Data Literacy and Career Empowerment with Bhagya Reddy

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Catherine Breslin

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Data Literacy and Career Empowerment with Bhagya Reddy

Fireside AI

20 minutes

5 months ago

Data Literacy and Career Empowerment with Bhagya Reddy

In this episode, we sit down with Bhagya Reddy, a data professional with over 20 years of experience, to discuss the critical importance of data literacy across organisations and how data skills can empower career transitions. Bhagya shares her journey of building a comprehensive data university at Virgin Media, training over 10,000 employees, and her passion project helping women and men return to work through data education.

What You'll Learn

How to scale data literacy across an entire organization - Bhagya shares her approach for training 10,000+ employees at Virgin Media, from initial resistance to widespread adoption and the impact it had
Why data skills are perfect for career transitions - Discover how data education can empower women and men returning to work, and why data literacy skills are so important
The secret to making data education stick - Learn the teaching techniques that actually work, from using everyday examples to creating engaging, self-service learning experiences

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Guest Bio

Bhagya Reddy is a seasoned data professional with 20+ years of experience currently working at Virgin Media. She's a passionate advocate for data democratisation and sustainability, and the founder of Training in Data, an organisation dedicated to helping people transition back into careers through data education.