Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/375 An introduction about Abed and Olga and what they are passionate about  Abed and Olga talks about their journey into Microsoft and how they ended up working for it What is Azure Data Explorer? A discussion with Abed and Olga about Dynamics 365 Conversation Intelligence; what is it and where does it light up in the software? What are the features, languages supported, license requirements and the security of Dynamics 365 Conversation Intelligence?  Abed and Olga shares how Dynamics 365 Conversation Intelligence help A conversation about Abed and Olga’s recommendations when it comes to using Dynamics 365 Conversation Intelligence Find out more about the benefits of using Dynamics 365 Conversation Intelligence. Learn how to set up  Dynamics 365 Conversation Intelligence and the specific steps 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/374An introduction to Mohana Krishna’s life and his country of origin. Discover the things Mohana loves to do for fun. A discussion about Mohana's involvement in Dynamics NAV Find out more about Mohana’s career journey. Mohana shares his community involvement and writing blogs to help people What was Mohana’s journey after Dynamics NAV in 2009 Learn about the difference between Dynamics NAV and Business Central How much do PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI and Power Portals play in the Business Central landscape? How does Mohana keep his skills up to date with all the changes that Microsoft is bringing out? The benefits of becoming a Microsoft MVP What’s new when it comes to Business Cental exams The deployment model between Business Central and Dynamics NAV Mohana thought about the big changes that happened in the MVP Program since he became an MVP Recommendations to people considering becoming a Microsoft MVP. OTHER RESOURCES:Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/373 An overview of what GDPR is and how it impacts businesses and individuals. Find out more about Mohamed Mostafa’s life and what he does when not working. What is a digital nomad, and it means to be one? A conversation about Mohamed’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP What Mohamed enjoys the most from the community. Mohamed’s involvement in the community Mentoring experience and speaking in an event. Learn about the benefits of community engagement and helping others Mohamed chats about the future when it comes to community and business applications. OTHER RESOURCES:Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/372 Clay Wesener talks about the way they build their software. Find out more in this episode about what Purple Room is? Clay opens up about his idea on Power Apps and UI How do Engineers see things differently from how PMS, Designers, and Content see things? Does Clay see a much broader set of skills coming into the app team creator maker experience? What tools does Clay see designers using when working with Power Apps? Clay talks about one of the main shifts that he’s seeing  Find out what excites Clay about the rest of 2022? 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/371 Talks about Nijo Joseph Raju's life in Malta Nijo’s educational and career background A conversation about Nijo’s IT journey What took Nijo to move to Malta from India? What are the benefits of moving to another country and working on Dynamics? Nijo’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP – how did it start; how did he get into the MVP Program and who nominated him. Being part of the events The impact of becoming an MVP on Nijo’s career? What’s been like to become part of the Microsoft MVP? Learn more about Nijo’s Blog! Nijo’s recommendation to people wanting to become a Microsoft MVP! OTHER RESOURCES:Becoming a Microsoft MVP - How to Become a Microsoft MVP  90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/370Talks about Arun Vinoth Thiyagarajan's family life, favourite food and what he does when not working. Arun shares his thoughts about life in New York Learn Arun’s journey into IT and career background Moving from India to New York Discussion about Arun’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP – who nominated him  How did Arun get into the MVP program? The impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP on Arun’s career A conversation about Arun’s future plans Talks about the culture and educational system in India. Looking at CEOs coming from India, what did India get right to create all these CEOs A discussion about Arun’s views on the second or next generations  Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/369 An introduction about the Andrew, Oleksandr and Olena A conversation about the devastating war is happening in Ukraine Power Platform Show takes a special unusual route; lets the audience get a perspective of the Ukrainian people Andrew, Oleksandr and Olena answer the question of how people should get educated on what is going on in our world A very important note that if you want to understand what the truth is, you should check the Russian propaganda rights and just reverse everything What are the other kinds of practical things people can do now after listening to this and take action to provide results to help Ukraine? A very important conversation about deciding to make a difference  How fundraising and other action can help people who are suffering in the Ukraine war.OTHER RESOURCES: Check for Ukraine's latest news here: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/ Ukrainians Australia community website: https://ukrainians.org.au/News about Ukraine in English https://kyivindependent.com/List and different materials about Russian war crimes in Ukraine - https://war.ukraine.ua/russia-war-crimes/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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/368 An introduction about Benedikt Bergmann's background – life, family and interests. Being a CRM Consultant Moving from Germany to Sweden. How Benedikt's career started – IT journey. Benedikt’s Dynamics and Power