Many thanks to the team at RV Pro for allowing me to share my 2021 retail forecasts with the RV community. A huge thanks to Brad Worrell too for giving me a call out in his editors’ note!

As Brad highlights, these detailed retail forecasts are an industry first. We are leveraging the immense power of data, data science, analytics, and storytelling to craft a first of its kind narrative for the industry.

When you think of the engines of the Illinois economy most people think of finance, insurance, and real estate. Manufacturing usually isn’t an industry that comes to mind.

As one of the largest manufacturing states in the country, Illinois is a bona fide manufacturing mecca that has an exceptionally rich and diverse industrial history.
 
Our newest labor market app highlights just how prominent manufacturing is in IL and where all these manufacturing jobs are.

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by RV Business about the new retail forecast product we are creating for the RV market. 

​What John Thompson has created in his new book is an absolute strategic and leadership masterpiece that should be on the shelf of every data and analytics leader. It is an instant classic. If you are a developing D&A leader, my sentiment is the same.

If you want the Cliff Notes review, I recommend the 2 minute video below.

"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Tony Robbins

Recently my great friend Jordan Morrow and I started a podcast called Transformation Nation. It was a big step because we finally started a journey we had been discussing for a while.

Building our your “business and finance” centric data and analytical skills requires practice. Challenge is, there are not many data sets available to practice with that focus on the financial and strategy side of business. We are solving that problem for you.

Brent Dykes published a Forbes article yesterday that I had the pleasure of contributing to. In this article Brent discusses why data and analytics takes on increased importance during challenging times like what we are experiencing right now.

He also breaks down what it means to effectively leverage data and analytics to overcome adversity and evolve your strategy.

While there are numerous steps businesses can take to set themselves up for future success, some strategic, data, and analytic opportunities stick out. Below is the full writeup I provided for the article.

There are many ways to plan for and build out data and analytics strategies, teams, and capabilities. In this video Doug Laney and I walk thru various approaches along with the pros and cons of each.

​This is a must listen if you are considering implementing a more robust data and analytics strategy to drive your business forward.

The value of your data is potentially greater than all other intangible balance sheet assets like copyrights, patents, trademarks, goodwill, or customer lists.

Management teams need to be thinking about how their data can be used in new, creative, and unconventional ways to drive strategy and enterprise value.

This article outlines what questions boards should be asking and also offers a playbook for making the data and analytics pitch to your board.

You can’t build a game changing, P&L and strategy driving analytics team/capability without good data. It is the backbone of any legitimate data science or analytics initiative.

Doug Laney and I teed off on this topic. This video will give executives an overview on why managing your data as an asset is essential for realizing the financial potential hidden in your data.

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a room full of executives and board members about the power of data and analytics with my friend Doug Laney. It was a real honor and pleasure to be up there with a thought leader like him

In today’s digital economy, data is currency. In order to understand why it is so valuable, we first have to understand what it is.​