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Stay Away from Guadalcanal, w/ Olivier Travers

For the second part of our 2022 New Year double feature, we sat down with Olivier Travers.  Olivier has had quite the data journey that has taken him from France to Germany, Portugal, Italy, and finally, to Chile where he serves clients all over the world as a Business Intelligence advisor and consultant…an expert in Power BI, he’s focused on data visualization, SaaS integration, and software architecture! He also knows quite a bit about MMA and Brazilian JuJitsu, and a spirited discussion on who would win in a fight ensues!

Written by on January 4, 2022

An Anthropologist Goes Corporate, w/ Geoff McNeely

Our guest for the first part of the double feature is Geoff Mcneely, a very interesting human!  He has a degree in Anthropology (we can check that one off of our interesting background list!)  He’s a Power BI OG, starting one of the first two Power BI user groups (Rob having started the other). He’s a full-time Power BI professional working for Microsoft who has a strange distinction of being a non-Full-Time Full-Time employee (we will explain)!

Written by on January 4, 2022

Hawking Data and Stymying Offenses, w/ Coach Chase Hargis

The data gene lurks everywhere, including deep in the heart of Texas High School Football!  Enter Coach Chase Hargis, Defensive coach of the Magnolia High School Football team in Texas and also a data guy, who asked P3 Adaptive to help with a very specific data problem…how to visualize football data so as to give an edge to his players?

Written by on December 14, 2021

Birth of a Data-Driven Salesperson, w/ Carson Heady

What’s the first feeling that you get when you hear the word Sales or Salesperson?  We believe that most people do not get warm fuzzies when they hear those words! Carson Heady is Director, Health Solutions – U.S. Health & Life Sciences at Microsoft and shatters the negative stereotypes of the Salesperson.  He is about as human and helpful as any guest we’ve had on the show, and we’re quite sure that his customers agree!

Written by on December 7, 2021

Protect the Spots with NO Bulletholes, w/ Adam Harstad

Adam Harstad is one of the few guests that have been on with us twice! This time around, we cover some pitfalls that data people fall into including cognitive bias and how people behave in the face of uncertainty, how these traps can be applied and avoided in life and in data, and we do throw in some Fantasy Football talk!

Written by on November 23, 2021

The Life of a WW2 Navy Pilot Cadet (Bonus), w/ Bob Pop Collie

For our 50th episode a few weeks ago, we shared an episode that Rob recorded with his grandfather, Bob “Pop” Collie.  We had some content that didn’t quite fit the vibe of the episode, and we just didn’t feel right about keeping this amazing stuff to ourselves! It’s a lot of Pop Collie’s Navy stories of him being goofy, how he played football for a legendary college coach, and how a series of strange events led to him meeting his wife!

Written by on November 18, 2021

A Data Wildling Goes Embedded, w/ Mary Fealty

Mary Fealty is a prime example of the spirit of “Why not?” that we’ve been exploring as of late!  She is a Power BI early adopter (we like to call folks like Mary a Power BI OG!), and her experience and knowledge place her as a leader in the data solutions field. 

Written by on November 16, 2021

Free Range Analytics, w/ Angel Abundez

We’ve been quite busy not only just here at Raw Data, business at P3 Adaptive HQ has been booming!  So much so, that we’ve had to add our 4th Director of Client Services to the team to keep up with our ever increasing business.  His name is Angel Abundez, and his journey has zigzagged him across both Rob and Tom’s paths in the past (and maybe yours as well along the way) and has led him here today, sitting down and sharing his story with us!

Written by on November 2, 2021

Leaders Need Not be Flashy, w/ Microsoft VP Dave Gainer

If it wasn’t for Rob’s interaction with Dave Gainer during his time at Microsoft, there’s no doubt that Rob’s life and career path would have been vastly different, and very likely not in a good way!  Dave currently is Vice President of Product for Microsoft Office, but he’s ALWAYS been a great leader of people.

Written by on October 20, 2021

M is for Imke, w/ Imke Feldmann

Imke Feldmann is among the first few to have recognized the incredible value and potential of this thing called Power Pivot in Excel (which was the precursor to Power BI).  And did she ever run with it, launching quite the successful solo consultancy and training service!

Written by on October 13, 2021

Septic Companions and Breaded Capacitors, w/ Chris Rae

Chris Rae has had quite the data journey!  In his current form, he’s the co-creator of MyCoast, an app that helps government entities clean up hazards on coastlines.
He’s travelled many paths on his journey, from the banking space to working on Excel and other projects at Microsoft and all points in between and beyond!

Written by on September 29, 2021

The Power Ranking Godfather, w/ Jeff Sagarin & Wayne Winston

There’s a place where sports and data meet, and it’s as powerful a collision as on any football field!  Currently, sports analytics drives professional teams to make decisions that affect the future of the organization. Jeff Sagarin has been a figurehead in the sports analytics realm for decades, and we’re thrilled to have had the chance to have him on to talk about his data journey!

Written by on September 21, 2021