We are back baby!!! Jacob Sinex is our guest on this show. Jacob is the Managing Director of Bluetree's Analytics team. He's a go-to guy when it comes to informatics, bicycles, and jokes. We have a wide-ranging conversation from informatics to personal finance. We dive deep on how to become a consultant and how to embark on a career with data. We talk about building remote teams, how work is intertwined with our identities. We get a great hot tip - youneedabudget.com and we teleport to Bloomington, Indiana for the Little 500 Bike Race.  Quiet a ride, enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

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Jacob Sinex - Informatics and bicycles

Today on the show, we have the venerable Jeremy Bakken. Jeremy holds a Ph.D. in Psychology, healthcare IT, and data professional, Wisconsin native and renaissance man. Recorded at the end of September 2020, we talk about Jeremy's temporary move to Melbourne, Australia, and the two-week quarantine he and his wife Becky had to endure. We discuss Melbourne's pretty strict quarantine, soapmaking, pressure cooking Rogan Josh. We get Jeremy's top kitchen gadget recommendations; we get a ton of advice on life, including coffee making and personal growth. We touch on healthcare data and why social media companies are so far ahead of hospitals when it comes to data supremacy. We travel to Johannesburg and get a meaningful hot tip on the fear of transformation.  Special crocheting guest - Kathleen Wise of @rusticascluck :)  Enjoy the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Jeremy Bakken - Kangaroo Post

We are joined by Brent Watkins, a data guy, whiskey enthusiast, and New Orleans native. We go through Brent's origin story, his family's Oyster farming business, his IT career, and his passion for Whiskey. We learn how Whiskey is made, what peated means, and some spirits to try to explore this fascinating world. Brent is smart. How did he get smart? We find out together - hint - reading and curiosity were vital. We get hot tips for working in a virtual world, travel to Tokyo and Toronto, and get the inside scoop on New Orleans. Also, I made Brent laugh a lot, and that was fun. Enjoy and tell a friend! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Brent Watkins - Whiskey Intelligence

We are joined by Dan Scott, a Neuroscience PhD, and researcher out of Texas. Per usual, we cover Dan's origin story:  growing up in New York, college in Ohio, and graduate school in the City that never sleeps. We cover a wide range of topics, mostly in science: the brain and how little we understand of it,  machine-brain interface, AI, and whether we live in a simulation. We talk about diabetes, our gut biome, and fun music stuff - like how will music venues survive this pandemic? We go through at least three amazing 'Would you rather?"s. We get great hot new band music tips and we teleport to a gorgeous creek in the middle of summer. To quote Dan, he brings a scientific rigor to everything he works on, making this an awesome episode with a ton of laughs.  Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Dan Scott - Would you rather?

We are joined by Matt Rosier. Matt is a builder and world-traveler extraordinaire. We talk about him growing up Mormon, working a farm in Missouri. We hear lots of travel stories, from Thailand to the Great Barrier Reef. Pavel's regular meditation pitch, best weather months in San Diego, how Matt learned his craft, we teleport to a cool place in Indonesia and get a mighty fine hot sauce tip.   Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Matt Rosier - Don't Put Off Your Life

We are joined by Olya Losina. Owner and founder of Prima Materia Institute in San Diego. We talk about Olya's artistic family dynasty, her journey from Moscow to San Diego, lawless Russia of the 1990s, and what Russians still think of Americans today. We learn about Olya's art teaching style - she thinks it's for everyone and even I can be a brilliant artist. We talk about my new instant classic children's fairytale, 'The Adventures of Pavel the Lil' Potato', I just might have to illustrate it myself. We travel to Tbilisi, Georgia and Olya recommends her 'desert island' book. Finally, we share tips on art investing, buying fresh from the easel, and encourage all to be kind.  Check out Olya's free monthly class - Introduction to Drawing for Beginners, every First Saturday of the Month at 12 pm PST on Zoom. Sign up here! Help a family in need with some lasagna love here!  Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Olya Losina - Everyone Can Be a Brilliant Artist

We are joined by Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford trained Physician turned digital healthcare entrepreneur. She's a co-founder of Levels Health, a startup focusing on maximizing diet and exercise through continuous blood glucose monitoring.  We talk about Casey's origin story, medicine as pattern recognition, health economics,  her road from surgery to digital health.  We focus on the latest research in metabolic health, like this Cell paper. We discuss optimal metabolic health, the various factors that play into an individual's glycemic response: the gut microbiome, stress, genetics, and exercise.  We both recommend Sam Harris and his WakingUp app for meditation. Casey has a great hot tip for us and recommends some amazing Portland waterfalls.  Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Dr. Casey Means - Unlocking Your Optimal Metabolic Health

