Best KNN Podcasts (2024)

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The Youngest Ever 3x Kaggle GM Explains Why She Switched to Product (Ruchi Bhatia) - KNN Ep. 188 32:42

1h ago32:42

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Ruchi Bhatia. Ruchi is the youngest ever 3x Kaggle Grandmaster. She recently started work as a product marketing manager at HP after being a Z by HP global data science ambassador. In this episode we talk about why Ruchi shifted to product, what she has learned from transitioning into the workforce at HP, an…

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How Fast is AI Innovation Really Happening? (Tina Huang) - KNN Ep. 187 42:33

11d ago42:33

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Today I brought back my good friend Tina Huang on the podcast! We talked about her continuing venture into content and entrepreneurship as well as our experience and learnings from NVIDIA's GTC conference. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a…

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How AI Changes the Interview Process (Nick Singh) - KNN Ep. 186 50:09

14d ago50:09

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Nick Singh. He is the author of Ace the Data Science Interview and the Head Lemur at datalemur, a website helping you prepare for interviews. In this episode we learn what Nick has been doing since the publication of his book, how the interview process has changed with new advances in AI, and how you can sta…

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The Problem With Developer Advocacy (Daliana Liu) - KNN Ep. 185 1:05:27

20d ago1:05:27

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Daliana Liu. Daliana is the host of the Data Scientist Show. She also has experience in developer advocacy and working as a data scientist in large tech companies and startups. Today we talk about why she quit her job in tech, how developer advocacy could be improved, and much more! Podcast Sponsors, Affilia…

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Speaking with the Creator of Pandas on the Future of Open Source (Wes McKinney) - KNN Ep. 184 58:21

28d ago58:21

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Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Wes McKinney. Wes is well known in the open source community for his work building the pandas library. He also has a fascinating background leading the production of other data tooling with a focus on ubiquitous language-agnostic, hardware-optimized analytical computing. In this episode we learn about the o…

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The Story Behind the Analyst Builder (Alex Freberg) - KNN Ep. 183 41:18

1M ago41:18

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing @AlexTheAnalyst yet again on the podcast. So much has changed for him in a short period of time with his analyst builder platform. In this episode, we talk about his journey creating a product, the changing field of data, and how he dealt with burnout. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Taro - htt…

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Should Kids Still Learn to Code? (Hunter Kempf) - KNN Ep. 182 58:39

2M ago58:39

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Hunter Kempf for a second time on the KNN podcast. Hunter is a fellow Z by HP global ambassador who works as a Data Scientist at Cloudflare. He is at the intersection of Data and Cyber security. In this episode, we touch on if kids should learn to code, the implications of AI on security, and much more! Podc…

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From Auditor to Data Driven Decision Maker (Monica Kay Royal) - KNN Ep. 181 50:53

2M ago50:53

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Monica Kay Royal. She is the host of Data podcast for nerds which can be found here @nerdnourishment ! She went from working as an auditor to leading a team making data driven audit decisions. In this episode we talk about how she made her transition, the benefits and drawbacks of standardization of data sci…

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How Fatherhood Changes Career Goals (Antonio Ivanovski) - KNN Ep. 180 1:01:52

2M ago1:01:52

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Antonio Ivanovski (A.I.) is husband and father of two amazing kids who works as a senior data analyst at Google working on protecting Google's ad ecosystem from invalid traffic. Antonio has experience working at Verizon as an A.I. Product Manager and as a Business Intelligence Analyst. When not working, Antonio is spending time with family, playing…

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Why He Left His PhD to Pursue His AI Podcast (Louis-Francois Bouchard) - KNN Ep. 179 59:03

3M ago59:03

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Louis-Francois Bouchard! Louis is the host of the @WhatsAI and he just recently left his PhD to pursue the channel and podcast full time. In this episode we dive deep into this decision, how he is choosing to spend his new free time, and how he recovered from the early stages of burnout. Podcast Sponsors, Af…

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From Divinity Student to Data Scientist (Immanuel Tacky) - KNN Ep. 178 41:54

4M ago41:54

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Immanuel Tacky. Immanuel is currently a data scientist at Canadian tire company. In this episode, we talk about why Immanuel decided to pursue a masters degree to break into the data science field. We also talk about how he went from a masters in divinity into his current career in data. Podcast Sponsors, Af…

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How AI Reshaped This Data Analyst's Job (Luke Barousse) - KNN Ep. 177 59:16

