32: Do You Have To Join A User Group To Be A Better Power BI Pro?

Note: Many of the guys have been working to still get episodes out despite vacation plans, we apologize for the spotty audio in some segments. We pre-recorded this week episodes due to vacations - no live chat or talk about the August 2021 Desktop release. If you are a Power BI Pro, it would be hard pressed to say you have never heard of Power BI User Groups. One of the many amazing things about what we do is the amazing community that supports it, both on the global and local level. All of the guys are heavily involved in their own user groups (Chicago and Milwaukee). But this does raise a question: If you are not involved in any form of User Groups, does that matter? Just how important is joining and being actively involved in User Groups to becoming a skilled Power BI Professional? The guys jump into this one both from what it means to join one and what it means to be involved, from speaking, networking, and even leading.  Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPwPrIpZwlfIKcoUpRwl9OQ Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/