213: This Bartender Became a Data Analyst With One Tableau Project

About this episode

Brandon shares his journey from bartender to data analyst through a pivotal Tableau project.

Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Brandon was bartending when he found this podcast. Two years later he's a data consultant at one of the best Tableau shops in NY. 💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:48 – Bartender to data analyst 02:54 – How he found me 11:39 – Networking event 15:33 – 100 hours on one dashboard 21:15 – Get paid to learn 28:45 – You'll never know it all 🔗 CONNECT WITH BRANDON 🤝 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brandon-traditi/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥  YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸  Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻  Website

People in this episode

Host: Avery Smith

Guests: Brandon, Brandon Traditi

Topics covered

• career transition
• data analysis
• Tableau
• networking
• job search
• data consulting

Keywords

• data analyst
• Tableau project
• career change
• networking event
• data job
• consultant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tableau, Data Career Podcast, LinkedIn, YouTube Channel, Instagram, TikTok, Website

Places: NY

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