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The Dashboard Effect Podcast: Simplifying Data for Smarter Business Decisions
Welcome to The Dashboard Effect, the go-to podcast for mid-market businesses and private equity-backed companies looking to harness the power of data.
Hosted by Brick Thompson from Blue Margin, we demystify data analytics and business intelligence, offering practical insights and actionable strategies that drive accountability, performance, and growth.
From breaking down complex data concepts to sharing real-world success stories, we cover topics like Power BI, data lakes, dashboards, automation, and the latest trends shaping the future of business intelligence. Whether you're a CEO, operator, or BI professional, we’ll help you unlock the potential of your data for smarter, faster decisions.
Tune in to The Dashboard Effect and discover how the right data, at the right time, can transform your business.
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How a PE-Backed Rollup Escaped Excel Chaos
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Pulling financial data together sounds simple, until you’re dealing with 20+ acquired companies, multiple ERPs, and a reporting process held together by massive Excel files.
In this episode of The Dashboard Effect, Brick Thompson sits down with Senior Account Executive Kate Eberle to walk through a real client example: a PE-backed, billion-dollar organization struggling to consolidate financial data across a highly fragmented system landscape.
They break down what went wrong, why Excel stopped scaling, and how moving to a modern data platform eliminated weeks of manual FP&A work, while giving leaders faster, more actionable insight into the business.
About Blue Margin
Blue Margin helps growing companies make better decisions with their data. We work with finance and technology leaders to consolidate messy, disconnected systems into reliable, usable data foundations, so teams can spend less time wrangling spreadsheets and more time understanding what’s actually happening in the business.
Learn more: https://bluemargin.com
If your reporting process depends on manual work, fragile Excel files, or month-old data, we help you move to a more scalable, trustworthy approach.