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Using GeoPandas to count nearby bus stops Introduction At Bays Consulting, one of our current passions lies in delivering insight for local areas in the UK. As a data scientist, I am in my comfort zone when working with data that describes abstract entities, like financial transactions or computer network events. At a basic level,… Continue reading I’m a polygon: get me out of here!

Working at Bays Consulting,  people often ask me to talk about my experiences as a woman in data science. So, why not sum up my thoughts in a blog? Talking about the challenges I have overcome as a woman in STEM seems strange when my experiences have always been positive. It got me thinking, what did I… Continue reading Women in Tech: Where did my interest STEM from?

If you know me, you probably know I have a passion for podcasting. Through both my university studies, as well as external research, I am learning more and more about the exciting world of podcasting. So that brings me onto the topic I want to talk about today: why should businesses start podcasting? It’s a… Continue reading Why should businesses consider starting a podcast?

Data science has become increasingly popular over the last few years with most companies insisting they use it. But what does it actually entail? Here are some of the things I have come to realise after working as a data scientist for the past six months… It’s not all about building fancy machine learning models.… Continue reading Lessons I Have Learnt as a New Data Scientist

Changing Paths If someone had told me a couple of years ago that in 2020/21 I’d be an apprentice data scientist doing a BSc and working at the same time then I would have probably raised my eyebrows and not believed them. I knew very roughly what data analytics involved through working with Bays Consulting… Continue reading From Police Officer, to PA, to Data Scientist

Last year, for the first time ever, we had a “Bays Break” over the Christmas holidays. Everyone (including myself) switched off their laptops and walked away for just over a week. This is the longest time I have been “on leave” since I started Bays, and I learnt two things: 1) I was far more… Continue reading It’s Nice to be Nice: Taking Care of One Another at Work

Working from home certainly has its perks. The commute to work being just a few paces from my bed is indeed a luxury. Nonetheless, it can be hard to adjust to working at home if you are used to working in an office. Perhaps you have less space, or there are more distractions at home.… Continue reading My Top Tips for Working from Home in Lockdown 3.0

In October, I had the awesome opportunity to talk to the OR Society Independent Consultant Network about our use of social media marketing at Bays Consulting. It was really fun to share the story of how we’ve managed to use social media to grow and generate leads since starting my role as Media and Communications… Continue reading Six Top Tips for Beginning a Successful Social Media Journey

By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail…Good planning is essential for a virtual presentation. Start off by writing down a few ideas. If you can, avoid writing a speech – this can sometimes come across too formal and unnatural. By noting down a few bullet points, you have the comfort of knowing your… Continue reading Six Steps to Success at a Virtual Conference

Being Bays Consulting’s Media and Communications manager, I am sure it is unsurprising to hear that I have a love for all-things media; consuming and creating. From watching TV series and listening to radio, to creating graphic designs and producing animations. But there is one type of creative media that really excites me, the one… Continue reading Podcasting: Anything, Anyone, Anywhere.