50 questions with Danielle Stein Fairhurst | Global Excel Summit
Danielle Stein Fairhurst is an esteemed financial modeller, Microsoft MVP, and founder of Plum Solutions.
In June 2023, she jetted all the way from Australia to touch down in the UK to deliver two days of financial modelling mastery. During her visit, she took some time out to take on 50 questions.
Join Danielle as she strolls around the streets of London to talk about:
➤ her favourite and most-underrated Excel functions
➤ the biggest misconception about financial modelling
➤ her favourite fellow Microsoft MVP
➤ whether she's an 'early bird' or a 'night owl'
➤ her 'cantankerous' cat
And much more!
00:00 — Introduction
0:15 — How has your visit to London been so far?
0:39 — What advice would you give someone just getting started in financial modelling?
1:07— Three most important things to learn in financial modelling?
1:42 — How would you describe yourself in three words?
2:00 — When did you start using Excel?
2:18 — Favourite Excel function?
3:09 — Most-used keyboard shortcut?
3:14 — Do you use Excel for the web?
3:19 — How good are your Power Query and VBA skills?
3:47 — What new features or functions would you like to see in Excel?
4:13 — Do you use Power BI?
4:43 — Do you ever use Google Sheets?
4:57 — What is Plum Solutions?
5:14 — What job did you have before your current one?
5:33 — How many MVP awards have you won so far?
6:04 — Favourite fellow MVP?
6:37 — Favourite social media platform?
6:46 — How many countries have you visited?
7:14 — Apart from Excel and financial modelling, what hobbies do you have?
7:41 — Early bird or a night owl?
7:48 — Have any pets?
8:03 — Favourite all-time movie?
8:26 — Favourite type of music?
8:42 — Favourite food?
8:55 — What does your daily routine look like?
9:26 — Tea or coffee?
9:37 — Windows or Mac?
9:42 — City or countryside?
9:51 — Gym or a walk in the mountains?
10:03 — VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH or XLOOKUP?
10:08 — Last book you read?
10:17 — Play any musical instruments?
10:20 — If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
10:42 — Do you drive? And if yes, what car do you drive?
11:03 — Favourite day of the week?
11:11 — Plans for the rest of the year?
11:28 — On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your Excel knowledge?
12:13 — What motivated you to set up the Women in Financial Modelling Meetup Group?
12:49 — What needs to be done to ensure there's more female representation in the industry?
13:16 — Biggest misconception about financial modelling?
13:48 — Most common mistake you've seen in financial modelling?
14:14 — What is happening in your masterclass today?
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