FileMaker Champion Series
I’ve had a long and wonderful career in the FileMaker world. I’ve done just about everything — but what I’ve always loved most is teaching. These days, I get to focus entirely on that. Sharing what I’ve learned, and continuously improving how I teach it, is the best part of what I do.
Along the way, I spent time in graduate school studying music conducting. That experience changed how I think about teaching. Conducting isn’t really about arm waving — it’s about preparation, clarity, and leadership. I started diving into the neuroscience of how adults learn best: spaced repetition, dual coding, immediate relevance, and growth mindset.
During the years when my work shifted to online, I made big changes to how I teach. I realized that with the right tools and structure, students actually learn more online than in person — especially when we all share our work in real time. In my classes, there’s no lecture. We build knowledge together. Everyone stays engaged and it leads to better comprehension and retention.
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All of this led me to create the FileMaker Champion Series: three focused, live, interactive classes that cover the platform from end to end. They’re designed for power users, working developers, and anyone who’s ready to build smarter, cleaner systems — and truly understand the beauty and power of FileMaker.
Who It's For​
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Business Champions – You see the value of FileMaker and want to expand its success in your organization. You’re an advocate, ensuring that the right tools, training, and technical expertise are in place to feed and water efficiency, innovation, and growth.
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Tech Champions – You build, maintain, and improve FileMaker solutions daily, and it's both fun and rewarding. You troubleshoot issues, keep data flowing, and refine workflows.
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Innovation Champions – You’re not just maintaining systems—you’re pushing FileMaker to do more. You experiment with APIs, AI, automation, and integrations, making FileMaker work in new and unexpected ways.
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Community Champions – You actively share knowledge, whether through internal training, online forums, meetups, or mentoring others. You help spread best practices and encourage others to grow their FileMaker skills.
Why It Matters
No matter which type of FileMaker Champion you are, you’re the one driving progress in your organization. Whether you’re advocating for better solutions, building smarter systems, or exploring the latest features, we’re here to help you succeed.
Foundations / Best Practices
Learn to build clean, modern FileMaker systems from the ground up using real-world logic, layouts, and standards.
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Intermediate / Developer
Level up your development with modular scripting, relational architecture, UI patterns, and scalable design techniques.
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Expert / AI
Push the platform with APIs, JavaScript, and powerful AI tools that bring intelligence, automation, and modern UX into your FileMaker apps.
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Not sure? Join any class for the first hour FREE and see if it's right for you.
Personalized
Benefit from personalized attention and guidance to achieve your development goals. Frequent one-on-one meetings.
Next Level
Transform your FileMaker expertise and take your career to the next level. We cover the entire FileMaker platform, and focus on skills.
Joyful
We celebrate our successes as we learn to be build useful, powerful systems that are fun to use.
Flexible
The class is suitable for both newcomers and experienced developers eager to elevate their FileMaker skills.
Exclusive
Join a group of dedicated learners with similar needs and abilities. The small class size ensures you get attention.
Engaging
The class is entirely interactive, which promotes learning from collective progress and experiences.
Why choose our champion class?
Take the Champion Quiz
How many of these are true about you and your organization?
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Your organization has been using FileMaker a long time, and it's key to your success
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Developing with FileMaker is not your only job
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The database is perfectly functional, but a bit behind the times
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You love FileMaker and you want to do more with it
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Your database could be faster / prettier / better connected / more modern
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Your business is unique. Off-the-shelf software won't even come close.
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You want: Web integration, APIs, JSON, TOGs, ChatGPT, Security, Connect/Studio/Pro...
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Your database is maintained by someone close to the users - not by an IT department