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Raw Data with Rob Collie

Raw Data with Rob Collie breaks down the complex world of AI into practical actions for modern business leaders. With co-host Justin Mannhardt and expert guests, the show uses real stories to deliver clarity and confidence to turn your data into real business value. Catering especially to mid-market leaders who know their size isn"t a limitation but a competitive advantage, Raw Data cuts through the hype with straight talk from people who"ve actually built, deployed, and lived with these systems in

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01:17:25

Rebooting Excel and Reinventing Ourselves, w/ Charlie...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2023/02/28

On today’s episode, Charlie Ellis, former Program Manager at Microsoft and expert on the heart of excel, the calc engine, sits down for an amazing conversation. He brings with him stories of the evolution of Office that began with the retooling of Excel 2007. That reboot went on to become a veritable restart of the program that nearly wiped the slate clean by creating what would in essence become a new, more responsive product. With so many big changes happening at the same time inevitably there

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01:17:01

Good Design is the Cake, Not the Icing, w/ Brad Weed

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2023/02/21

Today, special guest, Brad Weed of Interplace waxes philosophical about his and Rob’s shared time at Microsoft and we discover where the seeds of ethical capitalism were planted. He is a former designer at Microsoft who worked on every release of Office from 1992-2007 and played a major role in defining and refining the company's design and user research disciplines. He is an incredible entrepreneur with a passion for innovation who may forever be known as the perfector of the Microsoft Ruler. Brad

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01:38:11

Readily Ticket's Series of Fortunate Events, w/ David...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2023/02/14

Today, we welcome David Wood, founder of Eventene, to share the story of his exceptional journey through the ever-evolving field of computer technology and the extensive digital transformation it has undergone over the years. David will take us back to his high school days, where his interest in technology was first sparked by the purchase of a scientific calculator with programming capabilities. While nowadays, your cellphone may hold more computing power, back in the day, a programable calculator

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01:07:25

The Impostor Syndrome World Championships, w/ Jocelyn...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2023/02/07

Today’s guest, Jocelyn Collie, is the co-founder of P3 Adaptive, and she brings a story or two to share with you on impostor syndrome. But what is impostor syndrome? Have you ever felt like a fake or a fraud despite your accomplishments? That is impostor syndrome. It's when you don't believe in your own abilities and attribute your success to things like luck or outside help or even view yourself as less accomplished or mediocre. And despite what you might think, it’s surprisingly common,

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01:21:46

Quickbooks Analytics When You Can't Find the 'Any'...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2023/01/31

On today’s episode, Chuck Vigeant, founder/CEO of Clearify, entrepreneur, speaker, leadership consultant, golf aficionado, and, the mastermind behind QQube, brings his most interesting stories of XML, ETL, and even some PGA. He discusses the frustration of accessing data in QuickBooks, sometimes a download can take 12+ hours. For many QuickBooks users, workarounds have become too complicated and time-consuming so they have resorted to deleting data yearly to save time. Can you imagine? Deleting

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01:31:10

Environmental Engineering Meets the Data Gene, w/ MS...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2023/01/24

On today’s episode, Alice Drummond, co-founder of DiscoverEI gives the inside scoop on transitioning from environmental engineering to Microsoft Power Platform MVP. She shares her story of building a consultancy firm from the ground(water) up while increasing her own skill set. She and Rob wax poetic on the struggles of taking the plunge into the small business owners’ realm and neither sugarcoats the challenges faced. During the course of the conversation, a common thread emerges on the people

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01:02:12

The DAX Draft

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2023/01/17

When its winner takes all, it’s the unexpected choice that provides the most impressive results. Who made the bold moves? Three Power BI DAX experts duke it out in a game of "Choose it or Lose it" with 8 cutthroat rounds of DAX Draft! Your competitors: Rob Collie – the founder of P3 Adaptive. He wrote the book on DAX. Ed Hansberry – a 13-time Microsoft MVP with an extensive track record of creating innovative DAX solutions both in the community forums and for his clients. An avid chess player who

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01:14:04

Pragmatic Works is a Two Word Sentence, w/ Brian Knight

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2023/01/10

In this episode, Brian Knight, founder of Pragmatic Works, describes his accidental entrance into the field of technology. From a chance job offer to being “that guy” who hit the server rebuild button, you won’t want to miss this data origin story. Only someone like Brian could get such a great start by nuking a database and turning it into a DBA career where he would become both a prolific community member and content creator. While reminiscing with Tom about SQL and the glory days of being a DBA,

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01:18:12

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Chicago,...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/12/06

Today, Nicole Janeway Bills, community organizer for Data Strategy Professionals, stops by with the inner scoop on data training, cryptocurrency, tokens, scandal, fraud, and the trauma of moving. At the time of recording, Nicole was an employee of FTX. During the podcast, she shared tales of last-minute relocations and the expense of attaining career goals right as an unraveling began. As a full-stack engineer with an exceptional data background, Nicole was able to find the bright side of her

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01:11:34

The Elevator Pitch for Power BI, w/ Microsoft MVP...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/11/29

On today’s episode, we sit down with 11-time Microsoft MVP Belinda Allen as she shares her accidental data origin story. As the co-author of two books and a prolific Power Platform blogger, Belinda has a unique perspective on business intrigue, data discoveries, and reporting solutions. With her penchant for pivot tables, she is a classic example of a citizen developer, and she generously shares her knowledge with the communities at large through her writing, public speaking, and training. In fact,

