Louisville Future of Work Initiative

09/23/2022

Have you completed a data analytics class? Are you ready to do some projects? This is a great opportunity to learn a new skill in and do hands on data analytics projects that you can show to employers. During this two-hour, free workshop, you will be introduced to steps in the data analytics process including how to clean data and create data visualizations. Space is limited. Register for this free session today: https://data_projects_workshop-Oct18.eventbrite.com

09/22/2022

We interviewed John Clark, VP of Business Development for Advanced Business Solutions to learn how ABS provides opportunities for people with very little tech experience to start a job that can put them on a path toward a career in tech. Read the full article to learn more about the career opportunities and consulting services that they offer here

Advanced Business Solutions provides opportunities for people with little tech experience to start a job with a path to a great tech career.

09/19/2022

Jefferson County Public Schools Middle and High Teachers ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER: Earn $1,000 and graduate-level credits while learning to incorporate data analytics into any content area. Registration ends September 21. Space is limited. Register today! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XFX9Y89

Louisville Business First Courier Journal JCPS Parents

09/16/2022

's Jade Brown is a business mentor for The Well Founders. in Louisville's West End. Four of her founders in this program will be participating in the Road Pitch Competition supporting Black Founders, which will take place on Monday evening as part of Startup Week Louisville. Learn more and make a reservation at

60+ events, workshops, & parties to launch your idea, grow your business, and connect with other founders and creatives.

09/16/2022

Eltoro.com IP Targeting is leading the way in leveraging cookie-less digital marketing and advanced analytics as well as providing an incredible work culture where in-house training is key.

“The great thing about El Toro is we hire people with all kinds of backgrounds. We have people on our team with finance, psychology, marketing, or economics degrees. There is no standard mold for the background we look for in a candidate. Rather, someone who is interested in data and always looking to learn something new is a great fit for our data analytics team," said Senior Data Analyst Carter Mackowiak.

Read the full blog post at: https://www.futurelou.com/post/el-toro@

Leading the way in cookie-less digital marketing & advanced analytics, El Toro has incredible work culture where in-house training is key

09/16/2022

JOIN US FOR A FREE VITUAL CLASS ON EITHER MONDAY 9/19 FROM 2 TO 3 PM OR FRIDAY 9/23 FROM NOON TO 1 PM.

Microsoft Power BI enables everyone at every level of your organization to make confident decisions using analytics. Once you get started with Power BI Desktop, you can go from data to insight to action with hundreds of data visualizations, built-in AI capabilities, a tight Excel integration and prebuilt and custom data connectors to develop rich and interactive reports to share with colleagues.

LEARN MORE, REGISTER FOR THIS AND OTHER FREE CLASSES AT: https://www.futurelou.com/intro-to-data-analytics

09/15/2022

Join us for a FREE, virtual class on tomorrow (Friday) from noon to 1 pm with instructors from Microsoft.

Microsoft Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights. This course will provide an overview of Power BI and how its services and applications work together to connect a data source to begin visualizing data.

Objectives:
•Learn how Power BI services and applications work together to make your business more efficient
•Understand the building blocks of a Power BI dashboard
•Connect a data source to a Power BI dashboard and begin visualizing data
•Save a Report and share within the Power BI service

Register at https://www.futurelou.com/intro-to-data-analytics

09/13/2022

"W.E.B. Dubois once said 'When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any more than you read words when reading books. You will be reading meanings.' I strive to share this realization through The Butterfly Project by providing individuals the opportunity to further social change and address systemic inequities by leveraging data to share stories in a meaningful and accurate way.” - Nikki Stephenson, manager of The Butterfly Project at Louisville Future of Work Initiative. Read more about Nikki and The Butterfly Project at

Nikki Stephenson shares her love of storytelling by teaching others to leverage data.

09/12/2022

JCPS Middle and High Teachers: Earn $1,000 and graduate-level credits while learning to incorporate data analytics into any content area. Registration ends September 21. Space is limited. Register today! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XFX9Y89

09/12/2022

We now offer FREE, virtual data analytics classes every Monday (2-3pm) and Friday (noon to 1 pm) with instructors from Microsoft. Take any or as many classes as you would like.

Today's class: POWER BI SERVICE
Microsoft Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights. This course will provide an overview of Power BI and how its services and applications work together to connect a data source to begin visualizing data.

Objectives:
•Learn how Power BI services and applications work together to make your business more efficient
•Understand the building blocks of a Power BI dashboard
•Connect a data source to a Power BI dashboard and begin visualizing data
•Save a Report and share within the Power BI service

Register at

Learn to turn unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights so you can make faster and better decsions for your business.

09/01/2022

Louisville Future of Work Initiative's Director of Education Don Bacon is developing and implementing innovative programming for Louisville educators to help them more effectively incorporate technology and data into their classroom. Read more about Don and the programs here:

"We need to empower teachers with knowledge and skills that will enable them to better implement technology in their classroom."

09/01/2022

Have a startup idea or trying to grow your business? Join us at Techstars Startup Week Louisville September 19-22 at the Henry Clay. Use our promo code MICROSOFT50 to get 50% off tickets: https://startupweeklou.org/tickets