
The CollabTalk Podcast
A technology-focused podcast exploring the business value and practical application of the latest advances in collaboration, productivity, artificial intelligence, and social network science.
Latest episodes

Dec 2, 2022 • 37min
Episode 66 | Finding Purpose and Alignment with Microsoft Viva Goals with Kevin McDonnell
For this episode, I spoke with Kevin McDonnell(@kevmcdonk), M365 Apps & Services MVP and Head of Practice for Modern Workplace at CPS, as part of a monthly discussion on the employee experience (EXP) and Microsoft Viva.
You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/12/collabtalk-podcast-episode-66-with-kevin-mcdonnell.html

Nov 28, 2022 • 26min
MVPbuzzChat Episode 192 with Josh Garverick
Episode 192 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Azure MVP, Josh Garverick (@jgarverick), a Cloud Solutions Architect, App Mod and DevOps for Cognizant Microsoft Business Group, based in Buffalo, New York.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/mvpbuzzchat-with-josh-garverick.html

Nov 26, 2022 • 42min
Episode 65 | Insights + Automation with Norm Young
For this episode, I spoke with Norm Young (@stormin_30), a Microsoft MVP, and the the Director of Collaborative Analytics at tyGraph, an AvePoint company, as part of our monthly discussion of Insights and Automation.
You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/collabtalk-podcast-episode-65-with-norm-young.html

Nov 21, 2022 • 15min
MVPbuzzChat Episode 191 with Tomaž Kaštrun
Episode 191 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Tomaž Kaštrun (@tomaz_tsql), a data scientist and BI developer based in Ljubljana, Slovenija.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/mvpbuzzchat-with-tomaz-kastrun.html

Nov 18, 2022 • 48min
Episode 64 | Microsoft Announcements with Sean McDonough and Geoff Varosky
For this episode, I spoke with Sean McDonough (@spmcdonough), a consultant at Bitstream Foundry LLC and Microsoft MVP, and Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a senior architect at Insight, on Microsoft Ignite announcements, and other community news.
You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/collabtalk-podcast-episode-64-with-sean-mcdonough-and-geoff-varosky.html

Nov 14, 2022 • 20min
MVPbuzzChat Podcast Episode 190 Amanda Sterner
Episode 190 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and M365 Apps & Services MVP, Amanda Sterner (@amandassterner), a Technical Architect with Knowledge Factory at Advania based in Stockholm, Sweden.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/mvpbuzzchat-with-amanda-sterner.html

Nov 12, 2022 • 36min
Episode 63 | Unified Communications and Microsoft Teams Community with Tom Arbuthnot
For this episode, I spoke with For this episode, I spoke with Tom Arbuthnot (@tomarbuthnot), Microsoft MVP and Co-Founder of Empowering.Cloud, on his Unified Communications (UC)-related post-Ignite takeaways and what is happening within the Microsoft Teams community
You can find more information on my guest on my blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-63-with-tom-arbuthnot.html

Nov 7, 2022 • 25min
MVPbuzzChat Episode 189 with Deepthi Goguri
Episode 189 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Deepthi Goguri (@dbsnuggets), a SQL Server Database Administrator based in Frankfort, Kentucky.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/mvpbuzzchat-with-deepthi-goguri.html

Oct 31, 2022 • 19min
MVPbuzzChat Episode 188 with Shehan Perera
Episode 188 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP, Shehan Perera (@Shehanperera85), a Microsoft 365 Consultant with Data#3 based in Adelaide, Australia.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-shehan-perera.html

Oct 28, 2022 • 41min
Episode 62 | Post-Ignite Takeaways with Geoff Varosky
For this episode, I spoke with Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a senior architect at Insight, on announcements and interesting new technology features from Microsoft Ignite 2022, and other community news.
You can find more information on my guest on my blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-62-with-geoff-varosky.html