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#254 Career Skills for Data Professionals with Wes Kao, Co-Founder of Maven
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Mastering the technical side of data and AI is one thing, but communicating those insights effectively is a whole different challenge. How do you make sure your data is understood, acted upon, and influences decisions? It’s not just about presenting the right numbers—it’s about framing them in a way that resonates with different audiences. But how do you tailor your communication to different stakeholders and ensure your message cuts through? What strategies can you use to make your insights truly impactful?
Wes Kao is an entrepreneur, marketer, coach, and advisor who writes at newsletter.weskao.com. She is co-founder of Maven, an edtech company that raised $25M from First Round and Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, she co-founded the altMBA with bestselling author Seth Godin.
In the episode, Richie and Wes explore communication skills, tailoring to your audience, persuasion vs information, feedback and behavioral change, intellectual honesty, judgement and analytical thinking, management and ownership, dealing with mistakes, conflict management, career advice for data practitioners and much more.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
- Wes’ Website
- Connect with Wes
- 10,000 Hours Concept by Malcolm Gladwell
- Course: Data Communication Concepts
- Related Episode: Making Better Decisions using Data & AI with Cassie Kozyrkov, Google's First Chief Decision Scientist
- Sign up to RADAR: Forward Edition
New to DataCamp?
- Learn on the go using the DataCamp mobile app
- Empower your business with world-class data and AI skills with DataCamp for business
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Manage episode 446134270 series 2285898
Mastering the technical side of data and AI is one thing, but communicating those insights effectively is a whole different challenge. How do you make sure your data is understood, acted upon, and influences decisions? It’s not just about presenting the right numbers—it’s about framing them in a way that resonates with different audiences. But how do you tailor your communication to different stakeholders and ensure your message cuts through? What strategies can you use to make your insights truly impactful?
Wes Kao is an entrepreneur, marketer, coach, and advisor who writes at newsletter.weskao.com. She is co-founder of Maven, an edtech company that raised $25M from First Round and Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, she co-founded the altMBA with bestselling author Seth Godin.
In the episode, Richie and Wes explore communication skills, tailoring to your audience, persuasion vs information, feedback and behavioral change, intellectual honesty, judgement and analytical thinking, management and ownership, dealing with mistakes, conflict management, career advice for data practitioners and much more.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
- Wes’ Website
- Connect with Wes
- 10,000 Hours Concept by Malcolm Gladwell
- Course: Data Communication Concepts
- Related Episode: Making Better Decisions using Data & AI with Cassie Kozyrkov, Google's First Chief Decision Scientist
- Sign up to RADAR: Forward Edition
New to DataCamp?
- Learn on the go using the DataCamp mobile app
- Empower your business with world-class data and AI skills with DataCamp for business
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