BNI Gains Profile

Stefanie Carroll

BNI Business Exchange - Oakville Ontario

Spreadsheet Designer & Visitor Host Coordinator

Goals

Traveling the world with my husband while working my business on the road.
"WOWing" my clients
Add value to my BNI network by getting quality leads & referrals to the team members.
Helping 10 clients every month to Excelerate their business
Attend 3 other BNI chapters each month and have a minimum of two 121s from each chapter visit
Living my best life by walking in His dust and blessing others both in personal and business life.

Graduated top 5% of my class from McMaster University with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce
Developed reputation in the natural gas industry as being a spreadsheet guru taking things above and beyond in my job using spreadsheets as tools to save time and provide better information
Pioneered the first-ever management-level part-time position at Union Gas, which also marked the company's inaugural successful job-share arrangement. This achievement involved developing a strong business case and securing the support of a senior manager to gain HR's approval.
Placed first in a Triathlon for my age group and have successfully completed an Olympic distance triathlon
Being "mom". I've raised 3 kids, 2 of which are fully independent and amazing, hard working adults. The 3rd is a teenager and still at home.
Celebrating 20 year anniversary with my husband Dave, a retired High School Teacher.
Quitting my 31 year career in the Natural Gas industry to launch my own spreadsheet design and consulting business

Chocolate and baking with chocolate
Hiking with my friends, family and Goldendoodle
Learning languages. Fluent in German (my first language as a child), working knowledge in French and now learning Spanish
Travelling with my husband Dave. I'd rather be a traveller than a tourist and if the destination has mountains and/or water I'm happiest.
Experiencing new cultures and practicing my languages
Playing board games with my kids, extended family and friends
Epicure side-gig because I love food - especially when it's easy, quick, delicious and healthier.

Over 30 years of spreadsheet creation and design experience
Advanced MS Excel skills
VBA (coding language that automates things in Excel)
Power Query (powerful data transformation and preparation tool which allows users to extract, transform and load data from various sources into Excel)
Connecting business to Excel. My career has encompassed various business roles where Excel was a tool that allowed me to bridge the gap between technical and business aspects. I can speak the language of business.
Ability to eat a lot of chocolate without getting sick