The CollabTalk Podcast

Episode 14 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Sonia Cuff (@Cuff_S), a virtual-CIO and fellow Office Servers & Services MVP. Recorded March 2018. In this interview, we discuss an important end user adoption issue -- not taking advantage of the latest features, but focusing on what you know / technology of the past. To learn more about Sonia, check out the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/04/mvpbuzzchat-with-sonia-cuff.html

Episode 13 (lucky 13!) of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Mikael Svenson (@mikaelsvenson), Chief Technology Officer for Puzzlepart, and a fellow Office Servers & Services MVP. In this interview, we discuss some of the evolving role of the IT Pro, his background in SharePoint search, and his focus on provisioning and automating for both on-prem and cloud environments. Recorded March 2018. If you'd like to learn more about Mikael, check out the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-mikael-svenson.html

Episode 12 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Gareth Gudger (@SuperTekBoy), a Solution Architect at Blue Chip Consulting Group in Cleveland, Ohio and a fellow Office Apps & Services MVP. In this interview, we discuss the upcoming Microsoft release cycle with Exchange 2019 and constant updates to Exchange Online, as well as some of the evolving data standards and legislation happening around the world. Recorded March 2018. For more on Gareth, check out the blog athttps://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-gareth-gudger.html

Episode 11 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Dileepa Kariyawasam (@dileepstweets), a Senior Consultant with Empire Ltd. Australia, one of the region's largest consulting firms. Dileepa is based out of Sydney, and is a fellow Office Apps & Services MVP. In this interview, we discuss the issues that are keeping some organizations he works with from moving to the cloud as quickly as they would like -- namely, end user resistance due to real and perceived feature and performance concerns. He talks about the importance of training and focusing on end user adoption to counter these fears. Recorded March 2018. Find out more about Dileepa in the blog athttps://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-dileepa-kariyawasam.html

Episode 10 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Hal Hostetler (@TVWizard), a Senior Field Engineer with Roland Schorr, & Tower and MVP for 22 years. In this interview, we discuss some of our backgrounds in technology and how our areas of focus have changed in the MVP program since winning the award, and then we dive into his latest passion, Microsoft Teams. Recorded March 2018. Read more about Hal on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-hal-hostetler.html

Episode 9 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Chantal Bossé (@CHABOS), a PowerPoint MVP and President of CHABOS, and also referred to as the Lead Presentation Magician by her clients. In this interview, we share some takeaways on the Microsoft MVP Program, but then dive into the areas where people tend to get "stuck" when giving presentations (with or without PowerPoint). Recorded March 2018. Read the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-chantal-bosse.html

The inaugural episode of #WasatchAmplified on the CollabTalk Podcast focusing on people and companies along Utah's Wasatch Front and the Silicon Slopes. In this episode, CollabTalk founder and CEO Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) interviews serial entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and the CEO and founder of Startup Ignition, John Richards (@johnrichards_ut). In this interview, Christian and John discuss the startup and entrepreneurial culture in Utah, and why the state ranks highest in the United States for startups per capita, highest in economic health, and 2nd in economic activity.

Episode 8 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Jared Matfess (@JaredMatfess), a Practice Area Lead in Technology Enablement at Slalom Consulting, and Office Apps & Services MVP. In this interview, Jared shares his interest in building out chatbots, and trying to better leverage the data being captured inside of SharePoint and Office 365. Recorded March 2018. Read the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-with-jared-matfess.html

Episode 7 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Noah Sparks (@NoahSparks), a self-proclaimed community igniter and well-known Yammer supporter who works for Brainstorm Inc., and who was formerly a Community Success Manager at Microsoft. In this interview, we talk about Yammer for a couple minutes, but then delve into Virtual and Augmented reality, which Noah has been speaking on and experimenting with for the last couple years. Recorded March 2018.

Episode 6 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Ellen Finkelstein (@EFinkelstein), an author, trainer, frequent speaker, and one of only 14 PowerPoint MVPs in the US, which falls under the category Office Apps & Services. In this interview, we talk about storytelling and using visualizations to improve communication and collaboration. Recorded March 2018.