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Data Analyst Career Path: Options, Roles, Skills, and Requirements

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The 4 Best Books for Tech Entrepreneurs & Data Founders

AoF 66: Why You Should Stop Saying Data Literacy part 2 w/ Jordan Morrow

The Freelance Data Analyst’s Guide To Pricing Your Services at $100/Hour

What is a conversion funnel? Get all the details plus Lillian's best software recommendations!

What Is a Conversion Funnel and the Best Funnel Software For Data Entrepreneurs

Want to charge premium prices for data services? These strategies will help you up your rates and grow your business revenues.

Charge Premium Prices For Data Services: 3 Secrets To Make More Money

AoF 64: The Role of Exec & Expectation Mngt in Data Science w/ Heather Smith

4 Sure-fire Ways To Be Successful Selling Data Courses Online

Read all about the top 5 myths that prevent success for the freelance data scientist!

To The Freelance Data Scientist: These 5 Myths Will Prevent Your Success

Looking to become a more efficient data services provider? These steps will help you make MORE money working FEWER hours!

4 Steps To Become A More Efficient Data Services Provider

AoF 62: Cracking the Data Code w/ Mike Bugembe

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Building a Data Science Portfolio: A Newcomer’s Guide

Customer profiling and segmentation is an important data science skill.

Customer Profiling and Segmentation in Python | A Conceptual Overview and Demonstration

Let's dive in to learning about data science in marketing!

Data Science In Marketing – How Much It’s Worth And Where To Get Trained

AoF 58: Is it time to Check your Emotional Intelligence? w/ Jay Levin

WHAT IS A DATA LEADER? Find out here...

What is a data leader & how you can become one (even if you don’t have a STEM degree!)

Is Data Science For Me? Let's revisit the so-called "sexiest" job of the 21st century...

Is Data Science for Me? Taking a Second Look at the Sexiest Job of the 21st Century

How To Prepare for COVID's impact on Data Science Jobs

How To Pivot and Prepare For COVID’s Impact on Data Science Jobs

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The Self-Taught Data Scientist Curriculum (2020 Update)

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Top Online Communities for Data Science and Other Data Professionals Who Aspire To Become Data Leaders

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We’ve educated about 1 million data professionals worldwide

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but after wor

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but after working in the data space full-time for 9 years, I have to say it: THERE IS A RIGHT & WRONG WAY TO LEARN DATA SCIENCE.

I try to never present a problem without presenting a solution... So please read on...

First, let's look at the WRONG WAY to "learn' data science:

❌ Simply reading an intro book on the topic doesn't really suffice to call oneself a "data scientist", per se

❌ Looking at girly pictures of data influencers on Instagram who barely have a degree and ~ zero career experience - not the best way to learn either (sorry)

🎉 On the flip side, I've met several data practitioners with excemplary career records - who make ideal mentors for people seeking to become data scientists. One of those individuals is Andrew Jones, the ex-Amazon, ex-Sony Play Station Data Scientist.

He's a credible, trusted mentor to techies who want to start learning Data Science the RIGHT way! ✅

Look, there's a huge disconnect between Data Science courses / degrees and the real-world needs of businesses and hiring managers.

This can lead to rejection after rejection after rejection! (Sadly, most people getting $$$ data science degrees can't land an actual DS job 😭)

So what should you do?

✅ Learn the RIGHT content based on expert experience and input from hundreds of leaders, hiring managers, and recruiters within the field

✅ Learn the RIGHT WAY – don’t get tied up in textbooks – learn with a focus on intuition & understanding

✅ Evolve and develop over time. It is a journey, not a destination

✅ Get UNLIMITED guidance and support along the way – from an ex-Amazon and ex-Sony PlayStation Data Scientist

Whether you're at the very beginning of your journey, you've already started learning, or you're looking to transition from another field - Andrew's incredible program, DATA SCIENCE INFINITY, will take you ahead of the pack.. ensuring you can land a great role in this exciting field and make a tangible impact when you do!

Don’t limit yourself, invest in yourself!

For details and the full curriculum check MY LINK IN STORIES today only!

