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99% is the New Zero, w/ Microsoft Director Shelly Avery

Shelly Avery is a member of Microsoft’s Healthcare Solution Acceleration Team, helping Healthcare customers digitally transform their businesses.  As you listen to this conversation you’ll realize, as we did, that Shelly knows the tech AND the human side of the tech very well!

Written by on September 14, 2021

The Plural of Alex is Alex, w/ Alex Dupler and Alex Powers

We welcome Power Platform expertise in the form of Two Alex! Alex Dupler and Alex Powers both work at Microsoft. The organization they work for and their first names aren’t the only thing that these two share! They also both have a lot of experience with and passion for the Power Platform. These guys know data!

Written by on September 7, 2021

Speak Softly but Pack a Mean Elbow, w/ Jen Stirrup

When Jen Stirrup speaks, she speaks softly.  The meaning of her words, however, speak loudly! You don’t earn the nickname the Data Whisperer without knowing a great deal about Business Intelligence and AI. Jen certainly knows not only those topics, she knows SO much more!

Written by on August 31, 2021

For Those About to DAX, w/ Microsoft’s Greg Beaumont

We didn’t know what to expect when we sat down with Greg Beaumont, Senior Business Intelligence Specialist at Microsoft specializing in serving Microsoft’s Healthcare space customers’ technical Power BI issues.  What we got was an insightful, delightful, and impactful conversation with a really cool and smart human!

Written by on August 17, 2021

Spreadsheet Celebrities & Power BI Playdates, w/ Chandoo

Beyonce, Prince, Madonna…Like so many of these iconic one-word-name celebrities in the music world, Chandoo is as unique and talented as they come in the data world!  His story is quite inspiring, his heart and soul are warm, and his brain is brimming with great ideas!

Written by on August 10, 2021

Earth’s Only Hope vs. Alien Excel Invaders, w/ Ken Puls

Ken Puls is the epitome of an Excel and Power BI guru by being an incredible guide, a teacher, and “Remover of Darkness” of the secrets of these tools. Born from a fusion of Accounting and IT, Ken’s mastery of Excel includes VBA programming and Power Pivot modeling, data cleansing and reshaping, and financial modeling.

Written by on April 27, 2021

Cat Memes Built my Data Model, w/ Krissy Dyess

Krissy Dyess is a prime example of inspiration and adaptability.  She made a decision to better her knowledge of the updated and evolving BI tools through self-teaching, and with help from the amazing data community.

Written by on April 13, 2021