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SUMMARY:From Data to Insight: Practical Statistical Modeling
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on workshop introduces participants to statistical modeling in R\, one of the most widely used languages for statistical computing and data analysis. Statistical models are fundamental tools for understanding relationships in data\, supporting evidence-based decision-making\, and building reliable analytics and AI workflows. \nThe workshop will guide participants through the key steps of a typical statistical analysis process: exploring data\, building statistical models\, interpreting model results\, and communicating findings through clear visualizations. Participants will learn how to implement basic statistical models in R and create informative graphs to better understand and present their results. \nThe session is divided into two parts. The first session focuses on the conceptual foundations of statistical modeling\, including model assumptions\, interpretation\, and how statistical thinking supports reliable analysis. The second session focuses on hands-on coding in R\, where participants will build models\, generate visualizations\, and organize their analysis into a reproducible statistical report using R Markdown. \nBy the end of the workshop\, participants will have practical experience using R to perform statistical analysis and will produce a structured analytical report that integrates code\, results\, visualizations\, and interpretation. This workflow helps ensure analyses are transparent\, reproducible\, and easy to communicate to collaborators and stakeholders. \n3 Key Takeaways \n\nUnderstand the importance of statistical modeling in data analysis\nGain hands-on experience building models and visualizations in R\nLearn how to create a reproducible statistical report using R Markdown\n\nMeet Your Presenter – Joy Liu \nI’m a data-driven researcher with experience turning complex datasets into clear\, accurate insights using R\, SQL\, and advanced analytical tools. \nI enjoy optimizing statistical models\, improving data quality\, and communicating technical information in a way that bridges the gap between professionals and customers. \nI’m passionate about using strong research skills\, clear technical writing\, and continuous learning in AI-supported innovation to help companies make better\, more informed decisions.
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SUMMARY:Workshop: What If Your Pricing is Your Biggest Profit Problem? An AI-Amplified Masterclass for Business leaders
DESCRIPTION:Is your current pricing strategy based on data or guesswork? “What If Your Pricing is Your Biggest Profit Problem? An AI-Amplified Masterclass for Business leaders” is a high-impact\, one-day session that equips leaders with the architecture to align features\, benefits\, and human psychology\, then shows you how AI amplifies every step of the process. \nThis session will dive deep into value discovery and segmentation to uncover what your customers are actually willing to pay\, using AI tools to accelerate research\, surface competitor pricing signals\, and model value scenarios faster than any manual process could. Because AI doesn’t fix broken pricing systems\, it scales whatever system you already have. You’ll make sure yours is worth scaling. \nSymplicity Designs will deliver a hands-on Pricing Masterclass that teaches leaders how to turn price into their most powerful profit lever. Participants will learn to rapidly uncover customer value signals and segments\, apply core pricing models\, and architect price structures that align benefits with buyer psychology. We’ll also show you how to use AI as a co-pilot throughout\, from running OSINT competitor analyses and generating pricing hypotheses\, to drafting value-based proposals and designing 90-day pilots with governance dashboards. \nYou’ll leave with a Value-Based Pricing Ladder framework\, a Pricing KPI Dashboard template\, a Price Test Design guide\, a detailed 90-Day Action Roadmap with roles and milestones\, and ready-to-use AI prompts for competitive pricing research and value-based pricing conversations. \nThese frameworks recently drove a 17% gross-margin lift on a core service line within six months. Bring AI into the equation\, and you move faster from insight to implementation. \nMEET YOUR FACILITATOR\nMatt Symes\, CEO & Founding Partner\nSymplicity Designs\nMatt Symes is the CEO and founding partner of Symplicity Designs. He has guided 600+ private and public-sector organizations through strategic transformation\, unlocking over $1B in profitable growth and helping Symplicity earn and sustain B-Corp certification—with impact that places the firm among the global top decile for the triple bottom line. As a serial company builder\, he has started\, acquired\, and scaled a diversified portfolio—from a specialty coffee roastery to professional services—giving him credibility that most consultants can only reference. \nHe is the AI Entrepreneur-in-Residence at UNB’s Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (TME) program\, a transformation strategist\, and an AI-first organizational architect. Matt’s point of view is direct: AI is no longer an IT project; it’s a management discipline. Since 2023\, he and the Symplicity team have introduced practical AI to more than 300 organizational leaders. Their deeper deployments have produced millions of dollars in unlocked productivity and capacity by redesigning workflows\, compressing cycle times\, and instrumenting decisions with data. His playbook blends leadership behaviors\, change mechanics\, and hands-on systems integration so teams can ship value on Monday—not someday. \nHis operating experience includes stepping in as COO to help scale a CPG firm from $20M to $155M in revenue\, doubling a global IT firm’s revenue in less than three years\, and has supported systemic performance improvements in education and healthcare. His grandfather was a roofer who started a roofing company and his heart lies with helping small business owners. That breadth informs how he mentors founders and executives: align on a compelling future\, make the few hard choices that matter\, and build an environment where execution becomes routine. \nAn award-winning CEO and award-winning educator\, Matt was named Business Leader of the Year by the Halifax Chamber in 2021 for his role in helping the region navigate the Covid-19 pandemic and he has been recognized four times as Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs (2022–2025). Through keynotes\, workshops\, and his 12-month Levership™ cohort\, he distills what works in the field into pragmatic tools leaders can use immediately to scale—without sacrificing their desired lifestyle. Offstage\, you’ll find him enjoying his own espresso\, logging miles as he works toward seven marathons on seven continents\, and living a life of intention and adventure with his partner Emily and their two young daughters. Matt’s a business builder\, a curious human\, and proud girl dad—committed to showing up with purpose (and not just talking about it).
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/workshop-what-if-your-pricing-is-your-biggest-profit-problem-an-ai-amplified-masterclass-for-business-leaders/
LOCATION:Halifax Chamber of Commerce Building 32 Akerley Blvd\, Dartmouth NS B3B 1N1\, Halifax Chamber of Commerce Building 32 Akerley Blvd\, Dartmouth NS\, Dartmouth\, Nova Scotia\, B3B 1N1\, Canada
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