Ann & Josh Jackson — married, and co-founders of something that keeps changing shape. It started as a boutique data analytics and visualization consultancy and has become harder to name: part publishing practice, part experiment, part portfolio. Here’s the rough arc.
They met in a physics chatroom
Ann found Josh in an online physics discussion. The conversation never really stopped.
Ann & Josh married — 5 · 10 · 15
Before there was a company, there was this.
Jackson Two founded
Started as a boutique data visualization and analytics consultancy. Ann joined Workout Wednesday as a coach, publishing weekly data viz challenges to the community over the next four years.
Tableau Visionary
First book · end of an era
Tableau Strategies published with O’Reilly (co-authored with Luke Stanke). After 52 Workout Wednesday challenges, Ann wrapped up her run as a full-time coach.
New York City · The Data School
Packed up and moved to NYC. Ann became Head Coach at The Data School, training the next generation of data analysts.
Back to Arizona · a deliberate pause
Moved home to Arizona. Traveled. Ran the house as a short-term rental — Ann earned Airbnb Superhost status, which surprised no one who has ever been a guest at her table. Also perfected a pancake recipe she’s quite proud of.
Tableau Visionary Hall of Fame
Generative AI · the pivot
Turned full attention to generative AI — authoring a course on applying it to business analysis, presenting at O’Reilly’s AI for Everyone summit, and starting work on what would become the second book.
Second book · hackathon win
Learning AI Tools in Tableau published with O’Reilly. Ann won Most Impactful at Salesforce’s Tableau Next Virtual Hackathon.
Experiment mode
Jackson Two is back to being its own thing — essays, books, courses, projects, and whatever comes next.