Deconstructing Data

BDEX

Want to understand marketing data on a deeper level? Tune into Deconstructing Data to learn from BDEX and outside experts on how to use first-party data, target your marketing, and make your advertising as effective as possible.

  1. APR 24

    Scaling Creative Agencies with Profit-Focused Models

    Profitability is one of the biggest challenges creative and digital agencies face as they grow. Many scale revenue but struggle to maintain healthy margins, predictable financial models, and operational discipline. On this episode of Deconstructing Data, Jessie and David welcome Jody Grunden, Partner and Virtual CFO Practice Leader at Anders CPAs + Advisors, to discuss how agencies can build financial structures that support both growth and long-term profitability. Jody has spent more than two decades helping creative and digital agencies strengthen their financial foundations. As the co-founder of Summit CPA Group, now Anders Virtual CFO, he helped pioneer subscription-based billing in the accounting industry and built one of North America’s first fully distributed Virtual CFO practices. Through his work, he has developed frameworks that help agencies align financial strategy with operational decision-making and sustainable growth. Jody is also the author of Digital Dollars and Cents and Building the Virtual CFO Firm in the Cloud, and has been recognized by CPA.com as one of the most innovative practitioners in the accounting profession. His work focuses on helping agency leaders move beyond reactive financial management and toward clearer, data-driven financial planning. In this conversation, the discussion will explore how agencies can structure their financial models to support growth, how subscription pricing has influenced modern accounting practices, and what operational frameworks agencies can adopt to scale while maintaining profitability. Topics include: 1. A Profit-Focused Maturity Model for Agencies 2. How Subscription Pricing Changed Accounting Models 3. How Creative Agencies Can Scale Profitably 4. Tech Stack Join us for this discussion to learn how financial strategy, pricing models, and operational frameworks can help creative agencies build stronger, more profitable businesses.

    42 min
  2. MAR 30

    Preparing Enterprise Data for Reliable AI Systems

    AI systems are only as reliable as the data behind them. Disconnected tools, inconsistent data, and fragmented signals continue to slow down decision-making across organizations. As more companies adopt AI, the challenge is not just implementation; it is ensuring the data feeding those systems is clean, structured, and usable. On this episode of Deconstructing Data, Jessie Lizak and David Finkelstein are joined by Eugina Jordan, CEO and Co-founder of YOUnifiedAI to explore what it takes to prepare enterprise data for reliable AI systems. Eugina brings a unique perspective shaped by decades of experience in building and scaling businesses, leading go-to-market strategies, and driving innovation across industries. With over 24 patents and a background in creating and launching new market categories, she focuses on solving one of the most persistent challenges in business: connecting fragmented data to enable faster, more informed decisions. In this conversation, we’ll explore: 1. Data Consistency and Cleansing for Reliable AI Systems 2. Structured vs Unstructured Data Strategies for Enterprise AI 3. Activating Intent Signals from Fragmented Data 4. Tech Stack From improving data quality to making sense of disconnected systems, this episode looks at how organizations can build stronger data foundations to support AI-driven decision-making. Join us as we break down how data consistency, structure, and signal activation play a role in making AI systems more reliable and actionable.

    44 min

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Want to understand marketing data on a deeper level? Tune into Deconstructing Data to learn from BDEX and outside experts on how to use first-party data, target your marketing, and make your advertising as effective as possible.