4M ago59:16

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend @LukeBarousse ! We dive into how Luke is now using AI for all of his data work, the incredible opportunity he got working for mr. beast, and much more! Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land…

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The Past and Future of Healthcare and AI? (Eric Doherty) - KNN Ep. 176 47:24

4M ago47:24

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Doherty. Eric is a global executive leader in the healthcare space. He has held senior executive roles in 5 different companies focused in the pharmaceutical and medical device spaces. In this episode, we will learn a bit more about past and future of healthcare, especially how they relate to AI. Podcas…

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Why His Data Tik-Tok is so Addicting (Elijah Butler) - KNN Ep. 175 1:09:32

5M ago1:09:32

1:09:32

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Elijah Butler. Elijah is a Data Analyst at Humana who has developed an impressive following on tik tok for his short form, informative, data related content. Elijah had a great conversation about how he developed his audience, how he gets over the "overwhelm" associated with the data career, and with how con…

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Why Your Company May Need a Part Time Chief Data Officer (Eric Gonzalez) - KNN Ep. 174 1:08:33

5M ago1:08:33

1:08:33

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Gonzalez. Eric is the VP of Business Intelligence Architecture at Eastern Bank. He also works as a for hire fractional data leader. Before data leadership, Eric cut his teeth in consulting. In this episode, we learn about the benefits and drawbacks of working in consulting, what data leaders are missing…

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Life / Podcast Update! - KNN Ep. 173 20:51

5M ago20:51

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It's been a while since I've done an update! Have some life changes coming up. Wanted to share and talk about how these may impact the podcast (Hopefully positively) 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/ken…

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Confronting the Biggest Problem with the Data Science Interview (Jack Blandin) - KNN Ep. 172 1:47:00

6M ago1:47:00

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Jack Blandin. Jack is a brilliant data scientist and manager that I had the pleasure of working with at Gohealth. Jack moved from software engineering to data science at Trunk Club and never looked back. He has since managed engineering teams at Gohealth, Wayfair, and now Fi. In this episode we dive into Jac…

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The Difference Between Working at Google and Founding a Startup (Mike Dezube) - KNN Ep. 171 1:35:05

6M ago1:35:05

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Dezube. This is Mike's second appearance on the podcast! In this episode we learn about Mike's experience working at google, why he left, and the differences he ran into when founding his own startup from the big company atmosphere. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathris…

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The Surprising Importance of Timing on AI Innovation (Marinela Profi) - KNN Ep. 170 56:12

6M ago56:12

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Marinela Profi is the Head of Product Marketing Strategy for AI at SAS. Marinela moved to North Carolina from Rome to pursue her career in AI. In this episode we talk about how she got over the isolation of moving to a new country, what product marketing strategy is, and why timing is so important for innova…

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How a Book Landed Him His Dream Job (Tyler Richards) - KNN Ep. 169 1:04:59

6M ago1:04:59

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Today I had the pleasure of bringing Tyler Richards back on the show. Last time I talked with him, he was a data scientist at Meta who had just written a book on Streamlit. Now he actually works at Streamlit and is releasing a second edition of his book. He joined Streamlit right before the were purchased by Snowflake and in this episode we talk ab…

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How He Became the Biggest Podcaster in Data Science (Jon Krohn) - KNN Ep. 168 1:20:17

7M ago1:20:17

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Jon Krohn. Jon is the host of the Super Data Science podcast, a cofounder of Nebula, and force in the data science space. In this episode we learn how Jon became the biggest podcaster in data science, the difference between type 1 and type 2 fun, and about how Jon has been able to find passion and meaning in…

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Why He Quit Being an Analytics Manager ( @AlexTheAnalyst ) - KNN Ep. 167 1:17:48

7M ago1:17:48

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend @AlexTheAnalyst . Alex just passed the 500k subscriber threshold on YouTube producing incredible content around the data analytics domain. He also creates some amazing eye opening content on linkedin. In this episode we dive into Alex's choice to leave his analytics manager job, his new platfo…

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250,000 Subscriber Q&A!! - KNN Ep. 166 27:17

8M ago27:17

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Answering some of your questions to celebrate 250,000 subscribers on @KenJee_ds ! 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…

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How Companies and Data Scientists Can Capitalize on the AI Boom (Vin Vashishta) - KNN Ep. 165 1:16:28

8M ago1:16:28

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Vin Vashishta. Vin is the author of the Wiley book, ‘From Data To Profit.’ It’s the playbook for monetizing data and AI. Vin is the Founder of V-Squared and built the business from client 1 to one of the world’s oldest data and AI consulting firms. His background combines over 25 years in strategy, leadershi…

