Ben has spent his entire adult life trying to understand how the world works by looking at the stories buried in data. Ben's career in data started in 1998 at the telecom industry with the company MCI. Since then Ben has consulted at silicon valley’s biggest companies and led the charge at Pluralsight to become a data-driven organization and help millions elevate their skillsets.
In 2016 Ben shifted gears towards helping fight climate change and leave a better world for future generations. Ben's efforts in that space involve helping people decide to drive electric as well as living more sustainably with renewable energy solutions.
Today Ben continues to help people develop their skillsets at Free the Data Academy and inspire people to live more sustainably on YouTube. In our conversation today, we learn about Ben’s journey into data and why he things goal setting is complete BS. I think you will enjoy our healthy debate on the topic!

00:00 Introduction
02:07 How did you initially become interested in data?
06:50 How did you know what to learn throughout your career?
11:55 How did you progress your data science career?
16:53 Great team workflow tips
39:38 How did you start your online platforms?
53:27 Final remarks

Ben's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BenSullinsDataGeekChannel