Platform background. What brought Benedikt to the Power Platform. Find out what Apps or Automation did Benedikt created? Calendar syncing With the ecosystem constantly changing, how does Benedikt keep his skills up to date now that he is working full time building on Power Platform? Learn about Benedikt’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. Benedikt’s recommendation to become a Microsoft MVP. Becoming a Microsoft MVP - How to Become a Microsoft MVP 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/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 NOTES:  https://podcast.nz365guy.com/367 A short introduction about Massoud Dehkordi’s life. Massoud talks about how he did cross paths with Microsoft as his career journey started   Massoud elucidates the difference between Automation and Business Process Management A conversation on how customers use BPM and what are the typical use cases Massoud talks about the type of organizations that he typically finds that have the requirement for a business process management tool Massoud talks about AgileXRM  Massoud shares how does AgileXRM differ from BPM products in the market How do Power Automate and AgileXRM work together? Where can people get information about AgileXRM? 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/366 A short introduction about Zaid Zaim’s life background Zaid shares his story about how he got involved in technology How did Zaid start in mixed reality and his journey to where he is right now? Find out more about what Mixed Reality is Learn more about HoloSpaces Zaid’s role at HoloSpaces and the type of work he does for their customers A discussion about the number of people connected to HoloLens where Zaim is involved with The type of companies buying HoloLens from Microsoft What is HoloLens and what is it used for? How did Zaid become a Microsoft MVP? Zaid’s involvement in the community Talks about Zaid’s skills - as a software developer and as a designer of virtual spaces/experiences OTHER RESOURCESMicrosoft CodeStories Berlin | Mixed Reality for Cultural Heritage  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF654Uff3Xw Zaid's TEDx Talk  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtnOnz3QZpA ReDI School of Digital Integration   https://www.redi-school.org/ Hololux / HoloSpaces  https://hololux.de/ Deutsche Bank in the Metaverse Powered by Hololux /HoloSpaces  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W22_G2Az-I Tactile Studio https://tactilestudio.co/de/ 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf0yupPbVkqdRJDPVE4PtTlm6quDhiu7Support 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/365A brief introduction about Tae Rim Han’s life – family background and hobbies. A conversation about Tae’s journey into technology. Chats about Tae’s passion when it comes to SharePoint, Dynamics, PCF and Azure. Talks about Tae’s career background. Tae’s views and the big difference between working for a partner and dealing directly with end-user customers. The benefits and what Tae missed the most working for a partner. Talks about Tae’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. How did the community help Tae? Tae’s biggest recommendations to people considering becoming a Microsoft MVP. 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 NOTES:  https://podcast.nz365guy.com/364 An introduction about Adam Cunningham – life background and interest. A conversation about Adam’s career and how he got into technology.  Talks about how Adam got involved in Power Platform and other technologies. Discussions about the feedback and change from using Excell for reporting to Power BI Adam talks about his journey into where he is right now A discussion of how Adam run their organization. Talks about Adam’s experience when it comes to licensing. What does Adam’s backlog look like? Adam talks about the usage of Power Portal A conversation about their deployment model – do they deploy their apps inside of teams or IOS? Adam’s advice for the non-for-profit space Discussions about Adam’s community involvement in Australia  RESOURCES MENTIONED  Shane Young -  https://www.youtube.com/c/ShaneYoungCloud Reza Dorrani - https://www.youtube.com/c/RezaDorrani/featured 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/363A conversation about Guro Faller’s life – country of origin, family, favourite food and hobbies! Talks about Guro’s involvement with other communities around the world. Guro’s story about how did she get into IT? A discussion about the career journey and educational background of Guro. A story about Guro’s passion for designing - clothes and IT Guro’s transition from being an IT to Microsoft Business Applications ecosystem Learn more about Guro’s day to day tasks and her focus What does Guro see when it comes to the use of Dynamics 365 marketing? Guro’s views about the XRM platform.  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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/362A short introduction about Allan De Castro’s life – family, hobbies and country of origin A story about Allan’s journey into technology and how did it start Career and educational background of Allan What took him into the area of Microsoft Business Applications The type of work Allan is focused on right now Allan’s involvement and as a consultant Allan’s thoughts about AZURE Synapse and Dataverse - where are these two coming together? Talks about Allan’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP and the process involved. What made Allan start blogging and what was the impact? Allan’s involvement in the community 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ How to Become a Microsoft MVP - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf0yupPbVkqdRJDPVE4PtTlm6quDhiu7Support 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/361An introduction about Venkat Rao A conversation about how Venkat got into this field Venkat talks about his journey and becoming what he is right now and what led him to it Venkat discusses the categories of his vlog around autism vision