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From Unemployed Subscriber to Director in 3 Years (Ray Ojel) - KNN Ep. 164 1:10:50

8M ago1:10:50

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Today I had the pleasure of bringing back Ray Ojel to the podcast. He was an early subscriber who landed his first job the last time I talked to him. Now he has reached the director level in just 3 years. In this episode we talk about how he was able to progress so quickly, how he made himself irreplaceable to his company, and he also gives his bes…

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Why Data Scientists Should Break Things (Daniel Parris) - KNN Ep. 163 1:08:17

8M ago1:08:17

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Parris. Daniel is a data scientist and data journalist with over eight years of experience. He was one of DoorDash's first data science hires, and he currently invests in early-stage data products through Dash VC. He run the newsletter called Stat Significant, which crafts data-centric essays about po…

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Leaving Google and BCG to Start Their Own Data Firm (Gleb Drobkov & Mike Dezube) - KNN Ep. 162 1:18:35

9M ago1:18:35

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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 …

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How AI is Altering Music Forever (Ale Koretzky) - KNN Ep. 161 58:39

9M ago58:39

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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, w…

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What is Langchain and Why Will it Change the World? (Greg Kamradt) - KNN Ep. 160 1:08:45

9M ago1:08:45

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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 t…

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What Separates High Output Data Scientists from the Rest? (Jeff Li) - KNN Ep. 159 54:42

9M ago54:42

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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 de…

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Why RStudio is now Posit (J.J. Allaire | Posit CEO) - KNN Ep. 158 54:45

10M ago54:45

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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 lead…

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How He Became a Data Strangler (Abe Diaz) - KNN Ep. 157 1:08:48

10M ago1:08:48

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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…

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Why He Left Google DeepMind at the Peak of AI Hype (Aleksa Gordić) - KNN Ep. 156 1:13:12

10M ago1:13:12

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Aleksa Goridc ( @TheAIEpiphany ) Aleksa is a ex-Google deepmind and Microsoft ML engineer who recently launched Ortus. A startup aimed at helping users make YouTube videos more accessible and interactive. I’m excited to announce that we have Ortus working on my Youtube channel, and you can try it out for fre…

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Q&A: Job Market, LLMs, Future of Data Science - KNN Ep. 155 47:07

10M ago47:07

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It has been some time since I did a Q&A on the channel! These are my responses to some user submitted questions on Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram! Topics: - Lot of LLM questions. How will these impact coding ability, future work, and data - Job questions. How to land a job, and what the future of the data science job market looks like - …

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What You Can Learn from a "Normal Guy" Pursuing Data Science (Nash Mundondo) - KNN Ep. 154 1:15:46

11M ago1:15:46

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Nash Mundondo. @datanash8200 thought he could never learn to code. At 16 he dropped out of his high-school computer science class, and at 23 he dropped out of his Sports Science masters because it had 1 coding module and he thought he couldn't handle it. Now there's nothing he loves more than coding and data…

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Understanding Data Privacy in the Age of AI (Katharine Jarmul) - KNN Ep. 153 1:12:15

11M ago1:12:15

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Katharine Jarmul. Kathrine recently published Practical Data Privacy a book that is extremely relevant with the fast expansion of LLMs and AI Products. In this episode we touch on her experience as a data journalist, how she thinks companies are handling data privacy with the expansion of new AI tools, and h…

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Finding Your Tribe in the Tech World (Rabie Zahri and Zaheer Ali) - KNN Ep. 152 1:21:05

11M ago1:21:05

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Z and Rabie who are the co founders of Positon. Their company provides programmatic M&A capability as a service leveraging data analytics and machine learning algorithms to identify and evaluate potential acquisition targets, negotiate deals, and manage post-acquisition integration. In this episode we dive d…

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Finding Your Perfect Career in the Age of AI (Tina Huang) - KNN Ep. 151 1:05:26

11M ago1:05:26

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing @TinaHuang1 one of my closest friends. She is also an incredible content creator and an excellent business partner. Today she discusses how she designed her own career and how she views a future integrated with AI. We also touch on her new venture Lonely Octopus and how she is trying to help people upskill f…

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Risking it all to Join a Stealth Startup (Mark Freeman) - KNN Ep. 150 58:43