We are joined by Adam Unger. We talk about his baseball career including playing for the Yankees, becoming a lawyer, and pursuing his dream of singing opera. We talk about the importance of the right coaches. Mindfullnes and motivation. And we learn to treat our lives as one big fun experiment. Oh and we also sing a bit.    Find Adam at https://www.baritoneadamunger.com/   Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Adam Unger - Baseball, Opera and Following Your Dreams

We are joined by Aaron Stoler, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at Stockton University. Check out his series 'Streaming with Stoler' on Facebook. We talk about changing ourselves and the world for the better. We talk about booze, botanicals and brewing. We touch on absinthe and banana beer. How to train our minds to jump to the positive vs. the negative. We get a super IPA hot tip and teleport to the French catacombs. All in all, a great listen. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Aaron Stoler, PhD

We are joined by Caleb Campbell. Caleb is a Senior VP of Culture and Development at Bluetree. We talk about his unique background, growing up with missionary parents in Taiwan and Ukraine. Caleb speaks Chinese and Russian, we get to enjoy some of his Russian rap in the episode as well. We go deep into what company culture is, how remote companies can build culture, the challenges leaders face building virtual companies. Caleb shares specific tactics for remote companies. We talk about Michael Jordan, basketball in Europe in the ’90s, the stock market and retirement.  Great episode with a great guest, enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Caleb Campbell - Company culture, remote culture building, 1990's Chicago Bulls and growing up in Taiwan and Ukraine.

We are joined by Dimitry Cherney. Dima is a CFA, MBA, and overall smart fella. We talk about life in Kharkiv, Ukraine; Dima's move to Baltimore, his official name change, and our shared high school mythology. We learn about John Hopkins, being a consultant, interviewing with Investment Banks, working for Amazon, the number of restaurants Dima's been to in NYC (he has the data!) and the great Ashkenazi Jewish genetic bottleneck.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Dimitry Cherney, CFA - Growing up in Ukraine, immigrating to Baltimore, fun high school memories, personal data capture and being a dad!

We go global for this episode with Andy Gensler, Chris Rappa, and Jimi Lawal. We started our careers together at magical Deutsche Bank. We hear from three different corners of the world: London, Frankfurt and New Jersey.  We learn how everyone is surviving the pandemic and how our experiences are unique yet shared. This episode is chock full of Pavel stories with some NSFW.  We get tons of hot tips and even more laughs. This is pure premium Pavel content at its finest, the treehouse lives again!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Treehouse with Andy Gensler, Chris Rappa and Jimi Lawal

We are joined by Andy Gross. Andy is a Sr. Bioinformatics Scientist. We talk about his current pandemic survival life in Cincinnati. How geneticists can track Covid's genetic mutation. Andy gives us his best tips on becoming a data scientist. We talked about 'FIRE' financial independence retire early. I break down my lessons learned in the past 6 months of fun-employment. We travel to Jerusalem and get not one but three hot tips from Andy.  Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

Andy Gross, PhD - Coronavirus, Bioinformatics, Data Science and Lifestyle Creep

Columbia Reunion is a limited-run series of conversations with alumni from Columbia University. Ivy League, we made it!  Daniel Rumennik is an early-stage technology investor and partner at Streamlined Ventures. Dan holds a BS in Operations Research: EMS from Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science, as well as an MBA from Harvaaahhhd.  We talk about Dan growing up in Silicon Valley, COVID-19 and it's the effect on venture capital and investing. Our general advice for an economic downturn for businesses and individuals. Dan gets raw and recounts how he got laid off during the last great financial crisis. We philosophize on loneliness vs. solitude, hint - it's all about perspective. We get some hot tips on Columbia's greatest eats, an amazing Netflix watch and maintaining peace of mind through stressful times. We teleport to Seattle pre-pandemic, cider and pelmeni for all.   Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

#4 - Columbia Reunion - Daniel Rumennik, SEAS'07

Jordana Fremed is a consultant and Alter Management fellow based in Boston.  'Jord' holds a BA in Sustainable Development from Columbia College.  We talk about life in the current pandemic (we are lucky because we are alive and can work from home). We discuss sustainable development, social good, carbon credit markets and our overall trajectory as a planet. J shares advice on how businesses can weather this unprecedented time. She shares amazing HOT FRUIT TIPS and we travel to South Africa for a virtual safari using our Elon Musk teleport.  Stay safe, healthy and listen to Dr. Faucci. Thanks to all the healthcare workers and others running our essential infrastructure! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavelcast/message

#3 - Columbia Reunion - Jordana Fremed, CC'17

'A poor man's Joe Rogan Experience.' PAVELCAST is made with love by Pavel Tseytlovskiy. Each episode features a fun guest. Recurring segments include hot tips and transportation-teleportation (sponsored by Elon Musk). Sometimes we have a beverage or two. It's a jolly good time. 100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back.

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