The CollabTalk Podcast

Episode 41 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Joel Oleson, also a Microsoft RD and new MVP (Office Apps & Services) -- and the very first SharePoint admin while working for Microsoft IT (back when it was called Tahoe). Recorded in february 2019. In this interview, Joel and I chat about some of the modern technologies that are permeating the enterprise, from blockchain and casual games to SharePoint. We also talk about some of his community efforts as he travels the world, helping kick off SharePoint user groups on every continent (including Antarctica). You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/RfxeYo6t9as

Episode 40 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Heather Newman (@HeddaNewman), fouinder and Head Maven at CreativeMaven, CMO at ContentPanda, and Microsoft MVP (Office Apps & Services). Recorded in January 2019. In this interview, Heather and I discuss some of the complexities surrounding end user adoption, and how she has been working with Microsoft and other vendors to promote the benefits of diversity and inclusion. You can watch this entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/4ivlBUdEMfU

Discussion with Peter Carson (@carsonpeter), Microsoft MVP and President of EnvisionIT, makers of Extranet User Manager, hosted by CollabTalk Founder & CEO Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), on the topic of external sharing in SharePoint and Office 365, the gaps surrounding the out-of-the-box features and Microsoft's Azure AD B2B offering, and how Peter's company has closed those gaps.

Episode 39 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Erica Toelle (@EricaToelle), a product evangelist for Seattle-based RecordPoint, and a Microsoft MVP (Office Apps & Services). Recorded in January 2019. In this interview, Erica and I talk about some of the community events that we helped organize over the past decade, and her thoughts on the state of records management and compliance within SharePoint and Office 365. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/NudEX0-is20

Episode 2 of this Microsoft employee-focused interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Tom Resing (@resing), a former SharePoint MVP-turned-blue badge who is a Sr. Content Publisher for the SharePoint and OneDrive team at Microsoft. Recorded in July 2019. In this episode, Tom and I discuss the state of content within the SharePoint and OneDrive community, how the content needs of the community have evolved, and how people and organizations can play a larger role in filling the content gaps around Microsoft products and services. You can also watch this entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/NG-AIJWbjgo

Episode 1 of this Microsoft employee-focused interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Steve Nguyen (@espnguyen), a Product Evangelist within the Yammer product team at Microsoft. Recorded in August 2018. In this interview, we discuss some of the recent product announcements, and what makes the Yammer community different. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/iH0uhQGfa6Y

Episode 38 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Jussi Mori (@JussiMori), a partner and principal consultant at Experts Inside in Zurich, Switzerland and a 4-time Microsoft MVP (Office Apps and Services). Recorded in December 2018. In this interview, Jussi and I talk about the ongoing difficulties surrounding end user adoption, and his work at Happit.com in this area -- and how they won a major award at the most recent European SharePoint, Office 365, and Azure Conference in Copenhagen (Nov 2018). You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/sE1SfoqdhkY

Episode 37 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and April Dunnam (@April Dunnam), a newly-minted Business Applications MVP and a lead developer at ThriveFast in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Recorded in December 2018. In this interview, April and I talk about the innovation happening within the Microsoft ecosystem around the various business applications tools and capabilities, and specifically the rapid growth of PowerApps and Flow. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ReDayMOE9Vo

Episode 36 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Alistair Pugin (@AlistairPugin), a dual MVP in Microsoft Azure and Office Apps & Services, and Head of Cloud Services at Tangent Solutions in Johannesburg, South Africa. Recorded in November 2018. In this interview, Alistair and I discuss the evolution of many administrative and information architecture aspects of SharePoint, and how the world has changed with the introduction of Teams and the growth of Azure. You can see the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/_PIWhpOrRJY

Episode 35 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Laura Rogers (@wonderlaura), a dual MVP in Business Applications and Office Apps & Services, and founder of IWMentor (www.IWMentor.com), a SharePoint and PowerApps training company in Birmingham, Alabama. Recorded in September 2018. In this interview, Laura and I discuss the rapid rise of PowerApps as *the* InfoPath replacement, the rapid rate of change within the Office 365 ecosystem, and how that has increased the need for organizations to become really good at change management. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page athttps://youtu.be/I6kkLLdpgnQ