@ReadySetData

3x Tableau Visionary & 7x Tableau Public Ambassador | C4E at @NavyFederal | #VizOfTheDay x5 | The Tableau Student Guide & Back 2 Viz Basics Lead #B2VB

 Washington, DC
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Joined August 2018
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Ever wonder how much of our lives we spend sleeping or working? Ever wonder how much free time we actually have? My latest viz breaks all of this down. My biggest takeaway is if your waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today? public.tableau.com/profile/e… @tableaupublic @tableau
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Votes count as 2x today!! Hayden is stuck in 3rd and battling it out to make it to the next round. Help him get back into 1st! 🔗 babyoftheyear.org/2026/hayde…
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Selected as a Tableau Ambassador for the 7th year in a row! My first reaction: "Dang, I'm getting old." My second reaction: reflecting on everything this community taught me. Here are 5 non-technical rules for building a lasting career in analytics 👇
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5. Keep it fun. Building dashboards and writing shouldn't feel like a chore. Excitement drives consistency.
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Congrats to all the new and returning ambassadors! I wrote a deeper breakdown on this milestone over on my blog: readysetdata.beehiiv.com

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Check out our Week 18 Challenge!!!
Back 2 Viz Basics@back2vizbasics
Sep 14
🚨Week 18 of Back 2 Viz Basics is live! Explore U.S. seasonal flower bloom timing while practicing how to Use Annotations to add clear story callouts! 🌸🍂 #B2VB 🔗Data thetableaustudentguide.com/v…
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Hayden is currently in first and for a limited time, votes are 2x today!! He appreciates your support! babyoftheyear.org/2026/hayde…
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Don't forget that you get 1 free vote, every 24 hours!! Hayden would love your support! #BabyoftheYear
Eric Balash
@ReadySetData
Aug 31
Hayden is in the running for Honest’s Baby of the Year! Voting is open, and we would be so grateful for your help. You can vote for free once a day using text or Facebook. Thank you all so much! 🗳️ babyoftheyear.org/2026/hayde…
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Hayden is in the running for Honest’s Baby of the Year! Voting is open, and we would be so grateful for your help. You can vote for free once a day using text or Facebook. Thank you all so much! 🗳️ babyoftheyear.org/2026/hayde…
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Missing the World Cup?! Open challenge for this week!!
Back 2 Viz Basics@back2vizbasics
Jul 20
🚨Week 14 of Back 2 Viz Basics is live! It is a World Cup summer, and since it only happens every 4 years, we are dropping final team attacking stats. The twist? Choose Your Own Chart! ⚽🏆 #B2VB Data: thetableaustudentguide.com/v…
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We have a great collab for Week 13!
Back 2 Viz Basics@back2vizbasics
Jul 6
🚨 #B2VB Week 13: Parameters & #GameNightViz 🎮 Ready to level up? This week we are mapping IMDb reviews for Spider-Man video games. Focus on building clean user experiences using parameters! 🔗Data: thetableaustudentguide.com/v… Build, Post with #B2VB & #GameNightViz, Tag & submit!
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As a former D1 college soccer ref of 12 years, I watched the Balogun red card through a different lens than most fans. Everyone is yelling about "no intent" but here’s why the crew actually got it right by the literal rulebook. My full Law 12 and VAR breakdown on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/eric-bala… #USMNT #WorldCup
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FYI! Major updates coming to @back2vizbasics due to data.world's open community being retired!

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Jun 25
🚨 Big updates for #B2VB data.world is retiring, so all datasets are moving directly to our website. No extra accounts or logins needed, just direct downloads! We're migrating our history now. We're also switching to a clean table format instead of separate prompts
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What a great way to end the week! Thank you @tableau! Seeing the 2026 stone is a huge reminder of the late nights and hard work. I’m grateful to be a part of this group, but even if you aren’t selected, it doesn’t mean your contributions don’t count. Keep doin what you're doin!
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#B2VB Week 10 Challenge is live!
Back 2 Viz Basics@back2vizbasics
May 25
🚨#B2VB Week 10: Build a Heatmap Let's look at ocean conservation trends! This week we are exploring sea turtle sightings and strandings data from Canada. To Join: Build your viz, Post with #B2VB, Tag us & submit! 🔗Data: bit.ly/4fpPjnZ
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🚨 #B2VB Week 8: Visualizing Rank TC26 is right around the corner! This week we are ranking breweries within a few miles of the San Diego Convention Center. To Join: ✅ Build your viz ✅ Post with #B2VB ✅ Tag us & submit! 🔗 Data: bit.ly/4u6pEVc
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