Lost After College to Top Data Scientist (Kristen Kehrer) - KNN Ep. 102

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Kristen Kehrer. Kristen is currently a Developer Advocate at Comet sharing about MLOps best practices. Since 2010, Kristen has been delivering innovative and actionable machine learning solutions across multiple industries, including the utilities, healthcare, and eCommerce. Kristen was a LinkedIn Top Voice - Data Science & Analytics in 2018. Previously Kristen was a Data Science instructor at UC Berkeley Ext, Faculty/SME at Emeritus Institute of Management and Founder of Data Moves Me, LLC. Kristen holds an MS in Applied Statistics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a BS in Mathematics. In this episode we talk about how Kristen was able to transform her life and her career after hitting rock bottom after college and how she has been able to break negative cycles in her life. We also discuss how social media interacts with mental health, and we learn more about her new role as a developer advocate at Comet ML. I really enjoyed this conversation with Kristen and I hope it inspires you to break some negative cycles in your life.

00:00 Introduction 02:20 Becoming a Developer Advocate 06:03 How did your data journey start? 18:05 How did you change your mentality toward a better life? 30:17 How did you pick up the software skills coming from a math background? 34:27 How did you start producing blog content? 38:08 Social Media Presence 47:27 Overcoming mental health struggles during the COVID-19 Pandemic 55:23 Final remarks