323: Data Science as a Freelance Career

I chatted with top Upwork freelancer Wesley Engers who has worked over 150 jobs in data science. He’s worked in a variety of industries and shared a few of his most interesting jobs and offered advice for those considering diving into freelance data science work.

An episode of the Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn podcast, hosted by Jon Krohn, titled "323: Data Science as a Freelance Career" was published on December 19, 2019 and runs 74 minutes.

December 19, 2019 ·74m · Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

Summary

I chatted with top Upwork freelancer Wesley Engers who has worked over 150 jobs in data science. He’s worked in a variety of industries and shared a few of his most interesting jobs and offered advice for those considering diving into freelance data science work. In this episode you will learn: Wesley on Upwork [9:11] Wesley’s background [16:20] How Wesley onboards a client [26:32] Good clients vs. bad clients [31:12] Tools [37:23]• Wesley’s best projects [45:09] Freelance vs. full-time work [59:26] Tips about getting into Upwork [1:06:48] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/323

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