Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/225Meet and find out more about Sahan Wijayasekera’s life and country of originWhat is famous about Sri Lanka – best food  What made Sahan decide to move to Melbourne, Australia  Sahan’s exciting journey into Microsoft Business Applications  How did Sahan learn about the MVP Program?  Talks about Sahan’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP  Things Sahan learn about being a Microsoft MVP  The importance of the MVP Community group  Recommendations to people considering becoming an MVP  How Sahan manages his time between family, work and being an MVP  An introduction to IoT   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/224Ben Hosking talks about his life and family backgroundDiscussions about how Ben spends his time with his family when not workingA discussion about Ben’s career journeyTalks about how the COVID19 crisis affected Ben’s day to day lifeA conversation about how Ben started with technologyA discussion about what made Ben focus on D365Talks about the differences between working from home versus working in an officeLessons learnt as a consultant working with big projects – KPMG, CapGemini, and PowerObjectsHow Ben develops his skills to keep up with technologies to become an effective Power Platform ConsultantHow Ben handle the industry shift – new projects in a different industryBen’s thoughts on Microsoft Biz Apps in the next 5-10 yearsBen shares his experience on how he was able to establish himself and be known in the marketTalks about Ben's journey and the lessons learnt during the process to be known in the marketSocial media platform – Ben’s experience and how it helped him to where he is nowBooks MentionedEssentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of LessNever Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on ItCreditsMusic 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/223A Brief Introduction about Andrew Butenko’s origin story What made Andrew move to the US and what he misses from home A conversation about Andrew’s educationalTalks about Andrew's career background Talks about the software development industry in Ukraine A discussion about Andrew’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP Who nominated Andrew to become an MVP? How did Andrew learn about the MVP Program? A discussion about the best learning tools to become a successful MVP Andrew’s impression about his first MVP Summit Being an MVP for 10 yearsAndrew's advice or recommendation to people who are wanting to become an MVP Discusses Andrew’s involvement with PCF Andrew's advice to people exploring PCF 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/222Learn more about Joe Griffin’s life, family and career background  Joe’s hobbies – what he does when he’s not working  How Joe got interested in technology  Discusses Microsoft Azure as his specialty  The things people need to learn when working with PowerApps, Power Automate or Dynamics 365 using Microsoft Azure  What beginners need to know about Microsoft Azure  What Power Platform and Dynamics 365 consultants need to know about Azure to make their Apps more effective  A discussion about what is Microsoft Azure, and how to use it?  Introduction to DevOps  The importance of DevOps   How DevOps works with Azure  A conversation about Microsoft Azure Service Bus  How does Microsoft Azure Service Bus work?   Find out more about Azure Data Lake  Talks about Azure Data Factory   What are PowerShell scripts  Why PowerShell scripts are important for maintaining Microsoft Azure, PowerApps and Dynamics  The fundamentals of Azure and how to get started into the platform  Discussions on what Power Apps builders need to know about Azure when it comes to Identity, security, permissions and resource groups  Talks about Azure complimentary certifications for the BizApps 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/221Learn more about Gus Gonzales life and originA discussion about Gus' educational background and career backgroundHow Gus started working with Business Applications and his journey Gus shares his thoughts about the big project he worked with What made Gus decide to start his own company  Talks about Gus' journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – MVP since 2012 Discusses Gus' career journey – from Functional Consultant, Solutions Architect to CEO A conversation about the effect of the MVP Program on Gus' career How MVP program helps Gus to be able to speak with events and share his ideas Discussions about the benefits of being an MVP How Gus handles the online sessions Shares his thoughts about the effect of COVID19 on Microsoft events and conferences The advantages and disadvantages of having virtual conferences Other Resources:365 Training: https://365.training/Instructors/detail/gusgonzalez90 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/220Meet Wim Geukens talks about his life, family, and career background  Talks about Wim's hobbies and he does when he is not working  COVID19 situation to where Wim and his family lives  Talks about how Wim started having an interest in technology  Wim's transition from a system integrator to a global ISV  The biggest struggle during the transition  Discusses how Wim cope up during this challenge   Marketing and global partner channels strategies  The main item of software they sell and the kind of industries they serve Introduction to VeriPark’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)  How GDPR and other banking rules affect the way they do business?  