Kindness Is Cool
Strawberry Creme Savers and Werther’s Originals. That’s the taste, the smell, and the memory that comes to mind when I think “Random Act of Kindness.” Growing up in Southern California, all my childhood summers were spent at my grandparent’s community pool. And on special afternoons we would see her. “Ladybug.” That’s what she told us […]
Data Science is Hip
Is Hans Mize – founder and CEO of Data41 – a data science “hipster”? Kids these days define “hipster” as a person who is trendy and progressive in an unconventional way. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems in 1990. The term “Data Science” wasn’t […]
Predictive Insights: Using Data to Tell Your Fortune
Imagine visiting a psychic. You open the door, pull back the fringed, purple velvet curtains and find your seat at a table set with tarot cards and a crystal ball. You ask the psychic to predict your future. She looks into her crystal ball and tells you what your revenue, expenses, budgets, and sales projections […]
Visual Data: Storytelling Through Analytics
How many cliches does it take to drill home the point that visual data stands supreme when it comes to presenting and digesting information? “A picture is worth a thousand words.” “Show, don’t tell.” “I’m a visual learner.” “Seeing is believing.” “It’s easier to show than to describe.” If you don’t believe these old adages, […]
Top Down Budgeting Made Easier with Data Analytics
What is Top Down Budgeting? Top down budgeting is as intuitive as it sounds: it starts at the top with senior management preparing a high-level budget for the enterprise. This budget is based on the company’s objectives, and once it’s prepared, it trickles down to department managers for implementation. Senior management is concerned with the […]
Long Range Planning with Data41
What is Long Range Planning? Long Range Planning is where financial forecasting meets strategy. This process calibrates your financial capacity with your long-term goals, helping you budget for operations and growth. Long Range Planning uses forecasts to provide insight into future financial aptitude. An accurate prediction of your finances five years down the line allows […]
Revenue Forecast with Data Analytics
A revenue forecast offers a holistic view of your financial state by assessing your historical revenue and expenses, as well as your future plans, budgets, and sales projections. Questions to ask when conducting your revenue forecast planning: What constituents are involved in collecting the data for your revenue forecast and is their input being fairly […]
TrustX Alliance Demonstrates The Power of Community
Our President, Hans Mize, and Mark Essayian, President of KME Systems, met through Ingram Micro as active participants in TrustX Alliance, an Ingram Micro community of top-tier partners. As elected members of the TrustX Alliance Advisory Council and active members of both the MasterMinds executive peer group and other business-area-specific peer groups offered through TrustX, […]
