How to Build Strategic Judgment in Analytics

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How to Build Strategic Judgment in Analytics

Hosted by Seth Forbes

50 students

In this video

What you'll learn

Diagnose the Order-Taker Trap

We get a data request, fulfill it, and move on with our lives. But is that really the best way?

Examine the Disconnect Holding Data Teams Back

In reality, data teams are often far from the realities of the business. Keeping them separate is a disservice.

Shift from Reacting to Influencing

With AI absorbing execution, we'll explore the skills required to start driving business strategy.

Why this topic matters

Pulling data and building reports used to be the job. Today, AI has commoditized routine reporting, leaving many data professionals feeling like they're operating in a vacuum - shipping work into the void without seeing its business impact. This session provides a clear path to reframe your technical skills, step out of the order-taker trap, and lead with strategic insights.

You'll learn from

Seth Forbes

Ex-Senior Analyst @ Quickbase

Seth Forbes is a former Senior Analyst and Organizational Data Strategist with 10+ years of experience across NGO, retail, and SaaS environments. Having partnered with SVPs and Directors to solve high-stakes challenges, she witnessed a recurring pattern: brilliant insights stalling because they failed to connect with the C-suite.

Seth is the Founder of The Quietly Ambitious Analyst, a media platform where she distills actionable frameworks for scaling analytical impact and stakeholder alignment. Through her interviews with experts from Stanford, Carhartt, Deloitte, and beyond, she provides the tools data teams need to stop reporting numbers and start driving strategy.

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