Microsoft's role on Wim's journey  The Microsoft products they use for the integration  How they deal with the global market when it comes to doing business transactions  A conversation about how they offer 24/7 support in the foreign market   Find out more about how they protect their Intellectual property  Talks about software license management Microsoft tools they use as part of their solution Sales time frame – how long they sell their products How to stay competitive in the global market  A discussion about IP, PII, and data residency  Steps to creating a successful Microsoft ISVOther ResourcesMSDyanmics World: https://msdynamicsworld.com/author/wim-geukens90 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/219Talks about Tobias Fenster's Podcast A conversation with Tobias’ role and responsibilities as a CTO Tobias’ origin story, life and family background – what they do together during his free time How COVID19 affected his lifestyle and business The area where Tobias specializes in Microsoft Business Applications MVP The fundamental difference being a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and AZURE category MVP Talks about Tobias’ contributions to the MVP Community Tobias’ journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – how his journey startedWho nominated Tobias and the nomination process How being an MVP affected Tobias’ life? Shares his thoughts about the MVP program The biggest value of being an MVP Difference between engaging in Azure and Business Applications of the Product Team Tobias journey like across NAV and Business Applications Advice and recommendations to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft MVPMicrosoft Regional Director 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/218A Brief Introduction about Mohammad Alkhawaja – origin story and educational background  Talks about Mohammad’s career journey  A discussion about the solution Mohammad has built for Pharmaceutical Industry.  How Mohammad started having an interest in technology considering his pharmaceutical background How Mohammad discovered Power Platform and PowerApps  Discusses Mohammad’s journey to Power Platform  Mohammad talks about the system he built for the Pharmaceutical Industry – the Doctor Relationship Management.  The target customer for Doctor Relationship Management System Apps  Apps Mohammad used to create the Doctor Relationship Management System  The purpose and benefits of implementing the Apps Mohammad built for his organization What made Mohammad decide to use Power Platform to create different solutions  The technologies involved in the creation of the solution  The first app Mohammad created that opened the doors to building more applications in the Power Platform  Talks about the application or solution Mohammad created  What does the application or solution support?  An introduction to Nubessys   A conversation about the ISV solution Mohammad built with Nubessys  The outcome of the ISV Solution built with Nubessys  The impact of the COVID19 crisis in Jordan Other ResourcesMicrosoft Power Network: https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/case-studies/nubessystemsDoctor Relationship Management: http://www.nubessys.com/drm/ 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/217Describes the place where Renato lives – Croatia Renato's area of specialization in Microsoft Business Application Difference between Dynamics NAV, Dynamics Business Central and Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations  Talks about Renato's journey to working with Power Automate and PowerApps Discusses how Renato started working with PowerApps A conversation about how Renato began his career in Dynamics products How he started his journey as a student on the pilot project of implementing Dynamics CRMLearn more about Renato as a Microsoft Certified Trainer  A discussion about Renato's Microsoft MVP journey  Renato's thoughts about the Microsoft MVP Program Talks about the benefits and his involvement with the MVP CommunityRecommendations to people wanting to be part of the MVP world Renato's advice to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft 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/216A Brief Introduction about Alysa Taylor’s life and family How Alysa spends her time when not working The impact of COVID19 on Alysa’s day to day life Talks about Alysa’s journey to her current role in Microsoft Business Applications A conversation about the first major virtual event – Microsoft Business Applications Summit Discussions on the lessons learned from running the first major virtual summit event for Microsoft Talks about the feedback they have received from the first major virtual summit event How virtual events will affect the planning for future Microsoft Summit Discusses the newly released apps – the Microsoft Crisis Management Response How does Microsoft Crisis Management Response help the community? What was the thinking behind it? What has the feedback from people using Microsoft Crisis Management Response An introduction to Digital Transformation Alysa’s thoughts on how Digital Transformation is evolving How companies using the Power Platform respond to the crisisThe massive changes to business with the present situationHow are things evolving in business applications across Dynamics 365 and Power Platform? The pivots they have made in the current economic climate. The success customer stories heaving on with Power Apps, Power Automate and Power Virtual Agents 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/215Learn more about Deepak Agarwal’s family and life Find out more about Deepak as a bloggerDiscussions about Deepak's career background  How are things in India with