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Ashley
Varner

I landed into analytics years ago and fell in love. I'm passionate about data and analytics, a little quirky, and genuinely obsessed with helping organizations understand their data and their customers.

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10+
Years Experience
$4.8M
Annual Revenue Generated
About

Business Minded
Analytics Expert.

I landed in analytics at a skateboarding company fresh out of college, fell in love with the data, and never looked back. From there: a marketing agency serving local businesses, years in automotive advertising with brands like Ford, Kia, and Hyundai, and eventually leading analytics strategy for platforms driving $100M+ in revenue across multiple countries.

I've worked in-house and at agencies, at startups and enterprises. The throughline is always the same: connect the data to what actually matters to the business, and make sure it's something you can trust.

SEO & Digital Analytics Automotive Advertising Customer Insights Google Analytics / GA4
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Always See the Bigger Picture

Every analytics task — no matter how small — connects to a business objective. I never lose sight of that, and I make sure my clients don't either.

Do It Right, Not Just Fast

Speed matters, but data credibility matters more. I validate the work, check the numbers, and make sure what you're acting on is actually true.

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Started From Scratch

No formal data science degree — just genuine curiosity, a skateboarding company, and a deep dive into Google Analytics that never ended.

What I bring
to the table.

Built industry by industry — from local businesses and SEO to national automotive brands and global enterprise platforms — with a consistent focus on data that's trustworthy, connected to strategy, and actually useful.

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Web & Digital Analytics

From tagging strategies and tracking plans to GA4 migrations and full implementation — I make sure the right data is collected, validated, and tied to meaningful KPIs.

GA4 Adobe Analytics Google Tag Manager Tealium Adobe Launch Heap Hotjar / Fullstory
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Testing, CRO & Personalization

A/B testing, multivariate testing, and personalization experiments — designing the tests, setting the benchmarks, and measuring what actually moves the needle.

Optimizely Adobe Target Convert.com Google Optimize Vertex AI
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Business Intelligence & Reporting

Turning raw data into dashboards and reports that people at every level of the organization can read, trust, and act on — without needing a data dictionary to decode them.

Looker Studio Tableau Power BI Domo SQL BigQuery Supermetrics
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Analytics & Data Strategy

Executive workshops, KPI frameworks, 2-year roadmaps, pitch decks, compliance guidance — helping organizations of all sizes figure out what to collect, what it means, and what to do next.

KPI Frameworks Roadmapping CCPA / GDPR UA → GA4 Migration SEO / Search Console Screaming Frog
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Customer Journey Analysis

Understanding who your customers are, where they struggle, and how they move through your experience — then using that data to remove friction and improve outcomes at every touchpoint.

Journey Mapping Pain Point Analysis Funnel Analysis Customer Segmentation Behavioral Analytics Hotjar / Fullstory
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AI Consulting

Helping companies find practical ways to automate and optimize their data and analytics work using AI — identifying the right use cases, implementing the tools, and measuring the impact.

AI Use Case Discovery Workflow Automation Google Vertex AI Retail Search AI Analytics Automation ROI Measurement
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Data Analysis

Deep-diving into the numbers across business functions — sales, ecommerce, financial, retail, supply chain, and more — to surface the insights that actually drive decisions.

Sales Analytics Ecommerce Data Financial Reporting Retail Analytics Supply Chain Customer Segmentation SQL
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Marketing Analytics & Attribution

Measuring what's actually working across your marketing channels — from setting up attribution tracking to optimizing campaigns based on real performance data, not gut instinct.

Marketing Attribution Campaign Optimization Paid Search & Social Email Analytics Google Ads Search Ads 360 Facebook Ads Manager
Selected Work

Work I'm
proud of.

A sample of engagements across retail, enterprise, nonprofit, and agency — each one tied to real business outcomes.

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AI Implementation · Retail

Brooks Brothers — Google Vertex Retail Search AI

Led the analytics strategy and KPI framework for the implementation of Google's Vertex Retail Search AI during peak season — replacing their internal site search engine. Established the benchmarks, tracked the test, and validated a +61% increase in Revenue and a +5% increase in Revenue per user as a direct result of the rollout.

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Enterprise Analytics · B2B

Corteva Agriscience — Global Analytics Strategy

Led analytics strategy and full implementation for a B2B agriculture platform deployed across multiple countries and languages — supporting over $100M in business revenue. Owned the KPI framework and tracking architecture end to end.

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Mission-Driven · Nonprofit

SPDA — National Shelter Data Platform

Provided analytics and implementation support for a data collection platform used by animal shelters across the US — helping shelters qualify for grants and improve adoption rates. Grew from 1,000 to 4,000+ shelters onboarded over three years with ongoing reporting and support.

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Business Analytics · Franchise

Drybar — Pricing Strategy & Competitive Intelligence

Identified the top 5 Drybar locations, analyzed competitor pricing and services, and recommended increasing prices from $45 to $50 in key markets — generating $400K in additional monthly revenue and $4.8M annually. Also drove dashboard adoption from 5% to 90% and saved 80 hours/week in manual reporting through automation — a $150K annual labor cost reduction.

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Practice Building · Agency

Kin and Carta / Valtech — Built the Analytics Practice

Joined when there was no consistent way to sell or deliver analytics work. Built the entire practice from scratch — pitch materials, delivery frameworks, sales training for a team of 30, and technical requirements for developers. Sold over $1M in net new analytics work over 3.5 years while remaining highly billable.

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Web Analytics · Automotive

Innocean USA — Hyundai National Website Launch

Saved Hyundai $5–6M in potential profit loss per month through in-depth lead analysis and data-backed recommendations. Led analytics for the redesigned Hyundai national website — which went from 3M to an all-time high of 4M visits/month and generated $2.5M in additional monthly revenue. Also led analytics for the #2 AdMeter Super Bowl Sonata campaign.

Also Worked With

A broader look at the organizations, brands, and industries I've worked across — from local businesses to global enterprises.

Organifi Perry Homes Konica Minolta NVA Flashpoint Ford Kia Genesis Hyundai Buick GMC Jeep Local Dental & Legal Practices
Consulting

Let's work
together.

I take on a focused number of consulting engagements each quarter to make sure every client gets my full attention. Here's where I can make the biggest impact:

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Analytics Strategy & Roadmapping

Executive workshops to identify your biggest data opportunities, followed by a prioritized roadmap that maps analytics work to your business goals — not just the tool list.

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Data & Analytics Audits

A thorough audit of your current tracking, data collection, and reporting setup — with a clear diagnosis of what's broken, what's missing, and what to fix first.

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GA4 & Analytics Implementation

From tagging strategies and technical requirements docs to instructing developers on exactly how to implement — I make sure your data is clean, validated, and trustworthy.

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Dashboard & Reporting Design

Custom dashboards that actually get used — built around your KPIs, your audience, and the decisions your team needs to make every day.

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CRO, Testing & Personalization

Test planning, benchmark setting, experiment design, and results analysis — focused on the improvements that move real business metrics, not vanity numbers.

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AI Implementation & Analytics

Analytics strategy and KPI frameworks for AI-powered features and tools — so you know how to measure whether it's actually working, and can prove the ROI.

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