Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST
The Data Career Podcast: helping you break into data analytics, build your data career, and develop a personal brand
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 176
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
116: Becoming a Data Analyst with No Degree and No Experience w/ Trevor Maxwell
Avery chats with Trevor Maxwell, who transformed his career from an industrial printer technician and construction worker to a remote technical business analyst.
Learn how Trevor leveraged the Data C…
115: How to go From I.T. to Data Analytics w/ Monica Royal
Avery and Monica discuss Monica's fascinating career pivot from IT and information systems to data analytics.
Learn how to use data in your current job, the importance of having a supportive manager,…
114: Standing Up For Yourself as a Data Analyst w/ Shailvi Wakhlu
Avery talks with guest Shailvi Wakhlu, a seasoned data professional who navigated her way from individual contributor to head of analytics and senior director roles.
In this episode, Shailvi shares p…
113: Operations Research, Prescriptive Analytics, & Decision Science w/ Adam De Jans & Steven Stark
Get insights into career transitions, the importance of networking, and the tools used in data positions in this episode!
Avery talks with data experts Steven Stark and Adam Dijans as they explore th…
112: This Math Teacher Became a Data Analyst in 50 Days w/ Alex Sanchez
Avery Smith interviews Alex Sanchez, a high school math teacher who transitioned to a data analyst role at 7-Eleven in just 50 days.
Alex's journey is inspiring and practical. He discusses key strateg…
111: How This Indian Immigrant Landed a Data Job in Canada in 100 Days w/ Krishna Bharatula
Avery interviews Krishna, who shares his inspiring journey from an Indian engineer to a Canadian data imaging analyst in just under 100 days.
Discover how Krishna overcame numerous job rejections, le…
110: Pizza to Pixels: The Data Transition w/ Vincen Dailey
In this episode, host Avery sits down with Vincen, a current student halfway through a data analytics accelerator bootcamp and a pizza restaurant manager looking to pivot his career into data.
Vincen…
109: How to Become a Data Visualization Designer & a Creative Data Analyst w/ Alli Torban
This episode features Alli Torban, a leading data information designer, sharing her career journey from a data analyst to teaching data visualization to companies like Google and Moderna.
Alli advise…
108: Data Analyst Mock Interview
In this episode, Avery conducts mock data analyst interview sessions with two participants, Richard and Joey, employing a newly developed tool called Interview Simulator.
The interview scenarios are …
107: Interview Prep - Practice Mock Interview - Listen to Practice Before Your Interview
This is a mock job interview in which Avery the interviewer asks a series of common but important questions to gauge the interviewee's fit for a new company with a dynamic environment.
Questions cover…
106: Want to Stand Out as a Data Analyst? Master Data Storytelling w/ Brent Dykes
Join Avery on the latest episode of the Data Career Podcast as he sits down with Brent Dykes, the genius behind 'Effective Data Storytelling'. 🎙️
Discover the six game-changing elements of a data sto…
105: Do You Have to Be Good at Statistics to Be a Data Analyst w/ StatQuest Josh Starmer PhD
In this episode of the Data Career Podcast, Avery chats with Josh Starmer, PhD, also known as StatQuest on YouTube, about the common fear of math and statistics, and how to overcome it.
They delve in…
104: Breaking into Sports Analytics w/ Ken Jee
In this episode of the Data Career Podcast, Avery interviews Ken Jee.
They delve into Ken's unique path into sports analytics, starting from his personal experience as a golfer and his curious inquir…
103: Conquering Your Fear of Becoming a Data Analyst w/ Erick Cuentas
In this episode of the Data Career Podcast, Avery interviews Eric Cuentas, a chemical engineer who turned into a data analyst and career coach.
They discuss obstacles when pursuing career goals and h…
102: Exposing How Alex The Analyst Became a Data Analyst (And The Most Popular Data YouTuber)
Hear the story of Alex The Analyst like you've never heard it before. In this episode, Avery Smith sits down with Alex Freberg, more commonly known as Alex the Analyst to discuss his journey from no …
101: Expert Data Analytics Panel Tells All (100th Episode Celebration)
The 100th celebration episode of the Data Career Podcast features a special panel interview conducted by Avery Smith with prominent data content creators, including Ken Jee, Monica Kay Royal, Richad …
100: Job Hunt OS Launch w/ Asa Howard
Unlock the secret to job hunting success with JobHuntShortcut.com – land interviews without drowning in resumes, learn effective networking, and get $70 off today!
Connect with Asa Howard on LinkedI…
99: Is a Data Analyst Bootcamp REALLY worth it? w/ Melissa Kings
This episode of the Data Career Podcast features Melissa Kings, a former teacher who transitioned into data analytics through the Data Analytics Accelerator bootcamp.
Melissa shares her journey, from…
98: Day in the Life of a Data Analyst With Non-Technical Background w/ Paul Ahlstrom
In this episode of the Data Career Podcast, Avery talks with his childhood friend, Paul Alstrom, about his journey into data analytics from a non-technical background.
Paul emphasises the importance …
97: Winning with Data Science; A Handbook for Business Leaders w/ Akshay Swaminathan
In this podcast episode, Avery talks with Akshay Swaminathan, co-author of the book 'Winning with Data Science: A Handbook for Business Leaders.
They discuss the vague terms often thrown around in th…