Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/175Aaron Back on The MVP Show – find out more about Aaron's lifeA discussion about Aaron's career backgroundLearn about Aaron Back’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP GP World, Dynamics and Power Platform – does Aaron see integration happening? Aaron’s focus point when it comes to Microsoft Business applications How he started having an interest in becoming an MVP A discussion about his involvement in the community Talks about the user group summit conference Aaron’s standards when creating blog posts – his foundation in creating blog content.  How Aaron maintains the list of ideas and topics when creating a blog post  What does he consider when writing a blog post?   Aaron’s way of introducing information and tools to customers The best feedback he has ever received in writing a post  The best thing about becoming an MVP 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/174Personal and career background of David Kohar   David Kohar's first interviewThe significant highlights of 2019 in the field of Power Platform and Dynamics 365   What leads to CRM 1.2 release?   During David's time at Ascentium – what's his role and responsibilities   Find out more about the people in a team he worked with at Ascentium   David's thoughts on the XRM story and a short discussion on XRM history   Shares his thoughts on how the technology has evolved from the Ascentium days The most significant changes happened with Microsoft's technology from the period 2010 to 2015     What is David looking forward to this year (2020) when it comes to technology?   Talks about what David thinks will be the breakthrough that will happen this year (2020)?   Have they changed who they are hiring as consultants? Or have they changed their way of going into the market?   How does David see the space in the next 5-10 years for now?   What is it like being a Microsoft Partner for the longest time?   A discussion about the value and opportunities of being a Microsoft partner  Satya's influence in all of this?   Alysa Taylor, Hayden Stafford and James Philips – David's thoughts on these three individuals   How does David see the partnership role evolving?   As a consultant in Microsoft partners, what's David's advice and recommendations to become successful?   How will they drive the SI and ISV partners to the next phase? 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/173An introduction to where Colin lives, work and how he spends his free timeColin’s origin story  Discussion about Colin’s Educational and Career background  Find out about ADOXIO Company   The type of industry where ADOXIO get most of their work from  Talks about KPMG in Canada, as a Microsoft Partner  Why Unicorn is featuring in Colin’s life so much and how it started?  Does KPMG Canada integrate all work a lot with the other KPMG’s around the world?  Colin’s thoughts on becoming a Microsoft MVP   What Colin thinks about what activities he will be doing regarding being a Microsoft MVP in the year 2020?   Colin’s involvement with ALM  Describes the most significant accomplishment Colin is most proud of 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/172A Brief introduction about Satish Thomas' life – Personal, Educational and Career Background – started as an intern in Microsoft  Discussion about his interests, hobbies and the great things about Botswana, Southern Africa  Find out about the book Satish wrote and what he learnt from that experience   Satish's involvement in Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services and how it started  The methodologies involved in Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS)  Satish's journey to working with Microsoft  An overview of Microsoft Customer Insights  What Satish thinks about Microsoft AppSource   If Satish is going to re-build AppSource today, would he do anything differently?   The portfolio Satish is currently responsible for – what would a partner be working with and what will the customer see in the market now  Learn more about what a customer data platform (CDP) is and how does it help your business  The reasons why Microsoft built Customer Insights and its origin   The type of industries who are using this technology particularly the Microsoft Customer Insights  What kind of data sets people commonly use  Companies and industries that are taking advantage of Microsoft Customer Insights   System wise, where do these data coming from?  ISV Story for Microsoft Customer Insight products  What excites Satish about the Wave 1 announcement  Resources and training materials available for the community to access – Dynamics 365 Customer Insights and Customer Insights in a day workshop   Books and ResourcesBooks – https://www.amazon.com/Satish-Thomas/e/B00AVRC7DU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Dynamics 365 Customer Insights Blogs – https://community.dynamics.com/365/aicustomerinsights/b?PostSortBy=MostRecent&pifragment-98081=190 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/171Steven Weaver talks about his hometown   What Steven does for entertainment outside of work  Steven’s MVP journey  What’s involved with MVP nomination in the past years  Steven’s contributions to the MVP Community  The story behind AdamRoue   Changes Steven has seen in the program over the years  Steven’s thoughts on people in the space moving to the cloud platform or does he still see a lot of on-premise software  Benefits of the Cloud platform over On-premise Software  Being 15 years as a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications, what’s Steven’s opinion, does he still value it? Is he still on it?  