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The Data Scientist Show

Daliana Liu
The Data Scientist Show
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  • The Data Scientist Show

    From financial analyst to director of analytics, how to get promoted quickly, 7 elements of influence - Christopher Fricker - The Data Scientist Show #085

    06/11/2026 | 1h 13 mins.
    Christopher Fricker is a senior director in analytics and BI at Renaissance Learning. He started his career in finance and later became a data science consultant working with Meta, Netflix, and pre-IPO tech companies doing analytics. We talked about the mental models that helped him grow from a finance analyst to an analytics leader.
    Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on ⁠https://www.dalianaliu.blog/⁠ for more on data science and career.

    Chris’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherfricker/
    Daliana’s LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/⁠

    (00:00:00) Introduction(00:01:46) How to get promoted quickly(00:08:40) Power vs authority(00:11:21) First principal thinking(00:32:34) ROI of a data team(00:40:29) How to be persuasive(00:54:52) All Data is wrong(00:56:22) How he audits the data(01:00:52) How to make someone help you at work
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    The art of selling (as an engineer), from physics PhD to sales engineer at Databricks with Daliana's old friend Mike Lo - Daliana's Game 02

    08/02/2025 | 1h 3 mins.
    Daliana’s newsletter on how to find your edge in the AI age and live events: https://dalianaliu.kit.com/e0dcfc214b

    Daliana interviewed her friend of 10 years, Mike Lo, on how he went from a physics PhD to Sales Engineer at Databricks, and fun stories of their friendship in LA.

    Mike Lo’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hellomikelo/
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    Why she quit Amazon to become a Vlogger, creator economy, Evelyn - Daliana’s Game - 01

    07/16/2025 | 51 mins.
    Daliana’s newsletter on how to navigate your career in the AI age: https://dalianaliu.kit.com/e0dcfc214b
    Evelyn was an analytics manager at Amazon and now full time vlogger. We talked about how she became a vlogger, how she navigated her career after leaving Amazon, and what she learned about the creator economy.
    Evelyn’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapiocapress
    Daliana's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/
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    Daliana is back -- with something new

    07/09/2025 | 1 mins.
    I'm starting a new podcast. Learn more.
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    Why I’m ending this show. Death, afterlife, Chinese philosophy, and what’s next? Daliana Liu ft. Tina Huang #92

    04/21/2025 | 44 mins.
    I had a fun “funeral” of this show with Tina Huang, we talked about death, afterlife, and the various transitions as content creators. Get coached by Daliana:• DS/ML Career Accelerator
    • Personal Branding Accelerator

    • Join the newsletter with 20k readers to read my career stories ⁠here⁠.
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About The Data Scientist Show
I'm Daliana Liu, an ex-Amazon data scientist turned career coach and content creator with 300k followers on LinkedIn. I interview data science and AI practitioners on how they tackle practical problems and navigate career challenges. We cover both technical skills and soft skills. Each conversation is like having lunch with a mentor and friend. I share more about my career adventure and the lessons I learned with 22k subscribers, join here: https://www.dalianaliu.blog/
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