Episode 84
| February 22, 2017
| 43 minutes
MVP
The Microsoft Most Valued Professional or MVP award–while it’s hard work and dedication to be called an MVP, what are the benefits? Well, Kathi Kellenberger is a great member of the SQL community, traveling to many SQL Saturdays, speaking at conferences about SQL server, and this time she is here with us to tell us what it really means to be an MVP and the great journey it has been to becoming one.
Do you actually know the percentage between men and women MVPs in the world and US? How many posts do MVPs have on forums, helping others? How do they keep track of all the SQL Saturdays, User Groups, conferences they have been to? Kathi will be sharing her story, the process that she went through until she became an MVP, how you get nominated, and how to get renewed!
Episode Quotes
“Do these things because you love to do them. Don’t do them because you want to be an MVP.”
“Women, you’ve got to get over your reluctance to promote yourself.”
“It’s not a job, nothing paid […] We’re kind of a free support for people in a way. A lot of what I like about it is that I can share my enthusiasm about SQL Server.”
Listen to Learn
- What it’s meant to be an MVP?
- Benefits of being an MVP.
- MVP categories
- The process and criteria on how to be awarded as an MVP.
Our Guest
Kathi Kellenberger
Kathi is an independent SQL Server MVP and Teammate with Linchpin People. She is author of “Beginning T-SQL 2008” and co-author of “Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services,” “Beginning T-SQL 2012,” and “SQL Server MVP Deep Dives.” Kathi enjoys speaking and writing about SQL Server and teaches the occasional SQL Server class.
Meet the Hosts
Carlos Chacon
With more than 10 years of working with SQL Server, Carlos helps businesses ensure their SQL Server environments meet their users’ expectations. He can provide insights on performance, migrations, and disaster recovery. He is also active in the SQL Server community and regularly speaks at user group meetings and conferences. He helps support the free database monitoring tool found at databasehealth.com and provides training through SQL Trail events.
Eugene Meidinger
Eugene works as an independent BI consultant and Pluralsight author, specializing in Power BI and the Azure Data Platform. He has been working with data for over 8 years and speaks regularly at user groups and conferences. He also helps run the GroupBy online conference.
Kevin Feasel
Kevin is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and proprietor of Catallaxy Services, LLC, where he specializes in T-SQL development, machine learning, and pulling rabbits out of hats on demand. He is the lead contributor to Curated SQL, president of the Triangle Area SQL Server Users Group, and author of the books PolyBase Revealed (Apress, 2020) and Finding Ghosts in Your Data: Anomaly Detection Techniques with Examples in Python (Apress, 2022). A resident of Durham, North Carolina, he can be found cycling the trails along the triangle whenever the weather's nice enough.
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