189 episodes

The Ken's Nearest Neighbors Podcast is about telling the unique stories of the people in the data and AI space. In highly technical fields, we often lose sight of the individuals who are making the positive change. The podcast focuses on who these people are and how they have approached the big decisions in their life that shaped their world view and career. While the podcast is centered on a technical domain, the conversations often touch on personal philosophy, the pursuit of meaning, and how we define success in our career and lives.

Ken's Nearest Neighbors Ken Jee

    • Technology
    • 5.0 • 36 Ratings

The Ken's Nearest Neighbors Podcast is about telling the unique stories of the people in the data and AI space. In highly technical fields, we often lose sight of the individuals who are making the positive change. The podcast focuses on who these people are and how they have approached the big decisions in their life that shaped their world view and career. While the podcast is centered on a technical domain, the conversations often touch on personal philosophy, the pursuit of meaning, and how we define success in our career and lives.

    The Youngest Ever 3x Kaggle GM Explains Why She Switched to Product (Ruchi Bhatia) - KNN Ep. 188

    The Youngest Ever 3x Kaggle GM Explains Why She Switched to Product (Ruchi Bhatia) - KNN Ep. 188

    Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Ruchi Bhatia. Ruchi is the youngest ever 3x Kaggle Grandmaster. She recently started work as a product marketing manager at HP after being a Z by HP global data science ambassador. In this episode we talk about why Ruchi shifted to product, what she has learned from transitioning into the workforce at HP, and what she thinks of all of the new changes going on in the AI space. 


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    Ruchi's Links: 
    Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchi798/
    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/techbyruchi/

    • 32 min
    How Fast is AI Innovation Really Happening? (Tina Huang) - KNN Ep. 187

    How Fast is AI Innovation Really Happening? (Tina Huang) - KNN Ep. 187

    Today I brought back my good friend Tina Huang on the podcast! We talked about her continuing venture into content and entrepreneurship as well as our experience and learnings from NVIDIA's GTC conference. 

    Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners:
    - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job)
    - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job 
    - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today
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    Tina's Links:
    https://www.youtube.com/@TinaHuang1
    https://www.lonelyoctopus.com/

    • 42 min
    How AI Changes the Interview Process (Nick Singh) - KNN Ep. 186

    How AI Changes the Interview Process (Nick Singh) - KNN Ep. 186

    Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Nick Singh. He is the author of Ace the Data Science Interview and the Head Lemur at datalemur, a website helping you prepare for interviews. In this episode we learn what Nick has been doing since the publication of his book, how the interview process has changed with new advances in AI, and how you can stand out in the challenging job market. 

    Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners:
    - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job)
    - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job 
    - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today
    - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions

    Nick's Links:
    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-singh-tech/
    Personal Website - https://www.nicksingh.com/
    Book - https://www.acethedatascienceinterview.com/
    Data Lemur - https://datalemur.com/

    • 50 min
    The Problem With Developer Advocacy (Daliana Liu) - KNN Ep. 185

    The Problem With Developer Advocacy (Daliana Liu) - KNN Ep. 185

    Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Daliana Liu. Daliana is the host of the Data Scientist Show. She also has experience in developer advocacy and working as a data scientist in large tech companies and startups. Today we talk about why she quit her job in tech, how developer advocacy could be improved, and much more! 

    Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners:
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    - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today
    - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions

    Daliana's Links:
    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/
    Personal Website - https://dalianaliu.com/
    Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/c/thedatascientistshow

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Speaking with the Creator of Pandas on the Future of Open Source (Wes McKinney) - KNN Ep. 184

    Speaking with the Creator of Pandas on the Future of Open Source (Wes McKinney) - KNN Ep. 184

    Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Wes McKinney.  Wes is well known in the open source community for his work building the pandas library. He also has a fascinating background leading the production of other data tooling with a focus on ubiquitous language-agnostic, hardware-optimized analytical computing. In this episode we learn about the origin of pandas, Wes' transition into a new role at Posit, and his perspective on the future of open source. 

    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesmckinn/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/wesmckinn

    Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners:
    - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job)
    - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job 
    - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today
    - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions

    • 58 min
    The Story Behind the Analyst Builder (Alex Freberg) - KNN Ep. 183

    The Story Behind the Analyst Builder (Alex Freberg) - KNN Ep. 183

    Today I had the pleasure of interviewing  @AlexTheAnalyst yet again on the podcast. So much has changed for him in a short period of time with his analyst builder platform. In this episode, we talk about his journey creating a product, the changing field of data, and how he dealt with burnout. 

    Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners:
    - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job 
    - 365 Data Science (57% discount) - https://365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY | Learn data science today
    - Interview Query (10% discount) - https://www.interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee |  Interview prep questions

    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
36 Ratings

36 Ratings

mdubez ,

Incisive questions

Ken does a great job asking asking incisive questions, and keeping the listener engaged by flowing the conversation into a compelling story.

woahhlaura ,

Great interviews

The guests are always interesting and I like to hear about their different career paths

Stef E ,

Great podcast, interesting topics

Ken does a great job covering relevant tech, data science topics. Very interesting guests.

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