"I can show you the WHEN and WHY,
not just the HOW"
"I can show you the WHEN and WHY,
not just the HOW"

The Man

I am a Microsoft Excel MVP, I run the YouTube channel Excel on Fire and have several courses on the LinkedIn Learning platform. When I’m not working in Excel, raconteur and Excel MVP. I’m known for my fierce commitment to empowering people who don’t have an IT team or the skillset to manage their own data.

I am also the lead author of Guerrilla Data Analysis 2nd Ed., co-written with Mr. Excel, Bill Jelen. I relocated to Portland, OR in 2014 after 19 years in Chicago, and I’m known for my passion for ghost pepper Sriracha.

Words that people have used to describe me have been: mentor, fun, funny, and patient. People appreciate that I show them the WHEN and WHY, not just the HOW.

I think of myself as kind of an ornery cowboy in regards to data, and I encourage people to go rogue if it means they can get something done for their customers.

The Work

Excel Courses

“Data isn’t worth anything if it’s not clean and useful.”

Oz’s in-depth Excel courses are featured on LinkedIn Learning. These unusually approachable courses will sharpen your skills via Oz’s original, real world examples and wicked humor. Get it!

Books

Oz is the lead author of Guerilla Data Analysis (2nd ed.) and co-author of several books on advanced Excel techniques. These essential references will guide you through the challenges of data cleansing with Excel at your own pace. Get it!

Appearances

As an Excel MVP, instructor, and speaker, Oz appears regularly on podcasts and at conferences worldwide. His special brand of Excel whoop-ass has brought fire to events like IgniteChicago, ExcelTV, Excelapalooza, and more. See his current schedule, including virtual events.

Excel Badassery at YouTube

This is Excel on Fire! In these videos, Oz empowers you to conquer topics like custom data types, pivot tables, Power Query, and much more. Where else can you find roosters, spectacular hats, and XLOOKUP all in one place? Get it!

Excel Courses

Excel – Putting it all together

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Excel Weekly Challenge

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Power User Challenge

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Excel: You Can Do This

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Excel in the Real World

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Tracking Data Easily and Efficiently

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Power Query Tips and Techniques

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Using Dynamic Array Functions

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Excel Books

Guerrilla Data Analysis 2nd Edition

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Excel Insights – A Microsoft MVP Guide to the Best Parts of Excel

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Cleaning Excel Data With Power Query Straight To The Point

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Excel Data Cleansing Straight To The Point

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Excel Events & Appearances

Excel Badassery at YouTube

Excel Expert Challenge with Wyn Hopkins of @AccessAnalytic : Votes and Data Quality

Custom Sorting in Excel: sorting your data by season and by zodiac symbol

Excel Expert Live Challenge – Helen Wall – Shifts & Overtime

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Storytelling du Soleil

Much like his Excel coaching, Oz’ storytelling is both entertaining and enlightening. In widely acclaimed productions like 7 Deadly Sins, Pants on Fire, and the RISK! live show and podcast, Oz makes you laugh out loud even as he lands a gut punch of emotion. Plus, as one fan notes, “Dude has a super soothing voice.”

What do people say about Oz?

 
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Oz reached into my brain, grabbed my problems, put them on his screen and… pooof! …they were gone!

John

Oz is blowing my mind. I just got comfortable moving from VLOOKUP to INDEX-MATCH!! It’s like watching a street magician

Anna

I really have to thank you. I have learned so much from you! Because of things like this my reputation at work has exploded. And it’s the kind of rep you want to have at work. Your passion on the subject makes you stand out. I can tell you truly do understand! And that you truly do want to make things less stressful. Those two things rang true in my heart. That’s the way I feel but not many people get it. How can I even begin to thank you??

JoAnn

Just wanted to follow-up and let you know that your solution worked perfectly. I designed the budget template, after taking the course,  with PowerQuery in mind.  This will save us hours each month when we have to update.

Mike

Your solution was quick to implement and very easy to follow. Thanks again.

Donna Bruce

Great course and excellent presentation!  I always thought of Excel as potentially useful for those who master it, but difficult for most people (at least for me). I NEVER thought about it as something cool! Now, Excel has moved up on my coolness scale. Thank you!

T. Jansen

Thanks to the teaching magic of Oz du Soleil! He made this new Excel functionality easy to understand and learn.

Jim H.

The examples of Excel use shown were really interesting and inspiring. It was engaging and I now feel encouraged to use Excel more often. Slowly but surely, I am getting drawn to the world of data.

Anonymous

Oz is a very knowledgeable, direct, and engaging instructor. He has a lot of personality in his instruction and is easy to listen to.

Anonymous

[Oz] was great, really enthused, I would watch anything from Oz du Soleil

Anonymous

Glad to have you as the instructor for that course.  You have a very nice and “gangsta-esque” accent by the way just like DJ khaled :)

C. Nwani

Where can I find Oz?

Do you have questions? Contact Oz!