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📍 Current resident of Madrid, Spain & native of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Greek-American based in Spain where I run a global data/AI business. International keynote speaker, award-winning educator and the Founder of Dare to Data, on a mission to help individuals and corporations take the next step in their data and AI journey. After building a successful career in Big Tech companies such as Google and Waze, I shifted my focus to scaling impact through education, training and product evangelism. Today, I'm trusted by an extensive client list of Fortune 500 and Big Tech organizations. Outside of my corporate work, I hold an Adjunct Faculty position at several universities where I lecture and lead programs on data and AI for business. I also serve as an instructor for LinkedIn Learning and host a podcast for EM360. I am bilingual (English-Spanish) and offer collaborations in both languages.

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I am a regular international speaker supporting all things data and AI, as well as women in STEM. Some of my latest involvements include:
● Guest appearances on more than 30 podcasts such as SuperDataScience, DataFramed, Alter Everything, Ken's Nearest Neighbors, How to Get An Analytics Job, Driven by Data, Humans of Data Science, Present Beyond Measure, LightsOnData & more.
● Interview features, guest lecturer, panelist and event host!
● Keynote speeches delivered regularly since 2018 across 20+ countries in-person, virtually spanning the globe, with audiences surpassing 3,000+. A few of my latest involvements include:
→ → Fund Summit 2025 in Luxembourg LU, "Regulating the Machine: How AI is Forcing a Global Rethink on Ethics & Control"
→ → National Analytics Summit 2025 in Dublin IE, "When Data Meets Design"
→ → CNG Global Pulp Conference 2025 in Istanbul TR, "Igniting Transformation with AI"
→ → QSP Summit 2024 in Porto PT, "Navigating Tomorrow in a Data-Driven, AI-First World"
→ → Nitto ATP Finals Customer Summit 2024 in Turin IT, "Unleashing AI's Power in Modern Manufacturing"
→ → Data Universe 2024 in NYC US, "When Data Meets Design"

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For further opportunities (podcasts, events, etc.) in my interested fields, feel free to contact me directly.

The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my employers/partners/clients.

Christina Stathopoulos, MSc

Your professional headshot is often your first impression.

On platforms like LinkedIn, it quietly answers a lot of questions for you: Are you credible? Approachable? Mine attached here is showing a subtle hint into my love for books!

There is no excuse for you to still be using that at-home selfie in bad lighting or your cropped family photo 🙄

Lately I have been experimenting with InstaHeadshots to generate AI-powered headshots. And the results are impressive! But there is a big caveat that often gets missed with these tools.

AI is only as good as the data you train it on.

If you want high quality outputs, you need high quality inputs.

When I trained my model, I used a mix of strong professional headshots and everyday photos and selfies. Different lighting, expressions, outfits and contexts.

That made all the difference in how realistic and usable my final images were.

⭐ I want to clarify that I don't think AI-generated images will replace the need for photographers. Not even close. ⭐

I fully plan to keep getting professional headshots done every two to three years. A great photographer brings expertise and quality that AI cannot do on its own.

What AI tools like this do change is SCALE.

AI now gives me access to literally HUNDREDS of additional, on brand images that I can use across platforms, talks, media and more. A quantity that would be unthinkable with a traditional photoshoot, both in terms of time and cost.

If you want to experiment with it yourself, you can try it here: https://lnkd.in/e7CnHNVU
Use code CHRISTINA15 for 15% off!

(I personally love this platform because you get a preview of your images first, and only pay once you're happy with the results.)

#artificialintelligence #generativeAI #headshots #futureofwork


💙 I partnered with InstaHeadshots because I genuinely love the product, can't wait to start using my new set of headshots and wanted to spread the word so others can try too!

🔷 TL;DR Remember that better data leads to better results. Invest in good photography. Use AI to extend it.

Data & AI Evangelist | Global Keynote Speaker & Award-Winning Educator | Making data & AI work for everyone, through a responsible lens! | Join my #bookaweekchallenge 📚

Joe Reis 🤓

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Best-Selling Author | Data Engineer and Architect | Recovering Data Scientist ™ | Global Keynote Speaker | Professor | Podcaster & Content Creator

I write. I build. And I’m working on something new for the data community.More soon. ✍️📚⚡️

Ternary Data are veteran data engineers and “recovering data scientists” who have firsthand experience with the challenges of succeeding with data. We offer practical data engineering advice.

If you're at Data Day Texas on Sunday morning, Bill Inmon and I are hosting a very rare "Ask Bill anything." 

Be there and chat with the Godfather himself.

Joe Reis

Are BI dashboards going the way of the dinosaurs? 🦕 🦖📉

Barry McCardel and I recently met up at the Hex office for a great chat about the future of BI, AI agents in analytics, and much more.

Links to YouTube and podcast in the comments.

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Always great to catch up with Gavin Hupp. 

He's a down-to-earth and awesome leader in the data industry. Give him a follow.

Is self-serve BI a myth? As Barry McCardel says, this seems like a nirvana customers have been promised for decades, but never quite seems to materialize.

Barry and I recently had a chat in the Hex office to discuss the future of BI, AI Agents, and much, much more.

Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g2iAGZKh

“Sadly, many people in our industry equate selling with playing the status game of one-upping each other and looking smarter than the other person. These people insist on talking above their buyer’s heads, then wonder why the buyer isn’t buying. Complicated things seem “cooler” than something simpler. As Warren Buffett said, “You don’t get any extra points for the fact that something’s very hard to do.””

Also, don’t be Uncle Rico.

Read more:

Open article: Uncle Rico and the Tragedy of the Great Idea That Goes Nowhere by open.substack.com

Uncle Rico and the Tragedy of the Great Idea That Goes Nowhere

Is the AI hype bubble about to be cooked? 

Prolific author and all around legend, Cory Doctorow, and I had a chat about this, enshitification, and much more. Enjoy!

Links in the comments.

1982. Megatrends talked about the end of the industrial base toward knowledge. That happened.

Replace past nouns with present nouns, and who knows what comes next, but it’s eerie…

Principal Architect @ Posit, Chief Scientist @ Voltron Data, GP @ Composed Ventures

And now there were 14. Welcoming Joe Reis to Spicy Takes!

https://lnkd.in/ehyXJRKS

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