Blogging About Data Landed Me a Dream Job | Megan Bowers

Learn all about how a Content Manager uses data to solve the world's problems, one blog post at a time.This week on the Data Podcast for Nerds!, I talked to Megan Bowers, who pivoted into data analytics after realizing she loved working with data in Excel. She took a bootcamp, landed a role using Power BI and Alteryx, and started blogging about her journey - sharing tips, project insights, and lessons learned. Some of her most popular blog posts:✅ "The Life of a Data Analyst" - series✅ "How Do You Know Your Analysis is 'Right'?"✅ "Data Science Concepts Explained to a Five-year-old"That blog led to her current job at Alteryx where she gets to write all about analytics to help others navigate the field... AND... hosts the Alteryx podcast, Alter Everything.We also talked about the various ways people have used Alteryx for fun personal projects. She mentioned a couple of her own projects, one involving Taylor Swift!If you're into data, storytelling, and exploring fun analytics use cases, you won’t want to miss this episode.Where to find MeganLinkedIn, Medium, Alteryx Community, Alteryx Podcast******Data Career Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn moreMERCH!!Grab your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nerdnourishment swag⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SupportIf you like what you see, consider ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buying me a broccoli⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (it fuels my creativity)