Spreadsheet-avoiders, I see you. Hey — I'm John Smith.
In case we've never met, here's the short version of why you can trust me to get you there.
I've spent 19 years living inside spreadsheets — first as an analyst drowning in messy data, then as the person everyone in the office walked over to when their formulas broke.
I've taught over 47,000 students — from total beginners who froze at the word "formula" to people who now build dashboards in their sleep.
Every course I build is wrapped around the 5% of Excel you actually use all day — not the 95% on the ribbon you'll never touch.
I got tired of watching good people feel stupid in front of a tool.
I started this school because Excel had quietly become the thing standing between smart, capable people and the work they were actually good at. I built it for three reasons:
Because most Excel training teaches you every button on the ribbon and none of the ten things you do every single day.
Because I watched too many talented people get passed over — "advanced Excel" was on the list, they froze, and someone less capable got the role.
Because the moment someone realizes Excel will just do the boring thing for them — automatically, correctly, every time — something shifts. They stand up a little straighter. And that last one is really about you.
Excel is not a personality trait. You don't need a math degree, a finance background, or a "numbers brain." The right five formulas, learned properly, beat fifty you half-remember. And you deserve to close the file on time, knowing it's right.
Today I've helped over 0 people trust their own numbers.
Professionals and business owners who now build spreadsheets they actually rely on — without the jargon, the 14-hour theory marathons, or the gatekeeping that usually comes with "getting good at Excel."
"I avoided Excel for years. I rebuilt the same monthly report by hand every single time, and it ate a full day. Halfway through John's course something clicked — I set the whole thing up to update itself. Now that report takes me four minutes. I genuinely got a Friday afternoon of my life back, every week."
I'm not your average Excel guy.
I'd rather you learn 10 things you'll use forever than 100 you'll forget by Friday. Most courses pad. Mine cut.
I'm anything but "normal." I have genuine, unshakeable opinions about keyboard shortcuts, and I will happily die on the hill that the mouse is slowing you down.
I fully support weirdness. I name my practice files things like DO_NOT_DELETE_v7_FINAL_actualfinal.xlsx and I think that's beautiful.
My approach is unique in that every lesson ends with you doing the thing in a real file — not watching me do it and hoping it sticks.
My favorite thing about this work is the message I get a few weeks later: "I finished the report in four minutes and nobody believes me."
Ready to be the fast one?
So if you're ready to fly through your spreadsheets in a way that feels calm, confident, and maybe a little bit smug — I'd love to invite you to browse the courses.
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