Data Podcast for Nerds!

Learn all about how a board game connoisseur uses data to solve the world's problems, one game piece at a time. Ever feel stuck in the daily grind, pulling data into Excel, running manual processes, and thinking, “There has to be a better way”? We had an extremely fun discussion with Blake around how he created his own business by teaching himself how to automate everything. What made this the mos...

Learn all about how a healthcare analyst uses data to solve the world's problems, one workflow at a time. Ever wonder how a dental lab, a love for SQL, and a white noise machine can transform a career? In this episode, we got to talk with Thais Cooke about how leveraged her healthcare experience to turn herself into a data analyst on the spot! One Google search for "how to analyze data" later, and...

This podcast episode is AI generated, using the tool NotebookLM, summarizing the new Global Internal Audit Standards that were published January 9, 2024. This in-depth look at Standard 10.3 will be valuable for internal audit professionals, chief audit executives, and anyone interested in the role of technology in modern internal auditing. This overview provides a comprehensive overview of Standar...

Learn all about how a digital nomad uses data to solve the world's problems, one spreadsheet at a time. If you're curious what life is like as a digital nomad, check out this episode! We got to chat with Jordan, who has been curious about how to tell computers what to do since age 8. His early love for programming led him to merge his background in business and coding to create powerful Excel work...

Learn all about how a former nurse uses data to solve the world's problems, one clinical outcome at a time. Have you ever thought about how many modalities of data exist in the healthcare industry? Joe stumbled into the world of data while working as a nurse. He talked about how he was able to explore these different types of data like written notes, voice recordings, and images to solve the most...

Learn all about how a Data Pioneer uses data to solve the world's problems, one data problem at a time. Imagine walking into your office, decked out in a bunny suit, watching robots running everywhere. Talk about working in the future!! Matt started his career as a chemical engineer and considers himself to be a data pioneer, always finding new and innovative ways to solve problems that have a rea...

Ever thought about how data can impact decisions in HR? In our latest episode, we talk with Dr. Serena Huang about her unique career journey, lessons learned from experimenting with data, and how she's on a mission to educate the world about data and AI! Highlights: - What is People Analytics and how it's changing talent decisions - What skills hiring managers are looking for in data analyst and d...

Learn all about how an ex Cop uses data to solve the world's problems, one LinkedIn post at a time. If you're curious if sharing your learning journey is worth it... you should check out this episode! Cole started his career in law enforcement and then accidently fell into the world of data analytics after having to take over for someone while in a consulting role. After learning all about Excel a...

Learn all about how the Founder of The Data Freelance uses data to solve the world's problems, one data project at a time. If you're curious about freelancing in the data space and want to lean how to get clients, check this out! Dimitri is the founder of The Data Freelance, wrote a book, and loves to help out the data community. He tells us his story of how he transitioned from a job he didn't li...

Learn all about how a Data Scientist uses data to solve the world's problems, one side project at a time. Ever wondered how data can transform every role you have, whether that be in academia, government, health, or even utilities? Eric LOVES side projects! He mentions this multiple times throughout this episode while also sharing how you can find data projects in your current job. Highlights - Us...

Learn all about how a Freelancer uses data to solve the world's problems, one zombie dataset at a time. In the world of data analytics, finding innovative ways to keep your skills sharp and your projects engaging can be a challenge. Larry shares with us a refreshingly unique approach... Creating fake data sets! But wait, there's more... These fake data sets are themed around a fictional zombie com...

Learn all about how a Data Scientist uses data to solve the world's problems, one personal project at a time. The power of problem-solving shapes your entire career journey! Avery shares his story on breaking into data from a background in chemical engineering. College isn't really about the degree you pursue, it's about learning how to tackle challenges head-on. Highlights: - Leveraging personal...

In this very special episode of latest episode of the Data Podcast for Nerds! Live from the LinkedIn Learning office, two LinkedIn Learning Instructors talk all about the 'fun' parts of data. There's a delicate balance between collecting enough data for your analysis, but not too much where you violate people's confidentiality. But sometimes you have to collect personal and sensitive data. Especia...