How do you become an MVP?  How important is the Microsoft Summit in building a relationship with fellow MVP’s?  What will Steven miss the most if he decides to leave the program finally?  What can he recommend to the MVP program to help the community?  Steven’s advice to people who are wanting to be part of MVP in finance and supply change management Resources:Company Website: https://www.columbusglobal.com/en-gb/Dynamicsuser.net: https://dynamicsuser.net/Microsoft Dynamics Community: https://community.dynamics.com/ Columbus global: https://www.columbusglobal.com/en/ 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/170Eric McKinney’s personal life – where he lives, where he calls home and what he does when he’s not working Eric’s favourite spot in Ohio How Eric get into the Microsoft space and what’s the story Eric’s current role in the organization he is working for What motivates him to take his organization forward from an innovation perspective In the early days, what’s Eric deciding factors in going to Microsoft Techwise How much does the Digital Transformation feature brought Eric’s organization to where they are today? The impact of Digital Transformation feature in their company. The feedback from those people who are now using the Apps rather than the OneNote or paper? Has it changed their perception of their skills, who they are and their role in their company? What Apps their organization is using Power BI – Who are the main roles in their organization that are consuming those dashboards or reports? How Eric incorporate citizen developers in their organization How have these technologies impacted the way people do every day in business? Eric’s tips and advice to people who are in the same role as him, specifically around Power Platform The best advice Eric has ever received  90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/169Kunal Tripathy was born in India, grew up in East India and moved to Canada which he now calls his home  Kunal’s Dynamics 365 and Platform JourneyHow he works with other parts of KPMG around the worldHow long he has been an MVP   Kunal’s journey to becoming an MVP  Changes that happened to him since becoming an MVP  Becoming an MVP, did he get more connections with the other MVPs in the Community?Kunal’s big plan for Y2020What he thinks about the outcome of the event coming up to people  Kunal’s recommendation to people who are wanting to become an MVP Kunal’s first speaking engagement Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/168Find out more about David Gersten – based in Southern California, lives in Northern Orange County and what he loves to do during his free time How David get into the technology ERP? the tools he had used to have a better understanding David’s area of specialization and his focus area  CRM projects, Is David doing it for customers or just for in house use? Talks about the organization he is working for at present and his role The core things about the practice management Discussions about their go-to-market strategy Shares what Business Central Segments he focuses on What makes Dynamics Consulting different from other firms that also offer Dynamics 365 Business Central?  Talks about their strong relationship with Microsoft The strategies he thinks works for his career in terms of marketing What he considers as SMB and how he classifies an SMB?  What he has discovered to be effective when it comes to sales game plan An introduction about what GP is  Discusses what Dynamics Community GPUG User Group is How did he start getting involved with the User Group? The formula for running a successful local User Groups  As a Partner Advisory Committee, what's involved   Introduction to Channel Marketing Alliance How does the Channel Marketing Alliance help people in the Dynamics Community? Talks about IAMCP and what it does  What makes David so into the community David’s thoughts on the importance of communities in the Dynamics 365 space Where does David see all of this in the future? 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/167A brief introduction about Aung Khaing a.k.a AK, originally from Myanmar and presently residing in New Zealand A discussion about his personal and family life What is so special about Myanmar What is the best thing about living in Wellington and what AK and his family enjoy doing together?Aung Khaing's journey to becoming an MVP  Discussion about his involvement with the PowerApps Component Framework (PCF) AK’s recommendations to people who want to get involved in PCF  The type of language should they be good at to create PCF Controls Resources, training materials and tools available for people to see examples of how they can use PCF – Create and build PCF, PCF Gallery, PCF CommunityWhat's AK doing actively as part of his community engagement  90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/166Getting to know Michael Vakoc – from the Czech Republic, who now lives in the US and how he met his wife  Michael’s favourite thing about Prague and what brought him from Prague to the United States  Michael’s transition from Microsoft teams to Power Virtual Agents  A discussion on how he got started working with Microsoft  Michael’s role and his involvement with Power Virtual Agents  An Introduction to what a Power Virtual Agent (PVA) The expectations and what the interest is from a customer’s perspective like in the market How Power Virtual Agent is built, features, and the benefits people can get from using it The relationship between Power Virtual Agent and Power Automate The story of CDS – do we need it for Power Virtual Agent? What's the support model for finished apps from Dynamics 365? The type of personas they see working with Power Virtual Agents The type of industries that can adapt and use this technology How much does AI Play in the Power Virtual Agents Product? How do microservices (275 prebuilt connectors) work with Power Virtual Agents?  Talks about the product pricing for Single App and Unlimited App Minimum requirements for licensing The ability of the Power Virtual Agent to hand-off to a real agent Does Microsoft have their own live agent? How can people access it and use it?  Ways to capture issues when a bot does not have an answer 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 most90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 Microsoft90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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? 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 Smith90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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.90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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   90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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  90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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   90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 interview90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 Gravely90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 presentations90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 Microsoft90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 channelMixcloud90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 Program90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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   90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL 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 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/145Vivek Bavishi's background – originally from India, discusses things you can do in India, good food in India and the reason why he moved to the US Talks about the Marketing program course Shares his thoughts about the MVP ProgramDiscusses the company he works for – Regal Beloit What he does as a Marketing Manager As the new model of MVP – the generation of people who just wants to get things doneBavishi's journey and how he managed to become part of the MVP ProgramWhere That_API_Guy name came from? Shares his views about being a consultant within his own company How he started working with PowerApps Discusses his contribution to the communityTalks about the changes that happened after becoming an MVP Power Platform and focus in his current role90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/144A brief introduction about Daniel, Jeff and Rob’s personal & family background. Where they live & how they spend their time when not working.   Discussions about their journey to Microsoft  Introduction to the Catalyst program  Discusses the history of Microsoft Catalyst and Methodology  Importance of Modern Business Engagement  Relationship between Design Thinking, Business Decision Maker and Microsoft Catalyst – taking requirements from the customer.   The impact of Catalyst on business  Discusses the four pillars of Microsoft Catalyst – Inspire, Design, empower and Achieve  Understanding its importance with Partners in modern business engagement   Talks about the resources used in the methodology  The type of search things they need to better understand the building blocks around customer journey mapping, empathy mapping, and wireframe   Is Catalyst part of the business?  Understanding the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation   The importance of embracing these technologies for functional consultants and the impact on their business  What are the specific sets of steps the Catalyst programs provide?  RESOURCESBill and Melinda Gates foundation   90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/143A brief introduction on Shawn’s – growing up and living in Florida for the last 30 years & being born outside of Chicago. Shaun talks about his education  Shawn’s day working in the Power Platform Dynamics Arena Shawn's focus on field service and customer service  Shawn’s thoughts on getting PowerApps for Field service Is the product set big enough to just chose one thing? Shawn’s recommendation on choosing the right product. What he loves to do the most. Field service and customers service or Sales? Discusses IoT Practical integration to Field service  How to tell if preventive maintenance is needed  Being an MVP for 3 years – and how his journey started 8 years ago CRM Lady – Anne Stanton Talks about his passion for doing Podcasts Events Shawn's attended – Orlando summit, Ignite broadcasting service and 20mins on PowerApps and field service 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/142A brief introduction about Aaron’s personal background –originally from Maryland and lives in Seattle, WA What Aaron does when he’s not working – play with kids, skiing and travelling The Founder of icommunicate – history and origin Co-founder of Invoke system and Crelate (from creating relationship) Key highlights of his 3 years working at Microsoft  Talks about the feature set in CRM 1.0 in 2003 The reason why 1.2 was released the same year Shares Aaron's thoughts about Salesforce while building a product Lessons learnt from working with a big company – Microsoft Discusses the true story of CRM 2.0  Shares Aaron's thoughts about being involved in a powerful product line at Microsoft and one of the core pillars of the business. 