016: Excel Power Pivot With Rob Collie from PowerPivotPro

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Rob Collie is an Excel MVP since 2010 who is a world expert and author in Excel Power Pivot and Power BI and resides in Indianapolis, USA!

One of the founding engineers behind Power Pivot during his 14 year stint at Microsoft, Rob Collie now runs a consulting and analytics company over at www.PowerPivotPro.com

Rob Collie and his team have trained and helped thousands of people and companies save money and hours with their Online Course and Public Training Classes on Power Pivot and Power BI.

In this Excel Podcast episode, Rob talks about his adventure into Excel, the various features within Power Pivot (Measures, DAX, etc) and his online and public courses.

 

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Rob’s Books

• Power Pivot and Power BI: The Excel User’s Guide to DAX, Power Query, Power BI & Power Pivot in Excel 2010-2016 paperback on Amazon
• Power Pivot and Power BI: The Excel User’s Guide to DAX, Power Query, Power BI & Power Pivot in Excel 2010-2016 E-Book on Holy Macro Books
• PowerPivot Alchemy: Patterns and Techniques for Excel paperback on Amazon
• PowerPivot Alchemy: Patterns and Techniques for Excel E-Book on Holy Macro Books
• DAX Formulas for PowerPivot: A Simple Guide to the Excel Revolution paperback on Amazon
• DAX Formulas for PowerPivot: A Simple Guide to the Excel Revolution E-Book on Holy Macro Books

 

Rob’s Power Pivot Courses

• Power Pivot Online Training is a self paced online video course which includes 20+ hours of bite sized video tutorials on all of Power Pivot’s features & capabilities!
• Public Training Classes which are held in the USA and cover various topics such as:
  • Foundations: Power Pivot and Power BI with Rob Collie
  • Level Up Series: Advanced DAX
  • Specialize Series: Power Pivot & Power BI for Accountants
  • Level Up Series: Get & Transform with Power BI

*** Apply the discount code MYXL in the checkout area to receive 20% OFF the Power Pivot Online Training and 10% OFF the Public Training Classes  ***

Rob’s Excel Favorites

• Keyboard Shortcuts:
  • CTRL+SHIFT+Arrows 
• Excel Tip:
  • Install Power Pivot in Excel 2010
  • Install Power Pivot in Excel 2013
  • Enable Power Pivot in Excel 2016
• Function: CALCULATE Function in Power Pivot
• Excel Add-Ins: Power Update to Auto-Refresh ANYTHING
• Online Learning Resource: www.ExcelGuru.ca by Ken Puls
• Excel Books: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game on Amazon

Interview Links

• Distinct Count using a Data Model
• Build a 3-Pokemon Team

Connect with Rob

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• FaceBook
• Blog

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Free Resources!

1. 1. Excel Tutorial Blog: Learn all the essential tips to get you up and running and using Excel to its full potential.  Choose from Formulas, Pivot Tables, Charts, Analysis, Shortcuts, Macros plus more >> CLICK HERE TO VIEW

 

1. Free Excel Webinars: Learn the power of Pivot Tables and Power Query with our free webinars.  CLICK HERE TO VIEW NOW

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