

Microsoft Innovation Podcast
Mark Smith [nz365guy]
If you want to get your ideas or questions featured on an episode, please leave us a voicemail: https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/voicemail/Dive into the future of work with the "Microsoft Innovation Podcast," exploring the intersection of People, Business, Technology, and AI. Engage with expert guests—including thought leaders from Microsoft, industry innovators, and community specialists—who are redefining the world with advancements in AI, Cloud technologies, the Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and beyond.Every episode delivers a blend of in-depth discussions, practical insights, and actionable strategies tailored for professionals driving enablement and innovation. Join us across our five shows:The Power Platform ShowThe MVP ShowThe Copilot ShowThe Ecosystems ShowThe AI Advantage (coming soon)
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Apr 20, 2022 • 20min
Nijo Joseph Raju on The MVP Show
FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/371 Talks about Nijo Joseph Raju's life in Malta Nijo’s educational and career background A conversation about Nijo’s IT journey What took Nijo to move to Malta from India? What are the benefits of moving to another country and working on Dynamics? Nijo’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP – how did it start; how did he get into the MVP Program and who nominated him. Being part of the events The impact of becoming an MVP on Nijo’s career? What’s been like to become part of the Microsoft MVP? Learn more about Nijo’s Blog! Nijo’s recommendation to people wanting to become a Microsoft MVP! OTHER RESOURCES:Becoming a Microsoft MVP - How to Become a Microsoft MVP 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Apr 13, 2022 • 25min
Arun Vinoth Thiyagarajan on The MVP Show
FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/370Talks about Arun Vinoth Thiyagarajan's family life, favourite food and what he does when not working. Arun shares his thoughts about life in New York Learn Arun’s journey into IT and career background Moving from India to New York Discussion about Arun’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP – who nominated him How did Arun get into the MVP program? The impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP on Arun’s career A conversation about Arun’s future plans Talks about the culture and educational system in India. Looking at CEOs coming from India, what did India get right to create all these CEOs A discussion about Arun’s views on the second or next generations Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Apr 11, 2022 • 31min
What Can YOU Do for Ukraine? with Andrew Butenko, Oleksandr Olashyn and Olena Grischenko
FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/369 An introduction about the Andrew, Oleksandr and Olena A conversation about the devastating war is happening in Ukraine Power Platform Show takes a special unusual route; lets the audience get a perspective of the Ukrainian people Andrew, Oleksandr and Olena answer the question of how people should get educated on what is going on in our world A very important note that if you want to understand what the truth is, you should check the Russian propaganda rights and just reverse everything What are the other kinds of practical things people can do now after listening to this and take action to provide results to help Ukraine? A very important conversation about deciding to make a difference How fundraising and other action can help people who are suffering in the Ukraine war.OTHER RESOURCES: Check for Ukraine's latest news here: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/ Ukrainians Australia community website: https://ukrainians.org.au/News about Ukraine in English https://kyivindependent.com/List and different materials about Russian war crimes in Ukraine - https://war.ukraine.ua/russia-war-crimes/This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Apr 6, 2022 • 20min
Benedikt Bergmann on The MVP Show
FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/368 An introduction about Benedikt Bergmann's background – life, family and interests. Being a CRM Consultant Moving from Germany to Sweden. How Benedikt's career started – IT journey. Benedikt’s Dynamics and Power Platform background. What brought Benedikt to the Power Platform. Find out what Apps or Automation did Benedikt created? Calendar syncing With the ecosystem constantly changing, how does Benedikt keep his skills up to date now that he is working full time building on Power Platform? Learn about Benedikt’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. Benedikt’s recommendation to become a Microsoft MVP. Becoming a Microsoft MVP - How to Become a Microsoft MVP 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Apr 4, 2022 • 34min
Business Process Management & Dialogs on Dataverse with Massoud Dehkordi
FULL SHOW NOTES: https://podcast.nz365guy.com/367 A short introduction about Massoud Dehkordi’s life. Massoud talks about how he did cross paths with Microsoft as his career journey started Massoud elucidates the difference between Automation and Business Process Management A conversation on how customers use BPM and what are the typical use cases Massoud talks about the type of organizations that he typically finds that have the requirement for a business process management tool Massoud talks about AgileXRM Massoud shares how does AgileXRM differ from BPM products in the market How do Power Automate and AgileXRM work together? Where can people get information about AgileXRM? This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Mar 30, 2022 • 20min
Zaid Zaim on The MVP Show
FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/366 A short introduction about Zaid Zaim’s life background Zaid shares his story about how he got involved in technology How did Zaid start in mixed reality and his journey to where he is right now? Find out more about what Mixed Reality is Learn more about HoloSpaces Zaid’s role at HoloSpaces and the type of work he does for their customers A discussion about the number of people connected to HoloLens where Zaim is involved with The type of companies buying HoloLens from Microsoft What is HoloLens and what is it used for? How did Zaid become a Microsoft MVP? Zaid’s involvement in the community Talks about Zaid’s skills - as a software developer and as a designer of virtual spaces/experiences OTHER RESOURCESMicrosoft CodeStories Berlin | Mixed Reality for Cultural Heritage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF654Uff3Xw Zaid's TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtnOnz3QZpA ReDI School of Digital Integration https://www.redi-school.org/ Hololux / HoloSpaces https://hololux.de/ Deutsche Bank in the Metaverse Powered by Hololux /HoloSpaces https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W22_G2Az-I Tactile Studio https://tactilestudio.co/de/ 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf0yupPbVkqdRJDPVE4PtTlm6quDhiu7This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Mar 23, 2022 • 22min
Tae Rim Han on The MVP Show
FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/365A brief introduction about Tae Rim Han’s life – family background and hobbies. A conversation about Tae’s journey into technology. Chats about Tae’s passion when it comes to SharePoint, Dynamics, PCF and Azure. Talks about Tae’s career background. Tae’s views and the big difference between working for a partner and dealing directly with end-user customers. The benefits and what Tae missed the most working for a partner. Talks about Tae’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. How did the community help Tae? Tae’s biggest recommendations to people considering becoming a Microsoft MVP. This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Mar 21, 2022 • 19min
Power Apps for Non-For-Profit with Adam Cunningham
FULL SHOW NOTES: https://podcast.nz365guy.com/364 An introduction about Adam Cunningham – life background and interest. A conversation about Adam’s career and how he got into technology. Talks about how Adam got involved in Power Platform and other technologies. Discussions about the feedback and change from using Excell for reporting to Power BI Adam talks about his journey into where he is right now A discussion of how Adam run their organization. Talks about Adam’s experience when it comes to licensing. What does Adam’s backlog look like? Adam talks about the usage of Power Portal A conversation about their deployment model – do they deploy their apps inside of teams or IOS? Adam’s advice for the non-for-profit space Discussions about Adam’s community involvement in Australia RESOURCES MENTIONED Shane Young - https://www.youtube.com/c/ShaneYoungCloud Reza Dorrani - https://www.youtube.com/c/RezaDorrani/featured This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Mar 16, 2022 • 24min
Guro Faller on The MVP Show
FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/363A conversation about Guro Faller’s life – country of origin, family, favourite food and hobbies! Talks about Guro’s involvement with other communities around the world. Guro’s story about how did she get into IT? A discussion about the career journey and educational background of Guro. A story about Guro’s passion for designing - clothes and IT Guro’s transition from being an IT to Microsoft Business Applications ecosystem Learn more about Guro’s day to day tasks and her focus What does Guro see when it comes to the use of Dynamics 365 marketing? Guro’s views about the XRM platform. This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Mar 9, 2022 • 18min
Allan De Castro on The MVP Show
FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/362A short introduction about Allan De Castro’s life – family, hobbies and country of origin A story about Allan’s journey into technology and how did it start Career and educational background of Allan What took him into the area of Microsoft Business Applications The type of work Allan is focused on right now Allan’s involvement and as a consultant Allan’s thoughts about AZURE Synapse and Dataverse - where are these two coming together? Talks about Allan’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP and the process involved. What made Allan start blogging and what was the impact? Allan’s involvement in the community 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ How to Become a Microsoft MVP - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf0yupPbVkqdRJDPVE4PtTlm6quDhiu7This year we're adding a new show to our line up - The AI Advantage. We'll discuss the skills you need to thrive in an AI-enabled world. Accelerate your Microsoft career with the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge We’ve helped 1,300+ people across 70+ countries establish successful careers in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 ecosystem.Benefit from expert guidance, a supportive community, and a clear career roadmap. A lot can change in 90 days, get started today!Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith