Avery Holm — Head of Curriculum
Former analytics lead at a SaaS unicorn; advocates for semantic modeling and calm dashboards.
About Cobaltleaf Insight School
We were founded to bring calm, clarity, and credibility to Business Intelligence education. Our courses focus on fundamentals that endure and practices that scale.
Our mission
To help analysts, engineers, and leaders build reliable decision systems—measured, ethical, and human-centered.
- Evidence over hype: we teach durable skills, not trends.
- Design for focus: generous whitespace, minimalism, and deliberate practice.
- Integrity by default: privacy, accessibility, and transparent evaluation criteria.
Our story
Cobaltleaf Insight School grew out of internal enablement programs at product-led companies where BI carried real stakes: pricing shifts, churn analyses, and supply planning. Our mentors distilled those experiences into focused curricula without noise.
2018
Built our first internal BI bootcamp for a SaaS scale-up.
2021
Launched public cohorts focused on analytics engineering.
2026
Expanded to leadership tracks and governance workshops.
Team
Samir Patel — Principal Instructor
Builds data layers for retail and fintech; passionate about SQL pedagogy that scales.
Linnea Berg — Design for Data
Focuses on narrative structure and accessibility in dashboards.
Diego Costa — Governance & Quality
Leads data quality initiatives and privacy-by-design programs.
Ethos statement
We avoid false urgency and respect attention. Learning is a craft, not a race. cobaltleaf.bond