Learn all about how a Social Scientist uses data to solve the world's problems, one cup of coffee at a time. If you're able to forget about having to be perfect, you'll be surprised at how easy it is to talk about your passions and showing your credibility. Marijn shares with us all the best kept trade secrets in the data industry! Did you know that there is a correlation between coffee and data j...

Learn all about how a MLOps & AI Engineer uses data to solve the world's problems, one GenAI tool at a time. Two things to learn about the data field if you are new in your career: the details always matter and people are more impressed with your grit than your grind. In this episode, Mikiko shares with us her story on how she transitioned into data analytics from her job working at a hair sal...

Learn all about how a Hacker in Residence uses data to solve the world's problems, one model at a time. The hard truth about our wonderful world of data, nobody understands what deep learning is or how it works! In this episode, Harpreet shares with us what he does at Voxel51 as a Hacker in Residence along with some great tips about the deep end of artificial intelligence. Highlights 🔦 - Develope...

Learn all about how this exponential podcast host uses data to solve the world's problems, one athlete interview at a time. Ken's journey with podcasting has been one of the most impactful things he's done in his entire life and most recently set an ambitious goal to embark on the most complete study of excellence in sports ever created. In this episode, we are covering all the bases from unraveli...

If your currently interested in learning a particular topic, say statistics, you MUST check out this episode. It's WAY more than just learning a topic, it's about HOW you are learning it! Josh created his YouTube Channel, StatQuest, as a way to publicly share his quest of learning more about statistics, machine learning, and AI I have learned so much from his way of teaching. He doesn't dumb down...

Learn all about how a Customer Success & Analytics Specialist uses data to solve the world's problems, one fiction page at a time. Do you believe in being in the right place at the right time? Lauren made her way from healthcare into the data world and her biggest advice is that if you have an opportunity in front of you, TAKE IT! There isn't a linear path into data. There isn't even a linear...

Learn all about how a Developer Advocate uses data to solve the world's problems, one programming language at a time. If you think that you have too much of a random background to break into data, you gotta listen to Alex's origin story! He has done basically everything under the sun before officially getting his dream data job with Dremio. Alex went from playing video games, practicing as a rocks...

Learn all about how a Specialized Technical Recruiter uses data to solve the world's problems, one baseball card statistic at a time. If you are one of many data job seekers out there that are stumped at how to solve the chicken and egg problem, check out this episode! Jack is currently building out a platform to help businesses build data teams by allowing candidates to show off their skills. I t...

The Data Podcast for Nerds has the most epic intro music! ~ quoted by Elijah Butler, so it must be true!! Aside from the amazing theme song, if you are looking for resources to learn more about data, you MUST to tune in. There's even a special show-n-tell segment 🦆 Elijah creates content for the data community, sharing how you can learn the basics of data analytics with free resources. Highlights...

Learn all about how a Chief Lemur Officer uses data to solve the world's problems, predicting one hip hop track at a time. If you are one of many that aren't sure what types of projects you should have in your project portfolio, you NEED to check out this episode. Warning, it's very meta... on multiple levels!! ⚠️ Nick spends most of his time these days writing SQL queries on his own data to under...

If you have ever wondered how companies use social media effectively to market their products, we get an inside look into tech marketing with Elise on our latest episode of the Data Podcast for Nerds! Highlights ✨ - Social media posts get more interaction during the weekdays (not too much of a surprise) - The weekends are for fun and social media posts can follow that trend, even for tech compani...

If you have ever wondered what hiring managers are actually looking for when hiring candidates, we bust some myths with Lindsay on this very topic on the latest episode of the Data Podcast for Nerds! We explore 🔎 - The soft skills that you should highlight during the interview to set you above the rest - The approach to take when learning how to solve problems AND how to share that during an inte...