Ep 38 | Building Your Brand to Stand Out From The Crowd with Christina Stathopoulos, Analytics Lead at Google

Driven by Data: The Podcast

In Episode 38 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Christina Stathopopolous, Analytics Lead at Google, where they discuss how to build your personal brand to stand out in the crowded Data & Analytics market, which includes:

• Getting hired by Google
• The importance of positivity and persistence
• Why building a brand is overlooked and not taken an advantage of
• How to build a personal brand despite being an introvert
• Why consistency is key
• Why you should look at this as an investment in yourself
• The importance of contributing to the community
• Don’t try to learn all of the "hard" skills
• The importance of SQL in Data Science
• Take every opportunity to present in public
• The difference between, communication, people and commercial skills
• Why sharpening your commercial skills is beneficial even if you don’t need them just yet
• How we can tackle the gender imbalance within the world of Data
• Why she promotes the 'Book a Week Challenge'