Ken Jee — sports analytics leader, originator of the ubiquitous #66daysofdata hashtag, and data-science YouTube superstar (190k subscribers) — is the guest for this week's fun and candid episode ⛳️🏌️
In addition to his YouTube content creation, Ken:
• Is Head of Data Science at Scouts Consulting Group LLC.
• Hosts the "Ken's Nearest Neighbors" podcast.
• Is Adjunct Professor at DePaul University.
• Holds a Masters in Computer Science with an AI/ML concentration.
• Is renowned for starting #66daysofdata, which has helped countless people create the habit of learning and working on data science projects every day.
Today’s episode should be broadly appealing, whether you’re already an expert data scientist or just getting started.
In this episode, Ken details:
• What sports analytics is and specific examples of how he’s made an impact on the performance of athletes and teams with it.
• Where the big opportunities lie in sports analytics in the coming years.
• His four-step process for how someone should get started in data science today.
• His favorite tools for software scripting as well as for production code development.
• How the #66daysofdata can supercharge your capacity as a data scientist whether you’re just getting started or are already an established practitioner.
Thanks to Christina, 🦾 Ben, Serg, Arafath, and Luke for great questions for Ken!
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