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Timilehin .O
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I didn’t just build a dashboard… I solved a business problem.
When I first got this Adidas sales dataset, it looked clean on the surface but the real story was buried in thousands of rows of raw numbers.
Sales figures. Retail performance. Product categories. All scattered. No direction.
So I asked myself: “If I were the decision-maker, what would I actually need to see?”
That question changed everything.
Using Excel, Power Pivot, and DAX, I transformed raw data into a decision-making tool:
• Built a data model to connect multiple tables seamlessly • Created DAX measures to calculate Total Sales ($120.2M), Profit ($47.2M), and Margin (39.3%) • Analyzed retailer performance to identify top contributors like West Gear and Foot Locker • Tracked monthly sales trends to uncover seasonal patterns • Broke down product-level profitability to highlight high-margin segments.
But here’s what really mattered…
This dashboard answers real business questions:
→ Which retailer drives the most profit? → Where are we losing margin? → What products should we double down on? → When should we push sales campaigns?
My goal wasn’t to “visualize data.” It was to turn data into decisions.
And that’s exactly what I achieved.
This project reflects how I approach data analytics:
Not just tools… But thinking, structuring, and solving problems that matter.
If you’re a business owner, brand, or team sitting on data but lacking clarity…
Let’s change that.
I help turn messy data into insights you can actually use.
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