Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/240Meet Jeff York and learn more about his life, how he spends his time with his family and what he does when not working  Talks about Jeff's journey to Microsoft  A discussion about how Jeff got involved with Dynamics 365 and the Business Applications  Jeff's role and responsibilities in Microsoft?  Being in Business Applications for some time, what are the changes Jeff had seen in the business before James Philips led the engineering team.  Talks about how FY20 went from Jeff's perspective  Jeff's thoughts for FY21  What does the acquisition landscape look like for Business Applications?  Discusses how has COVID19 impacted business  What Jeff's hearing from analysts?  Jeff's thoughts on where Microsoft events are going from in-person to digital  What is the impact the Microsoft Business Applications community having on business?  Introduction to Softomotive  Jeff's thoughts about the growth for the year 2021  A conversation about the new CVP to replace Hayden?  Jeff's views on the impact of community engagements, groups and events 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/239Meet Ulrik Breval Carlsson - the CRM Chart Guy Ulrik’s involvement with Power BI A conversation about the issues in Power BI at present The solutions to fix technical issues under Power BI The benefits being a Microsoft MVP Ulrik’s origin story – originally from Denmark Personal and Career background of Ulrik How Ulrik started having an interest in CRM What took Ulrik a long time to consider the MVP Program A discussion about Ulrik’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP The processes involved in joining the MVP Program Advice or recommendations to people who want 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

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/238A brief introduction to Kent Weare’s life - family and hobbies Talks about Microsoft’s Power Customer Advisory Team, also known as Power CAT The role and responsibilities of Power CAT in Microsoft Kent’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP   A discussion about Kent’s involvement in BIZTALK How Kent got started working with Microsoft  What led Kent to his current position A discussion about Kent’s journey to Udemy  As the author of three books and instructor Kent’s experience with course creation Introduction to Softomotive's WinAutomation Platform – what does it do The benefits of using Softomotive's WinAutomation Platform How will the Softomotive acquisition enhance Power Automate? What are the strengths of Softomotive's WinAutomation Platform? What are the use cases where Softomotive's WinAutomation Solution really compliments your existing offerings?  How did Kent start working with customers on RPA and the convergence of their platform? Discusses Magic Quadrant for Robotic Process Automation Software Why would people choose RPA?  Why is RPA different and why will people consider RPA? RESOURCESPersonal Blog/Website https://middlewareinthecloud.com/ 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/237Meet Sheila Shahpari and learn more about her origin, life, family background What she does when not working – hobbies Talks about Sheila’s interest in music Sheila’s educational background A conversation about social justice Talks about human right issues Sheila’s thoughts on how people can start pro-actively educate their selves Discussions about how people can take pro-active action A conversation about Sheila’s first job Introduction to racial profiling software Recommendation to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft MVP What Sheila thought about 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/236Find out William Dorrington's real name A brief introduction to William's life Career background of WilliamA conversation about Williams educational backgroundHow William started in the Business Applications worldA discussion about the TDG Community Worldwide William's involvement with TDG and who are the other members? What is TDG, and how TDG started? William and his team's thoughts about TDG and how they put them together. Where is TDG now, and what do they do globally? Learn more about the history of HackathonThe importance of HackathonsHackathons – who came up with the ideaMicrosoft's feedback about Hackathon The Support they got from Microsoft Locations or countries currently hosting Hackathon events How do people from other countries get involved in Hackathon eventsLearn how to run Hackathons locally? Find out what is the number one motivation behind running the Hackathon. What should attendees expect when attending the Hackathon? 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/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 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/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 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/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, 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/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 LimitedMicrosoft 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