Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In this video, we talk with John Boudreaux, a data scientist & hiring manager. John covers how one should design and identify items for your data science portfolio by outlining his 3 levels of hierarchy for a data science project.

John's LinkedIn 👉🏼 linkedin.com/in/boudreauxjohn
John's GitHub 👉🏼 github.com/boudrejp
John's Portfolio 👉🏼 boudrejp.github.io

Build a Portfolio Website
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Certificates & Courses
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Coursera Courses:
📜 Google Data Analytics Certificate (START HERE) 👉🏼 lukeb.co/GoogleCert
💿 SQL for Data Science 👉🏼 lukeb.co/SQLdataScience
🧾 Excel Skills for Business 👉🏼 lukeb.co/ExcelBusinessAnalyst
🐍 Python for Everybody 👉🏼 lukeb.co/PythonForEverybody
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Coursera Plus Subscription (7-day free trial) 👉🏼 lukeb.co/CourseraPlus

DataCamp Courses:
🐍 Python 👉🏼 lukeb.co/PythonBasicsDataCamp
📈 Power BI 👉🏼 lukeb.co/PowerBIDataCamp
📊 Tableau 👉🏼 lukeb.co/TableauDataCamp
🏴‍☠️ R 👉🏼 lukeb.co/RDataCamp
🐍 Data Analyst w/ Python 👉🏼 lukeb.co/PythonAnalystDataCamp
DataCamp Subscription (25% off ) 👉🏼 lukeb.co/datacamp_discount

Recommended Books
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📚 Book Recommendations 👉🏼 lukeb.co/recommendations
📗 Data Science Must Read 👉🏼 geni.us/StorytellingWithData
📙 Tableau 👉🏼 geni.us/tableau
📘 Power BI👉🏼 geni.us/powerbi
📕 Python 👉🏼 geni.us/pythontricks

Tech for Data Science
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💻 Dell New XPS 13 (PC of choice) 👉🏼 geni.us/DellNewXPS13
💻 Dell New XPS 15 👉🏼 geni.us/DellNewXPS15
👨🏼💻 M1 Macbook Air 8GB (Mac of choice) 👉🏼 geni.us/M1macAir8GB
👨🏼💻 M1 Macbook Pro 8GB 👉🏼 geni.us/M1macPro8GB
🔌 Must-have Mac dock 👉🏼 geni.us/CalDigitTS3
🖥 M1 Multiple monitor adapter 👉🏼 geni.us/DisplayLinkAdapter
⌨️ Mac Keyboard 👉🏼 geni.us/MacMagicKeyboard
🖱 Mac Mouse 👉🏼 geni.us/MacMagicMouse
💾 Small (1TB) External HD 👉🏼 geni.us/WDelements1TB
💾 Large (14TB) External HD 👉🏼 geni.us/WDelements14TB
🏢 Standing Desk 👉🏼 geni.us/StandingDeskFezibo
📸 Camera of Choice 👉🏼 geni.us/SonyA6600body
*For computers, I recommend checking the manufacturer's website (i.e., dell.com) for deals/rebates*

00:00 Intro
00:37 John Boudreaux
01:11 Why you need a portfolio?
02:26 3 Levels of a project
03:03 1 - Scoped Skill
04:54 2 - Data Story
06:04 3 - Product
07:13 Wrap-up

Social Media / Contact Me
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🙋🏼♂️Website: lukebarousse.com
🌄 Instagram: instagram.com/lukebarousse
⏰ TikTok: tiktok.com/@lukebarousse
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/datavizbyluke
📥 Business Inquiries: luke@lukebarousse.com

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