Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/165Personal and career background of Nicholas Hayduk and what makes him busy every day The biggest surprise of becoming a Microsoft MVP Benefits of being part of the MVP Community Talks about his focus, his responsibilities and his area of specialty  A discussion about Portal licensing and PowerApps Portals Discussions about the award he got from Orlando Community Summit Talks about Nicholas' speaking events he will be doing in the future – Summit in Barcelona and MVP Summit Talks about the changes happening in MVP Program when it comes to “Nomination” The big things he is planning within his company and what product are they working on right now What his company focused on? Portals or Consulting? Talks about the typical industries he is working in His recommendation to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft MVP base on his observation Any activities in the MVP community that concerns him the mostMicrosoft 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/164Peter Linke talks about the place he lives in and how he spends his time when he’s not working. Talks about the Orlando Microsoft Ignite event – how great the event was A discussion about the history of Peter’s company Peter’s journey to becoming an ISV Discussions about the product lineup they have now Peter’s career as an ISV and how did he start from being an ISV to becoming a CEO Explained what a team service is and what they are building in team service that they were able to sell – time tracking solution What is proMX AG, how did it start and the evolution to where they are today How has proMX AG adopts changes, and how they ensure that their business is aligned Talks about how they plan out their marketing strategy to rise above the competition  How they get partners to promote their product? What are the four solutions they have built?  Introduction to PSA How Peter handles selling their products internationally, for instance, doing transactions from a currency perspective The process of how they train their partners in remote locations How they handle the 24/7 support in different Time Zones The key lessons he has learnt in this Industry  Three points he wants to recommend to people starting an ISV business Talks about selling software as an ISV and do they have trained salespeople  The timeframe and how quickly do they move to this sale cycle Talks about co-sell, how Peter see success with co-sell content The challenges ISV’s have and the ability to protect their intellectual property – anything special around preventing the unauthorized use of their IP Peter’s advice to new ISV’s about working with Microsoft and what should they do to foster a great relationship with MicrosoftMicrosoft 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/163Olena Grischenko was born in Ukraine, lived in Russia and moved to Sidney, Australia ten years ago Became a Microsoft MVP in September 2019 How did Olena get into the MVP Program? Who nominated Olena to become a Microsoft MVP? What was Olena working on before she was nominated to become an MVP? Talks about the benefits and positive things that are coming up on the changes in the community Olena’s skills when it comes to Business Applications What gaps Olena sees in PowerApps Portals that needs to be addressed  Shares Olena ideas about PCF Who supported Olena the most and what lead her to become independent? Talks about the company called PowerLabs What made Olena take her career using Microsoft Technologies? A discussion on what made Olena focus and grow to use Microsoft?  Olena’s advice to those who want to engage and share more of their ideas in the community How should they get involved? 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/162Family and Career background of Hayden – where he and his family lives and what’s his home city famous for  The things he enjoys doing with his family during his spare time Hayden’s role and his responsibilities in Microsoft and its importance Hayden and his team’s mission and goal The opportunity for business to modernise, digitise and create a competitive advantage A discussion on what he sees around customer profile The things he does to make the new Power Platform licencing technology available to all Microsoft plans to achieve the 500 million apps that are going to get created in the next five years – according to Satya Nadella (Inspire) What thinking does the community need to change to achieve this? Opportunities available for people who are changing or switching careers  Talks about how customers should be looking at the Power Platform from the Office 365 Hayden’s thoughts on companies adopting the Power Platform and resources internal teams at present Shares examples in various industries where AI capability is being implemented For the FY20 what Business App partners should be focused on this financial What option Hayden sees for SMB Partner to play as they move forward Shares his opinion on what a modern Microsoft Business Application Partner looks like What should Microsoft Business Application Partner be doing to be successful? What should partners do to improve their chances of success? The role for the professional developer along with the IT professional in a world of low code applications for the citizen developerRESOURCESTools and weapons by Brad SmithMicrosoft 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/161Beth Burrell talks about what is it like living in Tampa, Florida – known to be the lightning capital of the world  Her journey to becoming an MVP and her award category  Discusses the most significant changes that happened since she became an MVP   How she handles the constant amount of noise, how she is working out on what to focus on and what not to  Beth’s path to becoming an MVP  The importance of venue, speakers and social media in an eventBeth’s advice to other people putting on a D365 Saturday event or Power Platform Saturday event   What people need to do for an event to work well  Her thoughts of being in the MVP community   Being in the program, how does she manage to balance work and life.