The Journey of a Data Generalist: From Bioinformatics to Freelancing - Jekaterina Kokatjuhha

We talked about:

• Jekaterina’s background


• How Jekaterina started freelancing


• Jekaterina’s initial ways of getting freelancing clients


• How being a generalist helped Jekaterina’s career


• Connecting business and data


• How Jekaterina’s LinkedIn posts helped her get clients


• Jekaterina’s work in fundraising


• Cohorts and KPIs


• Improving communication between the data and business teams


• Motivating every link in the company’s chain


• The cons of freelancing


• Balancing projects and networking


• The importance of enjoying what you do


• Growing the client base


• In the office work …

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