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/141Sergio's personal life – lives in Monterey, Mexico and shares his views on the three most important cities and popular food in Mexico.  Discusses how popular Microsoft PowerApps and Flow, Power Platform, Dynamics 365 are in Mexico  The first Dynamics 365 CRM MVP in Mexico  Sergio’s journey to becoming an MVP – 2 years as an MVP  Discusses the three significant events that happened for Dynamics 365 in 2019 – D365 Saturday – Mexico City, Mexico in April, Dynamics 365 Saturday – Monterrey, Mexico in May and D365 Saturday – Guadalajara, Mexico June  Sergio’s objective and goals when it comes to Dynamics 365 events  How successful is the Dynamics 365 event?  Are Microsoft Partners in Mexico doing Dynamics 365? How he discovered the MVP Program and talks about the person who guided him to become an MVP  Discusses his contributions to the Dynamics 365 community   What project he is working on at present, his focus & and his current teamWho does he see in the Spanish community as a future MVP   Who inspires him to be betterThe mistake he kept doing over and over again? 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/140A brief introduction about Dileep’s life – originally comes from India  Educational background, career background & how he got into Microsoft. Dileep’s thoughts about Microsoft’s PowerApps Portals going public An overview of PowerApps Portals – the importance, application and ways to improve its performance Talks about the changes happening on Dynamics and PowerApps Portals – when and how people will be able to see these changes Discusses how to differentiate between new and old portals Names the new features available A better understanding of why and how PowerApps Portals are licensed  What happens when people go over the usage limit –  will the portal stop working?  Dileep’s thoughts on the “Pay as you go” Azure model Explains/Clarification on how ‘ 24hours for unauthenticated users' works  Dileep explains what no-code and low code experiences are The future of PowerApps Portals licensing – when it comes to changes  Discusses the setup and configurations on how to make the Power platform simple PowerApps Component Framework in PowerApps Portals Talks about the plans on OneDrive file access and SharePoint file access via PowerApps Portals  Resources and training materials available for the community to access PowerApps Portals Specific forums for PowerApps Portals Answers some questions on Twitter.  90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/139Megan talks about her personal life – living in the USA and what made her decide to come back to Chesterfield, England. Discusses her career background Her journey to becoming an MVP  Megan shares her thoughts on the reasons for becoming an MVP Discusses her discovery in writing a blogpost using emoji in CRM or Dynamics 365 and how it changed the way she visualizes the data and Dynamics Discusses effective strategies to create balanced work, community activities and personal life  Megan’s journey into Dynamics Things that helped her most with learning Flow Introduction to better understand Microsoft Forms Pro Talks about Capture and Attachment upload features of Microsoft Forms Pro Biggest three turning points of her life Resources Mentioned  Forms Pro90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/138Jackie's personal background – born in Australia, moved to Indonesia – Nigeria – Thailand – Switzerland – Colorado and her home of Los AngelesWhy Jackie travelled at a young age and her favourite place An introduction about Six Sigma, also known as The Process Improvement OCM – Organizational Change Management How Jackie started working in Dynamics Talks about her experience working with an Offshore Team Discusses how she handles people in different time zones during scrum agile environments Explains techniques and strategies she uses when working remotely Cultural training and non-work-related code How they involve remote consultants to move into functional business requirements  Significant challenges in handling offshore teams and their solution in moving through these challenges  The importance of maintaining consistent Hitachi culture no matter where people are located  How Jackie got into change management and her own definition of change managementThe components of ADKAR  90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/137A brief introduction about Malin’s life – lives in Oslo Area, Norway and talks about how she spends her time when she’s not working  Shares her journey into becoming an MVP  Talks about her educational and career background  The FIRST and ONLY MVP for Dynamics Talent  How long has she been working with Dynamics Talent?  