Data Doesn't Have to Be Scary w/ Alexandra Mannerings

Podcasting can be a really great medium for breaking down long-held ideas about a certain topic. 

On this episode, Sam is joined by Alexandra Mannerings of the Heart, Soul, and Data podcast to learn about how she is using her show as a platform to start conversation with organizations and individuals who may have been adverse to all things data in the past while opening new opportunities for her business.

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Today you’ll learn about:

• Why analytics and data scares everyone and how Alexandra has made it accessible 
• How do you use analytics to make the world a better place
• Nonprofits and their relationships with data
• Data doesn’t have to be evil or scary; you can use data to make your life easier
• How you can use data to support your mission
• Data being personal rather than process
• What are value driven analytics and why they are important
• The two-way street of having a guest on your podcast
• Alexandra’s podcasting process
• The longer term vision of the Heart, Soul, and Data
• What data Alexandra uses when making goals for her podcast

Resources/Links:

Alexandra’s company, Merakinos: https://merakinos.com/ 

Heart, Soul, and Data podcast: https://heartsouldata.com/ 

Merch store for the podcast: https://heart-soul-data.myspreadshop.com/ 

Castos Academy: https://academy.castos.com/ 

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