
Mark Brokaw
Senior Director, Data Science
MINDBODY
San Luis Obispo, CA USA
“Be very intentional and very purposeful...set some goals and make promises to yourself that you will go down a certain path and then go on to the next step.”
MINDBODY
San Luis Obispo, CA USA
“Be very intentional and very purposeful...set some goals and make promises to yourself that you will go down a certain path and then go on to the next step.”
Senior Director, Data Science
I am responsible for delivering customer insights around product usage and customer engagement.
I oversee the data science team that provides Customer Intelligence, Business Data Analytics and Business Intelligence to the entire organization. We combine our vast and unique data with advanced analytical methods and tools. The Data Science team makes sense of our data world through meaningful and actionable insights, identifying trends, delivering reports, informing product and infrastructure advancements, and promoting a culture of data-driven decision making.
Here's the first step for high school students
Go to a community college first to get your required classes out of the way and to take your fundamental classes for whatever major you choose. It gives you a chance to explore different things and save money. I also recommend auditing classes you aren't sure about to see if you like it.
"You should probably move to San Francisco or Los Angeles if you want to work in tech. There aren't any opportunities on the Central Coast. "
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