4 STRATEGIES TO LAND YOUR FIRST CLIENT FOR YOUR DA

I’m SO grateful I pushed through.⁠ ⁠ While w

I’m SO grateful I pushed through.⁠
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While what I show on my Instagram may seem like a total digital nomad dream - running a multi-6-fig business in paradise, managing a team, making passive income sales through digital products…⁠
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It hasn’t always been easy.⁠
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There was a LOT that went on behind the scenes to get me to this point. ⁠
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It wasn’t always working in beautiful villas while making time to lounge by the pool with virgin margaritas and play with my daughter…⁠
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I didn’t always have this community of 650k data pros, and prestigious partnerships with LinkedIn Learning and Wiley (that have allowed me to teach over 1 MILLION about data science!).⁠
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At one point, I was a burnt-out solopreneur working 15-hour days 😪⁠
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I was living on $600/month, working my ass off to get my business off the ground from a dingy Thai hostel.⁠
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It’s so easy for us to compare our chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 20.⁠
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Just remember - we ALL start somewhere. ⁠
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That influencer you know with 500k followers started with 0.⁠
That big-time CEO started off with just a single employee.⁠
The person you look up to once doubted whether or not they’d even make it.⁠
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Just focus on the next step right in front of you and keep working towards your big, crazy dreams 💫⁠

I COULDN’T FIND A JOB ANYWHERE 😪⁠⠀ ⁠⠀

I COULDN’T FIND A JOB ANYWHERE 😪⁠⠀
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It was 2008.⁠⠀
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Smack dab in the middle of the housing bubble collapse, I had been laid off from my job as an Environmental Engineer. ⁠⠀
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I put in 100s of CVs at other firms and waited anxiously by the phone for a response, but all I got was 🦗🦗⁠⠀
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Times were NOT good, my friend.⁠⠀
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In a moment of desperation, I decided to take a huge pay cut and apply for a legal secretary job at $8/hour.⁠⠀
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I proceeded to work 8-10 hour days in a dingy, dark office, working day in and day out just to make ends meet. ⁠⠀
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A year later, on a trip to South America, I came to a realization.⁠⠀
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With renters in my house back in the States, I realized I was making MORE money frolicking around La Paz, Bolivia than struggling to pay rent on my $8/hour job as a secretary ⁠⠀
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Why the heck would I even go back? I thought to myself.⁠⠀
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I decided right then and there that I wanted to build an online business that gave me the location and financial freedom I desperately craved.⁠⠀
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Upon return to the States, I got a call from the Orange County government, who wanted to hire me as a Data Analytics Developer.⁠⠀
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While I was BEYOND grateful I was able to ditch the secretary job and start to work in my field again, I also never forgot my dream of being an entrepreneur and building a location-independent business.⁠⠀
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I started my data science side hustle, and started hustling my butt off, working nights and weekends to build Data-Mania.⁠⠀
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7 years ago I had finally built my business to the point that I was able to quit my job and book a one-way ticket to Thailand ✈️ 🌴⁠⠀
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Every day I am beyond grateful that I decided to take that chance on myself.⁠⠀
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If data entrepreneurship is calling your name, I urge you to take that first step! ⁠⠀
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I’ve created a free resource called the Ultimate Toolkit for Data Entrepreneurs. It contains 32 free (or low-cost!) tools and processes to help you start and grow your very own data business!⁠⠀
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These are the exact tools I use every day to run my now multi-6-figure data biz 🔥⁠⠀
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Grab the tools and start saving hundreds of hours building your business by heading to the link in my bio! ☝️⁠

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵?⁠
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1️⃣ Winning With Data is a 30-day challenge, NOT a course!⁠
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This is important. While most courses focus on theoretical learning, Winning With Data teaches you the 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 over the course of 30 days in order to advance your career. ⁠
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2️⃣ Winning With Data 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.⁠
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There is a misconception in the data world that if you simply keep learning more coding languages and up-leveling your implementation skills that you’ll get promoted. ⁠
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In fact, this just keeps you stuck in the same type of role - at the same pay grade. ⁠
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If you want to climb the data career ladder, you have to learn DIFFERENT types of skills - like leadership, project management, and strategy.⁠
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Bottom line, everything we do in Winning With Data is results-focused - helping you to either get a promotion at your current workplace or get recruited for a higher-level position at another company.⁠
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Q’s about up-leveling your data career? Leave em’ in the comments below!⁠
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And if being a data entrepreneur is more your style, make sure to check out our newest free resource, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀.⁠
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With 32 free (or low-cost) tools, you’ll get everything you need to set your freelance data business up for success!⁠
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Download the Toolkit using the link in my bio ☝🏻⁠

