All Things Analytics

Communication is key to any successful industry and analytics is no exception. This week's special guest joins the All Things Analytics team all the way from UDA Live in the UK. Join Trish as she sits down once again with devices and analytics director, Phil Bennett to discuss how analysts can go beyond standard data visualization techniques to tell important stories to their supervisors and clients.

Less than a year after graduation, Jace Thurman left his job at a political consulting firm and went to work for an ethonal production company in logistics with no prior training. He quickly showed a knack for data visualization and was promoted to doing wide scale grain market analysis. Find out what pushed Jace into the world of analytics and why he fell in love with it in this episode of All Things Analytics. For more info on our featured expert, go to globalinnovationpodcast.com/post/the-ata-files-jace-thurman

How has big data been essential to the growth of The Innovation Podcast Network? Find out on this week's episode when Trish brings on multimedia specialist and our very own podcast producer, Jordan Evans, to explain how analytics play a major role in her day-to-day operations... and she's NOT an analyst! ***For more information on The Innovation Podcast Network and its services visit globalinnovationpodcast.com or you can contact Jordan directly at JEvans@ieconet.org

Tyler Lubben has made his career by combining his creative side and his analytic side to create visual works of art with data. He now owns and operates Vizual Intelligence, Inc., a Tableau consulting & training company that helps build visual data dashboards and surveys for companies around the world. Learn more about Tyler and his data journey in this edition of All Things Analytics.

In the span of her career, Amber Smart has created over 4,000 BI dashboards. She currently owns and operates her own data visualization service, SmartMetrix, and shares her IT knowledge with companies across the globe. Learn more about Amber's journey as a mother, analyst, student and leader in this week's episode of All Things Analytics.

How did an engineer use analytics to solve a multi-million dollar product problem? Hear the full story and more in this phone interview with UK-based devices and analytics inventor, Phillip Bennett.

There is no question that utilizing data fueled by analytics is a priority for many organizations. If this is true and is a key part of the digital transformation, then why is the adoption rate so low? Learn how to tackle some of the major obstacles companies face on the path to digital change and adoption from our host and experienced business analyst, Trish McPeek.

With all the Business Intelligence tools out there, how do you know you are using the right ones for your organization or community? Business analyst, Trish McPeek and Chief Strategy Officer, Joe Voelz, break down some of the differences between Tableau and Power BI, two key players in advanced analytics. Want to learn more? Try these books recommended by Trish : Tableau Your Data by Daniel G. Murray; Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step by Errin O’Connor and Collect; Combine, and Transform Data Using Power Query in Excel and Power BI by Gil Raviv.

Trish McPeek, an expert business analyst with Global Innovation Platform, is kicking off a new podcast every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month to talk all about the future of analytics with new guests each episode from a variety of backgrounds.