hearing Venkat shares about enabling our communities How do we create an accessible environment toolset so that we can bring diversity to what we create by including all people? How do you make sure that what you're building is right for your audience? Venkat shares his thoughts about how Microsoft can improve the power platform to make it more inclusive Venkat shares the resources and training materials that he uses.RESOURCES MENTIONED Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau: 9781984858979 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books - An easy to read yet extremely guide on understanding disabilities and how to be an ally for disabled peopleDesigning for Accessibility -  A set of Dos and Dont's when building solutions WCAG - a quick reference guide to WCAGGiving a damn about accessibility - by Sheri Byrne Haber, an accessibility advocate.Student Access & Accommodation Services, Illinois State University - Student Access & Accommodation Services90 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/360 A brief introduction about Greg Olsen’s life - family, interests and hobbies A conversation with Greg about his journey into IT  Talks about Greg’s educational and career background Find out about Greg’s journey into Microsoft Business Applications  A discussion about Greg’s involvement in Dynamics Learn about Greg’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP Greg’s involvement in the community - Power Platform and Dynamics user groups  Greg’s observation when it comes to customers’ choice of technology or products – what are they wanting today? Greg’s expectations for 2022 when it comes to the community and products. Other Resources:NZ Dynamics User Group - https://www.meetup.com/NZ-Dynamics-365-User-Group-Auckland/ Dynamics 365 Saturday NZ - http://365saturday.com/dynamics/auckland-nz-2018/  Microsoft MVP - How to Become a Microsoft MVP  90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/359 Find out more about Eric Regnier – family background and country of origin Talks about Eric’s experience - living and working in Hongkong Eric’s story about moving from HongKong to New Zealand Check out how Eric started in technology  Life in New Zealand Discover and learn the difference between working for customers and directly for a partner. Eric’s journey and story about becoming a Microsoft MVP Talks Eric’s involvement with the MVP community The impact and benefits of becoming a Microsoft MVP Advice and recommendations to people considering becoming a Microsoft MVP 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/358 An introduction about the Group Manager for Power Platform at Avanade, Claire Edgson A conversation about how Claire got into technology Claire shares her incredible Power Platform journey  Get to know more about the Fast Track Recognized Solution Architect awards that Claire received  Claire talks everything about understanding data and when should you use it What is Claire’s thoughts about Dataverse? A very important conversation about data security and the things you need to know about like its importance and the things you can and you can’t do  Claire shares her thoughts about copying all data in Dataverse Find out about Claire’s thoughts on the COE starter kit 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/357 Prashant Shukla talks about his family and country of origin Listen to Prashant’s story about moving to Queensland, AU Talks about how Prashant started working in technology Check out Prashant’s advice and recommendation to people considering a career in technology Prashant’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP – the impact, what was involved and how did it come about? Learn more about Prashant’s involvement in the community - Power Apps and Power Automate User group Prashant’s thoughts and views about the future when it comes to technology and the communityRESOURCES MENTIONED      • Experience Digital LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/experiencedigitalms 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/356 A short introduction about Yawer Iqbal life background and country of origin – family, hobbies and moving to Australia  Discover what Rubab is – a musical Instrument. Yawer’s story about his journey to Microsoft Business Applications Talks about Yawer’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP – the process and nomination First experience as a Microsoft MVP and Yawer’s thoughts about the MVP Program Benefits of becoming part of the MVP Program A discussion about Yawer’s involvement in the MVP community RESOURCES MENTIONED:      • Homayun Sakhi Attan Rubab        • Maula Ya Salli Wasallim        • Ertugrul Ghazi Pakistani Version with rabab Leo Twins 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/355 An introduction about Joel Lindstrom and his passion Joel shares his story on his career journey  Joel talks about his thoughts on the idea that Power Platform is just like xRM with a new look and feel A discussion about how the consulting landscape is currently changing  His thoughts about people becoming app makers from Dynamics 365 background The top 3 qualities that he is looking for when hiring for Power Apps makers Joel shares his thoughts on the roles of UX and UI specialists as part of the Power App team90 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/354 A short introduction about Tricia Sinclair background - life and hobbies Discover Tricia’s involvement with the Power Platform School What does Power Platform School do, who they work with and what you should expect? Tricia talks about her career journey  Learn more about Tricia’s interest in mentoring  Tricia’s involvement in different projects related to Omnichannel Customer Service and Financial Industry. Learn things you can do with Omnichannel Customer Service RESOURCES MENTIONED:       • Power Platform School: https://powerplatformschool.com/ 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/353 A conversation about Joe Unwin’s life background and living in Canada Joe’s thoughts about working from