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The Past and Future of Healthcare and AI? (Eric Doherty) - KNN Ep. 176 Dec 07, 2023

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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.
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Why His Data Tik-Tok is so Addicting (Elijah Butler) - KNN Ep. 175 Nov 29, 2023

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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.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijahbutler/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@imelijahbutler?_t=8hhKPqKXm5z&_r=1

Why Your Company May Need a Part Time Chief Data Officer (Eric Gonzalez) - KNN Ep. 174 Nov 22, 2023

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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.
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Eric's Links:
LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/egdataguy
Upcoming newsletter - https://datinuum.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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Life / Podcast Update! - KNN Ep. 173 Nov 15, 2023

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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)
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Confronting the Biggest Problem with the Data Science Interview (Jack Blandin) - KNN Ep. 172 Nov 01, 2023

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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.
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- Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee | Interview prep questions
Jack's Links:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackblandin/

The Difference Between Working at Google and Founding a Startup (Mike Dezube) - KNN Ep. 171 Oct 25, 2023

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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.
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Mike's Links:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedezube/
Charles River Data - https://www.charlesriverdata.com/

The Surprising Importance of Timing on AI Innovation (Marinela Profi) - KNN Ep. 170 Oct 18, 2023

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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.
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- 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

How a Book Landed Him His Dream Job (Tyler Richards) - KNN Ep. 169 Oct 11, 2023

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Today I had the pleasure of bringing Tyler Richards back on the show. Last time I talked with him, he was a data scientist at Meta who had just written a book on Streamlit. Now he actually works at Streamlit and is releasing a second edition of his book. He joined Streamlit right before the were purchased by Snowflake and in this episode we talk about his experience going through an acquisition, landing a job at streamlit, and why more data scientists don't pursue entrepreneurial projects.
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Tyler's Links:
Install Streamlit - https://docs.streamlit.io/library/get-started/installation
Twitter - https://twitter.com/tylerjrichards
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerjrichards/
Website - https://www.tylerjrichards.com/
Book - https://blog.streamlit.io/streamlit-for-data-science-book/

How He Became the Biggest Podcaster in Data Science (Jon Krohn) - KNN Ep. 168 Sep 20, 2023

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Jon Krohn. Jon is the host of the Super Data Science podcast, a cofounder of Nebula, and force in the data science space. In this episode we learn how Jon became the biggest podcaster in data science, the difference between type 1 and type 2 fun, and about how Jon has been able to find passion and meaning in creating free educational resources.
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Jon's Links:
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JonKrohnLearns
SDS Podcast YouTube - @SuperDataScienceWithJonKrohn
Personal Website - https://www.jonkrohn.com
Podcast - https://www.superdatascience.com/podcast
Nebula AI - https://nebula-ai.com

Why He Quit Being an Analytics Manager ( @AlexTheAnalyst ) - KNN Ep. 167 Sep 15, 2023

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend @AlexTheAnalyst . Alex just passed the 500k subscriber threshold on YouTube producing incredible content around the data analytics domain. He also creates some amazing eye opening content on linkedin. In this episode we dive into Alex's choice to leave his analytics manager job, his new platform analystbuilder, and his perspective on the new AI technologies coming out!
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Alex's Links:
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AlexTheAnalyst
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-freberg/
Website - https://www.alextheanalyst.com/
Analyst Builder - https://www.analystbuilder.com/

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