Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/275Family background of Dani Kahil – born and grew up in Africa, now lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  What Dani loves to do the most with his family.  Talks about Dani’s career background.  Dani shares his experience as a web developer.  A conversation about Dani’s involvement with Dynamics 365  Talks about Dani’s work experience and his role.  Discussions about what Dahil enjoy the most in what he does.  What excites Dani the most working in Dynamics. Life realizations of Dani Kahil Experience as a Coach, Trainer and Blogger  A conversation about the type of resources Dani has and how he puts his training manuals/modules together.  Dani’s thoughts on design thinking concepts/techniques.  Talks about Dani Kahil’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP.  Discussions about Dani’s involvement with the MVP community.  Dani Kahil’s learning experience from Mark’s nz365guy mentoring challenge.   Other Resources:Peer Group 2021 Expression of interest: https://training.danikahil.com/f/q1-2021-peer-group-interest 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/274A brief introduction about Doher Drizzle Pablo’s life – family background, origin and what she does outside of work.  Doher shared her story before becoming a Microsoft MVP.  Talks about Doher’s journey to becoming an MVP.  How Doher started and got involved in Microsoft Business Applications in the Philippines.  A conversation with Doher about how much she works with Microsoft in Manila.  Doher talks about her company background.  Talks about the biggest surprise after getting the MVP award and her experience.  A conversation about the benefits of becoming an MVP.  Discussions about the MVP community and Microsoft Business Applications user groups in Manila.  What’s Doher vision and opportunities available for 2021?  Discussions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Doher’s life.  Find out and learn with Doher about what DARE stands for. 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/273Hammed Abdulazeez’s family background and what he does when not working. A brief talk about Hammed’s hometown and the popular food in Nigeria Talks about Hammed’s educational background. A discussion about Hammed’s career background. Hear Hammed ‘s story about how he started his D365 training. Hammed talks about the projects he worked on in Canvas Apps. Discussions about how the MVP community started in Nigeria. Talks about the community in Nigeria around Microsoft Business Applications Discusses A Hammed’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP. Find out more about Hammed’s MVP community involvement.  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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/272Danish Naglekar’s origin story – originally from India, now lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States  Danish talks about his career background.  A discussion about Danish’s travelling plans with his wife.   Talks about Danish’s weekly newsletter focused on Power Platform for professional developers.  Weekly Power Platform developers - The feedback Danish is getting from people.  A conversation about Danish’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP - How did it start?  Who nominated Danish to become MVP?  Talks about his Blog – how Danish shares his knowledge with people.  The PCF builders for XRmToolBox.  Expands the meaning of - Easily create, build and deployment solution for your custom control using PCF.   What problems do PCF builders solve? 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/271The life of Jessica Militar – origin and her hobbies. Jessica Militar talks about her journey to MVP - Currently in her 1st year as an MVP. What got her into Microsoft Business Applications, and how it started. A discussion about Jessica’s career background. Talks about the MVP program and events. How they conduct MVP events in the Philippines before COVID-19 and during the pandemic. The number of people working in Business Applications at present.  A conversation about the growth of the MVP community in the Philippines Jessica’s area of specialization in Business Applications What Jessica sees as a limitation when it comes to Canvas Apps. Talks about the project she is working on now. Jessica’s recommendations to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft MVP. The hardest thing about the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/270A brief introduction about Marios Stavropoulos life – where he lives, and what he does outside of work. The things people can do in Greece - the best place to visit. Marios’ career background and his involvement in building software for other businesses and before building Softomotive. What led Marios’ to start the Softomotive company? The key highlights, learnings points and target market in building Softomotive. Talks about the key clients Marios worked with over the years. The reason why Marios focus on Citizen Developer. Marios’ decision to sell Softomotive - the process involved. A discussion about Marios’ journey as the founder of Softomotive to Microsoft. Talks about the background of RPA and Automation – the key focus areas and how it works. Specific software Marios is working on in solving business problems. What’s driving the development journey in automation? Find out what Marios is excited about going forward? The future and evolution of RPA. 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/269Ajith Madathil’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP - how Ajith became a Microsoft MVP? A brief introduction about Ajith Madathil family background Ajith moved to the United Kingdom in 1997 – originally from India. A conversation about Ajith’s educational background A discussion about Ajith’s career background  Discussions about how Ajith began his career. Talks about Ajith’s highlights in his career. Discover and learn more about Ajith’ first job – what was his first program? Learn more about how Ajith started contributing to D365 and the Power Platform community Find out how many solutions Ajith has created. What’s the most powerful solution Ajith created? Talks about Ajith’s passion for coding.  Learn about what’s involved in being in a Power Automate community super user AKA Flownaut. 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/268Learn more about Star Diving Club A brief introduction about Carl’s becoming a Microsoft MVP in December 2020 Talks about Carl’s passion for XrmToolBox - how did it start? How does Carl’s Twitter/social media handle Linked365 come about? Carl Cookson’s involvement in the MVP community in the United Kingdom How active Carl is in the community. Talks about Carl’s roles and responsibilities within the organization. The benefits and impact of being part of the UK community on Carl’s career? Carl shares his story about his journey to becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer The highlights of becoming Microsoft MVP 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/267Talks about Greg’s first winter experience in Seattle  Discussions about Gregs career background  Greg’s Dynamics background  The turning point for Greg where he thought that things are not just about implementing software but that people also need to adopt  How does Greg deal with customers who do not want to pay for Organizational Change Management?  What is the value of Change Management?  A conversation about the Catalyst program  Talks about Organizational Transformation Practice – what Greg does in this area  The part of HCD or Human Centre Design play in what Greg does  The things that Greg find very effective consulting in this space - Human Centre Design  How Greg’s thinking affected the successful delivery of all the projects he has done with the customers?  The three principles for the implementation and adoption of new technology  A discussion about Experience Design  The importance of creating a culture to understand the customers better 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/266Talks about what and who Roger Federer Hardit Bhatia's personal background - Originally from Mumbai, India and moved to the US in 2010 What Hardit thinks about living in Houston, Texas A conversation about working for Hitachi Solutions America in the Power Platform practice Hardit’s journey to becoming a Microsoft Business Applications MVP  Talks about Hardit’s Power Apps Background A discussion about Hardit’s area of specialization The Apps Hardit has built and the challenges he had to face in solving business problems Find out what’s Hardit’s most special and the best Apps he had created The changes happened in Hardit’s life since becoming a Microsoft Business Applications MVP How Hardit’s MVP nomination come about – who nominated him? Hardit’s recommendation to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft MVP 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