You likely already know Ahmad Chamy. He's been active in the data community for years, and he's a 2020 Maven Analytics Hall of Famer. But you may not know the whole Ahmad story.
Today, he has a full-time data job, runs a healthcare analytics consulting business on the side, and teaches at the university level. Wow!
Personally, I am a huge admirer of Ahmad's work ethic. This is someone who has a lot on his plate at all times. He manages to juggle everything, largely because he's structured his professional life around things he is passionate about... Power BI, business intelligence, healthcare, and teaching. There is a great lesson here. As your skills, personal brand, and network grow, you can start to cultivate the work that gets you most excited. And that's a recipe for success.
We are lucky to have Ahmad sharing his story with you all here. Specifically, he's taking us back in time to when he was just starting out. Before Ahmad was serving healthcare clients with his own business intelligence consulting practice and teaching Power BI at the university level, he was just a guy trying to break into a data career.
Check out the brief video below, where Ahmad talks about how he used LinkedIn to build a personal brand and accelerate his career growth. It's a fun one, and can serve as an excellent playbook for folks who are trying to establish some career traction of their own.
If you liked hearing Ahmad's story and want to learn more, I recommend following him or connecting with him and D Cubed on LinkedIn:
If you're in healthcare, and need some help with reporting and analytics, you should certainly reach out to Ahmad. You can see more about his offering at the D Cubed website.
And finally, Ahmad is looking for Power BI consultants to help him in his practice. If you're in Canada or the US (required because of the nature of the healthcare work) and have the skills, reach out!
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