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Greg Baerg is a dear friend and one of my favorite people. He has built an Independent Power BI Consulting Business, helping multiple industries, but recently has been focused on helping Specialty Coffee Companies. In this show, I got a chance to talk to Greg, about some of the challenges facing that industry: Supply Chain Disruptions, Retaining Customers, On Time Delivery and more. And how Greg was able to help them with Power BI.

We also talked about Greg's life, living in the beautiful British Columbia with his family. And most importantly the journey that Greg took to create this life and his independent business.

So make sure to listen to the end, and I'll come back after the interview to share my biggest aha moment from our conversation.

Greg Baerg is based out of British Columbia, Canada. where he runs Big Wave BI. You can find Greg on

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregbaerg

Website: www.BigWaveBI.com

Topics Discussed:
00:00 Introduction
01:32 Life in Beautiful British Columbia
02:27 How You Got Started in Coffee + Power BI
04:39 Experience of Stepping into a Niche
06:06 Are People More Perky in Coffee Industry?
08:38 How does Power BI Help with Coffee Roasting?
12:47 How do you build Visually Stunning Reports?
14:45 Challenges in Coffee Industry & Future Power BI Plans
21:34 Finding Your Ideal Power BI Client
24:34 Personal Life: Family, Fishing and Ice Skating
26:01 Flexibility to Work Wherever, Whenever?
27:18 How Did You get Started with Power BI?
29:16 What kept you going through the challenging times?
32:48 Avi’s Biggest Takeaway