211: From Classroom to Data Science: Career Advice and AI Trends with Angelica ‘Jelly’ Spratley

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:Disney Data and Analytics Conference (1:15)Flatiron School Overview (3:51)Defining Industry-Ready (4:48)Transitioning to Data Science (6:33)Teaching KPIs (8:10)Self-Advocacy in Career Development (11:22)Managerial Credibility (16:11)Bridging Academic and Industry Gaps (19:30)Managing Projects with Non-Technical Stakeholders (21:35)Transitioning from Industry to Teaching (23:38)Relating Data Science to Personal Interests (25:32)Creating Engaging Learning Experiences (28:42)Involvement in Data Literacy Organizations (31:09)Addressing AI Concerns in Education (34:16)Collaboration for AI Safety (38:22)Remote Work Trends (41:09)Productivity in Remote vs. Office Settings (44:11)Final Thoughts and Takeaways (46:13)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.