Datadition - a data and tech careers podcast

Marcia started her incredible career building the decision management unit at Citi bank and spent over 20 years within the banking industry. She recently started a data consulting firm Tal Solutions that help clients find ways to utilize data such as customer complaints using their unique ML platforms to find solutions and opportunities to develop strategies for positive and more profitable outcomes.

Connect with Marcia on LinkedIn here or at Tal Solutions here

Obianuju was planning to become a doctor of medicine when her path collided with software engineering during her undergrad. She will be completing her Phd in Computer Science at the University of North Texas in 2021 and her areas of research cover human computer interaction exploring themes like empathy whilst utilizing methods such as NLP.

Connect with Uju on LinkedIn here or on Medium here

4 Data Scientists from PepsiCo, NBC, JPMorgan and Amazon/Audible answer 9 questions from our data science community. For resources to help you on your data science journey/career visit the website www.mathamagicians.co

Adi was an awesome data scientist to chat with! He comes from an electrical engineering background having worked in industry before pivoting with an advanced degree in Data Science from Columbia into the data science industry working for Audible an Amazon company. He shares his journey, insights and tips for aspiring data scientists. I hope you enjoy this, let me know what you think in the comments below and download my FREE career resource kit on the website. 

Greg is a super cool guy and data scientist/principal engineer at NBC. He has an advanced degree from Harvard in Statistics and was curious about how he could apply his love of math to a career in the real world. He built up tremendous experience within various FinTech/Cyber security roles as a data scientist and speaks about some of the softer yet crucial skills a data scientist needs to have in their arsenal. Check it out and drop your feedback and thoughts in the comments below.  As always, head to mathamagicians.co/downloads for free tools to up your career game. :-)

Talking to Jordy Kieto a machine learning engineer previously at PepsiCo (for marketing and advertising attribution) and now the NBA on his journey from actor to engineer. Jordy also teaches data science at Columbia University his Alma Mater.  
 
Corporations spend millions of dollars advertising on platforms such as Amazon & The New York Times. This process is often done manually, and we’re often blind to the impact of our marketing actions. Neural network quantifies the multiplicative effect of specific ads on sales for specific products, and also allows us to calculate the ROI for particular actions, telling us the optimal amount to spend. 

Aditi is a super smart Math genius that decided to turn her interests to the world of Data Science. She works in one of the most dynamic data rich industries - Investment Banking and shares her background and insights in this conversation.  I hope you enjoy this, let me know what you think in the comments below and download my FREE career resource kit on the website. mathamagicians.co