-morning ET slot |
| opt | Marcelo Has | Current Tableau Visionary (a Glean suggestion) | Only if 2-3 don't cover the upkeep question |
Rationale for the order: warm, external veterans first (cheap and candid). Then the sales reps, because they define what "useful" content is. Then the internal org checks before applying to anything. Leadership last, when there's something to show.