Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/68Moving from South Africa to the UK and balancing work, family and other pursuits Sports interests – hockey, triathlon training Journey to becoming a Dynamics professional Working with Microsoft as P-Seller Being part of TDG (Those Dynamics Guys) South African delicacies and braai  Mixed reality and AI – opportunities, adoption and actual use cases AI intelligence levels and AI becoming mainstream Books & Other Resources Mentioned  Those Dynamics Guys (TDG) – https://dynamics365society.uk/ Box – https://www.box.com/home Extreme365 (formerly ExtremeCRM) – http://extreme365.com/ Braai – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_variations_of_barbecue#South_Africa  Microsoft HoloLens – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens  Neuralink – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink 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/67Professional journey into Microsoft, career highlights, living in the UK and missing Australian weather and beachesChanges that has catapulted Dynamics into the next billion-dollar productOpportunities for partners to capitalize on PowerAppsHow to explain the concept of the Power Platform, CDS for Apps, Dynamics 365, Common Data Model and how they relate to each otherVision on the Power Platform interfacePossibility of AI producing its own codeVertical industries that are prime targets for Power platformMixed reality adoption in Microsoft and use casesPartners leading the charge in switching to Power PlatformRESOURCESPower Platform – https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-power-platform/PowerApps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/CDS for Apps – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/common-data-service/data-platform-introMixed Reality – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mixed-realityMicrosoft Teams – https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-softwareSupport 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/66• Moving from Indiana and loving life in Denver• Professional journey and becoming a Microsoft MVP• Experiences after being awarded an MVP• Insights on Dynamics 365 branding and name changes over the years• Thoughts on other finance packages (Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics GP)• Customer confusion on Finance and Operations and CRM• Experience and thoughts on Dynamics 365 for Talent, minimum implementation, stages of implementation to a more enterprise type implementation• Linkedin integration in Dynamics 365 for Talent• Being a Microsoft Certified Trainer• Loving her dogs and wanting to have a Mein CoonSupport 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/65Personal background  Working with Microsoft and travelling around the country for work Health and life sciences business apps customers Conducting trials  Writing/blogging, public speaking, podcasting, game design, mentoringWhat is presales and what’s interesting about it Steps to go through in preparation for a presentation/demo Different role personas an individual has How to handle a meeting with upper management Presales strategies and how to get demos on point Books MentionedEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card – https://amzn.to/2FLxQpL  The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – https://amzn.to/2MzRxla ResourcesMatt’s Board Games – https://www.thegamecrafter.com/designers/matthew-c.-anderson Implement This Microsoft business apps podcast – http://implementthis.org ProdCast personal productivity podcast – http://prodcast.show  HooToo Trip Mate – https://www.hootoo.com/hootoo-tripmate-ht-tm05-wireless-router.html  Toastmasters – http://toastmasters.org  Podcast Addict – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bambuna.podcastaddict&hl=en 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/64• Journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP• Being an old school Millenial and living in different places• Creating a balance between people and technology• Competing in Muay Thai at the same time starting her career in IT• From studying criminology in college to getting into IT• Tips to those who want to pursue IT• Being a globe trotter• Story behind and experience writing Mastering Microsoft Teams• Essence of becoming an MVP and working with Dynamics product team• Producing videos on Microsoft FlowSupport 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/63Professional journey and working at Microsoft — from the marketing department to joining the Azure team Jumping from following a career in music to IT Work as Program Manager and working with other teams in Business Applications Standards in Consumer Data Service for Apps Five fundamentals of CDS for Apps Spending time on availability, the performance of CDS Components of CDS for Apps Switching to the current technology – unified interface Working with Azure SQL and being its largest customer Translating the CDS for Apps technology to a business level to customers and stakeholders Search roadmap within the application Separation of the CDS platform from apps, such as Dynamics for Sales Opportunity for ISVs working with CDS for AppsRESOURCESBook & Podcast “Sons of the Profits: There’s No Business Like Grow Business” by William C. Speidel – https://amzn.to/2CjPRHB  Resources Mentioned  Common Data Service for Apps – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/common-data-service/data-platform-intro  Azure SQL – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/  Dynamics for Sales – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/sales-enterprise/overviewSupport 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/62Being considered the USD guruNeil’s “origin story” – English names and allLeaving Power Objects and moving to freelancing and being an independent contractorRebalancing life and career goals and preparing for retirementBeing a Dynamics Community mentor and mentoring other Dynamics professionalsDiscussing exam preparationsCommon use cases for USDBeing the first USD MVP and Receiving the All-Star Award in 2018Future speaking engagementsThe value gained from becoming a Microsoft MVPDiscussion about beerSupport 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/61Working with Microsoft and then pivoting to Business Apps Flourishing career in sales and reaching the pinnacle of his career in Microsoft Modern selling and how it’s different before the global financial crisisBackground on the Microsoft Relationship Sales and how it works with the LinkedIn Sales Navigator Best practices for using Sales Navigator and Dynamics 365 for Sales to expand opportunity mix Benefits to having a Sales Navigator account Leveraging Linkedin connections with Sales Navigator vs Premium account What data is synchable between Sales Navigator and Dynamics 365 for Sales Information on PointDrive — what it is, what it can do, and its function  Success stories of companies that used Sales Navigator together with Dynamics 365 for Sales Opportunities for Dynamics partners in implementing Sales Navigator within Dynamics What makes Sales Navigator from other competitors Penetrating Singapore, Hong Kong and Greater China markets What Sales Navigator really offers RESOURCESLinkedin Sales Navigator – https://business.linkedin.com/sales-solutions/sales-navigator Linkedin InMail – https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/1584/inmail-overview?lang=en  Linkedin PointDrive – https://business.linkedin.com/sales-solutions/blog/linkedin-sales-navigator/2017/04/introducing-pointdrive  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/60• Thoughts on big changes in the industry• Talking about his roots and moving to Australia• Enjoying travel to different countries, food and learning about cultures• Juggling work commitments, family and raising a toddler• Involvement in the CRMUG and the community• Journey to becoming an MVP• The value of sharing knowledge through blogging, forum, etc.• Thoughts on AI and Social Engagement• Coaching an individual who has the potentials to become an MVPSupport 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/59Technical skills and career journey with Microsoft Dream job growing up and how this dream evolved Journey to becoming part of the Microsoft Business Applications team Envisioning a future product line for Microsoft Relationship between Logic Apps and Microsoft Flow The story behind the creation of the Power Platform Thoughts on workflow foundation  Workflow engine and Microsoft Flow The biggest challenge to achieving the move off of the old technology Impact of the Power Platform to old technologies and what you need to do Migration endpoint from the Legacy to the Power Platform Focus on UX and design Personally using Microsoft Flow to get things doneBusiness process flows becoming part of Microsoft Flow  Involvement in the interface level Importance of getting up to speed with Flow Opportunity for ISVs to innovate solely on Flow Where connectors fit into the picture of Flow RESOURCESAzure Autoscale – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/features/autoscale/  Azure Logic Apps – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/logic-apps/logic-apps-overview  Common Data Service – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/get-started-with-powerapps-common-data-service/1-introduction Power Platform – https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/4347019/introduction-to-the-microsoft-power-platform  Microsoft Flow release notes, October 2018 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications-release-notes/october18/microsoft-flow/planned-features  Business Process Flows – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/customize/business-process-flows-overviewSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith