Episode 5: Math in Sports feat. Michael Leone
If you’re like me, you know many students interested in sports. This episode was a deep dive into the path that one sports fan took to build a career between his love of sports and his success with math. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Michael Leone, Director of Analytics for Establish The Run, a sports content site that provides projections for fantasy sports and sports betting.
A lot of people’s dreams is to work in sports in some capacity and you have the advent sort of, of the sports analytics movement, has created more paths for people to do that.
Michael Leone, Director of Analytics for Establish The Run
Highlights Reel
As before, we’ve pulled together a Highlights Reel. It’s a 5-minute compilation of some of the key topics covered in the full interview. Check it out to get a flavor for the conversation with Michael.
In the full interview, we cover topics ranging from:
- Examples of how he uses statistics in developing sports projections
- How he landed a dream career between what he loves (sports) and what he’s good at (math)
- The changing landscape of the talent pool for tech-based employment opportunities
- And much more!
Check out the Full Episode (22 min) below!
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