The Tech Trek

Meet: Mike Doll is the Head of Data at Udacity, an online education platform dedicated to training the world's workforce in the careers of the future. Mike is responsible for the functions of data engineering, data science, BI, and analytics. What you’ll learn: Nontraditional path - transitioning to data science without having the hard skills Lean into the curiosity and opportunity - build connect...

In this episode, we talk to Suxi Li, the head of data analytics at Investors Business Daily in Los Angeles, California. They discuss building teams, onboarding through COVID-19, interview tips, and more. Suxi shares his background and extensive experience in data science, business insights, and market research across various industries. He also talks about how he built a centralized data and analy...

Sivan Aldor-Noiman, Data Science leader, speaks on the podcast about her transition from academia to industry and why data science is an ideal field for diversifying the industry. She talks about her background in Israel and her experiences managing teams and transitioning back to technical work and data engineering. She describes her current role and the platform her team is working on, designed...

Meet: Sri Sethupathy, the VP of Data and Analytics at Age of Learning. Sri built the analytics team at Hulu. He has served as an executive advisor to multiple startups and early-stage companies as well. What you’ll learn: Building teams - set the right tone with relationships and have the right people in the right roles Interviewing - do research, be prepared, and be passionate. Your attitude matt...

Meet Pedro Alves, founder and CEO of Ople.ai. Pedro founded Ople.ai in 2017. He started Ople with the goal of creating a platform that puts the knowledge and expertise of the world’s leading data scientists at the fingertips of analysts and SMEs. What you’ll learn from this episode: ROI - the top 3 things to help establish ROI for AI projects Democratize AI - allow larger numbers within an organiz...

Meet Raghu Dhara, the Head of Data Science at KeepTruckin. He is a Harvard grad who founded a start-up from his dorm room and was also a staff writer on the Harvard Crimson newspaper. What you’ll learn: Entrepreneurship - do’s and don'ts of building a start-up Skills - what data scientist need to do to up their skills and stay relevant Hiring - what to put on your resume and interviewing tips Bonu...

Today’s guest is Jon Morra, the Chief Data Scientist at Zefr, in episode #2 of The Tech Trek. Jon founded a start-up early in his career and was the Director of Data Science at eHarmony before his current position at Zefr. He’s a member of the LA CTO Forum and organizer of the LA Machine Learning Meetup.  Highlights 01:56 - Jon reflects on his experience leading a time during the pandemic. 04:46 -...

I had an insightful conversation with Dennis Mortensen, CEO and founder of x.ai , about the software’s uses and the people it serves. Founded in 2014, x.ai is a productivity tool powered by AI that allows users to schedule meetings effortlessly. It should be easier and less time-consuming to schedule meetings, and x.ai is built to help achieve that. Dennis is an entrepreneur at heart and we discus...