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01:08:41

Something Bigger than Yourself, w/ Microsoft’s Miguel...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/11/22

Today, we reunite two old friends with a penchant for writing books for people adjacent to tech as we welcome Miguel Escobar to the show. If you use Power Query or Power BI, you might have heard of Miguel. He is the co-author of several books on Power Query, Power BI, Power Pivot, and DAX. He is also part of the expert trifecta that created Skill Wave training and he is now an integral part of Microsoft working to make Power Query better for all users. He and Rob reminisce about book deals, DAX,

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01:16:50

A Guest Fit for the 100th Episode, w/ Justin Mannhardt

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/11/08

On today’s episode, we sit down with P3 Adaptive’s own Justin Mannhardt to get the inside scoop on delivering results and backing into data infrastructure, aka the origin story of P3 Adaptive’s Solutions Architect Team and the impact it can have on an analytics project. Justin explains the expanded focus to fulfill analytics needs through a more holistic approach to drive adoption and deliver results. With his own experience, he explains how results must sometimes come first as a proof of concept

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01:05:32

Power Query Saves Christmas w/ Gus Miranda

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/11/01

Today’s guest, Gustavo Miranda, started his career in a research adjacent Program Evaluation position using Power Pivot Slicers in a non-Power Pivot table before he was introduced and lured by the power of the Power Platform. He shares his story of how reducing friction and creating automation introduced even non-data people to the concept that data quality matters. Most importantly, though, today you will learn the underdog story of how Power Query saved Christmas during the Kronos Hack of 2021

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01:29:22

Why is Everything So Slow w/ Scott Louvau

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/10/25

Today we welcome to the show Scott Louvau, twice retired from Microsoft and now focused on his Relentless Optimizer blog, he is our second twice retired from Microsoft guest. If his last name sounds familiar, it should be. Several weeks back, his partner, Darinee Louvau was our guest. Her absolute enthusiasm caused us to seek out the other half of the equation and invite Scott to share his take on life at and after Microsoft as well as his data origin story. How exactly did Scott go from a small

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01:10:02

Soaring the Skies of OPTIMIZEDAX(), w/ Narayana...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/10/19

On today’s episode P3 Adaptive Principal Consultant extraordinaire, Narayana Windenberger sits down for a chat on data, travel, and the ethics of the financial markets. Nar is a 5-year veteran of P3 with an unforgettable name and a penchant for being a digital nomad. Whether he is working from the Midwest, Germany, or enjoying hang gliding in San Diego, Nar puts the remote in remote work and regardless of his location, still creates epic analytic masterpieces. Nar also has the distinction of being

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01:19:49

Excel is the Most Functional of Programming Languages...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/10/11

On today’s episode, we sit down with educator, researcher, and all-around information guru Simon Peyton Jones to learn all about programming languages and their impact on hardware, software, and research/development. Simon also brings some professional insight into Excel as a programing language. Oddly enough, around the time Rob met Simon, Rob began to think of Excel as a programming language. In order to be a language, the formulas have to deal with both space and time, so Excel formula language

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01:10:53

Career Switchers Have the Power (Platform), w/...

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/10/04

Today we bring in the big guns, a Microsoft MVP and Power Platform advocacy team lead, and a true Power Platform aficionado: April Dunnam. In the realm of social media, April is known as the Woman who Codes, the SharePoint Siren, and the Karaoke Queen with a passion for all things Power: Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, and Power Pages. In this episode we get April’s origin story, starting with the moment she was the intern tossed into the deep end of the SharePoint pool,

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01:22:09

Cloud Services Used to Be Really Dumb w/ Eric Vigesaa

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/09/27

In today’s episode, we welcome Eric Vigesaa of Microsoft to the show. This special guest has a decades-long relationship with our host. According to Rob, Eric can always be counted on as a partner in cynical observations. Rob describes Eric as one of the rare breeds that enjoy the excitement of building an emergency solution. Someone who prefers a shorter distance between the software and the problem. The closer he is to impact, the more satisfying the solution becomes to him. Sardonically, Eric is

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01:04:55

Women In Data w/ Sadie St. Lawrence

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/09/20

On this episode, we are bringing in a true leader in workplace diversity, Sadie St. Lawrence from Women in Data! Be prepared to be surprised when you learn that Sadie’s idea of diversity is more of a value-driven balance that benefits all people regardless of gender. Improvements, she points out, made in the workplace under the guise of removing gender disparity enhance the workplace for all employees, not just for a single demographic. Sadie is an incredible person with an incredible story that

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01:16:08

Pokémon Go Maps are a Green Technology, w/ Mike Ellis

Raw Data with Rob Collie ·

2022/09/13

Occasionally described as “Addictive, stupidly addictive,” this episode delves into the insanity that is Pokémon Go and is dedicated to the people and the technology behind mapping and catching Pokémon. Shortly after its 2016 release, Pokémon Go became the most successful game in history and, at one point, surpassed both Tinder and Twitter growth with usage time beating other social media apps. Why does this “Got to Catch Them All!” mentality transcends technology? Is it the nostalgia? The family

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