Discusses projects around Microsoft Talent  Second to pass the MB6 898 Dynamics 365 Exam Talent Certification  What made her choose to work in Dynamics Talent and what she likes the most doing the Dynamics Talent work  Talks about her Blog – the 16 reasons why you should choose Talent Explains where her ideas are coming from when writing a Blog – How long does it take for her to write a post.  How she manages her user group Woman in Dynamics – where and how did it start  What advice she can tell people all over the world who are considering becoming a member of the user group  Advantages of creating a more traditional mixed group scenario   Malin’s thoughts on the MVP Program 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/136Saurabh’s brief introduction about his life – originally from India, presently residing in Seattle, WA, his family background and how he spends his time when not working. Career background, how did he start working in Microsoft 18 years ago When and how Saurabh got involved in Microsoft PowerApps How the program PowerApps Champions started, how it works, and how did it come together to what it is at present  Discusses Citizen Developer, Pro Developer, IT, COE, Community and PartnerTalks about the opportunities PowerApps provides to help people in their career How Azure ISV’s consider CDS, the opportunities that are available and the benefits they provide so that they can look at the journey of becoming a Power PlatformTalks about creating business valueHow Lauren Taylor discover PowerApps Link for Sameer’s first episode here.Sammer and Saurabh talk about 30 PowerApps Champion stories in 30mins. Presenter – Sameer Bhangar London Heathrow Airport – Samit Saini Tacoma Public School – PowerApps Youtube – Lauren Taylor  Autoglass – Autoglass (part of Belron group): call centre and field technician apps – Martin Lee – A PowerApps Software developer Hawkary Pharmaceuticals – Mohammad Alkhawaja – Sales and Marketing ManagerPresenter – Saurabh Pant Schlumberger – Hundreds of apps with thousands of monthly users James Matson – Pro Dev Inter Pipeline – Enabling bottom up innovation TransAlta – Hydro monitoring ....More stories are available under customer stories here.ResourcesPowerApps Customer Stor90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/135Jason’s family background – living on the East Coast of Canada in Saint John, New Brunswick   Talks about FAMILY as the Centre of his world  A brief introduction about his career and his speciality as a developer  Shared his journey as an MVP of four years  Jason’s experience working directly with customers for twelve years in Dynamics   His thoughts on what it is like working remotelyWhat his typical day looks like when working remotely The tools he uses to communicate with his teams  How he handles interviews and things that you need to take into consideration when hiring employees to work remotely  Shares his opinion when a candidate is not a good fit for a remote work  What he can recommend to people considering working remotely or considering building a remote team   Shares his thoughts on how he hires people  What he does to be active in a forum   His contributions across EFASL  What he is doing as a Moderator  Recommendations to people who want to get involved in forums 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/134A brief introduction about Lucy's life – personal background and her favourite place she has ever visited  Career background – from being a Business English Teacher to working in Hitachi based in Europe as a Presales Architect  How she started working with Microsoft Dynamics Lucy's shares her responsibilities and job role as a Pre-sales ArchitectDiscusses what skills someone should develop if they want to move into a Pre-sales Tools she uses to get a better understanding of industries terms or acronymsDiscusses how often she uses the LinkedIn navigator   Training and Certification she has taken around pre-sales   Talks about her technical skills   Discusses other roles that typically a part of a Presales engagement  Lucy's recommendation for those who wanted to be in Presales  Shares her experience during her interview with Hitachi  Shares how to deal with unpleasant people to be successful How Lucy celebrates her wins and how she gets on after her defeats   Lucy's recommendations on third party solutions  An introduction to Introhive 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/133A brief introduction about Sara’s life – lives in Stockholm, Sweden, talked about what’s awesome about her country –having to experience 4 seasons – winter, spring, summer and fall Talked about the events that changed her life Her thoughts about becoming an MVP – benefits – realization – frustrations Who nominated Sara to become an MVP Discusses Sara's seven speaking engagements since November – what changes happened to her career and the most memorable speaking engagement she had Shared her views on Personal Brand – What is No-Code customization   Her journey on NO CODE ADVOCATE  Talks about her personality Sara’s advice to people who are not technical but wants to become an MVP Where Sara sees herself 2 years from now and where she thinks her career would be going based on reflecting from the last 12 months Her recommendation to people wanting or considering becoming an MVP – What she thinks about the Orlando event – The biggest User Group SummitWill Sara change anything about her career? If Sara could write a book what would it be about? The best compliment she has ever received? 