I’m Brian. I’m a data professional, writer, and course creator. I have 15+ years experience working to solve data problems in all sorts of companies and organizations.
On this site, I explore strategies and tools to help data professionals get more done while avoiding mistakes using tools like Tableau, Alteryx, and Python.
Check out all of my data analytics guides below.
This one-page checklist PDF will help you learn how to upload your data into Google Sheets and build an awesome Tableau dashboard without wasting time.
This free 4-page eBook PDF will walk you through the 4 most important steps for creating a Tableau dashboard
Tableau is even more powerful with these 20 tools you might not know about. The 2-page PDF includes a description and helpful links for each tool to get you started.
Use this list as a road map to take you from boring data job to the GO-TO PERSON in your company that knows the answers to all the questions.
List of 10 Awesome Data Visualization Books
Get the full 2-page PDF with the 5 steps outlined in this guide + 3 bonuses to help you along the way
BONUS #1: 5 Beginner mistakes to avoid
BONUS #2: Video walkthrough
BONUS #3: Links to the the Google Sheet and final Dashboard
Get the step-by-step guide to create all 6 different types of Tableau Bar Charts (with copy-and-paste calculated fields included) for free.
Download the list of 21 different Web Data Connectors for Tableau in this Google Sheet (save a copy for yourself, too!)
4-page PDF showing 10 slope graph examples + a video walkthrough
The step-by-step checklist for fixing busted charts with Tableau PLUS the full workbook with all of my formatting and calculations for free.
The step-by-step guide for creating Tableau highlight tables
(plus direct links to the YouTube video walkthrough and link to final Tableau workbook)
Get the step-by-step checklist guide to create scatter plots with Tableau
Enter your best email to get the PDF version of this tutorial + the companion Tableau workbook for free
Enter your best email to get the PDF checklist version of this guide and the companion Tableau workbook for free.