Podcasts Technology Towards Data Science 8. George Hayward: comedian, lawyer and data scientist

8. George Hayward: comedian, lawyer and data scientist

Published: Oct. 8, 2019, 7:04 p.m.

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Each week, I have dozens of conversations with people who are trying to break into data science. The main topic of the conversations varies, but it\\u2019s rare that I walk away without getting a question like, \\u201cDo you think I have a shot in data science given my unusual background in [finance/physics/stats/economics/etc]?\\u201d.

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From now on, my answer to that question will be to point them to today\\u2019s guest, George John Jordan Thomas Aquinas Hayward.

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George [names omitted] Hayward\\u2019s data science career is a testament to the power of branding and storytelling. After completing a JD/MBA at Stanford and reaching top-ranked status in Hackerrank\\u2019s SQL challenges, he went on to work on contract for a startup at Google, and subsequently for a number of other companies. Now, you might be tempted to ask how comedy and law could possibly lead to a data science career.

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