Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/319 A conversion about Raphael Pothin’s family background, country of origin and life in Canada and Sweden What took him to Sweden? Culture differences in Sweden and home Talks about the educational and career background of Raphael What brought Raphael to where he is right now? Raphael’s area of specialization Memorable projects Raphael worked on using sales – Dynamics 365 The things Raphael discovered as a DevOps. Raphael’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. Raphael’s involvement in MVP virtual events The impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP in Raphael’s career and life Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/318 Find out more about Barry Ferguson – family, life and hobbies Talks about Barry’s career background                 - His journey as a UI designer and Front-end developer                 - What drew him into this field                 - His role and responsibilities Barry's involvement with Power Apps A discussion about App Design                 - Why is design important in App making?                 - Barry’s thoughts about the User Interface and User Experience                 -  Are there different roles?                 -  What should one look for if hiring for these skills? Barry’s design process and the tools they use What does Barry do empathies with the person or people when designing an app for them? How has Barry seen Developers, UI designers and Experience designers working together?  Team development, Data, Code, and Design working with developers Talks about the Power Platform, Canvas, Power Portal and Model-Driven Apps                  - Constraints Barry have come across when designing?                  - Things to be aware of?                  - What excites Barry about App building on the Power Platform? Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/317 Find out about Arpit Shrivastava’s life background Arpit’s story and how he started having an interest in Technology? A discussion about Arpit’s achievements Check out Arpit’s contribution to the Microsoft community Learn about Arpit’s journey into PowerApps Portal Build tool - An Azure DevOps extension to automate PowerApps Portals Deployment.  Find out more about how the PowerApps Portal Build tool works Feedback about PowerApps Portal Build tool from the community Arpit Shrivastava’ journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP? Talks about Arpit’s thoughts about the MVP program Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/316 Rebecca Sackett’s current role and how did she grow her career? How Rebecca gets started in technology and why did she choose Power Platform? How did Rebecca start using the Power Platform? What does Rebecca’s company do? How are they using the Power Platform in their organization? Before Power Platform, what did they use to capture their project information?  What's the impact and benefits of Power Platform to your business? As the only App developer, how do you engage with people in your organization to meet their needs? When it comes to building Apps, what's the process involved? What was the business challenge? The feedback from the business and the individual with the Apps or tools they built What other Apps do they use? Other types of tools Rebecca uses to make up with another platform A conversation about Rebecca’s YouTube channel. Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/315 How active Summit Bajracharya in sharing his experience on the Microsoft Platform - PowerApps, Power Automate and Power BI on his YouTube channel Summit recently got his MVP award. How big is the Power Platform in Nepal? Talks about the company he works for and what they are focus on How Summit’s journey to PowerApps started? The tools Summit used in learning PowerApps. Summit’s journey to Microsoft FastTrack Recognized Solutions Architecture What was involved in his Microsoft FastTrack journey and how did the process take? The impact of becoming a Microsoft FastTrack Recognized Solutions Architecture The best part of becoming a Microsoft MVP Recommendations to people considering becoming a Microsoft FastTrack Architecture and Microsoft MVP  Talks about the Power Platform user group community in Kathmandu. Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/314 Mo Faheem’s life – country of origin and family background. What brought him to Ottawa, Canada and how it looks like for Mo Faheem A conversation about Mo’s journey as a Web Developer Talks about Mo’s career background and his experience with Marketing Mo’s story about how he started with CRM and what led him to his current position. Discussions about Mo’s involvement with Dynamics 365 Marketing. What sets Dynamics 365 Marketing apart from other products in the market The benefits and features of Dynamics 365 Marketing  The profile of customer Mo is seeing using Dynamics 365 Marketing as their primary marketing tool.  What is Real-Time Marketing? Discover the top 5 projects Mo worked on for Dynamics 365 Marketing What’s unique in each project? Why did Mo think that Dynamics 365 Marketing was the right fit? The timeframes for the implementation. Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/313 Kamil Sacek talks about Navertica and the history of the Czech Republic. A conversation about how Kamil learned the English language and Atari 800XE. How did the “Army Technical Picture Monthly journal" helped Kamil in learning basic programming? MVP for over 16 years now – how did Kamil maintain his interest in technology? Kamil’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. 16 years ago - how were the process and the steps Kamil has taken to become a Microsoft MVP. Talking about the present, how will Kamil share his knowledge with the community and what platform will he focus on.  Kamil Sacek’s biggest achievement that he’s most proud most! Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES:  https://podcast.nz365guy.com/312 Meet Joy Kirkwood’s and find out more about her life  Joy’s story about her interest in technology, Dynamics and CRM Talks about Joy’s Dynamics and PowerApps journey What motivates Joy to go beyond Model-Driven experience into the world of Canvas Apps Joy’s experience and the thing she is working on with App development. A discussion about Joy’s post about – An Honest Guide to Canvas Apps Offline part 1 and part 2 The feedback Joy got from people for writing An Honest Guide to Canvas Apps Offline An overview of Offline Canvas Apps  What has Joy learned about offline and what do people need to be aware of? Find out how to address a good design in Canvas Apps. Collaborating with designers to create a good design for Canvas Apps and Portals Learn about Offline Canvas Apps: Use cases Limitations Alternatives Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/311 Ritika Agarwal talks about the growing number of Microsoft Business Applications MVP in India With the Covid19 pandemic, what is happening in India now? Exploring India – the best place to visit and food recommendations. A discussion with Ritika’s educational background and her journey into IT. What led Ritika to work in Microsoft Business Applications? Discover what Ritika had accomplished in 3 years. How did Ritika learn about the MVP Program? The process and steps Ritika went through to become a Microsoft MVP and who nominated her. Ritika’s involvement with the D365 Saturday Event Becoming a Microsoft MVP, what are the changes and impact on Ritika’s career? Recommendations and advice to people wanting to become a Microsoft MVP and start a career in Power Platform. Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/310 A brief introduction about John Wheat’s life and his hobbies Check out John’s journey into Microsoft and what led him to the role he currently has. Where is Microsoft Customer Insights and Dynamics 365 Marketing coming together? What opportunities are present in Microsoft Customer Insights and Dynamics 365 Marketing? Who is entering the channel when it comes to the Partner side?Are they more from a marketing background that is now adopting the technology? A discussion about Dynamics 365 Marketing:How has it changed over the past three years? What is happening in the Marketing space? What's the future of the product? What John is seeing from marketing agencies?  Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith