What Havens Consulting does

Havens Consulting Inc. is a privately held Business Intelligence consulting and training firm founded in February 2013 and headquartered at 733 Lake St S, Kirkland, Washington. The company is single-founder operated by Reid Havens, a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Power BI Solutions Expert, and maintains a 1-10 employee footprint. Its offerings are exclusively focused on the Microsoft Power BI and Fabric Platform ecosystem, spanning Power Query, DAX, Tabular Modeling, Power Apps, Power Automate, Azure Synapse, Data Factory, and Azure Analysis Services, with adjacent specialization in the Inforiver visual from Lumel Technologies.

The firm's revenue model blends three streams: (1) professional services delivered remotely via Teams/Zoom or on-site worldwide, including hourly help desk consulting, project-based engagements, Power BI Health Checks, and a six-course structured training curriculum covering report design, data modeling, DAX fundamentals, advanced DAX, advanced Power Query, and enterprise governance/CI-CD; (2) a direct e-commerce template catalog of .PBIX files (Google Analytics Report at $300, Uber Report at $150, Spotify Report at $100, Company Dashboard at $75, Ultimate Calendar Table at $50, plus Budget/Forecast and Performance Analyzer reports), with a $9.99/month Google Analytics Refresh subscription; and (3) affiliate revenue from the 'Designing Impactful Reports with Power BI' course hosted on Skillwave Training. Customers range from large enterprises (Microsoft, Chevron, Adobe, Nike, BP, HP, Anadarko) to universities and small businesses, acquired primarily through content marketing, YouTube, conference speaking, and a blog-driven inbound funnel.

Name

Havens Consulting

Legal name

Havens Consulting Inc.

Website

https://havensconsulting.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Havens Consulting is a Kirkland, Washington-based BI consulting and training firm, founded in 2013 by Microsoft MVP Reid Havens, specializing exclusively in Microsoft Power BI and the Fabric Platform for enterprise and SMB clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Intelligence Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Workplace & Collaboration Consulting (BPAHAEAH)

Keywords

• Business intelligence consulting
• Power BI training
• Data visualization services
• Microsoft Fabric platform
• DAX data modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirkland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Remote and on-site consulting engagements including Power BI health checks, data modeling projects, report design, governance implementation, and enterprise CI/CD/DevOps setup. Billed hourly for help desk support or at negotiated rates for larger projects.
2. Training Services: Instructor-led training delivered on-site or remotely, covering Power BI report design, data modeling, DAX, and advanced topics. Offered as standard one-to-three day packages or customized engagements. Pricing is case-by-case.
3. Power BI Report Templates (One-Time Purchase): Sale of pre-built Power BI .PBIX template files for specific use cases including Google Analytics ($300), Uber data ($150), Spotify ($100), Company Dashboard ($75), Calendar Table ($50), Budget/Forecast (included in training).
4. Google Analytics Refresh Subscription: Recurring $9.99/month subscription for automated refresh of Google Analytics data into Power BI reports.
5. Online Courses: Third-party course platform (Skillwave Training) hosting 'Designing Impactful Reports with Power BI' course developed and delivered by Reid Havens. Havens earns referral/affiliate revenue through unique tracking links.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Havens Consulting provides Business Intelligence consulting and training services exclusively focused on the Microsoft Power BI and Fabric Platform ecosystem. Core offerings include remote and on-site consulting engagements (Power BI Health Checks, data modeling, report design, governance, CI/CD DevOps), structured instructor-led training courses (Power BI report design, DAX, Power Query, advanced governance), and pre-built Power BI .PBIX report templates sold through the company website storefront, including a recurring Google Analytics refresh subscription.

Product overview

Havens Consulting is a Business Intelligence consulting and training firm founded in February 2013, headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. The company's offerings center on the Microsoft Power BI and Fabric Platform ecosystem. Its core product portfolio includes downloadable Power BI report templates (Google Analytics Report, Uber User Data Report, Spotify User Data Report, Company Dashboard Template, Ultimate Calendar Table, Budget and Forecast Report, Performance Analyzer Report) sold through its Files Store, alongside a structured curriculum of instructor-led training courses (Designing Impactful Reports, Building Effective Data Models, DAX Calculations & KPIs, Advanced DAX, Advanced Power Query, and Advanced Governance). The company also provides specialized Inforiver training as a certified Lumel Technologies partner, remote consulting services including Power BI Health Checks, and authored an eBook on Power BI generated using ChatGPT. All offerings are built on the Microsoft Fabric Platform stack encompassing Power BI, PowerApps, Power Automate, Azure Synapse, and Azure Data Factory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Analytic Endeavors: A second company operated by founder Reid Havens for conference and event presentations. Speaking events are catalogued under this brand separate from Havens Consulting.

Products and services

• Remote Power BI Consulting (Help Desk) Hourly remote consulting services for all aspects of the Microsoft Fabric Platform including Power BI, Power Query, Tabular Modeling, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Excel Power Pivot, delivered via Teams or Zoom. Targeted at organizations needing expert ad-hoc support for ongoing BI projects.
• Power BI Health Check A diagnostic assessment consulting engagement for evaluating the health, performance, and best-practice compliance of a client's Power BI environment and identifying optimization opportunities. Offered as part of remote consulting engagements for organizations seeking to baseline or improve an existing BI estate.
• Google Analytics Report (Power BI Template) A one-time purchase ($300) Power BI .PBIX report template that connects to Google Analytics data via the Google Analytics API, providing deep-dive analysis on page views, user statistics, event counts, sessions, engagement, top pages, traffic source trends, and conversions. Available for direct download or as a plug-and-play AppSource version with limited editability.
• Google Analytics Refresh Subscription A $9.99/month recurring subscription service providing automated refresh capabilities for the Google Analytics Report, ensuring the Power BI report stays current with the latest Google Analytics data.
• Uber User Data Report (Power BI Template) A one-time purchase ($150) Power BI .PBIX report template that analyzes downloaded Uber user data, covering Uber rides and Uber Eats deliveries with date/time information, geo-location details, and dynamic metric selection.
• Spotify User Data Report (Power BI Template) A one-time purchase ($100) Power BI .PBIX report template that analyzes downloaded Spotify user data, providing detailed analysis of streaming history, saved album information, and created playlist details, with hyperlinks to track, artist, and album info on Spotify.
• Company Dashboard Template (Power BI Template) A sale-priced $75 Power BI .PBIX report template designed as a creative canvas for presenting summarized information by category with drill-down capabilities, featuring four unique detail perspectives with report tooltips, bookmarks, buttons, conditional formatting, and visual layering.
• Ultimate Calendar Table (Power BI Template) A one-time purchase ($50) Power BI .PBIX calendar table template incorporating fiscal and intelligent time dimension columns, rolling period filters, offset columns for days/weeks/months/quarters/years, and user-configurable calendar start/stop date ranges and fiscal year start date parameters.
• Budget and Forecast Report (Power BI Template) A Power BI .PBIX financial comparison report template that displays Actuals against Budget and Forecast using both native and custom visuals, featuring the Power BI What-If Scenario feature for quick Budget and Forecast value adjustments.
• Performance Analyzer Report (Power BI Template) A Power BI .PBIX report template that imports Performance Analyzer data exported from Power BI Desktop, summarizing visual operations across Report Canvas, Data Shape Engine (DSE), and Data Model Engine (AS) categories for performance troubleshooting.
• Designing Impactful Reports in Power BI (Training Course) A one-day instructor-led training covering essential design principles for building impactful Power BI reports, including drillthrough, bookmarks, report page tooltips, what-if scenarios, conditional formatting, and custom visuals. Designed by university instructors and delivered on-site or remotely.
• Building Effective Data Models in Power BI (Training Course) A two-day instructor-led training covering Power BI data modeling fundamentals including creating model tables with Power Query, understanding model relationships, enhancing data model design with usability features and DAX calculations, and enforcing row-level security (RLS) through user roles.
• Creating Calculations and KPIs with DAX in Power BI (Training Course) A two-day instructor-led training covering DAX fundamentals including data types, syntax, filter context, query context, iterator functions, and time intelligence calculations, providing a strong DAX language foundation for intermediate users.
• Advanced Analysis, Calculations, and KPIs with DAX (Training Course) An advanced instructor-led training covering DAX techniques including advanced time intelligence, multiple date dimension tables, context transition, semi-additive measures, many-to-many relationships, Row-Level Security implementation, and DAX variables.
• Advanced Data Preparation and Transformations with Power Query (Training Course) An advanced instructor-led training covering Power Query techniques including performance tuning, Query Diagnostics, Incremental Refresh implementation, Query Folding, Lazy Evaluations, complex data structures, and advanced M functions.
• Advanced Content Management, Admin & Governance (Training Course) An advanced instructor-led training covering enterprise-grade Fabric platform management including shared datasets, Tabular Editor, Visual Studio Code, dataset lifecycle management, Git integration through Azure DevOps or GitHub, row-level security, and Goals with email subscriptions.
• Inforiver Specialty Training Specialized one-to-two day training on Inforiver, an advanced matrix and charts visual for Power BI, covering visualization, analysis, data audit, pagination, forecasting, simulations, commenting, and write-back capabilities, delivered through the Havens partnership with Lumel Technologies.
• Introduction to Power BI Reporting, Visualizations, and Design (eBook) A free downloadable eBook on Power BI reporting, visualizations, and design, written by Reid Havens using ChatGPT and prompts. Serves as a learning resource demonstrating AI discovery of Power BI information and as a cautionary example about verifying auto-generated answers.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lumel Technologies (Inforiver)coreTechnology or IntegrationHavens Consulting has worked closely with Lumel Technologies (developer of Inforiver) for years, providing extensive product feedback as Inforiver has matured. Reid Havens has authored the majority of the recorded training content available from Lumel. The company offers Inforiver specialty training covering visualization, analysis, data provenance/audit, pagination, forecasting, simulations, commenting, and write-back capabilities.
• Skillwave TrainingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHavens Consulting partners with Skillwave Training to host and deliver the 'Designing Impactful Reports with Power BI' course. Reid Havens developed and delivers the course through the Skillwave platform using an affiliate/referral model (ref/53 tracking link).
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationHavens Consulting is a specialized Microsoft partner focused on Power BI and the broader Fabric Platform ecosystem. The company leverages Microsoft technologies including Power BI, Azure Analysis Services, Power Apps, Power Automate, Synapse, Data Factory, and related tools. Microsoft certifications and MVP designation validate the partnership expertise.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SQLBI: Founded by Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari, SQLBI is a Power BI/DXT-focused consulting and training firm with an extensive content library and global course offerings. Directly comparable as a boutique, founder-led, Power BI specialist practice serving enterprise clients with consulting and training.
• Pragmatic Works: Data and BI consulting/training firm with Power BI, Azure, and SQL Server expertise, offering on-site and online training plus consulting. Comparable in combining structured Power BI training curriculum with enterprise consulting.
• Eltako: Power BI consulting and training firm led by Bas Dohmen, focused on Power BI, DAX, and data modeling for enterprise customers. Closely comparable as a founder-led European Power BI specialist with training and consulting offerings.
• DataBear: Power BI and data analytics consulting firm offering implementation, training, and dashboard development for SMB and enterprise clients. Comparable in combining Power BI consulting, training, and template/report deliverables.
• PowerBI.tips: Power BI consulting and training firm with downloadable templates, online courses, and content (YouTube/books). Highly comparable model: founder-led, Power BI specialist, training + template products + consulting.
• BlueGranite: Data and analytics consultancy with deep Power BI, Azure Synapse, and Microsoft Fabric expertise, delivering BI consulting and training for mid-market and enterprise clients. Directly comparable as a Microsoft-centric BI consulting specialist.

Broad incumbents

• 3Cloud: Large Azure and data analytics consulting firm delivering Microsoft Fabric and Power BI implementations at enterprise scale. Comparable in the Microsoft data platform stack but operates with much greater scale and broader consulting portfolio.
• Insight Enterprises: Global systems integrator offering Microsoft data platform consulting including Power BI and Azure analytics. Comparable in the BI consulting capability but with much broader IT services portfolio and Fortune 500 scale.
• Slalom Consulting: Global consulting firm with a dedicated Microsoft data & AI practice delivering Power BI, Fabric, and Azure analytics transformations for Fortune 500 clients. Comparable end-services but operates at far greater scale and broader portfolio.

Others

• Lumel Technologies (Inforiver): Developer of the Inforiver advanced Power BI visual — a strategic technology partner of Havens rather than a competitor. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem player whose product adoption directly drives Havens' specialized training demand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnG5HL4Lf1xvGxGoN1UfyKA
• Xx.com/HavensBI
• Facebookfacebook.com/havensconsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/havens-consulting-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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