home and going back to working at the office Talks about the Microsoft community in Canada. A discussion about how Joe’s started having an interest in technology Joe’s educational background Learn more about Joe’s Power Platform and Automation journey Robotic Process Automation (RPA) - What Joe is doing and what excites him the most. The impact and the benefits of becoming a Microsoft MVP on Joe’s career  Music Credit The Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/352 A fun introduction of an enthusiast and dedicated Power Consultant, Clarissa Gillingham  A conversation about Clarissa’s way into Power Platform and how she ultimately gets into Power Apps  Clarissa tells her experience now being with Power Platform  Clarissa answers what is app design particularly the user interface  Answering the question about what is important when designing apps for people and the way the interface works  How does Clarissa keep the top of mind for the folks that she works with? What is Clarissa’s design process?  What is Clarissa’s process around looking at her project from a design lens? How does Clarissa create consistency? RESOURCES MENTIONED:       • Metro Studio         • unDRAW        • Pexels 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/351 A Short introduction about Dawid Ziolkowski’s life background, hobbies and interests Find out more about Poland – the things you can do and the best place to visit Hear David’s story about his technology journey and what led him to where he is right now? David’s educational background and his involvement with the school projects/contests A conversation about David’s career background and the different tools and projects he worked on Talks about David’s involvement in SharePoint Workflows, Power Apps and Power Automate Check out David’s story and his journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP What made David decide to start blogging  David shares his experience - Speaking at an Event  Music Credit The Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/350 A short introduction about Dilyana Radulova – life background and origin story. Dilyana talks about her interests and hobbies. Talks about Dilyana’s Microsoft journey – how and where it started. A discussion about Dilyana’s involvement in the Saturday Power Platform event Dilyana’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. The benefits and impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP! The process you need to take to become a Microsoft MVP Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/349 A fun introduction about a Power Platform Enthusiast, Martin Lee A conversation about Martin’s current role Martin shares his journey towards Power Apps Champs How did Martin got engaged in the industry of Power Platform and Power Apps? Martin shares his thoughts on the other type of app scenarios that he sees Martin answers what part does community played in his career development In relation to what part does the community played in his career development, Martin shares how much support did he get from it How does Martin differentiate between model-driven apps and canvas apps and how does it all come together? Music Credit I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/348 A brief introduction about Olanrewaju Oyinbooke’s life and family  What made Olanrewaju choose Data, Science and Analytics? A conversation about Olanrewaju’s career in Data Science. Is Microsoft well known in Nigeria? Talks about Microsoft cloud in Nigeria Careers in technology in Nigeria Learn about the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 community in Nigeria – is it growing? How does Olanrewaju communicate and help educate the community? Talks about Olanrewaju YouTube Channel – the process involved and how he put things together? Olanrewaju’s story and his journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP The benefits and impact of becoming an MVP  Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/347 Find out more about Michelle Wong – life and family Learn more about the Netherlands – best food and the best place to visit A discussion about Michelle’s career background and her interest in technology. Talks about Michelle’s background as a Web designer  Michelle’s Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Microsoft 365 journey The Microsoft tools Michelle is using now  A conversation about Michelle’s story and her journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP The changes, benefits and impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP Advice and Michelle’s recommendations to people considering becoming a Microsoft MVP. Michelle’s projects and mentoring MUSIC CREDITSThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/346An introduction about Terrie Culmsee A conversation about how Terrie started working with technology Terrie talks about how she got involved with Power Platform and UX Design What is Terrie’s usual routine as a Customer Success Manager and UX Designer?  Terrie shares her thoughts about why design is very important in-app making Terrie talks about the different roles in User Interface and User Experience Terrie shares what type of skills should employers look for to hire someoneWhen you think about app creation, what are the elements that could perfect it?  