E259 Francis Shanahan, VP of Application Software at Peloton Interactive

Today's guest is Francis Shanahan, VP of Application Software at Peloton Interactive in New York. Peloton is the largest interactive fitness platform in the world, with a loyal community of more than 4.4 million members. They pioneered connected, technology-enabled fitness and the streaming of immersive, instructor-led boutique classes to our members anytime, anywhere.

Peloton makes fitness entertaining, approachable, effective, and convenient, while fostering social connections that encourage their members to be the best versions of themselves. World-class instructors teach classes across a variety of fitness and wellness disciplines, including indoor cycling, indoor/outdoor running and walking, bootcamp, yoga and meditation.

In the episode, Francis will discuss:

His background and journey to date

What attracted him to join Peloton

How they are applying data science and machine learning at Peloton

Exciting projects that the data team are working on

What excites him for the future at Peloton

Exciting opportunities to join the team