In this episode, we’re joined by Elisa Choy: economist, advisor, global speaker and founder of Australia's first AI-powered market research agency called Maven Data
She’s been able to scarily and accurately predict the most recent federal election, the rise of Greta Thunberg, COVID vaccine hesitancy, the 2020 US election, and has even predicted the winners of the Voice for the last 3 years as well as Masterchef Australia 2020 just for fun.
Elisa opens up about her experiences dealing with an autoimmune disease, reconnecting with her mum after a family estrangement and also shares a few amusing clubbing stories from when she was younger.
00:00 - Intro
01:31 - How Elisa Got into Big Data & AI
05:01 - The Spark Behind Elisa’s Interest in Data
07:23 - From Hong Kong to Australia
11:57 - Navigating Through a Male-Dominated Industry
20:30 - Elisa’s Beijing Experience
25:07 - Finding a Workaround with Asian Parents
28:23 - “Coming Out” with her Family
39:39 - Elisa’s Autoimmune Journey
45:34 - Asian-Australian Media Representation
49:05 - Asian-Australian Trends
53:26 - Elisa’s Hopes for The Australian & Chinese Government
58:52 - Defining Happiness & Success
01:01:57 - Elisa’s Public Speaking Background
01:04:47 - Elisa’s Advice for the Younger Generation
01:07:38 - Outro
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