# Jess Ramos

> Jess Ramos is a data analytics educator, LinkedIn Top Voice, and founder of Big Data Energy - a media and education brand with 500,000+ followers across platforms. With an MSBA from the University of Georgia, she turned a corporate analytics career (peaking at $153K at Crunchbase) into a thriving solo business after being laid off in 2023. She runs a Substack newsletter with 45,000+ subscribers, teaches SQL to 50,000+ students via LinkedIn Learning, and has brand partnerships with IBM, AWS, Snowflake, NFL, and Claude (Anthropic). Her origin story - doubling her salary 110% in 11 months - became a viral moment that built her community of data professionals seeking real, human-centric career guidance.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Big Data Energy Analytics
- **Organizations:** Big Data Energy Analytics, Berry College (alumni), University of Georgia Terry College of Business (alumni)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Mathematics and Spanish, Berry College, Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA), University of Georgia, Terry College of Business
- **Known for:** LinkedIn Top Voice in Data & AI (invitation-only program), LinkedIn Learning Instructor - SQL course with 50,000+ students enrolled, Grew total cross-platform following to 500,000+ data and tech professionals

## Career timeline

- **2019** — Graduated Berry College with B.S. in Mathematics and Spanish; Data Analyst Intern at Berry College (Enrollment Management)
- **2019** — Data Analyst Intern at FormFree (FinTech startup)
- **2019-2021** — Graduate Assistant at University of Georgia while pursuing MSBA
- **2021** — Joined FormFree as Data Analyst at $71,500 + $19K bonus
- **2021** — Promoted to Senior Data Analyst at FormFree ($73,000)
- **2022** — Promoted to Data Analytics Manager at FormFree ($95,000); negotiated 29% raise
- **2022** — Joined Freddie Mac as Senior Risk Analyst ($130,000 + bonus); left after ~4 months due to cultural misalignment
- **2022** — Joined Crunchbase as Senior Data Analyst ($153,000); most satisfying corporate role
- **2022-2023** — First viral LinkedIn post (about working from bed) sparks brand partnership offers from IBM and SAP
- **2023** — Founded Big Data Energy Analytics LLC; formalized brand and business
- **2025** — Let go from Crunchbase after 2.5 years; transitioned to full-time solopreneur
- **2025** — Grew newsletter to 45,000+ Substack subscribers; LinkedIn following to 269,000+; total following 500,000+

## Achievements

- LinkedIn Top Voice in Data & AI (invitation-only program)
- LinkedIn Learning Instructor - SQL course with 50,000+ students enrolled
- Grew total cross-platform following to 500,000+ data and tech professionals
- Substack newsletter 'Big Data Energy' with 45,000+ free subscribers
- Doubled salary 110% in 11 months ($73K to $153K)
- Brand partnerships with IBM, AWS, NFL, Atlassian, Adobe, Lyft, Snowflake, Notion, and Claude (Anthropic)
- Built 'Big SQL Energy' course series used for portfolio and job preparation
- GitHub repository 'Product-Funnel-SaaS-FinTech' with 72 stars
- 269,000+ LinkedIn followers; 166,000+ Instagram followers
- Featured in Super Data Science Podcast, Women Lead Data, AT Scale Podcast, Women in Data Podcast
- Author at Sage Advice Blog and QuickBooks/Intuit

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Running Big Data Energy full-time as solopreneur; hired intern and video editor
- **2025-03** — Growing YouTube channel (@JessRamosData) as a key content priority
- **2025-02** — LinkedIn Learning SQL course surpassed 50,000 students enrolled
- **2024-12** — Published forward-looking career advice: adopt AI-driven analytics workflows and Analytics Engineering (SQL + dbt) for 2025
- **2024-10** — Total cross-platform following exceeded 500,000 data professionals
- **2024-06** — Substack newsletter reached 45,000+ free subscribers

## Links

- Website: https://bigdataenergycourses.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessramosmsba
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jessramosdata
- GitHub: https://github.com/jessramosdata
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessRamosData
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessramosdata/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessRamosData/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessramosdata

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Last updated: 2026-04-24