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Episode Synopsis
Karen Jean-Francois joins us to discuss how she wants to empower her team members and a wider audience of data scientists battling imposter syndrome.
In this episode you will learn:
Karen’s background as a hurdler [4:42]
Women in Data Podcast [10:32]
Cardlytics [19:04]
Karen’s background and current career [22:55]
Karen’s favorite tools [31:29]
Karen’s balance of fitness and work [34:45]
The biggest challenge of Karen’s career [47:09]
Advancement in data [54:13]
What is Karen most excited about? [59:40]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/525
In this episode you will learn:
Karen’s background as a hurdler [4:42]
Women in Data Podcast [10:32]
Cardlytics [19:04]
Karen’s background and current career [22:55]
Karen’s favorite tools [31:29]
Karen’s balance of fitness and work [34:45]
The biggest challenge of Karen’s career [47:09]
Advancement in data [54:13]
What is Karen most excited about? [59:40]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/525
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