11M ago58:43

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Today I had the pleasure of having Mark Freeman back on the show! He has some exciting news. He left his data science job to be employee #1 at a stealth startup in the data engineering space. In this episode we learn how Mark landed his new role through his network, the challenges and excitement of being in an early stage company, and the perspecti…

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What Makes Someone Stay in Data Science (Richad Nieves-Becker) - KNN Ep. 149 1:06:19

12M ago1:06:19

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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 …

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Why the Best Teachers Learn Alongside You (Kevin Markham) - KNN Ep. 148 1:10:23

12M ago1:10:23

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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 …

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I Interview ChatGPT (GPT-4) - KNN Ep. 147 56:45

1y ago56:45

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This episode of Ken’s Nearest Neighbors is powered by z by hp, hp’s high compute, workstation grade line of products and solutions. Please check out our other sponsors and partners in the description or show notes to help support the podcast. Today I wanted to try something different with the podcast. Chat GPT and GPT 4 present scary and interestin…

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How to Craft a Fulfilling Career by Embracing Your Authentic Self (Jess Ramos) - KNN Ep. 146 1:09:50

1y ago1:09:50

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Jess Ramos. Jess is a Senior Data Analyst at Crunchbase, a LinkedIn Learning Instructor, and a content creator in the data space. She has a bachelor's degree in Math, Spanish, and Business and a master's in Business Analytics. She has focused most of her career in the FinTech data industry, and she's super p…

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What Does ChatGPT Mean for Students, Teachers, and Kagglers? (Ruchi Bhatia) - KNN Ep. 145 33:40

1y ago33:40

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Ruchi Bhatia. She is a 3x kaggle grandmaster and grad student at Carnegie Mellon studying Information Systems Management. Ruchi is also a fellow Z by HP global data science ambassador. In this episode we talk about her experience becoming a kaggle grandmaster, how she was able to kickstart her career through…

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Seeds of Innovation: Data Science's Role in Agribusiness (Serg Masís) - KNN Ep. 144 1:01:05

1y ago1:01:05

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Serg Masis. Serg is a Data Scientist at Syngenta, a leading agribusiness company with a mission to improve global food security, and a bestselling author of "Interpretable Machine Learning with Python", and upcoming "DIY AI". Before that, he had a prior career in entrepreneurship, web and app development, an…

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The Myth of Job Security in Big Tech (Michael Galarnyk) - KNN Ep. 143 1:14:30

1y ago1:14:30

1:14:30

This is Michael's second appearance on the podcast! Today we talked about why he left his most recent job in big tech, diversifying income and skills, and his crazy nomadic travel lifestyle. Michael's Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgalarnyk/ Medium - https://medium.com/@GalarnykMichael YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@UC2QvK…

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The Best Way for Universities to Prepare Data Science Students? (Greg Hogg) - KNN Ep. 142 59:10

1y ago59:10

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Greg Hogg. Greg was a statistics major from the university of waterloo turned YouTuber with a love for teaching and machine learning and deep learning models. In this episode we learn about Greg's experience with Waterloo's unique co-op structure and how he found himself at the intersection of education, con…

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Celebrating Women In Sports with Sports Betting Expert Jo Madden 47:10

1y ago47:10

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On this special edition of "Listen in With KNN '' presented by FOX Sports Radio, host Kelsey Nicole Nelson welcomed special guest Jo Madden, an On-Air Host & Sports betting Analyst currently working with Better Than Vegas Bets and Sports Grid TV. Jo continues to be a dominant force in the sports betting industry. Celebrate women in sports this Wome…

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Inside the Kaggle Grandmaster Team at NVIDIA (Theo Viel) - KNN Ep. 141 45:49

1y ago45:49

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Be sure to check out Theo's Session at GTC! You can register here: https://nvda.ws/3XQRqoF Win a RTX 4080 or DLI credits here: https://forms.gle/htEV2dDgk11t1btr9 Today I had the pleasure of Interviewing Theo Viel. Theo is a French 3x Kaggle Grandmaster (Competitions, Notebooks, Discussions) and part of the Kaggle Grandmaster of NVIDIA (KGMON) team…

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Rage Quitting SF (Tina Huang and Zach Wilson) - KNN Ep. 140 1:02:15

1y ago1:02:15

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This Week I had the privilege of interviewing Tina Huang and Zach Wilson. We were roommates for the month in Salt Lake City. Both have been previous guests on the show. In this episode we talk about the future of tech jobs, solopreneurship, and their reasons for leaving San Francisco (and now going back) Tina's Links: YouTube - https://www.youtube.…

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