DATA GOD OF GOBLINS
Kurt Buhler
data-goblins.com
Kurt Buhler is a Power BI data goblin, speaker and consultant. Kurt discovered his passion for working with & analyzing data during his doctoral research in Biomedical Sciences. Since then, he has worked as a consultant and bridge-builder between IT & Business in organizations to derive value from their data using actionable visuals and solutions. He advocates a design-thinking, user-centric approach to data projects to ensure solutions meet business needs and improve effectiveness. He's a lover of cats, tabletop roleplaying games, and all things Power BI & data related.
DATA GOD QUALIFICATIONS
Kurt is passionate about improving the data literacy and adoption of data solutions, sharing ways to do this in presentations and articles. He’s a strong advocate of using empathy to understand business problems so we can design and build the right solutions for the right people; to help them swim in their sea of data. He’s eager to grow and share his knowledge about diverse topics through his blog https://data-goblins.com.
"Empathy works so well because it does not require a solution. It requires only understanding."
John Medina
Kurt has a number of amazing blog articles on the practice of creating Business Intelligence content where he walks you through common situations, and provides guidance on how to deal with common issues. Not only does his artistic abilities lend to the story, they help make the content a pleasure to consume and widely accessible to people in both technology AND business.
DATA GOD FUN FACT
In his previous job, Kurt studied the genetics of insulin in the fruit fly. Did you know that insulin is made in the brain of the fly? No? Well now you do!
CHRIS WAGNER, MBA MVP
Analytics Architect, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Data god, and Power BI Boss
Chris has been working in the Data and Analytics space for nearly 20 years. Chris has dedicated his professional career to making data and information accessible to the masses. A significant component in making data available is continually learning new things and teaching others from these experiences. To help people keep up with this ever-changing landscape, Chris frequently posts on LinkedIn and to this blog.
