Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/148Ewan Dalton’s brief introduction about his life – lives in the UK, originally from Scotland Describes his hometown and the city he lives in  What he does when he’s not working  Talks about Ewan’s VintageWatchAdvisor Difference between the consumption model/AZURE and the monthly license in the model for Office 365 and the Power Platform  Discusses his journey within Microsoft, his current role and what’s involved Shares his thoughts on things ISV should do to become successful  Ewan’s recommendations for ISVs when it comes to building relationships with a Microsoft seller The building blocks to becoming a successful ISV Discussion on ISV's as a separate entity Introduction to ISV Connect Program and how people get involved with it Explains what and how co-selling works Difference between the customer community and partners community  Discusses the opportunities available to both customer community and partners community Ewan’s advice to ISV's looking to partner with Microsoft Talks about the benefits from the new Microsoft Business Applications ISV Connect Program to make Microsoft partnerships even more valuable SI's transition to ISV business RESOURCESEwan's VintageWatchAdvisor siteISV Business Application Connect 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/147Discusses the company he works for and what project he's working on at present  Christopher's journey to becoming an MVP eight years ago    Points out reasons why people decide to look for another company or job  The best job he's ever had in his life  Shares his thoughts about creating a culture in business and working environment  The biggest benefits he has received being an MVP   Advice to people who want to be an MVP   Discussions the things he has learnt when he started blogging  What goal a candidate should have when considering becoming an MVP  Why he's worried about the next generation  How can you tell when you feel it's not a job anymoreTalks about his dream job if money didn't matter  Enumerated the five elements the management/leadership has done creating an amazing environment  Importance of the word “LISTENING” in business and a working environment  How to encourage people and be involved in taking training to get the certification they need to help them grow, the company and the environment   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/146Kathrine’s brief introduction about her life – born in Norway, lives in Stockholm, Sweden with her family for 29 years  Talks about what her family loves to do together  Introduces the best destination to visit in Sweden and Norway  A short introduction about the history of their company – CRM-KonsulternaDiscusses the type of business they have and what their typical customer looks like   Describes her current role, what’s involved and the things that excite her the most in her daily activities   The kind of culture their company creates  Discusses sourcing talents and how they attract and retain top talents  Their motivation on how they encourage their employees to continue developing their skill level  How they value their customers Explains how they manage their employees –  especially those who are sent out to offsite clients How do they determine career advancementWays to discover and attract new customers  What works well when it comes to marketing  What opportunities they are exploring in the future in relation to their business model As part of individual growth – how meaningful is community engagement in their business  Enumerates what lessons she has learned from running an event  What Kathrine’s typical monthly calendar typically looks like from a work perspective A book about Naked Consulting – what it means to their company and staff 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/145Vivek Bavishi's background – originally from India, discusses things you can do in India, good food in India and the reason why he moved to the US Talks about the Marketing program course Shares his thoughts about the MVP ProgramDiscusses the company he works for – Regal Beloit What he does as a Marketing Manager As the new model of MVP – the generation of people who just wants to get things doneBavishi's journey and how he managed to become part of the MVP ProgramWhere That_API_Guy name came from? Shares his views about being a consultant within his own company How he started working with PowerApps Discusses his contribution to the communityTalks about the changes that happened after becoming an MVP Power Platform and focus in his current roleSupport 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/144A brief introduction about Daniel, Jeff and Rob’s personal & family background. Where they live & how they spend their time when not working.   Discussions about their journey to Microsoft  Introduction to the Catalyst program  Discusses the history of Microsoft Catalyst and Methodology  Importance of Modern Business Engagement  Relationship between Design Thinking, Business Decision Maker and Microsoft Catalyst – taking requirements from the customer.   The impact of Catalyst on business  Discusses the four pillars of Microsoft Catalyst – Inspire, Design, empower and Achieve  Understanding its importance with Partners in modern business engagement   Talks about the resources used in the methodology  The type of search things they need to better understand the building blocks around customer journey mapping, empathy mapping, and wireframe   Is Catalyst part of the business?  Understanding the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation   The importance of embracing these technologies for functional consultants and the impact on their business  What are the specific sets of steps the Catalyst programs provide?  RESOURCESBill and Melinda Gates foundation   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/143A brief introduction on Shawn’s – growing up and living in Florida for the last 30 years & being born outside of Chicago. Shaun talks about his education  Shawn’s day working in the Power Platform Dynamics Arena Shawn's focus on field service and customer service  Shawn’s thoughts on getting PowerApps for Field service Is the product set big enough to just chose one thing? Shawn’s recommendation on choosing the right product. What he loves to do the most. Field service and customers service or Sales? Discusses IoT Practical integration to Field service  How to tell if preventive maintenance is needed  Being an MVP for 3 years – and how his journey started 8 years ago CRM Lady – Anne Stanton Talks about his passion for doing Podcasts Events Shawn's attended – Orlando summit, Ignite broadcasting service and 20mins on PowerApps and field service 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/142A brief introduction about Aaron’s personal background –originally from Maryland and lives in Seattle, WA What Aaron does when he’s not working – play with kids, skiing and travelling The Founder of icommunicate – history and origin Co-founder of Invoke system and Crelate (from creating relationship) Key highlights of his 3 years working at Microsoft  Talks about the feature set in CRM 1.0 in 2003 The reason why 1.2 was released the same year Shares Aaron's thoughts about Salesforce while building a product Lessons learnt from working with a big company – Microsoft Discusses the true story of CRM 2.0  Shares Aaron's thoughts about being involved in a powerful product line at Microsoft and one of the core pillars of the business. 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/141Sergio's personal life – lives in Monterey, Mexico and shares his views on the three most important cities and popular food in Mexico.  Discusses how popular Microsoft PowerApps and Flow, Power Platform, Dynamics 365 are in Mexico  The first Dynamics 365 CRM MVP in Mexico  Sergio’s journey to becoming an MVP – 2 years as an MVP  Discusses the three significant events that happened for Dynamics 365 in 2019 – D365 Saturday – Mexico City, Mexico in April, Dynamics 365 Saturday – Monterrey, Mexico in May and D365 Saturday – Guadalajara, Mexico June  Sergio’s objective and goals when it comes to Dynamics 365 events  How successful is the Dynamics 365 event?  Are Microsoft Partners in Mexico doing Dynamics 365? How he discovered the MVP Program and talks about the person who guided him to become an MVP  Discusses his contributions to the Dynamics 365 community   What project he is working on at present, his focus & and his current teamWho does he see in the Spanish community as a future MVP   Who inspires him to be betterThe mistake he kept doing over and over again? 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/140A brief introduction about Dileep’s life – originally comes from India  Educational background, career background & how he got into Microsoft. Dileep’s thoughts about Microsoft’s PowerApps Portals going public An overview of PowerApps Portals – the importance, application and ways to improve its performance Talks about the changes happening on Dynamics and PowerApps Portals – when and how people will be able to see these changes Discusses how to differentiate between new and old portals Names the new features available A better understanding of why and how PowerApps Portals are licensed  What happens when people go over the usage limit –  will the portal stop working?  Dileep’s thoughts on the “Pay as you go” Azure model Explains/Clarification on how ‘ 24hours for unauthenticated users' works  Dileep explains what no-code and low code experiences are The future of PowerApps Portals licensing – when it comes to changes  Discusses the setup and configurations on how to make the Power platform simple PowerApps Component Framework in PowerApps Portals Talks about the plans on OneDrive file access and SharePoint file access via PowerApps Portals  Resources and training materials available for the community to access PowerApps Portals Specific forums for PowerApps Portals Answers some questions on Twitter.  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/139Megan talks about her personal life – living in the USA and what made her decide to come back to Chesterfield, England. Discusses her career background Her journey to becoming an MVP  Megan shares her thoughts on the reasons for becoming an MVP Discusses her discovery in writing a blogpost using emoji in CRM or Dynamics 365 and how it changed the way she visualizes the data and Dynamics Discusses effective strategies to create balanced work, community activities and personal life  Megan’s journey into Dynamics Things that helped her most with learning Flow Introduction to better understand Microsoft Forms Pro Talks about Capture and Attachment upload features of Microsoft Forms Pro Biggest three turning points of her life Resources Mentioned  Forms ProSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith