The CollabTalk Podcast
Christian Buckley
A technology-focused podcast exploring the business value and practical application of the latest advances in collaboration, productivity, artificial intelligence, and social network science.
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Oct 25, 2021 • 20min
MVPbuzzChat Episode 136 with Mike Weaver
Episode 136 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and fellow Office Apps & Services MVP Mike Weaver (@MADMike_365), an Office 365 Technologist specializing in mergers, acquisitions & divestitures for Quest based in London, UK.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/GuEu8SiD238

Oct 22, 2021 • 55min
Episode 28 | The Future Of Working From Home with Joy Apple
For this episode, I spoke with Joy Apple (@JoyOfSharePoint), a Modern Workplace Strategist and Microsoft MVP with PAIT Group, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on what we've learned from our collective 'Work from Home (WFH)' experience, and what the future of WFH will bring.
You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-28.html

Oct 18, 2021 • 19min
MVPbuzzChat Episode 135 with May Alhajri
Episode 135 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Business Applications MVP May Alhajri (@MayAlhajri2), a Digital Analyst with Schlumberger based in Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/nGGKtQsx3cU

Oct 15, 2021 • 50min
Episode 27 | Being Productive Between Workloads with Shari Oswald
For this episode, I spoke with Shari Oswald (@shortcutshari), a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Office Master, and Co-Founder of PowerUP Learning in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the loss of productivity when multi-tasking or moving between workloads (from email to intranet to project management tools, etc).
You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-27.html

Oct 11, 2021 • 26min
MVPbuzzChat Episode 134 with Shabaz Darr
Episode 134 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP Shabaz Darr (@ShabazDarr), a Senior Infrastructure Specialist at Netcompany based in the UK.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/Y5M3p8ecLeQ

Oct 8, 2021 • 36min
Episode 26 | Supporting Change Management through Digital Champions
Hosted by Microsoft MVP+RD Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), based in Lehi, Utah (Silicon Slopes).
For this episode, I shared some personal stories from different points in time in my career on my experiences impacting change within the enterprise, and the lessons learned in finding and supporting "Digital Workplace Champions" to help make change "stick."
You can find more information on my guests on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-26.html

Oct 4, 2021 • 24min
MVPbuzzChat Episode 133 with Ben Whitmore
Episode 133 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP Ben Whitmore (@byteben), a Senior Cloud Consultant at CloudWay, based in King's Lynn, England.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ezozz7DiR2o

Oct 1, 2021 • 51min
Episode 25 | Best Practices for Building community with Jon Levesque
Conversation between Microsoft MVP+RD Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) and Jon Levesque (@JonJLevesque), Lead Product Evangelist at DocuSign, and the former Sr. Platform Evangelist for the Power Platform at Microsoft, based in Bellevue, Washington.
For this episode, Jon and I discuss best practices for building community. The interview followed the September 2021 #CollabTalk TweetJam on the topic of "The Evolution of Community" and was captured as a post-tweetjam interview for my YouTube channel.
You can find more information on my guests on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/09/collabtalk-podcast-episode-25.html

Sep 27, 2021 • 29min
MVPbuzzChat Episode 132 with Jay Leask
Episode 132 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and fellow Office Apps & Services MVP Jay Leask (@jayleask), US Federal Director of Strategic Accounts & Solutions at AvePoint, based in Herndon, Virginia.
You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/tdtFZBXiY4o

Sep 24, 2021 • 55min
Episode 24 | What is Microsoft Viva? with John White
Conversation between Microsoft MVP+RD Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) and John White (@diverdown1964), co-founder and CTO of UnlimitedViz and tyGraph, and a dual Microsoft MVP in Data Platform and Office Apps & Services, based in Ontario, Canada.
For this episode, John and I talk about Microsoft Viva: what it is, why Microsoft rebranded a handful of solutions into a "SKU" that focuses on Employee Experience (EXP), and the latest news on what is happening with Viva Insights, specifically.
You can find more information on my guests on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/09/collabtalk-podcast-episode-24.html


