PAVELCAST

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!

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!

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!

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. 

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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.  

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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/  

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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!

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. 

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! 

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!

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!

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!

We are joined by Dr. Ushinsky, an interventional radiologist and engineer. 

We discuss interventional radiology, coronavirus special coverage, current, and future AI/deep learning in interpreting medical images. 

Recorded on Wed, 3/11.

Stay engaged and healthy!

Columbia Reunion is a limited-run series of conversations with alumni from Columbia University. Ivy League, we made it!

Allen Sukholitsky is an investment strategist, founder of Xallarap Advisory, with prior stints at Goldman and Citi. Allen holds a BA in economics and political science from Columbia College.

We recount our initial hallway meeting, our favorite Columbia meals and Allen's early interest in economics. I learn what the federal reserve does and what it could do to juice the economy in the wake of the Coronavirus.

Allen shares general tips for financial management, his views on personal branding and the life-changing experience of having kids. 

We visit Iceland via our teleportation device and get one hell of a deep and meaningful hot-tip from Mr. Sukholitsky.

Enjoy!

Columbia Reunion is a limited-run series of conversations with alumni from Columbia University. Ivy League, woot woot! 

It was supposed to be for the best and brightest, but somehow they let me (Pavel) in. 

We kick it off with the Larry David to my Jerry Seinfeld, the inimitable Daniel Minsky, Columbia College 2007, BA in Mathematics. 

We talk about Minsky's passion for mathematics, great deals, and technology. We recount our meet-cute, roommating in college and Minsky's almost career in adult entertainment. 

We travel to Capri via our teleportation device (thanks Elon!) and Minsky recommends his favorite youtube channel for our hot-tip. 

We are joined by Matt Bavosa, a web developer, brand new father and streak runner. Matt graduated with a degree in Communications from University of Maryland, had a career in sales before deciding to take a hard right turn and enter the world of software development. We talk about how he managed to pull of that career change, streak and marathon running, his alter-ego house-maid Mattina and his love of Elvis Duran. 

Brought to you by you! We do it for the fans. 

Another fun one, with my good buddy Tom Petrillo. Tom is a math Ph.D., former math professor, high-frequency trader and Facebook engineer. 

We go through Tom's origin story, from winning Oregon State's high school math competition, to a PhD in mathematics from UCSD. We also go through his interesting career path. 

We travel to the ancient city of Bagan, using our Treelon Musk teleporter. And as always get a couple of hot tips from our guest. 

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We are joined by Megan Read (@billies_mama on IG), an interior designer extraordinaire in sunny Ocean Beach, San Diego. If you love airplane noise, you are going to love this episode :) 

There's some airplane noise in here but we have fun with it, don't be afraid. 

We demystify interior design, it's not just for people that can afford 20K custom couches. Megan provides some awesome interior design **Hot Tips**. 

We talk about the Bachelor series (no shame) and Pavel's young and nerdy love of computers and file sharing. 

Finally, we teleport (thanks as always to Elon Musk) to a University of Tennessee football game, and sing Rocky Top. 

Our Happy Hour beverages include La Marca Processco and Fall Brewing's Plenty for All Pilsner. Both are great.