Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/235A brief introduction about Paul Culmsee’s life  A conversation about Paul’s career journey Talks about the company he is working for Paul as a Management Consultant Talks about Paul’s discovery of SharePoint A discussion about Paul as a writer and author of books Find out more about the benefits or advantage of writing a book Feedback Paul has received from people reading his books Discusses Paul’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP Paul’s idea about the practical things and effective way of working in this community Recommendation to people who are considering becoming a part of Microsoft MVP 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/234Talks about Shane Young’s originA brief introduction to Shane’s life and family backgroundWhat Shane does when not working How the COVID19 crisis-affected Shane’s everyday life A discussion about the books Shane wrote  Shane shares his experience in writing books A conversation about Shane’s YouTube channel and his journey Shane’s advice to people who are considering creating a YouTube channel Technologies, software and tools Shane use during recording setup The rules Shane follows in producing videos Discusses Shane’s involvement with Power Platform – advantages and disadvantages Advice to people who are wanting to be part of the MVP program and in this industry 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/233A brief introduction about Linda Rose’s family and career background Talks about Linda’s hobbies and what she does when not working A discussion about Linda’s involvement with mergers and acquisitions   Linda’s story about the businesses she has created The key things Linda did to position these businesses to be acquired What a successful business owner should do to be considered attractive in an acquisition The 8-key evaluation a business owner should know Recommendations Linda have for Microsoft Partners who want to grow an acquirable business A conversation about how Linda’s book came about Linda shares her thoughts with business owners who are in selling motion The process and how business owners should prepare in selling their company Talks about Linda’s journey in writing a book The lessons learnt from writing a book Linda’s process in writing a book  Find out Linda’s technique in writing a book Target audience with Linda’s most recent book  Books MentionedLinda Rose’s Book: Get Acquired for Millions ResourcesRosebizinc Resources Page: https://rosebizinc.com/resources/Music CreditsI dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, MorusqueSupport 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/232Meet Ee Lane Yu talks about her origin and lifeBest food to eat in Malaysia and the best place to visitHow Ee Lane landed in Singapore and moved to Melbourne, AustraliaA conversation about her career background – from Malaysia, Singapore to AustraliaEe Lane shares her journey to working with Dynamics CRM and Power platformDiscusses Ee Lane’s involvement with the TDG communityMicrosoft MVP journey of Ee LaneShares Ee Lane’s experience about being a Microsoft MVPTalks about Ee Lane’s thoughts about the MVP ProgramSupport 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/231Family, career, origin and life background of Roxy Ndebumadu A discussion about Roxy's journey to Microsoft As a Customer Success Business Lead at Microsoft Talks about Roxy's goal Conversations about what storytelling means to Roxy and its importance Discusses Roxy's journey to becoming a City Councilwoman of Bowie How Roxy manages her time between being a Councilwoman from her corporate job A conversation about what Roxy is seeing when it comes to customer success The best practices around customer success in terms of sustainable uses of technology What Roxy have seen in terms of people who are successful and not successful in using technologies – what are the differences and what did they do Does Roxy focus on a specific product set within Microsoft? What is Roxy's role in encouraging success with Microsoft technologies within businesses? Projects Roxy had worked on for customers using Microsoft technologies – Use cases, Business best practices and the differences when it comes to customer's location. Roxy's involvement when it comes to the community – Federal customer, Commercial customer and Africa Talks about virtual conferences Recommendations, advice and encouragement to people in Africa who are wanting to invest in Microsoft. CREDITSMusic by: StockSounds Title: Energetic Upbeat Pop Summer Licensee: Cloverbase LimitedSupport 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/230Meet Mark Christie, a Microsoft Business Solutions MVP Mark Christie was the first to run a conference event in Scotland  Mark shares his thoughts about the last Summit Event that happened in Scotland The steps or process Mark prepared to run the first conference in Scotland A discussion about Mark’s view on the virtual conferences happening in the community A conversation about Mark’s observation about the COVID19 crisis With the pandemic, what are Mark’s predictions about the things that might happen in the Industry Discusses Mark’s speaking events experience Talks about the three projects Mark is working on  The benefits of using TEAMS Talks about the present Market in Scotland when it comes to the adoption of Power Platform over Dynamics 365 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/229Aric Levin originally from Israel, talks about his origin, family, and life How COVID19 affected Aric’s life and family A conversation about Aric’s career journey Talks about Aric’s journey to Microsoft Business Applications The project Aric worked on that made the biggest impact in his career What excites Aric the most when it comes to the new technologies coming Discusses Aric’s involvement with the MVP Community and user groups Aric’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – nomination process Talks about Aric’s thoughts about the MVP Program Advice and recommendations to people considering becoming a Microsoft MVP 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/228Talks about Claire Rose Carmichael life – where she lives and what she does when not workingA discussion about the 365 Saturday event in Scotland Claire’s career background – how she got into her IT career A conversation about Claire’s involvement in the Microsoft Business Applications community Discusses the Microsoft partner’s fears and their engagement to the community Career-wise – how Claire keep up with the skills development A discussion about how Scotland’s business environment looks like now because of the events  Talks about running a graduate training program The benefits of taking a graduate training program How the graduate training program looks like The most recent Scottish Summit Event Claire’s thoughts about the Scottish ecosystem – the Partners and opportunities With the COVID19 pandemic how Claire keeps up with the situationSupport 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/227Life and family background of Joel Leichty  How COVID19 changed Joel’s plans  Joel talks about how it was when he found out that he was not renewed as MVP   Discusses Joel’s amazing MVP experience   The process of getting the MVP award  Plans on getting back to Microsoft MVP Program  Recently joined the Dynamic Consulting company as Power Practice Manager  Talks about the new user group DynamicsCon  A conversation about DynamicsCon group’s focus and plans  Joel’s thoughts and goal about the DynamicsCon community  The most memorable part of being a Microsoft MVP from the year 2013-2020 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/226Meet Rami Mounla from Wellington, New Zealand talks about his life and career background A conversation about how Rami started working with technology Rami talks about his journey to Microsoft Business Applications A discussion about Rami’s transition from On-premise based to Online or Cloud-based projects Introduction to Microsoft Fastrack Migration Program How effective Microsoft Fastrack Migration Program is The Fastrack Migration Program methodology The benefits of using the Microsoft Fastrack Migration Program Criteria to be recognized as a Microsoft Fastrack Solutions Architect New Zealand’s businesses reaction in making their businesses cloud enabled Rami’s journey as a Solution’s Architect The difference between an Enterprise Architect and a Solution Architect Important non-technical skills that all aspiring solution architects must have to become successful How Rami encourages or trains his team to understand, navigate and handle political projects Books MentionedRami Mounla's Book: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Extensions Cookbook ResourcesGitHub: https://github.com/ramimounla CreditsMusic CreditsI dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, MorusqueSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith