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My MVP Story: Yolanda Cuesta's Journey from Accounting to Excel MVP

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kimsanchez
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Jan 08, 2026

Celebrating 12 years as a Microsoft Excel MVP -- an incredible journey of learning, sharing and community impact.

By Guest Blogger Yolanda Cuesta From Accounting to Excel: The Journey Begins After 20 years as an accountant, I found myself yearning for something more—something that would let me share my passi...
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Jan 13, 2026

What an incredible story. I didn't know her as an Excel MVP, but I had already followed and seen in person some Excel MVPs here in Brazil who are my references, such as Alessandro Trovato, Fábio Gatti, and the greatest of them all, João Benito Savastano, who is nothing less than a 21-time Excel MVP. Total madness.