Episode 7: How to Make a Career in Analytics (with Vijoe Mathew)

I Wish My Boss Told Me That!

In this episode, Serge talks to Vijoe Mathew (Director, Analytics, ABInBev) on how to make a successful career in analytics, switching to data analytics from other fields, and staying relevant in a quickly evolving field. They also discuss how one can apply analytics in their existing role, and what actually makes someone a good data scientist. (00:00) Start (01:34) How Vijoe ended up doing analytics (11:34) How to network with new people to get new insights & learnings (13:40) Can one switch to analytics later in their career? (19:40) How to apply analytics to your own job (21:31) What makes a good data scientist? (25:10) How to stay relevant in a quickly evolving field (28:52) How to manage a data analytics team