Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/250Melissa’s experience working with Microsoft and her background in Microsoft Airband Initiative The importance of having access to technology A conversation about Melissa’s current role Introduction to digital inclusion and what is Melissa doing in this area? What does digital inclusion mean to Melissa? Digital Inclusion - what Melissa is doing in this area The opportunities Melissa sees for start-ups Describes how they empower people with the skills that they need to make meaningful use of the internet? How can people practically become a creator, a maker, a doer instead of a consumer of technology? A discussion about Melissa’s involvement with the community The importance and Melissa’s involvement with the UN  Find out what DQ means Digitally Literate - how do you bring this to life around the world in a practical sense? What is the role of digital skills when preparing for the future of work? Other skills and competencies people should consider when it comes to preparing for the future of work? Recommendations Melissa can give to people growing their career.  CV's - how do you stand out in the crowd? How can they grow their career over time by sharing their skills? Talks about Tech4Good. ResourcesMentor Nations: https://mentornations.org/#/DQ Institute: https://www.dqinstitute.org/ and https://digitalcooperation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Melissa_Sassi_CFC-MentorNations.pdf CreditsMusic CreditsI dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, MorusqueMicrosoft 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/249Denis Macchinetti talks about life in Italy COVID19 in Italy at the moment Things people can do in Milan, best food and places to visit A conversation about Denis’ career journey Discusses how Denis started having an interest in Dynamics The projects he worked on and his area of specialization Talks about ERP system status in Milan Denis’ journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP How Denis got nominated to the MVP Program – active in the community A discussion about how Denis spends his time as a modulator in Dynamics How Denis manages his time so he can continuously do blogging Becoming a Microsoft MVP, what is the impact on Denis’ career Recommendations and advice Denis can give to people wanting to join the MVP program 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/248A discussion about What Nathan Vanblaere enjoy doing when not working Nathan’s journey to becoming an ISV How long has Nathan been creating an ISV solution? What lead Nathan to create an ISV solution? A discussion about having their own licensing engine for their ISV solutions. How do they handle Licensing from a global perspective? How do they protect their IP with the use of available tools? Who their target or focus market? The ISV type products they offer, and who are their target audience and markets? Describes how unique the product they offer from others? The number of countries they have been serving. Explains how they handle 24-7 support How do they handle global transactions? How they go to Market and work on Sales and Marketing Nathan’s AppSource experience The challenges they encounter and how they work around these challenges Describes their relationship with Microsoft Talk’s about their organization’s involvement with the Power Platform Community and events. Nathan’s thoughts on the Microsoft ISV program  The impact of the COVID19 pandemic on their business 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/247Talks about Saurav Dhyani’s life and family  Life being a parent What he does when not working and his hobbies  How Saurav started working with technology Learn more about Saurav’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP How Saurav discovered the MVP program  The process to get into the MVP program The impact of being an MVP of the company he worked for The importance of helping and educating people in a community  With COVID19, how much Online presentation has he been doing Difference between presenting in person and online How Saurav handles community contribution with COVID19 The role of Power Platform with Business Central How they use PowerApps, Power Automate and Power Virtual Agents in Business Central The best part of being a Microsoft MVP Recommendation to people who are considering becoming part of 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/246Meet Phil Topness and learn more about where he lives and his family background How Phil spends his time does when not working Talks about his travels and career background Phil’s journey into technology Find out more about Phil as a Microsoft business applications MVP What Phil earned being an MVP and his area of specialization Learn with Phil about his role at Microsoft A discussion about Phil’s Dynamics Practice journey Power Platform journey and how did Phil get into the Power Platform Phil’s transition from Dynamics Practice to Power Platform and how it started? How do the CAT team offer help to their customers? Phil talks about the CAT team’s future. Describes Phil’s day-to-day activity as part of the CAT team Microsoft