Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast. 

This week I’m speaking with Carly Taylor.

Carly is a Machine Learning expert and data scientist that works on arguably one of the biggest gaming products of the decade.

Carly manages a team of engineers working on the security infrastructure of the Call of Duty game.

Carly also shares career advice and data science knowledge on LinkedIn, where she’s amassed over 60,000 followers.

The conversation I have with Carly touches on her non-traditional route into Machine learning, her experience in the industry and diversity in tech.

I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.

I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.

Thank you for listening.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carly-taylor0017/

Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast. 

This week I'm speaking with Christina Stathopoulos.

Christina is an Analytical Lead at Waze, a company owned by Google. 

She's also an educator and professor at IE Business school in Spain, where she teaches MBA students data science and machine learning topics.

Our conversation touches on Christina's educational background, her work history, how she started public speaking and how her views on life and people changed after travelling to over 50 countries.

Towards the end of this episode, Christina delves into the complicated and webbed topic of consciousness and intelligence.

I'm Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I'm exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.

I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.

Thank you for listening.

GUEST SOCIAL:

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinastathopoulos/

Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.

Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast. This week I’m speaking with Mikiko Bazeley.   

Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast. This week I’m speaking with Bex Tuychiev.

Bex is an AI and machine learning technical writer with almost 10,000 followers on Medium.

When we spoke, he studied Business intelligence and analytics at the University level. At the same time, he’s been able to build a personal brand in machine learning as a prolific writer. Now he writes for top companies within the field.

In our conversation, we explore how Bex got started with writing, his motivations for writing and his future aspiration. We also speak about the future of Data Science in his home country, Uzbekistan, where he was the first Kaggle master.

I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.

I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.

Thank you for listening.

GUEST SOCIAL:

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bextuychiev/

- Medium: https://ibexorigin.medium.com/

Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week I’m speaking with Vin Vashishta.

Have you ever wondered what a thought leader in the field of AI and Data sounds like, how they articulate themselves and what is their mindset? Then this episode answers those questions and more.

Vin has 25 years of experience in the tech field, including 10 years in the AI and Data industry. He helps businesses develop AI and Data strategies and has been involved in the hiring process of over 100 practitioners.

I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data. I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.

Thank you for listening.

GUEST SOCIAL:

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineetvashishta/

- Substack: https://vinvashishta.substack.com/

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/v_vashishta

- Website: https://www.datascience.vin/

Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week I’m speaking with Kurtis Pykes.

Kurtis is a freelance machine learning engineer and AI technical writer that’s self-taught himself machine learning. He has written over 300 articles on the subject of machine learning and data science.

I like Kurtis's approach to life in general, he his an individual that plays to his strength and avoids competing with others by looking for creative ways to differentiate himself from the crowd. 

Kurtis's life journey has seen him take on several roles, footballer, fighter, preacher, postman, and now machine learning practitioner.

So, I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.
I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.

Thank you for listening.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtispykes/

- Medium: https://kurtispykes.medium.com/

Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.

This week we are speaking with Shashank Kalanithi.

Shashank has a breadth of experience within the data and AI space, he’s previously worked as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist and is currently a Senior Data Engineer.

In our conversation, we explore the role of the Data Analyst, and how the data analyst discipline can transition into Data Science. Shashank is also well versed in financial topics and he provides insights into financial considerations tech and data professionals should be made during the span of their career.

Items we also touch on include the financial and cultural differences between the US and UK, time management, productivity, work ethic and role management within the corporate American workforce.

Thanks for tuning in to this podcast and do share, like and subscribe for more interesting conversations with AI and Data practitioners.

Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week we are speaking with Shingai Manjengwa.