In Episode 49 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Karen Jean-Francois, Analytics Manager at Cardlytics, where they discuss how people can craft the career they want in Data & Analytics, her humbling career journey so far and how she overcame imposter syndrome, which includes;
- Moving from the Caribbean to Paris to London
- Her struggles of living away from home & her family
- The transition from performing at the European Championships into the world of Data
- Why she hosts the Women In Data Podcast
- How she was awarded the 20 in Data & Technology 2020
- Why she struggled to find her place & voice
- The importance of role models and networking on her career
- How she joined Cardlytics as the only female in the team
- Why she had a huge case of Imposter Syndrome and how she overcame it
- How she realised it was all in her own mind
- Why it prevented her from being promoted despite knowing she was doing great work
- The importance of opening up about Imposter Syndrome
- Why company culture is so important to deal with Imposter Syndrome
- How to go from diagnosis to action (to start addressing the problem)
- The journey from introvert with imposter syndrome to winning industry awards and podcast host
- The technical V commercial debate
- How she almost quit Data & Analytics to become a pastry chef
- That she realized that she had so far let others decide what my career would look like
- The importance of owning your own career and defining what you want it to be
- Her top questions for crafting your career:
- Where are you at today?
- Where would you like to be and why?
- What's stopping you from getting there?
- How are you going to overcome these blockers?