Terrie shares her own design process RESOURCES MENTIONED:Balsamiq - https://balsamiq.com/Figma - https://www.figma.com/Music Credits I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/345 Learn more about Poland – a good place to visit and famous food  Krzysztof Bialowas’ career and educational background The difference between NAV and Business Central Find out which one is good for your Business - NAV or Business Central Krzysztof’s responsibilities and the things he is developing What is Microsoft AppSource – how to use it and why is it important? How does AppSource help you run your business Krzysztof’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP Talks about Krzysztof’s involvement in the MVP community  MUSIC CREDITSThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/344 A brief introduction about Todd Mercer life and what he does for fun Check out Todd’s journey working with Power Platform and being part of the Microsoft business applications system   A conversation all about Microsoft Public Sector  Todd talks about the interesting plot twist in his role at Microsoft   A discussion where Todd talks about joining Microsoft and becoming an MVP at the same time Todd shares how working with Microsoft gave him growth in mindset  Todd Mercer talks about how thankful he is collaborating with clients Todd gives his hindsight regarding his concern about whether his skills would apply in the context of working inside Microsoft when he was still starting CREDITSMusic by: StockSounds Title: Energetic Upbeat Pop Summer Licensee: Cloverbase Limited 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/343 A conversation about Chris’ experience working as a poker dealer in the Casino Industry Learn more about Chris’ story and his journey about getting into IT  Chris’ story about moving from IT to Dynamics  Talks about the career journey of Chris Piasecki Chris’ involvement with the MVP community  How Chris shares his knowledge with the community Advice to people who want to become a Microsoft MVP Discussions about Chris’ journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP How did it come about? Who was involved in his nomination? Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/342 A conversation with Andrew Bibby, Mark Christie, lain Connolly and Alison Mulligan How did Proximo 3 come to life? What’s the difference they are in right now from the practices they have worked for in the past? What are your core offerings? Tells about the consulting changes in the last 3 to 5 years especially the last 18 months What’s are the impacts on consulting with WHF How can consulting firms adapt to what’s currently happening right now for the “New Normal”? Shared their thoughts on the impact on access to talent?  How does educational look like now as a result of the pandemic? Music Credits I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/341Linn Zaw Win’s family and life background - originally from Myanmar and presently residing in Wellington, New Zealand How it’s like moving to New Zealand?  Learn more about Linn’s Dynamics 365 background – how things started Linn’s educational and career background Discover the two categories of Microsoft Business Applications Linn’s involvement with Power Automate and Canvas Apps How Linn shares his knowledge about Power Automate and Canvas Apps to the community? Is Linn still using the old workflow tools? What Linn thinks about the new technologies coming? Personal Apps Linn is using Linn’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. What were the process and the best thing about becoming an MVP? Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/340 A brief introduction about Neha Bajwa’s life and what she is passionate about  Neha talks about her journey into Microsoft A conversation full of insights about collaborative apps; how it works and how important it is Neha answers how Dynamics 365 and Microsoft teams come together A discussion full of information about Customer Experience for sales, the marketing and also about the service In achieving the success of a business, Neha shares how Customer Experience, Marketing and Service plays a big role Neha gives an overview of the Digital Contact Center Neha answers how Digital Contact Center solutions are integrated with Microsoft Teams  RESOURCES All in one Digital Contact Center  Introducing Voice Channel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service (microsoft.com) Voice channel in Omnichannel for Customer Service | Microsoft Docs Customer Service Omnichannel Support | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Microsoft Customer Experience Platform  Introducing Microsoft Customer Experience Platform: A complete marketing solution for connected experiences. Customer Experience Platform | Microsoft  Collaborative Apps  Accelerate cross-organization collaboration with Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365 CREDITS Music by: StockSounds Title: Energetic Upbeat Pop Summer Licensee: Cloverbase Limited 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/339 A brief introduction about Mario Trueba Cantero’s background – family and life. Mario’s educational and career background Talks about Mario’s  story about how he started in technology How Mario learned about the MVP Program A conversation about how Mario started with Dynamics CRM Talks about Mario’s nomination - how to become a Microsoft MVP and what was the process? Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/338 An introduction about Yusuf Shariff A conversation about Yusuf’s roles and responsibilities  Yusuf talks about his journey in becoming a developer/consultant A discussion on how design plays a big role in app making Yusuf shares his thoughts about the User Interface and User Experience Yusuf talks about the elements of design in app creation   Yusuf answers the question on the design process What do Yusuf empathies with the person or people when designing an app for them An informative conversation on designers working together Music Credits I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/337Foyin Olajide-Bello's life - country of origin, moving to another country and family Talks about TechStylers - as the founder and what they do Find out more about Foyin’s journey into technology Foyin’s discovery of PowerApps and Power Automate. A discussion about Foyin’s SharePoint background How did Foyin become a Microsoft MVP – the first female Business Microsoft MVP in Nigeria What’s the difference since becoming an MVP? What’s the impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP? Other ResourcesTechStylers Website - https://www.techstyler.fashion/ TechStylers Twitter account - https://twitter.com/tech_stylers TechStylers LinkedIn account - https://www.linkedin.com/company/techstylers/ Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/336 A short introduction about Mehdi Slaoui Andaloussi The importance of App Design and usability Mehdi shares his Power Platform journey Mehdi talks more about the Power Apps Code Review tools. The difference between UI and UX What is the importance of UI and UX design and how can it help businesses? The best practices when developing UX/UI. What is UI/UX optimization?  