Michael Grimm

CTO @ STORYD, Founder @ Data Advantage

Redmond, Washington, United States

About

A technologist & entrepreneur, Michael lives in Redmond WA with his wife and three boys. Michael specializes in bridging the gap between business strategy & the practical realities of data initiatives. Prior to STORYD & Data Advantage, Michael was a cofounder & longtime executive at Decisive Data (f. 2008, acquired by Calligo in 2021). He has a B.A. from the University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business.

Experience

  • Chief Technology Officer, Founder at STORYD
    Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Create data presentations leaders love, in seconds ChatGPT + Data Storytelling

  • Founder at Data Advantage
    Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Along with my long-time business partner Zack Mazzoncini, we run Data Advantage where we build software, courses, and frameworks for business leaders & data professionals to connect their data to business advantage.

  • Chief Data Strategist at Calligo
    Feb 2021 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr

  • Decisive Data ()
    • Co-Founder & Chief Data Strategist
      Jan 2017 - Feb 2021 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Leading Decisive Data's corporate strategy and our customer's data strategies.

    • Co-Founder & Chief Solution Officer
      Apr 2011 - Dec 2016 · 5 yrs 9 mos

      Organized and led a consulting organization with five practices. Built management systems that supported team growth from five individual contributors to 65 high performing consultants across five practices building data-driven cloud applications, data platforms, analytics, and data science. Delivered superior outcomes that served clients at 200 companies.

  • Technical Architect at Ignite Intelligence Solutions
    Jun 2011 - Aug 2018 · 7 yrs 3 mos