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Trustworthy Data for a Healthy Democracy, w/ USAFacts’ Poppy MacDonald

On this episode, we sit down with Poppy MacDonald, President of USA Facts, to learn about the process of breaking down governmental silos for data without bias. You may have seen some of their data during the extended pandemic, but you may not have known how much work went into providing just the facts without the opinion . . . or how small the team was behind the scenes. You will find no clickbait here, for Poppy, it’s all about the facts.

Written by on May 31, 2022

BI Have the Power, w/ Johnny Winter of Greyskull Analytics

Johnny Winter of Greyskull Analytics shares his exciting story of transformation from mild-mannered bartender to human ETL engine and beyond. As is often the story, the data drudgery of manual processes triggered his data gene which in turn brought about his hidden power of BI, and Greyskull Analytics was born. Johnny speaks candidly about moving up through the ranks from fresh Excel apprentice (to in-house, grumpy Excel guru) and the side quests that inspired him to chart his own path to data mastery.

Written by on May 24, 2022

Office’s Relevance to the Power Platform Crowd, w/ Tristan Davis

On today’s episode, we sit down with Tristan Davis, Product Manager at Microsoft for the Office Platform…the person in charge of the team in charge of extensibility and advancement of the Office Suite of programs shares some insight and exciting news about the current path and the future of the most commonly used platform.  You will hear about security, advancements, and maybe even a secret reveal or two from the upcoming BUILD announcements.  Exciting news is coming for increasing both productivity and security in the new virtual workplace of Office 365.

Written by on May 17, 2022

The Relentless Pursuit of a Better Way w/ Liz Rogers

Today we welcome the newest member of the P3 Adaptive family, Liz Rogers as she shares her relentless pursuit to find a better way. Liz’s story highlights the rarest hybrid data type yet, those with a self-sufficient mindset who are translators between the process/tech and the customer/user experience. This data type truly focuses on improvement across all segments. Her passion for figuring it out brought about both immediate, visible impact and scalability to every position in her career.

Written by on May 3, 2022

Writing your Data Adventure, w/ Blythe Morrow

Today we welcome Blythe Morrow, owner of Paper Sword, to the show. She shares her SQL-adjacent/data-adjacent data origin story and the details of her love affair with both language and data. The ability to marry good writing with technical skills can help you clarify your message and build trust with your stakeholders. Even if you aren’t a writer, learning how to talk to and convince people about Data Platform technologies can elevate your skills as a data professional.

Written by on April 26, 2022

Mapping the Road to Innovation, w/ Mike Reynolds

On Today’s episode special guest Mike Reynolds defines digital product and the genius behind InnovateMap. Mike explains that businesses must go digital if they touch a consumer or risk losing relevance. While most consumer-facing companies have embraced this tenant, many B2B companies just haven’t accepted this yet and those who have are advancing quicker than ever.

Written by on April 12, 2022

Small Biz, Big Impact w/ Fran Reed

On today’s episode, self-described accountant by trade and a problem solver by passion, Fran Reed of Freedup Data Optics shares how she uses her data bending skills to remove the frustration of working with an on-premises accounting software build. Fran is one of the rare go-betweens of the Power Platform and Intuit’s Quickbooks. She makes easy work of bridging the gap between numbers and decision-makers to design the best solution for both her large and small business clientele.

Written by on April 5, 2022

The Power Platform is for Kids Too, w/ Zara and Zenubia Khan

Today, we host Zara and Zenubia Kahn, 11-year-old twins on a mission to inspire young girls in STEM and turn the Power Platform world on its head. Hailing from Pakistan and currently residing in Singapore, these sisters have a track record of setting and breaking goals at a young age by earning certifications in both Microsoft Power Platform and in Azure AI by the age of 10.

Written by on March 22, 2022

Going Bananas for Data, w/ Jeff Lingen

It seems fitting for the week of Saint Patrick’s Day to include some Shamrocks. This week, we welcome to the show, Jeff Lingen from Shamrock Foods Company. Boasting 15+ years of data management and BI development, Jeff is the Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics and a coder of DAX from way back. Today Jeff gives us the inside scoop on his data origin story of escaping the data drudgery behind finance and moving into the analytics field and beyond.

Written by on March 15, 2022