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Live demos waste time at conferences. After 20+ years training, I’ve learned that controlled, pre-crafted demonstrations teach better than live coding. Can’t zoom, highlight, or control pacing when coding live. My job is helping you learn, not showing off.

Built a full-size R2D2 from scratch. Learned CNC machining and wood inlays. Got back in a glider cockpit after 16 years away. How I’m staying sane: making things with my hands and flying when my mind needs grounding.

I just had an absolute blast presenting at the Data Platform Discovery Days - both the European and the US edition! For the US edition I presented “Azure Machine Learning for the Absolute Beginner”, a session looking at machine learning in general, walking through Azure Machine Learning and giving several examples of machine learning in action - in both expected and unexpected places! The European edition asked for “Building an Empire - Implementing Power BI Step by Step”, a session on Power BI, datasets and dataflows. 

After an exceptional year of speaking internationally and contributing to the community, an unexpected email brought news. The recognition marks a journey from being intimidated by MVPs at a first PASS Summit to becoming one, with a mission to continue mentoring and sharing knowledge.

Woke up in Tel Aviv after speaking to a room that went from two people to 40 in minutes. From a small Swedish town to seven countries this year — never expected databases would take me this far.