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/132James shares his personal life and family background  Professional background – all about the world of ALM Administration and his journey to PowerApps Team  Discusses the area of the Power Platform he is responsible for and his role  PowerApps Team responsibilities and the team’s goal  Shares the PowerApps team’s mission  His thoughts on Admin and ALM   What's involved in managing and nurturing the rolling out of business applications for enterprise when it comes to Governance and Administration?   Discusses the of the Building Centre of Excellence   Share his ideas on the role of Azure DevOps   Explains the functionality and content of Office 365 and his goal  What is most significant to him from the public announcement made  Discusses big challenges his team are going for   How a PowerShell be used and plans to expand on this  A brief introduction on the Microsoft Lifecycle Services, its origin and what is changing Discusses ISV and scripted deployment   RESOURCESPowerShell CommunityPowerShell Documentation 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/131A Brief introduction about Jukka’s life – lives in Finland, got married in July, the company where he is working, his role and his specialties.  Being an MVP for 7 years Shares his views on the MVP Program Jukka’s advice to people considering to be nominated as MVP – what they should do     Part of the MVP he feels he has struggled with                                                                               Talks about what benefits Microsoft gets from providing free MSDX, office 365 credits, covering the cost for the MVP Summit for 3.5-4k people, hosting for the hotel cost, etc. What's the tangible benefits Microsoft gets from the community engaged in responding to support calls? Jukka’s main contribution comes from his BLOG – Surviving CRM                                               Discusses his top referral sources driving traffic to his site  His thoughts on the unified interface and the looming end of the legacy web client. Is the market ready for it? If he could solve ONE world problem what would it be? 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/130Sug Sahadevan’s life – originally from India, born in Singapore and lives in London – what is so special about his place – things he enjoys doing during his free time  Founder of the company Testhouse Ltd Discusses the processes involved in Software Quality Assurance for Dynamics 365 projectsWhat makes up the Quality Assurance Process Discusses defying product acceptance criteria using a quality guide  Talks about the functional testing and business requirements Presents on the business impact – how efficient it is and how user-friendly it is Explained what ISTQB certification and how it is implemented  Discusses automated testing and how he sees that process working on a Dynamics 365 projects  The benefits of hiring an Independent Quality Assurance provider for Dynamics 365 projects  Understanding the importance of business requirements  Biggest challenges he is currently facing working in this industry Discusses on the risk-based approach when it comes to testing  Shares his ideas on how he prepares Power Platform when it comes to QA 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/129Abraham Saldana background – about his family, lives in Dallas, the US in 2000, born and grew up in Mexico – left in 1998 and moved to the US and what made him decide to move to Texas.  Is he working on a Customer project or Microsoft Partner?  What made him decide to work with Dynamics?  Moving from Dynamics to PowerApps  What does he love about his job?  The top three benefits he gets from becoming an MVP   What are the difficulties he had encountered during his involvement with Dynamics and CRM?  Discussed his journey to becoming an MVP  Advices Pablo Peralta gave him to become a successful MVP  About the changes that had happened to him since he became an MVP what enjoys him the most.  Advice he can give people in SharePoint who wants to learn CDS  What can he recommend for people who wish to become an MVP?  What are his contributions to the MVP Community?  About which season fits his personality and why 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/128A Brief Introduction about Jon’s life – Canadian by blood, lives in Washington, where his interesting family name came from, family background and educational background. What he does when he’s not working Jon’s biggest life goals How he started working with Microsoft and his main area of responsibility His thoughts on the recent changes to the Microsoft Business Applications MVP Program in respect to Flow How Microsoft flow started and its relationship to Dynamics Describes what Microsoft Flow is and its importance in relation to workflow Resources and training available for the community Discusses the most significant changes that have happened within Microsoft Business Applications in the last two years Jon’s recommendation to people who want to get involved with Microsoft Flow Shares his view on the origin of the story of Flow 2.5years ago Discusses the beauty of Flow How he manages his Blog, YouTube channel and his Flow Videos On what social media he uses regularly Discusses the tools he uses on Twitter Importance of YouTube in the community Talks about what he does on LinkedIn 90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith