In December 2021, UAI announced the winners of the second annual UAI Excellence Awards sponsored by Bidgely. These awards honor the best of the best in the utility analytics profession, recognizing the individuals, teams, and organizations that have achieved and maintained excellence through community engagement and innovation. This two-part series features interviews with some of the award winners. On this episode, Ben Ettlinger, Manager of Digital Analytics for the New York Power Authority, and Kim Gaddy, Independent Consultant, Former VP & Managing Director of UAI, share their stories and how they ended up being leaders in utility analytics.