About the Authors

Mico Yuk is a thought leader in business analytics and business intelligence (BI). She has more than 8 years of experience working with Fortune 200 companies around the globe to help them develop cutting-edge decision-making visual and reporting tools. By 2012 she was rated number 13 on SAP’s list of the 50 top analytics influencers in the industry. As a number-one rated global speaker, blogger, and business intelligence coach, she has trained thousands of students using her “tell like it is” style of teaching.

Mico started out as BI consultant working on major initiatives with companies such as LG Electronics, Pfizer, Allstate Insurance, Bank of America, VISA MasterCard, Qatargas, Conoco Phillips, and many more.

In 2008 she founded a blog named EverythingXcelsius.com (http://everythingxcelsius.com) and the Xcelsius Gurus Network to bring the BusinessObjects community together after the SAP acquisition. Within a year it became a number-one blog within the SAP Business Intelligence ecosystem. In 2012 and 2013 she founded the BI Dashboard Formula program and the BI Brainz group to focus on the “soft side” of business intelligence. Her training and programs drew in almost 1,000 students online. During its six-country tour in 2013, it quickly became one of the top BI programs in the industry with success stories from companies like Nestle, Shell, and SAP Power Networks.

Mico received a BS in Computer Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from the University of ...

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