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603: Geospatial Data and Unconventional Routes into Data Careers

2022/8/23
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Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

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Shownotes Transcript

Christina Stathopoulos, Analytical Lead for Waze and Adjunct Professor at IE Business School, joins the podcast to shed light on her work with geospatial data and how she nurtured an entire data career while abroad in Spain.

In this episode you will learn:

• Christina's tips on navigating an unconventional path into a data career [3:05]

• Geospatial data and open-source packages for working with it [10:08]

• Guidance to help women and other underrepresented groups to thrive in tech [22:28]

• The hard and soft skills most essential to success in a data role today [39:26]

• Christina’s #bookaweekchallenge) and the top data-centric book recommendations [43:28]

Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/603)