the current COVID19 crisis  Shares his thoughts on the possible effect of COVID19 in the next year globally A conversation about Deepak’s nature of work  Talks about Deepak’s involvement in Dynamics 365 Finance and OperationDiscusses Deepak’s journey to becoming a Microsoft  Most Valuable Professional (MVP)Talks about the challenges Deepak had encountered with Dynamics 365  Deepak talks about his contributions to the community  Shares Deepak’s thoughts about being an author of a bookTalks about how Deepak manages to find time to write a book while working/on top of work  Public Speaking Events – where and how Deepak get the opportunity to speak  A discussion about how PowerApps works with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operation (F&O)  Shares his ideas on what advice Deepak can give to people wanting to become a Microsoft MVP Deepak Agarwal BooksMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Reporting CookbookDynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Development Cookbook – Fourth Edition 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/214Lauren Taylor talks about her life – where she lives and what he does What’s famous in Seattle – places to visit and foods A conversation about Lauren’s role in his current job Lauren’s journey to PowerApps The Microsoft products Lauren use in school   Practical ways of using the Power Platform in school?  The applications Lauren have created using Power Apps How do these applications help? Talks about the challenges Lauren encountered in using the Power Platform and building apps. How Lauren overcome those challenges while working with the technology? Explained how is the community involved in all these?  How Lauren introduce the technology to the teachers and students Discussions on teacher-student collaboration in building Power Apps How has this impacted Lauren’s network outside the education system?  A discussion about Lauren’s learning point from her Power Platform journey Lauren’s advice to her fellow educators who are unsure of utilizing the Power Platform in the education sector ResourcesMicrosoft Stories: https://news.microsoft.com/features/you-dont-have-to-be-a-developer-to-turn-a-great-idea-into-an-app/Events: https://bascatalog2019.azurewebsites.net/SpeakerDetail.aspx?id=555153 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/213Steven Renders shares the best thing about living in Belgium and the best place to visit The area Steven specializes in Microsoft Business Applications ecosystem How Steven got started with his Business Central journey Talks about Steven as a Microsoft Certified Trainer – his focus As a Microsoft trainer, how does it play a key role in Steven’s career Steven’s thoughts when it comes to the future of Business Central A discussion about the integration of PowerApps and Power AutomateTalks about the integration of Power Virtual Agents with Business Central Steven’s approach when it comes to Business Intelligence with the customers Explained what a Business Central Booster is How Steven manages his training with the current COVID19 situation Talks about Steven’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP A conversation about Steven’s Microsoft MVP contributions The benefits and Steven’s journey in writing a POWER BI book Explains step by step guide in writing a book Other Resources:Booster Website:https://businesscentralbooster.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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/212A Brief Introduction about life, family, and hobbies of Sangya Singh A conversation about Sangya’s journey working with Microsoft Discussions about how Sangya got started and what lead her to her current position within the community  Sangya’s key objectives as part of the maturing Power Platform – Power Platform Solutions, Maker Experience and Community Find out about Sangya’s team's goal Sangya talks about the Microsoft Catalyst An introduction to Discovery Driven Transformation and Human Centre Design Talks about Regional Government Emergency Response and Monitoring Solution The importance and how critical the Microsoft Emergency Response Tracking Solutions tool is? Learn how to create Microsoft Emergency Response Tracking Solutions  How Microsoft Emergency Response Tracking Solutions works and how it helps Microsoft customers. Is Microsoft Emergency Response Tracking Solutions a low code no-code product? The reason why Microsoft choose Power Platform for this tool Talks about the Power Platform Community where Sangay is part of it How can Microsoft play a much more significant role in helping the local community user experience? Resources, forums and training materials available for the community to access 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/211Learn more about Stefano Demiliani's life.  Describes how great his country of origin is  Talks about his career journey – his role and responsibilities  Stefano talks about the things he does when he is not working and his hobbies.  A discussion about the area and his involvement with Dynamics 365  Stefano shares his journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP  Shares stories about his interest in writing IT books  How he managed to write a book  In what way has the MVP Program affected Stefano's career  How Stefano prepares for events like public speaking as part of the MVP Program How the COVID19 crisis affected his work and his daily 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/210Life and family background of Dux Raymond Sy Hobbies and what his family enjoy doing when not working Dux’s thoughts about what is going to happen after the COVID19 crisis The impact of the COVID19 Crisis on the upcoming events and gatherings Talks about Dux’s journey into technology A conversation about Dux’s personal brand and its importance Steps people should take to develop their Personal Brand How does an introvert develop their Personal Brand?  