Girish Iyer (Hudson Advisors/IIM-K) describes Data Science Career in a Global Expanse | All Grit E15

Girish Iyer shares his journey in data sciences that enabled him to trot the globe working with international giants like eBay, Agoda and Rakuten, to presently being the Assistant Vice President of Portfolio Management at Hudson Advisors, Japan.

In the fifteenth episode of All Grit, we discuss decisions that pluck you out of your comfort zone, the evolution of data sciences and an international career spanning across industries, countries & cultures.

Segments:
00:00- Opening
00:46- Introduction
01:43- Why MBA at IIMK
03:46- Placements after Financial Crisis
06:16- Why Data Analytics?
08:29- Time at eBay
12:07- Move to Germany
14:57- Move to Agoda, Thailand
17:43- Inter-industry transferrable skills
19:47- Areas that could use data science
20:57- Move to Rakuten, Japan
23:11- What excites you about data science
24:53- Career Crux
27:43- Failures and Learnings
29:10- Actionable advice
30:51- Hardest decision
32:24- Summary
33:21- Interesting takes

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0gaudkMtxuOUyCGTqoFF4A
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Girish's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/girish-i-4873229/
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Intro/Outro Track:
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