In this episode, we have a special treat for you with multiple guests who attended the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC). At the beginning of November, Paul had the opportunity to spend a day at the University of Arizona campus and watch these students compete and talk to commentators, spectators, competitors, and faculty, and we have brought you a few of those interviews.

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“[How does MECC benefit students in the real world] Sometimes we get sponsors to actually write cases that are based on what they do . S o it gives them real-world experience of what they would be doing, which is invaluable w hen you're interviewing for a job . ....... ” - Professor David Brown

“ [Do you feel like you're better in Excel today for having competed] When I started competing, I didn't even know what Lambda, let alone dynamic arrays and all of that was. Now I know most of them and I think those are pretty good functions with pretty good use cases. So I think that made me a much better user in Excel. ” - 3rd Place Finisher Benjamin Weber

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In today’s episode:  

(00:43) Intro;

(01:44) Interview with Oz Du Soleil and Jo n A campora ;

(19:51) Everything about MECC with David Brown;

(25:43 - 26:30) Validate your Financial Modeling Skills with FMI’s Accreditation Program (ad);

(27:30) Interview with Benjamin Weber ;

(36:34) Interview with Patrick Chat ain ;

(41:28) Interview with Missy and Teresa ;

(48:38) Interview with Craig Hatmaker;

(54:00) Outro.