From Teacher to Senior Data Analyst in 100 Days w/ Courtney Ballard
March 29, 202300:30:06

From Teacher to Senior Data Analyst in 100 Days w/ Courtney Ballard

This is the story of how a math teacher transitioned to become a lead analytics consultant at Wells Fargo.

In this episode of The Data Career Podcast, Avery Smith sits down with Courtney Ballard, one of the bootcamp alumna, on how she landed a data job from teaching.

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Timestamps:

1:53 - Why Courtney transitioned to data analytics
9:54 - Why it's okay to "start over"
13:22 - Teachers make great data analysts
17:44 - How Courtney landed her data job
23:30 - Why data careers are great for teachers!

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