Podcast Episodes

Should You Build a Data Team or Borrow One?

Episode 167

Many companies assume the best way to build a data capability is to hire an internal team. But is that always the right move?

In this episode of The D…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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How a PE-Backed Rollup Escaped Excel Chaos

Episode 166

Pulling financial data together sounds simple, until you’re dealing with 20+ acquired companies, multiple ERPs, and a reporting process held together…

7 months ago

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Your Finance Stack Is Broken: Stop Trusting the Magic Spreadsheet

Episode 165

Most finance and ops teams aren’t short on data, they’re short on trust in the numbers.

This podcast digs into why reporting breaks down, why Excel be…

7 months, 1 week ago

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Antidote for Failed Data Projects

Episode 164

In this episode of The Dashboard Effect, hosts Brick and Landon break down why so many data projects fail and how to fix them. Instead of “boiling th…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

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ROI for AI: Why Most Projects Fail (and How to Get Yours Right)

Episode 163

AI adoption is booming but most initiatives still fail to deliver real ROI. In this episode, Brick and Landon unpack why 60–95% of AI projects miss t…

10 months, 1 week ago

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The Data Governance Behind Trusted AI

Episode 162

In this episode of The Dashboard Effect, Brick and Landon unpack why so many AI projects fail and how the right data foundation can make all the diff…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Making Data Work for Small Firms Without a Big Budget

Episode 161

Think you need a big BI team and a big budget to get value from your data? Think again. In this episode, Brick Thompson and Landon Ochs share how sma…

11 months, 1 week ago

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Beyond the Wrapper: Making AI Work for Data Teams

Episode 160

In this episode of The Dashboard Effect, Brick and Landon give an update on Celeste, the internal AI tool Blue Margin has been building to help data …

1 year ago

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From Custom Builds to Fivetran: Evolving Our Data Pipeline Strategy

Episode 159

In this episode of The Dashboard Effect, Brick and Landon discuss their shift in thinking on whether to build custom data connectors or use third-par…

1 year ago

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Preparing Your Data for AI: What Most Companies Get Wrong

Episode 158

In this episode of The Dashboard Effect, host Brick is joined by Blue Margin account executive Greg to demystify what it really means to “prepare you…

1 year ago

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