THE NYC RENAISSANCE: HEALTH, HUSTLE, AND HIGH-SCALE AUTOMATION

About this episode

Dalton returns to discuss his health journey, a data science side hustle, and the growth of the Venture Step podcast in New York City.

Dalton is officially back with renewed energy to tackle New York City life, dive into a massive data science side hustle, and scale the Venture Step podcast. Tune in for updates on his health journey, a deep dive into why true success is simply a byproduct of your daily habits, and the behind-the-scenes reality of growing a media brand. Key Takeaways The Health Rebound: After a tough scare, Dalton's energy and passion have fully returned. He has regained his muscle and stopped his hair from falling out, thanks in part to a "morning goo" mushroom routine. Embrace the Side Hustle: Dalton is currently building a machine learning model on Google Cloud utilizing hundreds of millions of rows in BigQuery. He emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and advises listeners to ignore the naysayers who don't support their growth. Success as a Byproduct: Money, leadership roles, and healthy relationships shouldn't be the direct target. Instead, they are byproducts of who you are, your daily habits, and your empathy. Scaling Venture Step: To keep up with growth and maintain high production value, the podcast is migrating from Riverside to Descript. Dalton is also bringing on a virtual…

People in this episode

Host: Dalton Anderson

Topics covered

• health journey
• data science
• side hustle
• media brand growth
• daily habits
• New York City

Keywords

• health rebound
• machine learning
• success
• podcast scaling
• networking
• daily habits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google Cloud, BigQuery

Products: morning goo

Places: New York City, Venture Step

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