by Impact Makers | Jun 2, 2026 | Advisory / Strategy, Analytics, Company, Data & Analytics, Featured, Strategy, Uncategorized
THE BUSINESS-FIRST ONTOLOGY SERIES: 5 OF 5 6 minute read Five Posts, One Argument This series started with a single question: why can’t our AI and data teams answer the business questions that actually matter? It has taken five posts to answer it fully. Before... 
by Impact Makers | Jun 2, 2026 | Advisory / Strategy, Analytics, Company, Data & Analytics, Featured, Strategy, Uncategorized
THE BUSINESS-FIRST ONTOLOGY SERIES: 4 OF 5 6 minute read Multiple Worlds, One Language During a recent engagement with a major healthcare organization, Impact Makers was brought in to help automate provider data management. The goal was clear. The path was not. What... 
by Impact Makers | Jun 2, 2026 | Advisory / Strategy, Analytics, Company, Data & Analytics, Featured, Strategy, Uncategorized
THE BUSINESS-FIRST ONTOLOGY SERIES: 3 OF 5 7 minute read The Diagram on the Wall Most enterprise data architectures are documented somewhere. A Visio diagram, a PowerPoint slide, a confluence page, a shared drive folder full of data flow charts. Someone built it... 
by Impact Makers | Jun 2, 2026 | Advisory / Strategy, Analytics, Company, Data & Analytics, Featured, Strategy, Uncategorized
THE BUSINESS-FIRST ONTOLOGY SERIES: 2 OF 5 7 minute read We Know Our Business It is one of the most confident statements we hear from senior leaders when the conversation turns to data strategy. And in most cases, they are right. The executives in the room have deep... 
by Impact Makers | May 26, 2026 | Advisory / Strategy, Analytics, Company, Data & Analytics, Featured, Strategy, Uncategorized
THE BUSINESS-FIRST ONTOLOGY SERIES: 1 OF 5 5 minute read • This piece draws on firsthand experience from one of our practitioners prior to joining Impact Makers. The pattern it describes is one we encounter across clients every day. The Investment That Is Not Paying... 
by Impact Makers | Jan 28, 2026 | Company, Featured
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Richmond, VA — January 28, 2026 — Impact Makers today announced that Yogesh Deep has joined the firm as a Managing Partner. He will be responsible for our growth and client satisfaction for our commercial clients. Yogesh brings experience... by Impact Makers | Oct 14, 2025 | Company, Featured, Nonprofit
Richmond, VA: Podium RVA and Impact Makers will prepare Richmond teens for the future by launching an AI Literacy program at Armstrong High School and Richmond High School for the Arts. Impact Makers is providing generous financial support to launch these programs, in... 
by Impact Makers | Oct 1, 2025 | Advisory / Strategy, Analytics, Data & Analytics, Interoperability, Public Sector, Strategy
Assess and Strengthen Your Data Foundation for Successful AI Adoption The boardroom conversation is familiar: “We need to leverage AI to stay competitive.” This is followed by a recognition that the data foundation is weak, leading to heavy investments in... 
by Impact Makers | Sep 29, 2025 | Advisory / Strategy, Company, Featured, Public Sector, Strategy
How the IMPACT Framework Helps Agencies Succeed AI isn’t just changing how we work; it’s changing change itself. The traditional playbook for transformation – slow, linear rollouts followed by long stabilization phases – is no longer enough. In the AI era,... 
by Impact Makers | Sep 26, 2025 | Advisory / Strategy, Analytics, Automation, Company, Public Sector, Risk, Strategy
How structured experimentation can transform government operations while maintaining public trust State agencies, such as Departments of Motor Vehicles, Health, or Labor, are under mounting pressure to modernize services, improve efficiency, and manage risk as... 