{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F86fda440-279b-490b-bcbc-327617c3cc87","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"52: From Teacher to Senior Data Analyst in 100 Days w/ Courtney Ballard\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/86fda440-279b-490b-bcbc-327617c3cc87\"></iframe>","title":"52: From Teacher to Senior Data Analyst in 100 Days w/ Courtney Ballard","description":"<p>This is the story of how a math teacher transitioned to become a lead analytics consultant at Wells Fargo</p>\n<p>In this episode of The Data Career Podcast, Avery Smith sits down with Courtney Ballard, one of the bootcamp alumna on how she landed data job from teaching.</p>\n<p>\nIf you are a Transitioning Teacher looking to explore data, I have a LIVE training to help you on your journey: <a href=\"If you are a Transitioning Teacher looking to explore data, I have a LIVE training to help you on your journey: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\">https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/teachers</a>\n</p>\n<br>\n<p><a href=\"https://dataprojectclub.com/\"><strong>\ud83c\udf1f\u00a0Join the data project club!</strong></a></p>\n<p>\u201c25OFF\u201d to get 25% off (first 50 members).</p>\n<br>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training\"><strong>\ud83d\udcca Come to my next free \u201cHow to Land Your First Data Job\u201d training</strong></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com//daa\"><strong>\ud83c\udfeb Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp</strong></a></p>\n<p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p>\n<p>(1:53) - Why Courtney transitioned to data analytics</p>\n<p>(9:54) - Why it&#39;s okay to pivot your career</p>\n<p>(13:22) - Teachers make great data analysts</p>\n<p>(17:44) - How Courtney landed her job</p>\n<p>(23:30) - Why data careers are great for teachers </p>\n<p><strong>Courtney\u2019s Links:</strong>\nLinkedin: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneylballard/\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneylballard/</a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Avery:</strong></p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/AverySmithDataCareerJumpstart/videos\">Subscribe on YouTube</a></p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf99<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-career-podcast/id1547386535\">Listen to My Podcast</a></p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc54 <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/\">Connect with me on LinkedIn</a></p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart/\">Instagram</a></p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb5 <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata\">TikTok</a></p>\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ea47fbc7-09c1-40b5-a966-ff9e1042f072/14459089-1688245630943-b0c79bf37ffcb.jpg"}