Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/155Joel Lindstrom talks about the first CRM Podcast  Changes happening with CRM Audio  Talks about his contributions to the MVP community  Maintaining a healthy work-life balance – how he balances his work being an MVP and his family   How reading books helped him  Discusses the mentoring program  Talks about his journey to becoming an MVP – Twelve years being a Business Applications MVP  What Joel is looking for when it comes to becoming an MVP   The reason why in 1999 or Early 2000, Microsoft cancelled the MVP Program   Shares information about Aaron Elder as an MVP and inventor of CRM  The trigger point when they are ready for nomination   Discussion what characteristics he is looking for in future MVP’s  Where he sees himself in the next five years  How Hitachi gives support to MVP’s   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/154A brief introduction about Beth’s life – where she lives, her experience being a motherWhat she does when she’s not working Discusses how she got into technology What is it like working in Tribridge?  Talks about the most substantial values she acquired working with Tribridge as an individual What Tribridge proactively did to create an outstanding culture How Tribridge supports its employees in career advancementShares what type of culture she would create if she were to start a new practice or company Events scheduled throughout the year that they would do to really facilitate this culture. Talks about the 90-day program and what the first 90-day program looks like for a grad coming in How people progress within their careers, and how is it facilitated? Discusses Tribridge internship or graduate program to invite fresh talents into the business  Functions of Tribridge Academy Talks about the role of the mentor – the coaching system The biggest challenge with the academy group Her thoughts on the bench time in the business and how this affects utilisation and billing Expectations around those gradsWhen it comes to certification, what they need to do to make a certain level of getting certified  What makes other companies inferior when it comes to performing with employee and clients 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/153Antonio Gilabert’s family background    Talks about his Professional Career Describes his hometown Antonio’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP Talks about his professional profile and how he started his own company Discusses the activities and events in their community Introduction to FNO In what way has the MVP Program affected his career  How much travel does he do for work? The best place he has visited The most significant value of being an MVP Antonio’s contributions to the MVP community especially in El Rincón Dynamics The Business Applications MVP Antonio respects the most Talks about the Power Platform y Amigos Other Resources:My Social Network (Biggest Independent Spanish community specialized in Dynamics 365 – 5.500 users and growing)Event in KPMG – 50th floor with El Rincón Dynamics365 Saturday Madrid365 Saturday BarcelonaPower Platform y Amigos – Antonio Gilabert interviewMicrosoft 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/152A Brief Introduction about John's life – talks about his family and what he does during his spare time. John talks about his origin story  Talks about C360 Solutions and ClickDimensions Lessons he has learnt from the past and on things he wants to change What it takes to become a successful Microsoft ISV  Introduction to Unit economics Shares his opinion on the profitability of an organization Factors that must consider building a global business  Discussions on what he has been working on for the last 12 months  Talks about what SalesSpark does  The difference between Business Development Representative (DBR) and Sales Development Representative (SRD) Benefits of SalesSpark  What's missing in Modern Selling?  What shortcomings does John see with the current sales tools in the market?  Why is there a need for new sales technology? Shares his views on why he chose the Microsoft Power Platform  How does Dynamics 365 Sales work with SalesSpark?  Who is on the SalesSpark team?  Describes his plans for the next 12 months RESOURCESSailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum The Dynamics ISV with John GravelyMicrosoft 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/151A brief introduction about Leon Tribe's lifeWhat Leon does during his spare time  Shares Leon's Limoncello Recipe  Discusses his journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP  Leon’s contributions to the community   Talks about the Sydney user group community  Leon's role being in a Management position Important things he has learnt being in a Management positionResponsibilities in his Management positionThe most challenging part of being a Manager What's the market like when it comes to skills recruitment? Top recommendation of Leon for future MVP's  How Leon does his presentationsMicrosoft 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/150A brief introduction about Johan and Anton’s life – where they live and what they do when not working  How they met and how they start working with the NAB company  Shares their thoughts about hiring a new generation of salespeople   How the traditional way of selling is presented Advantage of hiring the new generation – & young salespeople   Interesting techniques that Partners are still using at present  What is unique about their business model   How they put their price upfront considering their customer’s different project requirements  Talks about the services and monthly subscription they offered to Kathrine Hogseth of CRM-Konsulterna   How they see their business evolving and changes they see in the next twelve months   Talks about the type of model they are using for their Business Central AppSource   The kind of support they offer their customer doing the trial in their environment  Strategies in dealing with the 24-7 business model and clients in different time zones  How they mark their business now, and their marketing method or methodology in Sweden   Talks about the re-seller model and how they come up with this idea  How they attract top talents to their business   Importance of creating a culture and loyalty to keep them in business  How they determine Career Advancement  The company’s engagement level in the Dynamics Business Central Community and their opinion  The type of relationship they have with Microsoft and how they maintain a good 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/149A brief introduction about Ivan’s life – where he lives and what is so famous about his city What he does for entertainment when he is not working on Microsoft technologies Talks about his great passion An introduction to his streaming set-up  Shares his thoughts about being an MVP for two months Who nominated him to become an MVP? Ivan’s role and his focus The company he is working for How he got involved and when did he start hearing about the community Shares what idea he has about his Blog post  Discusses his involvement with PCF and the top three limitations he has come across the PCF Talks about his interest in virtual entities  Benefits he got from becoming an MVP  What he recommends to people who wanted to become part of the MVP Program Ivan’s future speaking engagement/Events: Scottish SummitLive StreamingOBS StudioRestream.ioDJ Profile Twitch Crew channelMixcloudMicrosoft 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/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 ProgramMicrosoft 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/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   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/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 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