Modeling Data for Analytics: Lessons Learned from Experience

John King and Joy Eakins speak from tons of hard-won experience when they discuss the importance of modeling data for analytics. We've challenged them to squeeze their best wisdom into two short presentations to be followed by Q&A. As always, there will be food!

Together John and Joy will share:

1. What is data modeling, and why is it important?
2. What happens when it's done poorly? (Spoiler alert: It can be bad!)
3. Tested strategies for doing data modeling well.
4. Real-world benefits that flow from well-built data models.

John King V is Senior Data Analytics Manager at Walmart. Prior to joining Walmart in 2019, he was a senior analyst for Tradewind Energy in Kansas. He now lives and works in Bentonville, Arkansas, but will join us for this meeting in person.

Joy Eakins is Founder and President of Cornerstone Data, Inc., and Past Chair of the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce. Since 2008, she and her company have helped clients untangle and remediate poorly modeled data.