Month: October 2022

ICYMI, here is my talk from the Tableau Fringe Festival on The Power of Color

In October of 2016 I started publishing work out to Tableau Public, and when I started I didn’t give my personal “style guide” much thought. I would let the format, fonts, sizes and colors go where my mind wandered and didn’t give it a second thought. I look at my portfolio now and I cringe […]

I hate my Tableau Public Profile …well, it’s a love/hate relationship… Let me explain. In October of 2016 I published my first viz and I thought it was so cool. It was cool to share it with others. It was cool to get feedback. It was cool to learn and try new things. To date […]

The Problem Recently, a case came up where we wanted to show the visualization in a slightly different way within a viz in tool tip. The problem was that the dimension would filter down to the single item, even with filter=”“ removed. This is functioning as designed, but we wanted to see a bar chart […]

The following highlight came from the Tableau User Group Leader Informal Roundtable (TUGLIR!) chat thread. Enjoy! From the Chat: On finding an audience for new TUGs or expanding the groups:–Work with your local Tableau reps to spread the word through their accounts–Spam it on Twitter and LinkedIn (other Analytics Groups)–Work with Jordon Scott to send […]

I experienced my first escape room a couple of years ago while in Toronto, Canada for work… it was a team building event. I totally had a blast figuring out the puzzles and unlocking the next puzzle. It’s all very cerebral, and heart pounding at the same time as you watch the clock tick down […]

The goal of any business it to have repeat customers who are happy, but how can you tell if they aren’t? Well, one way to tell is their buying habits. This came up recently, so I jumped into Super Store to try and figure it out… nothing ground-breaking here, but I’m writing about it here […]

Back in my early days, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was modeling data warehouses, I would build out elaborate Time Dimensions that had a multitude of flags that would allow me to use them in reporting to show specific time periods. It was a magic time full of awe and wonder. Nowadays, I […]

I honestly don’t even know where to start! Going into TC19 I wasn’t sure what to expect, as it was my first one as an employee. My three prior conferences were all magical for different reasons (TC15, TC17, and TC18) but I have a feeling TC19 will forever remain in a special place in my […]

Every decision we make in life ultimately leads us to where we end up on any given day. I made a decision on New Year’s Eve on December 31st, 2016 that I didn’t realize would have such an impact on me personally and professionally. I first learned about Makeover Monday in 2016, a few months […]