At the root of it, data analysis is an attempt to find a pattern within, or correlation between different data points - and from there we can draw insights and conclusions. So join us as we interview Adam Shilling about how he makes a difference in his organization and community with specific decision-making principles, and the relationship to data. With us today is Adam Shilling. Adam currently serves as the CEO of the Buckeye Valley Family YMCA. They serve more than 22,000 individuals from across Licking and Muskingum county and receive more than 30,000 volunteer hours of service each year. Prior to his role as the CEO, Adam helped lead YMCA Operations in Grand Rapids Michigan, and has also worked at YMCA’s national headquarters in Chicago, where he was responsible for measuring the impact that YMCAs had in communities. His career with the YMCA started in Pittsburgh, PA, where he was born, raised, and later received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

What you’ll learn:

• The Role of Data in business and decision making.
  • And the importance of cleaning, translating, and understanding it.
• Using personal connections to collect data.
• Avoiding data for the sake of data.
  • If you’re going to do something with it, gather it. If you’re not, then don’t gather.
• Disclosures, the importance of accuracy, and data-driven conversations.

Connect with Adam and the Buckeye Valley Family YMCA:

• Adam Shilling | LinkedIn
• Buckeye Valley Family YMCA | Website
• Buckeye Valley Family YMCA | Facebook