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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Monica Kay Royal. She is the host of Data podcast for nerds which can be found here  @nerdnourishment ! She went from working as an auditor to leading a team making data driven audit decisions. In this episode we talk about how she made her transition, the benefits and drawbacks of standardization of data science learning, and what she learned from making her own podcast!  Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Monica's Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicakayroyal/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX8ysIVTifR0BkqJYkQIMQ Personal Website - https://www.nerdnourishment.com/

Antonio Ivanovski (A.I.) is husband and father of two amazing kids who works as a senior data analyst at Google working on protecting Google's ad ecosystem from invalid traffic. Antonio has experience working at Verizon as an A.I. Product Manager and as a Business Intelligence Analyst. When not working, Antonio is spending time with family, playing sports, or researching crypto. In todays episode we learn how one mentor shaped Antonio's career, how he was able to advance quickly in his career at google, and how his career priorities shifted when he became a father.  Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Antonio's Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanovskia1/ Listen to Ken's Nearest Neighbors on all the main podcast platforms!  On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kens-nearest-neighbors/id1538368692 (Please rate if you enjoy it!) On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fJsuxiZl4TS1hqPUmDFbl On Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDMwMDQxLnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjQ2bGBhfbsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Louis-Francois Bouchard! Louis is the host of the  @WhatsAI and he just recently left his PhD to pursue the channel and podcast full time. In this episode we dive deep into this decision, how he is choosing to spend his new free time, and how he recovered from the early stages of burnout.  Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Louis's Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOD9-WyWExs  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/whats-ai/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@UCUzGQrN-lyyc0BWTYoJM_Sg@What'sAI

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Immanuel Tacky. Immanuel is currently a data scientist at Canadian tire company. In this episode, we talk about why Immanuel decided to pursue a masters degree to break into the data science field. We also talk about how he went from a masters in divinity into his current career in data. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Immanuel's Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/immanueltacky/

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend  @LukeBarousse ! We dive into how Luke is now using AI for all of his data work, the incredible opportunity he got working for mr. beast, and much more!  Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Luke's Links: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@LukeBarousse LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-b/ Website - https://www.lukebarousse.com/

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Doherty. Eric is a global executive leader in the healthcare space. He has held senior executive roles in 5 different companies focused in the pharmaceutical and medical device spaces.  In this episode, we will learn a bit more about past and future of healthcare, especially how they relate to AI.  Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Eric's Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericdohertypresidentpersown/

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Elijah Butler. Elijah is a Data Analyst at Humana who has developed an impressive following on tik tok for his short form, informative, data related content. Elijah had a great conversation about how he developed his audience, how he gets over the "overwhelm" associated with the data career, and with how content can be difficult when dealing with confirmation bias. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Elijah's Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijahbutler/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@imelijahbutler?_t=8hhKPqKXm5z&_r=1

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Gonzalez. Eric is the VP of Business Intelligence Architecture at Eastern Bank. He also works as a for hire fractional data leader. Before data leadership, Eric cut his teeth in consulting. In this episode, we learn about the benefits and drawbacks of working in consulting, what data leaders are missing with generative AI, and how being introspective about our mindset can transform our careers in the long run.  Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Eric's Links:  LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/egdataguy Upcoming newsletter - https://datinuum.beehiiv.com/subscribe Listen to Ken's Nearest Neighbors on all the main podcast platforms!  On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kens-nearest-neighbors/id1538368692 (Please rate if you enjoy it!) On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fJsuxiZl4TS1hqPUmDFbl On Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDMwMDQxLnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjQ2bGBhfbsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

It's been a while since I've done an update! Have some life changes coming up. Wanted to share and talk about how these may impact the podcast (Hopefully positively) Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Listen to Ken's Nearest Neighbors on all the main podcast platforms!  On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kens-nearest-neighbors/id1538368692 (Please rate if you enjoy it!) On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fJsuxiZl4TS1hqPUmDFbl On Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDMwMDQxLnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjQ2bGBhfbsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Jack Blandin. Jack is a brilliant data scientist and manager that I had the pleasure of working with at Gohealth. Jack moved from software engineering to data science at Trunk Club and never looked back. He has since managed engineering teams at Gohealth, Wayfair, and now Fi. In this episode we dive into Jack's distaste for the data science interview process, and how he is planning to make it better. We also touch on how he would build an ideal data science team. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Jack's Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackblandin/

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Dezube. This is Mike's second appearance on the podcast! In this episode we learn about Mike's experience working at google, why he left, and the differences he ran into when founding his own startup from the big company atmosphere. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Mike's Links:  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedezube/ Charles River Data - https://www.charlesriverdata.com/

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Marinela Profi is the Head of Product Marketing Strategy for AI at SAS. Marinela moved to North Carolina from Rome to pursue her career in AI. In this episode we talk about how she got over the isolation of moving to a new country, what product marketing strategy is, and why timing is so important for innovating in AI.  Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job  - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions Marinela's Links: Invisible Women (Book) - https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Women-Data-World-Designed/dp/1419729071 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinelaprofi/ Linktree - https://linktr.ee/MariProfi