Driven by Data: The Podcast

Ep 49 | Crafting Your Career in Data Analytics with Karen Jean-Francois, Analytics Manager at Cardlytics


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In Episode 49 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Karen Jean-Francois, Analytics Manager at Cardlytics, where they discuss how people can craft the career they want in Data & Analytics, her humbling career journey so far and how she overcame imposter syndrome, which includes;

  • Moving from the Caribbean to Paris to London
  • Her struggles of living away from home & her family
  • The transition from performing at the European Championships into the world of Data
  • Why she hosts the Women In Data Podcast
  • How she was awarded the 20 in Data & Technology 2020
  • Why she struggled to find her place & voice
  • The importance of role models and networking on her career
  • How she joined Cardlytics as the only female in the team
  • Why she had a huge case of Imposter Syndrome and how she overcame it
  • How she realised it was all in her own mind
  • Why it prevented her from being promoted despite knowing she was doing great work
  • The importance of opening up about Imposter Syndrome
  • Why company culture is so important to deal with Imposter Syndrome
  • How to go from diagnosis to action (to start addressing the problem)
  • The journey from introvert with imposter syndrome to winning industry awards and podcast host
  • The technical V commercial debate
  • How she almost quit Data & Analytics to become a pastry chef
  • That she realized that she had so far let others decide what my career would look like
  • The importance of owning your own career and defining what you want it to be
  • Her top questions for crafting your career:

  1. Where are you at today?
  2. Where would you like to be and why?
  3. What's stopping you from getting there?
  4. How are you going to overcome these blockers?

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