Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/289EY Kalman’s area of specialization as a Solutions Architect – the right tool for the right job Talks about EY’s thoughts about Omnichannel – the future and how customers are adopting it. How Omnichannel operates now – things you can and can’t doAn overview of what an Omnichannel is.Talks about the Microsoft Business Applications MVP community in the UK.EY’s thoughts about becoming a Microsoft Business Applications MVP.Talks about the benefits and advantages of becoming a Microsoft MVP.A discussion about EY’s plansWhat excites EY the most when it comes to technology in the next 12months. 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/288Meet Sara Lagerquist, the queen of the Low Code!  Sara talks about her journey into low code development. How does Sara Lagerquist spend her time now? Public Speaking - how did Sara overcome her fear when it comes to speaking at a community event. Sara’s involvement in public speaking and how did it start? How did Sara prepare her presentation at community events?  Sara’s life in the past few months? How did Sara feel when she first received the news about her condition?  Talks about the process Sara went through and her decision to let everybody know about it? Find out more about Sara’s new Instagram account. What's Sara’s experience with the people around her now? - Family and friends, General Public and the people in the community she’s part of. Talks about Sara’s support network – Power community and her CRM-Konsulterna family Sara talks about her good days and bad days - how did she deal with it physically and mentally? How much has Sara’s life or world changed and what was the impact?  Talks about the treatment process - things Sara expected to happen. What’s Sara looking forward to? Sara’s message to the community, especially those people who are in the same situation as her? 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/287Check out Matt’s RIPT Apparel and find out what you can get from it. Talks about the comic books and games he loves. Matt Collins-Jones journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. How Matt’s journey started and what he knows about the MVP program A conversation about Matt’s goal  How Matt’s nomination started and who helped him during the process Talks about his YouTube Channel. What made Matt choose YouTube as a form of sharing his knowledge in the MVP community? YouTube as Matt’s mode of sharing his knowledge. Talks about how helpful YouTube is to everyone. 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/286Learn about Jeremiah’s businesses - the Prima Dona and Towards Arcadia  Jeremiah is co-founder and COO of Earning The Negronis. Check out Jeremiah and Dona Sakar’s Model 47: A Startup Storybook How Jeremiah handles banking transactions or funds transfer  Jeremiah’s hobbies, family life and the activities he enjoys the most outside work. Career journey and learning experiences of Jeremiah before joining Microsoft The beginning of Jeremiah’s journey into working at Microsoft Key roles, responsibilities and what lead Jeremiah to where he is right now. The outcome in improving user experience What is UNESCO and what does it do to help and protect the community? Jeremiah’s involvement, discoveries and experience as the previous Director of the Airband Initiative team. The importance and impact of Airband Initiative Find out more about Microsoft AppSource. Jeremiah’s role and responsibilities in his current position in Microsoft AppSource  What are the opportunities available for partners?  Recommendations and advise to people using this Microsoft AppSource platform An overview of what Partner Contribution Indicators (PCI) is? The implementation, how does it work and what are the criteria of PCI How is PCI coming within Microsoft? 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/285Juan Antonio Tomás talks about life in Madrid, Spain A conversation about Juan’s Xpp.dev podcast - how it started How Juan enjoys life when not working Talks about Juan’s hobbies Juan as a Beer collector Professional career and educational background  As a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Technical Lead Juan’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP How Juan’s journey started and who nominated him to become a Microsoft MVP A discussion about Juan’s blog - how he helps the community Talks about Juan’s passion for sharing his knowledge with people Dynamics Saturday community event - Juan as a speaker  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/284Talks about what Brian Hodel does when not working – what’s keeping him busy these days? Brian’s story about how he started having an interest in technology.  Talks about Brian’s career background - before Power Platform. How Brain’s involvement with Power Platform happened? Brian talks about how he discovered Microsoft Licensing. Brian shared his thoughts about Info Path. What lead Brian to his current position? Brian’s journey with Power Platform and Power Apps? How Brian discovers the technology? What are Brian’s future plans with app development? What is ORBIT application - what it does? The impact to customers in using the software?  How they handle the adoption of ORBIT application. What's been the impact of COVID19 with the new software, ORBIT application – what are the new opportunities? The Microsoft products Brian’s is using in building ORBIT Applications. Find out how ORBIT application work? A discussion about the importance of ORBIT application What is Lean Six Sigma? How useful is Lean Six Sigma? Is Lean and Six Sigma the same? How Lean Six sigma come together and how does Lean Six Sigma Work? Is it too late for someone to learn more about Power Platform? The Important skills people will need if they are considering working with Microsoft 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/283Introduction to Power Virtual Agents. A discussion about the use cases Josh had seen with Power Virtual Agents. Josh’s thoughts about why people and organizations should use Power Virtual Agents. Discusses the benefits of using Power Virtual Agents. Talks about the features available in Power Virtual Agents. How and when did Josh start to have an interest in technology? A conversation about Josh’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. Josh’s involvement and contributions to the MVP community. What did Josh discover after becoming a Microsoft MVP? Where Josh got his social media name FlowAltDelete and how did it come about? 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/282Marc Schweigert’s family life and hobbies.  Hear the story about Marc’s unique Twitter handle.   How did Marc's journey to Microsoft happen?  Working with Microsoft for about 15+ years now - what was Marc’s favourite part of his role.  A discussion about the CAT team What is Microsoft PnP – Patterns and Practices?  Learn How Microsoft PnP – Patterns and Practices work in an organization.  The basic common patterns and practices Marc learnt from their customers. Talks about the importance of using Microsoft PnP – Patterns and Practices in an organization?  Where are PowerApps Patterns used?   What are the new features coming that Marc is excited about?  A discussion about Microsoft Power Platform Center of Excellence  Talks about Microsoft Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit is.  Marc’s goal and what he is expecting?  The apps and tools that are available in the Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit.  What are the benefits of the Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit?  The role and responsibilities of the Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit. Limitations in using Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit.  Introduction to Express Route. 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/281Hamish Sheild talks about his family and what he does outside work.  The first podcast Hamish did with Mark Smith, also known as nz365guy.  A conversation about Hamish’s business - growth.  Hamish’s thoughts regarding Business Applications employment in New Zealand.  Discusses the opportunities available in Business Applications - Power Platform and Dynamics 365.  Discussions about how Hamish does business differently.   Talks about Hamish’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP.  A discussion about Hamish’s involvement in the MVP community.  Sprint by Jake Knapp – Hamish's book recommendation and why 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/280A discussion about with Scott as the CEO and co-founder of Customer Effective. Scott’s role and responsibilities Acquisition of Customer Effective by Hitachi in 2014 A conversation about how Scott handled the acquisition. Discussions on how Scott prepared for the acquisition. With new products available in the market, how did they stay focused on what they do as an organization? Key things and lessons learned during the acquisition of Customer Effective The process involved during the acquisition of Customer Effective Discusses how Scott creates an effective culture within a team in an organization Talks about the development of skills leadership and talents within Customer effective. The importance of hiring people in an organization Scott talks about what Scott is working on right now. Talks about how they attract customers  How they make sure their product fits what their customers want or need? Opportunities for ISVs, SI Partners, IV in relationship to Microsoft. How they offer services and engage in big projects. 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