Ken's Nearest Neighbors

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Vin Vashishta, author of 'From Data To Profit' and founder of V-Squared, discusses the AI hype, the impact of AI on job roles, the importance of intuition in coding, potential dangers of AI models in marketplaces, and the need for continuous education in data science and AI.

Former unemployed subscriber, Ray Ojel, shares how he became a director in just 3 years. He discusses his rapid progression, making himself indispensable, and advice for juniors to make real impact. They also talk about building dependable relationships, the importance of intuition in data science, and reflecting on progress and self-validation.

Daniel Parris, a data scientist and journalist, shares insights on working at a fast-growing company like DoorDash, the importance of learning from mistakes, pursuing consulting and data journalism, and the significance of a data-first mindset in organizations. He also discusses the value of non-traditional resumes, integrating data to create value, and embracing failures for course correction.

Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Gleb Drobkov and Mike Dezube. They are the founders of Charles River Data, a Boston-based data science consulting firm. Gleb is a returning guest and you can hear all about his experience as a data science consultant at bcg in episode 23. Since that episode, he has taken the leap to leave BCG and found CRD with Mike. Mike is new to the show and has a great wealth of experience working as an engineer and data scientist at google for 7+ years before starting CRD. In this episode Mike and Gleb go deep into how they started their business, why now is a great time for consulting and contracting, and the biggest differences between running your own shop and working at google or BCG. 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 questionsCharles River Data: Website - https://www.charlesriverdata.com/Email - inquiries@charlesriverdata.comMedium Article - https://medium.com/charles-river-dataPress Release - https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/x-corp-alphabet-inc-jpmorgan-chase-co-morgan-stanley-corporate-management-de20b254f3c7354b9724ab5063502bc4Gleb's Links:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/glebdrobkov/Mike's Links:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedezube/

Today I had the pleasure of bringing back my good friend Ale on the podcast. Ale has spent the last year traveling the world while working full time. He is the Head of AI and Audio Science Innovation at Splice. He is the brains behind their new CoSo technology which has the ability to identify complementary sounds via embeddings. In this episode, we talk about his work innovating in the music space, his perspective on how new advancements will shake the foundations of the data space, and much much more! Ale's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akoretzky/Ale in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyolson/2023/06/27/can-ai-reinvent-song-creation-without-cutting-out-humans-music-sample-platform-splice-says-yes/?sh=76d7a7eab127Podcast 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

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Greg Kamradt. Greg ( @DataIndependent )  has been in and around data science and analytics his entire career. He has seen it from the corporate side as a Director Of Strategy & Growth at Salesforce then as the first business hire at Digits, a Series-C FinTech company. This year he’s been focused on teaching thousands of developers and founders how to get started building with AI. He runs Data Independent, a YouTube channel with tutorials and interviews on the AI space. I actually found Greg through his amazing content on langchain. In this video, we talk about the best advicTe Greg ever got, why he things langchain is so special, and how he sees an explosion of AI products changing the world. 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 questionsGreg's Links:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DataIndependent- Greg's Langchain Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v_fgW2SkkQ&list=PLqZXAkvF1bPNQER9mLmDbntNfSpzdDIU5&ab_channel=GregKamradt%28DataIndy%29- Personal Website: https://www.gregkamradt.com/- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkamradt- Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregKamradt

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend and fellow teacher Jeff Li. Jeff is one of the most prolific data scientists I know, he also has diverse interests like myself in sports and self improvement. Today we talk about our frameworks for success in our careers and lives, the story behind our courses, and his experience helping to design YourMove.aiPodcast 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 questionsJeff's links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lijeffrey/GitHub: github.com/jeffmli365 Data Science Course: https://365datascience.com/courses/the-machine-learning-algorithms-a-z/

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing JJ Allaire. J.J. is the founder of RStudio and the creator of the RStudio IDE. He is an author of several packages in the R Markdown publishing ecosystem including rmarkdown, flexdashboard, learnr, and distill, and also worked extensively on the R interfaces to Python, Spark, and TensorFlow. J.J. is now leading the Quarto project, which is a new Jupyter-based scientific and technical publishing system. In this episode we learn about why RStudio has now repositioned itself as posit, how it maximizes its open source nature as a B corp, and how JJ as a open source advocate views the private nature of many LLMs. I really enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you will as well! Posit - https://posit.co/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

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Abe Diaz. Abe is a Marine Corps veteran with a diverse background in data analytics consulting, financial analysis, recruiting, and supply chain management. Abe is also passionate about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and embodies values of discipline, perseverance, and teamwork. He is so passionate about it that he has started his forever project substats all about Jiu Jitsu analysis. In this episode Abe and I talk about the lessons learned from parting ways with a company, what it means to create a forever project, and of course all about Jiu Jitsu. 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 questionsAbe's Links:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abe-diaz/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/__abruhham__/Sub Stats - https://www.substats.app/