Raw Data with Rob Collie

Today, on Raw Data by P3 Adaptive, we have the privilege of chatting with Steve Orrin , the Federal Chief Technology Officer at Intel Corporation . Steve's role is truly remarkable, as he plays a pivotal part in helping the US government embrace the latest technologies, including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and high-performance computing. His collaboration with federal agencies enabl...

Welcome to Raw Data! In this episode, we chat with Paul Ray, a Microsoft Product design manager with over 20 years of experience in software design. Paul is currently working on educational experiences for students and educators around the world! But what sets Paul apart is his unique journey to the tech world. As a teenager, he attended military maritime school with dreams of sailing the world. B...

It's an International Microsoft MVP edition of Raw Data with our special guest; speaker, author, and blogger, Cathrine Wilhelmsen !  Cathrine is a prime example of the most accidental path to a data career, and she did so through the well-traveled avenue of......Fight Club?!

Fasten your seatbelts, folks! Today, we're chatting with Chris Wagner , the original Data God of Kratos BI , whose career has seemingly shaped the entire business intelligence (BI) industry. One can't help but wonder, if there was no Chris Wagner, where on earth would we be today? Chris might just be the ultimate BI hybrid, skillfully navigating across platforms and staying flexible while progress...

Get your popcorn ready and get ready to be entertained by our latest episode! In this episode, our host Rob Collie is joined by our data visualization and reporting specialist, Dave Rivera, who showcases the power of the Power Platform in his recent project to find the answer to a complex data question: "Which movie had the most decorated cast based on having received an Academy Award for acting?"...

Get ready for an exciting episode of Raw Data by P3 Adaptive!  Our guest today is Mike Nichols , a consumer technology and entertainment leader with a proven track record of building growth businesses and exceptional organizations. He's none other than the former Chief Marketing Officer at Xbox, who played a critical role in turning around the Xbox One release with his customer-centric and innovat...

Get ready to tune in to the next episode of Raw Data by P3 Adaptive, where former P3 Adaptive superstar  Fred Kaffenberger will be returning as a guest. Rob and Fred will be reminiscing about old times and geeking out over all things Microsoft. But the real kicker? Fred will be revealing a shocking confession: he once faced Rob's dreaded "Interview of Doom" having only known what V-LOOKUP was for...

Today, we're doing something a little different. We're going to focus on a true, unfiltered story about people in the tech industry, and more specifically, about one of the most powerful figures in the field - Bill Gates. Some might even say he's one of the most powerful men in the world. This story had a profound impact on Rob, and we're excited to share it with you. You know, when people find th...

Today's guest is Dan Battagin, a former program manager for Microsoft and the genius behind Adventure Taco ! Dan has an impressive track record as the former lead developer of Microsoft's Power Query as well as experience with multiple other software programs. We're excited to have him on the show, especially since he only agreed to appear in order to learn about Rob's video background. But once t...

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...

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 entreprene...

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....

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...

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...

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 sugarcoa...

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 creatin...

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 comm...

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-...

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 h...

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 Mic...

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 resu...

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...

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 o...

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 regar...

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...