I have re-written this blog several times. I started by outlining the importance of telling stories in business dashboards; then reworked it because I saw a lot of conversations about how dashboards shouldn’t tell stories and started second-guessing myself, but finally I decided to stand by my original thought that…

In the past year since joining the Tableau community I have learned so much as a data viz professional. Being open to new ideas and feedback has been vital in my growth. …

First, let me say that I love poster-style dashboards. Just take a look at Jennifer Dawes and Chimdi Nwosu’s profiles to see some amazing examples. It’s also important to note that I only use storytelling techniques with my Tableau Public community projects; these tips don’t apply to business dashboards. What…

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe, happy holiday season. With a new year it’s a great time to start a new initiative! That’s where #VizCollab comes in. …

“Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes There are a lot of articles and books written about how collaboration in the workplace is key to achieving great heights. The same is true for collaborating on data visualizations…

Hello everyone! This is my first how-to blog, so bear with me as I try to explain how to create a network graph. I am a huge Doctor Who fan, so for Doctor Who Day I decided to do a viz about the series — my Doctor Who Synopsis. In…

My path to data has been a winding road, and I wouldn’t have it any other way! — Hello everyone! I am a data analyst, data viz and sci-fi/fantasy enthusiast, and now blogger. What better way to start a blog than to introduce myself and my extremely nontraditional path to where I am today. Since we all love BANs, here are mine: Number of countries I’ve lived in…