CREDITS Music by: StockSounds Title: Energetic Upbeat Pop Summer Licensee: Cloverbase Limited 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/335 Talks about Paul Heisterkamp life – family and hobbies Find out how Paul’s journey into technology started Paul talks about his educational and career background Talks about AX 2012 and Microsoft cloud  Paul’s view about the use of Dataverse in regard to the Dynamics 365 Finance project A discussion about Paul’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP Paul’s involvement in the community A conversation about Paul’s blog and where the idea about his topic is coming from How Paul manages to write a blog The impact of becoming an MVP on Paul’s life and career. The future of Dynamics 365 Finance that Paul is excited about Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/334 A brief introduction about Michel Tabakovic  A conversation about the history of IKEA Michel Tabakovic’s role in the organization  Discussions about the business process and the challenges before the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform  How and why did Michel choose Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform? The benefits of using Dynamics 365 Michel shared how his staff adopted the new technology How will Michel use the technology with the new business? Music CreditsI dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, MorusqueSupport 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/333A discussion about Scott Gaines background – family, life in Georgia and hobbies Educational and career background of Scott Scott’s journey into technology As a Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations The changes happening in Dynamics 365 F&O and what’s new Scott Gaines’ journey into becoming a Microsoft MVPHow did Scott get into the MVP Program? Who nominated Scott? Talks about Scoot’s YouTube channel:The process involved Time management How Scott decides on what to cover for the next episode Tools Scott uses for creating a video Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/332Mary Angiela Cerbolles chats about her experience about moving to Singapore from Manila, Philippines A conversation with Mary Angiela about how her technology journey started Talks about Mary Angeila’s SharePoint and Power Platform journey  The impact of COVID 19 on Mary Angiela How Mary Angeila’s journey into becoming an MVP started The impact of becoming part of the MVP program on Mary Angeila’s career and to her personal life How to get involved in the MVP community Mary Angeila’s plans - speaking events and community engagement Music Credit The Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/331An introduction about Ryan Maclean A conversation about Ryan’s Dynamics CRM journey Ryan talks about his experiences and what led him to his current role  Discussion about how Ryan funds his projects and licensing with Microsoft  Ryan’s thoughts about creating a Center of Excellence within his business that focuses on using Power Platform  The tools that Ryan use that helps support him  Ryan shares his relationship with Microsoft  In line with his experience as a customer working with partners, Ryan talks about how partners create a better experience for the customer Music CreditsI dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque90 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/330A brief introduction about Mark Carrington’s life Mark’s view regarding the post COVID world and the concept of the way he works. The Pros and Cons of Working from Home Discussion about Mark’s thoughts about employees returning to work A conversation with Mark about his journey and passion for technology. Talks about Mark's educational and career background. A story about how Mark landed his first job. Find out more about the interesting projects and reporting Mark worked on Check out Marks journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP Mark’s first contribution tool for the community Check out Mark’s ways to develop his skills. Discover more about the XrmToolBox and SQL 4 with Mark. 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/329 A short introduction about Ryan Cunningham A conversation about the growth of the Power Platform  Ryan talks about his vision on organization-wide adoption Discussion about the journey as the company goes on from a single app to a company-wide The pattern, the company maturity, and the staffing of the company What are the trends that Ryan is seeing when it comes to the Digital Transformation How is Azure playing a more creative role with the Power Platform Ryan’s view on the opportunity now for people who want to become app makers, the companies to scale with apps, and the growth. CREDITS Music by: StockSounds Title: Energetic Upbeat Pop Summer Licensee: Cloverbase Limited90 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 NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/328Talks about Richard Wilson’s family, life and hobbies Career background of Richard A discussion about what led Richard into technology? What is Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud (GCC)? Switching from Dynamics 365 to Power Platform environment What can Microsoft Government Cloud do for you? The type of solutions you can build with Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud Talks about Richard's journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP Richard’s involvement with PCF controls and CoE Starter Kit The impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP on Richars’s career Richard’s plans for the next few months when it comes to development Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith