This is the story of how a warehouse worker pivoted into a senior data engineer in just 18 months while tripling her salary.   In this episode of The Data Career Podcast, Avery Smith sits down with Kedeisha Bryan on how she landed a data job and tripled her income in only 18 months.

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Timestamps:

(9:19) - Why you need a sponsor in your life

(11:21) - You need common ground to network genuinely

(27:02) - Tired of sending job applications? Network instead

(30:16) - Know that this is a long game

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