Jeremy Kuhlenbeck is a BI rockstar! As a Senior BI Consultant at cBeyondData, Jeremy used our BI DataStorytelling Mastery class tools, techniques, and methods to turn an almost failing BI project around at the last minute. Jeremy describes his bumpy road to becoming a chief data storyteller, and the actions you too can take to do so!
“The Why (when gathering data requirements), removes you from being the scapegoat.” (27:40)
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3 Knowledge Bombs
- Jeremy's Advice: Get the FREE Analytics Design Guide, and pull as much as you can out of it!
- It's crucial to take what you are learning and put it into immediate action.
- Change what you're asking and that will change your engagement.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- [03:24] - Jeremy shares his background, and some interesting things we don't know about him.
- [08:41] - From Coffeehouse owner to first "data" job!
- [11:16] - Jeremy talks about getting "stuck" in a role
- [14:10] - The task: 14 Dashboards in 6 months!
- [17:42] - Jeremy describes his AHA Moment when he realized SAP Lumira was not working, the big change he made at the last minute!
- [24:19] - Jeremy talks about some of the difficult moments with users and how he approached them.
- [26:18] - He shares about how to tackle issues when a user doesn't know what to do.
- [28:32] - Jeremy talks about the importance of communication, and the BI Data Storytelling Mastery process.
- [32:45] - His process of "cranking out the dashboards."
- [36:43] - Jeremy shares the importance of asking "why."
- [41:25] - Jeremy's shared steps for you to take to get started "right now."
- [48:56] - He shares "what's next" for him!
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“I'm not the smartest guy in the room, I just find the processes that are successful and try to make sure I follow that success.” (32:10)
Links and Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Connect to Jeremy Kuhlenbeck: LinkedIn
- Read Jeremy's Blogs on his journey Part 1 | Part 2
- Jeremy used the BI Brainz Analytics Design Guide template to accelerate his dashboard design!
- Jeremy says these were critical his success
- Registering for the BI DataStorytelling and BIDF Classes
- Signing up for Kirill Eremenko LinkedIn Data Science Subscription
- Jeremy used the following BI tools - Tableau | Power BI
- Jeremy used the following Methods - GTD Method | Bullet Journaling | "Naked Statistics" - Charles Wheelan
- Jeremy works at cBeyondData
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