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/160Simon’s brief introduction about his life and what he does when he’s not working Talks about his educational and professional background How Simon started with the Power Platform Talks about his journey to GSK Discussion about what is GSK, who is GSK and his role on GSK Simon’s definition of Digital transformation Talks about the Power Automate and the Flows they built The key Flow they now depend on that builds on what they can consistently use in their organization Areas where they use Flow at present Talks about the next challenge they might deliver next year The important functions in Power Automate and building Flow for productivity The hero PowerApps they have right now that is the best example of their application The recommendation he can give to people on how they can get started in creating a COE inside an organization  How they make sure that the Apps they are building are supportable by the organization long term Discusses how they manage the Governance, Digital guide rails and the Support infrastructure How did the Power Ranger Community in GSK come about? A discussion about the story behind the Power Ranger Community in GSK The impact of having individuals who are great in developing various products and how it changed the view of capabilities of those who are non-technologies and coming to power Platform The social tool they use so they can share information within the team which allows conversations to flow where people can learn 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/159A brief introduction about Kylie’s life – she grew up in Canada, presently residing in Washington, DC.  The story of Pink Monkey  How she started with Microsoft Business Applications and her area of responsibilities   Kylie’s journey towards becoming a Microsoft MVP Kylie’s industry role and to the various companies she works for   The different industries she works with  Discussions about the CRM User Group  Advice for people who are wanting to start a new user group community   How to effectively promote a user group chapter as a whole and the individual event as well  Kylie's speaking experiences in different conferences on topics like Change Management and User Adoption  Discussions about the process of how she comes up with an idea and the techniques she uses to prepare for speaking at a conference or event   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/158Judd Salisbury’s background – where he lives and where he has travelled  His interests and how he spends his spare time   Judd’s journey working with Microsoft – how he started and what led him to work with Microsoft  Current role, responsibilities and projects How Judd got involved with Product InsightsWhat is Product Insights?The available features Product Insights offers  A brief introduction to Digital Feedback Loop  Background and use cases for Product Insights  What data will feed the algorithms of Product Insights  The long term vision for Product Insights  Discover the new features coming up for this productResources and training materials available to get started with Product Insights How people can start using Product Insights   Data types accepted in defining a signal   The right customers for this product  What industries will adopt this technology  Shares his views on Data-Driven Action  What customers need to do to create data sets   A short discussion on web analytics ResourcesProduct Insights Community Dynamics for Product Insights 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/157A brief introduction about Paul’s life – originally from the UK, worked in the middle east where he met his wife and moving to New Zealand with his wife and two young children. What’s so special about his place. What he does when he’s not working and how he spends time with his family Paul’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP Who nominated him to become a Microsoft MVP? The area he specialises in: Business Applications – Canvas PowerApps How has the MVP program affected his career How he got involved with PowerApps Discussion about his YouTube channel His contribution to PowerApps Community Forum Paul's thoughts and advice to people wanting to become a Microsoft MVP – it is all about the community and sharing your Platform experience Discusses what he creates to learn more about Power Platform His advice to people who are thinking of sharing their learning via YouTube  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/156Meet Audrie Gordon and hear about where she calls home and what she does when she’s not working Discussion about the Microsoft Ignite event How she got started working with Microsoft and how she got involved with PowerApps, Flow, and Power BIAbout InfoPath and the difference between presenting using InfoPath and Power Apps How she got involved in the Power Platform team and her goal Audrie’s role and activities in Microsoft as Program Manager How people can create massive value as a Power Platform community member  Audrie’s focus as a Program Manager – Power Automate Introduction to unattended UI Flows   What future Audrie wants to see for Power Automate  On where people can give their feedbackAudrie’s experience on YouTube A discussion about Audrie’s YouTube ChannelHow Audrie started her YouTube Channel and her reason for using this technology Techniques and tips for YouTubers Why YouTube is a useful tool for the community   Discussion on Audrie’s unique way of managing her YouTube channel  Resources, forums and training materials available for the community 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