Ken's Nearest Neighbors

How Can Data Teams Get Out of Their Own Way (Alex Gold) - KNN Ep. 196

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Alex Gold. Alex is the Director of Solutions Engineering + Support at posit and author of DevOps for Data Science. In this episode we talk about Alex's experience working in data for presidential campaigns, his experience in solutions engineering, and the role that DevOps plays in the data domain.  Book: https://www.routledge.com/DevOps-for-Data-Science/Gold/p/book/9781003213345 (You can use Code AFLY04 for a 20% discount) Alex's Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkgold/ Twitter - https://x.com/alexkgold 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 MORE DATA SCIENCE CONTENT HERE: 🐤My Twitter - https://twitter.com/KenJee_DS 👔 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjee/ 📈 Kaggle - https://www.kaggle.com/kenjee 📑 Medium Articles - https://medium.com/@kenneth.b.jee 💻 Github - https://github.com/PlayingNumbers 🏀 My Sports Blog - https://www.playingnumbers.com 🗣️ 66DaysOfData Discord Server - https://discord.com/invite/4p37sy5muZ

How She Went From Analytics Executive to Solopreneur (Serena Huang PhD) - KNN Ep. 195

Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Serena Huang. She is one of the leaders in the field of people analytics. In this episode, we dive deep into what people analytics are and how companies are evaluating their workforce with data. We also touch on her transition from executive to solopreneur and speaker.  Serena's Links:  Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serenahhuangphd/ Her Thought leadership program - apply here  https://www.datawithserena.com/tla  Her First Book book, The Inclusion Equation - Leveraging Data & AI for Organizational Diversity and Wellbeing, will be published early next year.  Resources cited in podcast: Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them https://hbr.org/2016/09/diverse-teams-feel-less-comfortable-and-thats-why-they-perform-better 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 MORE DATA SCIENCE CONTENT HERE: 🐤My Twitter - https://twitter.com/KenJee_DS 👔 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjee/ 📈 Kaggle - https://www.kaggle.com/kenjee 📑 Medium Articles - https://medium.com/@kenneth.b.jee 💻 Github - https://github.com/PlayingNumbers 🏀 My Sports Blog - https://www.playingnumbers.com 🗣️ 66DaysOfData Discord Server - https://discord.com/invite/4p37sy5muZ

The Journey of a Non-Technical Founder in a Data Company (Jake Schuster) - KNN Ep. 194

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Jake Schuster. Jake is the CEO of Gemini Sports Analytics, a company that is making it easier for college and professional sports teams to leverage data into insight. Jake came from a sports science background, and found that his own pain point was making the data he was collecting into something actionable for the teams. In this episode, we talk about the challenges sports teams face and the challenges that Jake faced as a non-technical founder.  Jake's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-george-schuster-2263a359/ Gemini: https://geminisports.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

Inside New York's Most Exclusive Data Community (Derek Larson) - KNN Ep. 193

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Derek Larson. Derek runs New York AI, an exclusive community for data people in New York. Derek also started Kin, a company that designs useful tools for local communities. In this episode we learn how important communities are for innovation, where AI is going based on what he is seeing in his communities, 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

4X Kaggle GM Shares His Surprising Secret to Success in Competitions (Chris Deotte) - KNN Ep. 192

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Deotte. He is a member of NVIDIA's KGMON Team (Kaggle Grandmasters of NVIDIA), and one of the greatest kaggle grandmasters of all time. He has been previously ranked first in Discussions, Notebooks, and Datasets. Currently he is ranked 11th in competitions and has been ranked as high as 4th. Chris also has an immense love for sports and board games. He has worn all sorts of hats throughout his life and he believes that all of them have helped him to be successful in kaggle and in his career.  In this episode we learn how Chris got into kaggle competitions, how he hacked the meta for a popular board game, and how he has able to have so much success in the kaggle domain.  Chris on Kaggle: https://www.kaggle.com/cdeotte  Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - 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