3 WAYS YOU CAN WORK WITH ME AT DATA-MANIA 👇🏻

3 WAYS YOU CAN WORK WITH ME AT DATA-MANIA 👇🏻⁠⠀
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1️⃣ Winning With Data⁠⠀
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WWD is a 30-day challenge that helps data professionals learn and implement the key actions needed to uplevel their data career and become a data leader! You’ll learn exactly how to secure a data leadership position in as little as 30 days.⁠⠀
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2️⃣ Private and Group Business Coaching For Data Entrepreneurs⁠⠀
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There’s nothing I love more than to help data professionals strike out on their own and start a freelance data consultancy or business! With my 8 years of entrepreneurial experience running Data-Mania, I coach new entrepreneurs on how they can start + scale a successful data biz!⁠⠀
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3️⃣ The Ultimate Toolkit for Data Entrepreneurs⁠⠀
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My latest FREE offer shows you all of the must-have tools I use to run my multi-6-figure data biz. I’ve spent the last eight years curating this list, and these tools have saved me 100s of hours and helped me get EPIC results. ⁠⠀
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🔗 DOWNLOAD THE TOOLKIT USING THE LINK IN MY BIO 🔗⁠⠀

LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER! ⁠ ⁠ I would LO

LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER! ⁠
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I would LOVE if you answer a few of the questions below so we can learn more about one another 🧡⁠
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What is your nickname?⁠
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What's your age? ⁠
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Where do you live?⁠
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What made you follow me? ⁠
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What type of content would you like more of from me? ⁠
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What is the number one thing you would like me to keep doing?⁠
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Let me know your answers in the comments below 👇🏼⁠
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Have we met? 👋⁠ ⁠ In case you’re new arou

Have we met? 👋⁠
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In case you’re new around here, I thought I’d take a quick moment today to reintroduce myself!⁠
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I’m Lillian Pierson, founder, and CEO of Data-Mania, a training, and advising company that helps turn data professionals into world-class data leaders and entrepreneurs 🏆⁠
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A few fun facts about me and my business 👇⁠
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1️⃣ I’m an American ex-pat who’s been living and running my fully remote data business from Thailand for the past eight years. ⁠
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2️⃣ I’ve had the pleasure of educating over 1 million professionals on the topics of AI, data leadership, and data entrepreneurship!⁠
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3️⃣ I get to work from gorgeous, tropical locations like the one pictured above on the regular! Talk about inspiring workplaces 🌴⁠
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Inspired to know how I did it? Download my Free Guide, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀, to learn more about the exact tools and processes I use to run my multi-6-figure remote data biz from Thailand. ⁠
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Now it’s your turn! Share ONE fun fact about you in the comments below and let’s get to know each other 👇⁠

Ready for a data business-building tip that will b

Ready for a data business-building tip that will blow your mind? Here it is…⁠
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DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB (JUST YET).⁠
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I mean, you're "good enough" to quit your day job - but, in all honesty, one of the fastest ways to start a data business is to do it WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A DAY JOB (and the paycheck that comes with it).⁠
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You've already got the data expertise - which sets you miles ahead of the pack.⁠
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And you can repackage that data expertise into scalable offers faster than greased lightening, but most of the time-consuming work comes with building out the actual business.⁠
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If you keep your day job - you have an income that you can use to hire #freelancers to build out the business for you...⁠
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I'm talking things like web design, graphics, copywriting, photography, etc.⁠
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You don't need to spend your time doing all that...⁠
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In fact, one of my clients was able to use our methods to score herself a 30% pay increase at a day-job, and then she used that extra money to pay a team to build her business for her. Fast-forward 18 months - she's full-time in her own #data business (& got it all done while working the DAY-JOB and being a SINGLE MOM!)⁠
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What is your number No. 1 question when it comes to building a #analytics business? I’d love to share my knowledge with you so ask away!