Hey Reader, Over the past few weeks, I’ve shown you The Mister Rogers Blueprint in action using Summit Adventures, the fictional adventure travel company I built for teaching. You’ve seen real queries. Real business insights. Real data quality issues. Today I want to tell you why I built it this way. Because the reason matters more than you might think. The endless tutorial hamster wheel of death You know the pattern. You watch a Udemy course. It makes sense. The instructor shows you SELECT,...
26 days ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, Last week I showed you The Mister Rogers Blueprint, the step-by-step guide to approaching unfamiliar dataset and delivering actionable insights. You might be thinking: “Okay, cool framework. But does this actually work?” Fair question. Let me show you what happens when people learn SQL this way. First, let’s talk about what doesn’t work. Jenn (a student and data coaching client of mine) paid $2,500 for an SQL course from an Ivy League university. She thought it would be robust,...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, Remember Mister Rogers? "Won't you be my neighbor?" That show taught me back in the day (and my now-grown kids more recently) along with millions of others young and old how to approach new situations with curiosity instead of fear. Turns out, that's exactly the mindset you need when someone drops an unfamiliar database on your desk. Here's the situation every analyst will face: You start a new job or project. Your manager says "Pull the customer data for Monday's meeting." You...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Business leaders are dumb. That's what a lot of business analysts think because they create something "awesome" with a dataset and then it gets ignored. Unfortunately, these types of business analysts don't realize that leaders aren't dumb. They are just busy. They are responsible for making decisions and making them quickly. And leaders need answers (based on data) more than anything. Think about it: if they need answers and you have the skills to provide those answers... You become their...
about 2 years ago • 5 min read
Starting with Data Actionable data analytics tips, tricks, and tutorials to increase your earning potential. Delivered right to your inbox every Saturday. Python Data Blending Made Easy: 3 Simple Steps to Combine Data Sets in Python (Even if You’re Not Sure Where to Start) Hey Reader, Have you ever been given a few different spreadsheets and had to combine them into one? Use clunky VLOOKUPs in Excel Copy and paste (hoping you don't break something) Give up and ask a more technical coworker...
about 2 years ago • 3 min read
Starting with Data Actionable data analytics tips, tricks, and tutorials to increase your earning potential. Delivered right to your inbox every Saturday. Stop Guessing, Start Visualizing: Turn Retail Data into Decision-Making Tools with Interactive Python Dashboards (Tutorial + Code) Hey Reader, You won't get noticed unless you are solving real-world business problems. find a problem create a solution share your work land your dream job Pretty simple. The hard part is knowing where to start....
about 2 years ago • 5 min read
Starting with Data Actionable data analytics tips, tricks, and tutorials to increase your earning potential. Delivered right to your inbox every Saturday. Insights at a Glance: The Step-by-Step Process to Create an Interactive Hospitality Manager Dashboard using Python and Dash Data paralysis is a nightmare. It leads to only two outcomes: poor decision-making missed opportunities Instead, decision-makers need real insights at their fingertips. And you can help bring those insights to life by...
about 2 years ago • 5 min read
Starting with Data Actionable data analytics tips, tricks, and tutorials to increase your earning potential. Delivered right to your inbox every Saturday. The 6 Simple Steps to Creating an Interactive Auto Insurance Claims Dashboard with Python and Dash (Code Included) We've all been there. The dreaded 4:00 PM on a Friday afternoon email from the boss, asking for "updated numbers". There goes your weekend plans. Time to text your friends and family: "Sorry, I'm going to be late for dinner....
about 2 years ago • 5 min read
Starting with Data Actionable data analytics tips, tricks, and tutorials to increase your earning potential. Delivered right to your inbox every Saturday. Creating an Interactive Help Desk Ticket Analysis Dashboard from Scratch with Python Using Plotly (Code Included) Data visualization is a huge topic. And if you're not using it in your work, you're missing out. By the way, if you haven't snagged your copy of The Data Analytics Portfolio Playbook, now's the time! Get up and running in two...
about 2 years ago • 5 min read