I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Simon Ouderkirk about my journey to becoming a data analyst and lessons learned along the way. You can check out a recording of the interview here:

This came about because Simon volunteered to start this interview series for the Locally Optimistic data community. And because Simon and I have worked closely together for a number of years (first when I was full time at Automattic and now as a consultant), he pinged me to see if I wanted to be a guinea pig for this first interview :).

If data and analytics interest you, I highly recommend checking out the Locally Optimistic blog and Slack community linked to above; you’ll walk away thinking a lot more deeply about data, metrics, and running an effective analytics organization. You can also follow Simon on Twitter to learn about future interviews in this series.