Oakdale Project Phil’s thoughts in the next 18 months about the growth in the technology area  Advice to people in a consulting industry having a Dynamics background who haven't pursued on the Canvas Apps, Oakdale, Power Automate and Power Virtual Agents Discover the frivolous Apps Phil has created The role of the CAT team within Microsoft What do they do? What are their responsibilities? Who are their main customers? How do they deliver an outcome to customers?RESOURCESHow to get started: https://learn.microsoft.comPowerCAT's big list of resources: https://aka.ms/powerappsresourcesPower CAT Architect's Series: https://aka.ms/pparchseries 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/245A brief introduction about Kuldeep Gupta’s life – where he lives  The good place to visit and famous food in India  Talks about the history of Mumbai, India  Kuldeep’s area of specialization in Microsoft Business Applications  A conversation about Kuldeep’s Involvement with Project Service Automation (PSA) Learn more about Kuldeep’s eBook – Dynamics 365 PSA E-Book  A discussion about the changes that happened in Project Service Automation  The reason why PSA is getting obsolete  Discusses what Project operation is and the history  The difference between Microsoft Project and Project operations  Journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP  Kuldeep’s expectation after becoming an 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/244A Brief Introduction about Lars Peterson’s life and career background  Lars’ work situation amidst the COVID pandemic  A discussion about Lars’ role before he got connected to Reliable Electric  What is Reliable Electric, and what do they specialize in?  Talks about Lars’ job position and his role in Reliable Electric?  How Lars’ started working with Microsoft technologies  Lars’ journey into Power Platform   The problems and gaps Lars’ are trying to fill with using the old system   Discover the first Power Apps Lars created With the use of the Power Apps Lars created, how did he solve the problem?  A conversation about Lars’ discovery of Power Apps   How many Apps is Lars working on right now?   What made Lars’ decide to incorporate Power Apps into business processes   What other tools does Lars use for reporting?  What can you do with Microsoft’s SQL that you cannot do on CDS?  The feedback from the staff with the adoption of the new technology?  The benefits Lars gained in using Power Platforms and other tools. 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/243Learn more about David Musgrave’s as he talks about his origin story  As a Microsoft Business Applications – David’s involvement in the GP world  How Microsoft Dynamics GP ecosystem looks like right now  The history of Microsoft Dynamics GP world  Discussions about Microsoft project green  A conversation about Microsoft branding  David’s journey from being a Microsoft employee to becoming part of the MVP ProgramTalks about David’s involvement in the MVP community  David shares an article about the history of GP logos  Being a Microsoft MVP – What it means to David   Advice to people on how to become a successful Microsoft MVP  David’s journey to becoming 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

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/242Meet Mary Thompson and learn more about her origin story – family life  Career background of Mary Thompson How Mary started having an interest in Microsoft technology – her journey What led Mary into the Dynamics community How D365 Saturday and Up and A Day Training in New York help her grow her career The benefits and how has the community have helped Mary  The significant learnings and Mary’s experiences from engaging in the community Talks about the textable tribe she has created in the community Discusses the power of networking that the community was able to open for Mary The impact of COVID-19 on Mary’s career A conversation about the lessons Mary learnt from the Coronavirus pandemic  Talks about the toughest trials Mary had to face in her career and her most golden triumphs A discussion about WorldMaximation How did Mary come up with the idea of the WorldMaximation? A discussion about where people can go and how they can start learning Public Speaking Mary’s advice to people who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic 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/241Talks about Lisa Crosbie’s podcast  Lisa’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP  A conversation about her passion for teaching people  The key highlights that have impacted Lisa’s life since becoming an MVP – being part of the community.  The impact of the COVID19 crisis Lisa’s motivation to becoming an MVP  How Lisa got into the MVP Program  Talks about Power Virtual Agent Education for indigenous women  A discussion with Lisa about her career journey  Lisa’s advice to people wanting to work in pre-sales space  How Lisa manages to learn without overloading herself continually  Find out Lisa’s career plan and dream  Lisa shares how it feels having Microsoft Blue Badge Who inspires Lisa’s life to be 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