In this Blueprint Approved episode, Financial Analyst Jasmine Bumpass pulls back the curtain on the data center industry — where budgets, capacity, and infrastructure decisions quietly power the AI revolution.From month-end close and variance analysis to rolling forecasts and strategic cost models, Jasmine breaks down how finance teams shape the decisions behind the servers fueling tools.She shares:🔹 What a financial analyst really does inside data centers and AI ecosystems🔹 How to read the GL, uncover true cost drivers, and tell the story behind numbers🔹 How AI can accelerate productivity (not replace people)🔹 Salary growth, switching roles, and mastering negotiation🔹 Building cross-functional trust🔹 Her personal story: layoff → cross-country move → career comebackWhether you’re breaking into finance, aiming for product or data strategy, or curious how money meets machine learning, this conversation gives you a real-world blueprint for financial growth in the AI era.#BlueprintApproved #podcast #ai #finance #datacenters #financialanalyst #artificialintelligence #careerpodcast