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Matt Abbott of UltraSignup – Storytelling with Data

In this episode of the Half Geek Half Human podcast, we explore how Matt uses data to tell stories and develop compelling product experiences – and why he has a penchant for 100-mile races.

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Matt Abbott Ultrasignup

About This Human

Matt Abbott is a data scientist at UltraSignup and an avid trail runner. Matt has worked on a wide range of data problems – from figuring out why people skip over the word “the” when they read while working on his PhD in Psychology – to identifying the language you should or should not use in your job posts to attract the right candidates – to solving organizational challenges at scale in Amazon’s HR departments. Outside of working on data problems and running up and down the local Issaquah Alps, Matt is a devoted solo parent and loves making memories with his daughter.

In this episode of the Half Geek Half Human podcast, we explore how Matt uses data to tell stories and develop compelling product experiences – and why he has a penchant for 100-mile races.

This episode will cover:

  • Matt’s background as a Data Scientist with a PhD in Experimental Psychology
  • How becoming a solo parent lead to ultrarunning
  • Merging career and sport with UltraSignup
  • The benefits of analyzing running data
  • Explaining the geek side of data analytics to the average human
  • UltraSignup Podcast – UltraData

Resources:
About Matt: https://news.ultrasignup.com/author/matt-abbott/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattrunstrails/
UltraSignup Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0CEDrc3VCg

Podcast intro and outro by Claudine Claudio.

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