What if the key to transforming data into real change isn't more dashboards, but better storytelling? 📚

Nikki welcomes Kaitlin Henze, a passionate data storytelling strategist from storytelling with data. Kaitlin helps leaders simplify complexity, turning charts into conversations and numbers into narratives that inspire action.

Together, they explore why traditional reports fall flat, how to visualize data so humans actually care, and how storytelling bridges the gap between information and impact. Kaitlin also shares her heart behind launching data literacy programs for kids and the mission of building the next generation of data-minded leaders through creativity and color.

Whether you're overwhelmed by metrics or inspired to connect data with meaning, this episode will reframe the way you communicate your insights, and remind you that data done right moves people.

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Nikki's Key Takeaways:

• Data alone rarely drives action. Storytelling does.
• Simplicity and clarity are powerful visualization tools.
• Understand your audience before presenting any data.
• Storyboarding transforms how insights are structured.
• Kids need data literacy to thrive in a digital world.