Austin Senseman is a former P3 team member who went on to start his own business, Conserv , an internet of things startup company in the conservation space. Conserv does important work to help preserve historical artifacts in museums and private collections by using sensors and analytics. We talk about historical artifacts and the data that is used in preserving them, the infamous P3 Interview Of Death, dealing with Investors, business ethics and so much more. Episode Timeline: 1:45 - Meeting Au...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 12
Matt Allington is a Power BI consultant, Trainer, Microsoft MVP, author, and a friend! Matt has worked for many years in the retail and CPG industries, has a very deep knowledge of Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, and currently owns a Power BI consultancy ExceleratorBI in Australia! Here's the link to Matt's book- Supercharge Power BI: Power BI Is Better When You Learn to Write DAX Episode Timeline: 2:00 - Did Matt and Tom the SQL Rockstar previously meet each other? 6:25 - Matt's origi...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 11
For Thanksgiving week we think it's only appropriate to discuss the alcohol industry. For this, we welcome P3 principal consultant and alcohol industry veteran Paul Boynton. He and the crew discuss the tremendous amount of data that exists in the alcohol industry, hostages VS volunteers in training sessions, the culture at P3, and some great uncomfortable stories from Rob's days at Microsoft. Any great holiday get-together has to include a few laughs, and that we do. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 10
It's a not so technical discussion with tech guru and Microsoft Cloud Solutions Architect Hope Foley! We talk a lot about Microsoft, and a little about Star Wars. Episode Timeline: 1:25 - Meeting Hope 4:15 - The Darth Vader connection 6:45 - Three Letter acronyms and Hope's field work in the Education vertical 12:50 - The Satya Era at Microsoft, how his keynotes are vastly different than other CEO's, and the culture at Microsoft 17:55 - Rob's tenure at Microsoft wasn't all unicorns and rainbows,...
Nov 17, 2020•55 min•Ep. 9
He's known as the Man of a Thousand Jobs and he's done it all. From horse farming and training, to security at Rupp Arena, to using dynamite to blow up mines, to analytical chemistry and everything in between. Kevin currently works at Eli Lilly and Company and his path to Power BI was anything but a typical data journey. He's a fine Southern Gentleman with a mind for data, he's Kevin Overstreet. Episode Timeline: 2:07 - Kevin's Data Salvation, his impressive pedigree, and his amazing career path...
Nov 10, 2020•55 min•Ep. 8
Hello fellow Americans! It's the day after the election, and who better to have on than sports and analytics journalist Michael Salfino from FiveThirtyEight , The Athletic , and The Independent . Data and politics and a little sports mixed in for good measure!...
Nov 05, 2020•43 min•Ep. 7
Every guest on Raw Data By P3 has been top-notch, but we haven't yet had a Doctor on...until now! Dr. Wayne Winston is Professor Emeritus of Decision Sciences at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, he's won numerous teaching awards, is a prolific writer, has consulted the NBA's New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks, and he's a 2 time Jeopardy winner! He's a highly entertaining and intelligent guest and we're honored to present this episode of Raw Data By P3 with Dr. Wayne Win...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 6
Brad Miller and Kai Hankinson from Agree Media were Rob's first clients at P3 before it was even called P3! These guys have been close friends and business partners for a long time, and they know a lot about data. We cover: Their ups and downs in various business ventures How they wrote and used AI software to win at online poker, while living in India Organic farming in Hawaii, also known as WWOOFing Their connection with Snoop Dogg How Agree uses Power BI The Lead Generation Business The diffe...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 5
Chris Finlan is a Principal Program Manager on the Microsoft Power BI team, the creator of the popular and incredibly adorable mascot Paginated Report Bear, and a huge Philadelphia sports fan. We try very hard not to hold that last item against him! He's done it all, from the product team to pre-sales, technical training, database administration and sales operations. Tom is off this week, so P3 Senior Principal Consultant Justin Mannhardt steps in to fill the void. The guys cover quite a bit, in...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 4
Quick, everyone get your act together, we've got a bigwig coming through: Joe Phelan, former CEO of DHL Global Mail and Swissport North America, and now (among other things) Chief Strategy Adviser at P3. We get his valuable C-suite perspective on a number of topics, including: What is the typical “data diet” for a CEO these days? The tension between good summaries and robust drilldown capability Is the C-suite truly more “in” on data today than previously, or is it all just lip service? Business...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 3
This episode features journalist Michael Salfino; who writes for The Wall Street Journal, FiveThirtyEight, The Athletic and other top shelf publications. In a spirited and wide-ranging discussion, we cover all of this (and yes, we use the word “multiverse” a few times): The statistic that changed Mike’s life The wisdom of Einstein and Twain The theme of the Hybrid professional resurfaces, this time for Analytics and Communication Why your career is a decathlon, and 90 th percentile can actually ...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 2
In our inaugural episode, Rob and Tom cover all this and more: The slow decline of the “storage only” professional Tom has some unkind words for a rock and roll superstar Why SQL Batman had to retire The rise of hybrid IT/Business professionals Why are database administrators (DBA’s) such a miserable crew? Rob shares a great story about a former colleague who pissed off Steve Ballmer Why storage has gone “curly” but analysis remains “rectangular” How discovering Power BI feels like you’re the fi...
Oct 13, 2020•50 min•Ep. 1
