Hello, hello, welcome to Smart Talks with IBM, a podcast from Pushkin Industries,

I heart radio, and IBM. I'm Malcolm Gladwell. This season we're talking to new creators, the developers, data

scientists, CTOs, and other visionaries who are creatively applying technology

in business to drive change. Channeling their knowledge and

expertise, they're developing more creative and effective solutions no matter

the industry. Our guest today is Nicholas Renaut, senior data science and AI technical specialist at IBM.

Nicholas's job is to help companies formulate a data strategy that streamlines the way they do business

and prepares them to use sophisticated AI technologies.

But beyond his day-to-day, Nick is also a content creator on YouTube, where his channel has over 100,000 subscribers.

His videos explain computer science concepts in a way beginners can understand, and he often demonstrates how to use

machine learning and data science to solve novel problems. On today's show how

Nicholas learned data science from the bottom up,

the fundamentals of data management,

and how an innovative data strategy can help businesses create novel solutions.

Nick spoke with Ronald Young Jr.

host of the Pushkin Podcast solvable.

Along with being a frequent contributor to NPR,

Ronald also hosts and produces the

podcast Time Well Spend and Leaving the Theater. Okay, let's get to the

interview.

So tell me a little bit get to the interview.

So tell me a little bit about how you got into data and when you found out like the power

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