Nick

"I kind of started at ground floor at a large mutual fund company, just client facing roles. And then went back to school, got my MBA at WP Carey, and then started moving into customer strategy."

"I lead an analytics team within corporate strategy at a financial services company."

"Translating kind of those needs into technical requirements and solutions"

"What separates folks that are, can be very technically talented from those that move into leadership roles is your ability to communicate and really, effectively tell the story of what it is that your team is doing, what they're achieving, the benefits of that."

"Being the data guy gives you maybe an outsized authority in certain areas. It can be really powerful to be like the one who knows."

"you can make all the coolest visualizations and predictive models in the world, but if they're running off of bad data, it's not really worth anything."

"For the most part at its best, it's helping regular people achieve their goals. Um, you know, buy a house, pay for education, retire."

"Learning to code will only get you so far; it's really about being an actual problem solver"

"Always find resources that keep you updated on kind of the, the hot new thing. Having a trusted resource you can go to, to learn about those things so you can speak effectively to it, I think is really important."

"you're not able to, um, you know, dig deeper into certain questions and, and, uh, answer tougher questions because you don't have that data skillset"

"Relationships are really your most valuable asset, um, whether inside the company you're working at or outside"

"For your undergrad, I think it's most important to enjoy what you're studying, be passionate about it, have fun and if you're talented at something, somebody will pay you for it."

"It also was just a great opportunity to see another interesting place, you know, see the similarities, the differences, make good friends."