DATA SECRETS Podcast

DATA SECRETS Podcast

Tales of business leaders uncovering insight from their data to drive growth and profits. Data Secrets is a true crime style business podcast hosted by Nathan Settembrini and produced by Allegro Analytics. The video version is available on YouTube and Spotify.

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October 6, 2025 38 mins

In this episode of the DATA SECRETS Podcast, we crack open a manufacturing data “case file” with none other than Frank Borovsky – Mr. Manufacturing Cloud. If you think every Fortune 500 factory has their act together, think again! Frank spills the beans on busted systems, mysterious KPIs, and the questionable "data alibis" companies use to dodge hard truths.

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  • The tale of Project Titan at Honeywell – a data...
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In this episode of the DATA SECRETS Podcast, Nathan Settembrini and Melanie Manning kick off a new series called “Data Confessions” – an inside look at the messy, thrilling, and sometimes hilarious adventures in real-world analytics consulting.

Nathan and Melanie pull back the curtain on their most intriguing current investigations, including:

  • How to optimize business processes with tricky handoffs and unreliable data a...
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In this episode of The DATA SECRETS Podcast, I talk with Michael Franklin, Founder and Managing Partner at Cold Iron Capital and a multi-exit Private Equity CIO, about how data and technology can transform even the most traditional manufacturing businesses.

Michael shares his journey from tech leader to business operator, detailing how he helped grow cabinet manufacturer ACPI from a struggling $120M company to a $1.8B powe...

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In this episode of The DATA SECRETS Podcast, I talk with Nat Estes, Managing Director at FrameShift Consulting, about the critical (and often underestimated) role of workforce data in industrial location strategy and site selection.

Nat walks us through how labor market intelligence can make or break a location decision, especially in today’s tight labor market. We discuss:

  • Why labor availability is the deciding factor in most in...
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In this episode of The DATA SECRETS Podcast, I sit down with Luke Komiskey, founder and CEO of DataDrive, a managed analytics consulting company that helps organizations turn data chaos into business clarity.

Luke shares how his journey from corporate analytics leader to entrepreneur revealed a massive gap in how most businesses think about (and act on) their data. We dig into:

  • Why most “data strategies” fail to produce meaningfu...
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On this first episode of The DATA SECRETS Podcast, we sit down with Chris LaFay, founder of Classic City Consulting, to uncover how he grew his web development agency from scrappy freelancer beginnings to a million-dollar business AND the data insights that saved him from running into an iceberg. 

Chris shares:

  • Why building a foundation to last 5–10 years is more valuable than chasing trends
  • The two North Star metrics that keep hi...
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🎙 Welcome to the DATA SECRETS podcast, where we treat business data like a crime scene.

I'm Nathan Settembrini, your host and the co-founder of Allegro Analytics. In this pilot episode, I’m introducing what this show is all about: cracking the case on messy metrics, uncovering what really drives business performance, and learning from leaders who turn insight into action.

Think of it like a true crime podcast, but for business ...

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