S2E2 Listening, Humility, and Data with Mark Meersman

🏆 Mark and IPC built a brand on doing analytics in a really unique way: combining Qlik and AWS. 00:51

📈 "The market is following Qlik and AWS": all in one solution for all the data Mark found in Qlik and the innovative solution of AWS to leverage technologies of their customers.  03:55

🚦 Comparing Waze to Qlik. 05:05

🤩 Why Mark threw away some BI systems: Data model patent Qlik made for fast reach of data. 08:00

😷 Mark became a TV personality: using data to inform the community during COVID and elections to reduce widespread fear in the community. 10:32

😇 The national, state and local data combined with COVID data, social vulnerabilities, and school data provide amazing results. 13:55

💪 Data helped the community organize communication, transportation, school breaks, and made decision-making more confident. 16:40

🤓 Breakthroughs: IPC’s first word chosen for values is humility 19:26

🌟 “IPC’s culture and core values of our firm are professionalism, integrity, loyalty, and family.” 22:05

💡 Mark’s ideas on implementing data for helping students with gaps create success journeys.  28:29

👉 Transparency and accountability in leveraging technology can magnify results in government agencies and funding programs. 34:37

🤝 Connect with Mark: www.linkedin.com/in/markmeersman

Connect with Mark, Andrew, and Courtney:

🎤 Mark Fedeli

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/markfedeli

Twitter: @markfedeli

 🌟 Andrew Churchill

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fachurchill
Twitter: @FAChurchill

 🤩 Courtney Hastings:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/courtneyhastings

Twitter: @chatrhstrategic