Shares Dux’s presentation techniques Technology and tool Dux use for presentation Talks about Dux’s journey to his recent Podcast – How did it start? The type of community that play in Dux’s career journey What is AvePoint and what does it do? Dux’s role and responsibilities at AvePoint as a CMO A discussion about Dux’s experience with AppSource A conversation about Dux’s ISV journey  Dux’s recommendation to people who are wanting to become an ISV Discusses Dux’s journey Lessons learnt from getting IP Cost 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/209A brief introduction about Jeevarajan Kumar’s origin, life and family Shares his thoughts about the effect of COVID19  Jeevarajan’s day to day working life and what he does Talks about Jeevarajan’s role for the company he works for Shares story and Jeevarajan’s involvement with the MVP community in Singapore A conversation about what’s new with PowerApps Component Framework (PCF) Changes that happened to Jeevarajan’s career since becoming a Microsoft MVP Discussions on the best thing about being a Microsoft MVP  Jeevarajan’s journey to becoming an MVP Activities MVP community group in Singapore is working on staying connected during this COVID19 crisis 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/208Muhammad Alam’s educational background story Career background and Microsoft journey Role and responsibilities of Muhammad in Microsoft Talks about the first major virtual MBAS event for Microsoft  A discussion about Muhammad’s operations application portfolio Shares his thoughts about where sales and operations coming together Integration story of sales and operations 12 months ago and how Muhammad see it evolving Where Dynamics 365 Sales fit  Why Dynamics 365 Sales is important in where Muhammad’s portfolio connects A conversation about Dynamics 365 Commerce Apps Shares what Muhammad thinks about Dynamics 365 Commerce Apps strategically Discussions about Partner Adoption  The key fundamental integration in E-Commerce solutions Introduction to Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection How Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection helps the customers? How Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection protect your customer's data? Connection of Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection to Connected store What is Project Operations Applications? 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/207Tatiana Pupko lives in Saint Petersburg, Russia What Tatiana enjoys the most about living in Saint Petersburg Describes Tatiana's maternity life – her experience being a mother How COVID19 affects Tatiana's life A conversation about Tatiana's journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP Tatiana as part of the MVP community  What Tatiana normally does before becoming an MVP  Rules or work involved for the implementation of business for a new customer when it comes to Russian localization Alternative product used in Russia if not Business Central Tatiana's thoughts about using “Translations”  What Tatiana does during her spare time – social life and hobbies A discussion about what Tatiana expected since becoming an MVP  Discusses the changes that happened since becoming an MVPThe best thing about being part of the MVP Summit Dynamics Community:https://community.dynamics.com/nav/b/navfunctionality 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/206Robbie Baxter’s life, family, educational and career background  The effect of COVID-19 globally – changes happening all over the world As the writer of the book and the benefit of the book she published – The Membership Economy  Areas where she sees “The Membership Economy” is for  How the book she wrote applies to the different projects each company has  The type of organizations adopting this  What strategies have Robbie come up with to build the kind of engagement in loyalty membership subscription?  The importance of knowing who your customer is  How much does NETFLIX contribute to Robbie’s thoughts around “The Membership Economy.”  Customer’s feedback from Robbie’s book – The Membership Economy  How Robbie see this applying to Microsoft Partners  Lesson Robbie have learned since the release of her book that made her decide to write another one  Looking at the Subscription model, for those organizations who are struggling due to the CORONA crisis, what should they do?  A discussion about the launch of Robbie’s second book – “Forever Transaction.”  A conversation with Robbie on how important it is to find out what people are willing to pay for  What Robbie means by “Forever Product.” Books MentionedThe Forever Transaction: https://robbiekellmanbaxter.com/the-forever-transaction-chapter-8/The Membership Economy: https://robbiekellmanbaxter.com/the-membership-economy/ 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/205A brief introduction about Stefan’s family background and where he lives What he does during his free and his hobbies Became a Microsoft MVP on December 1, 2019 Explains what Stefan found different from being an MVP, and what he expected? Stefan’s journey to becoming a Microsoft Business Applications MVP A discussion about Stefan’s involvement with Dynamics CRM How Stefan started working for the User group community – Dutch PowerApps & Flow User Group and CEProNLShares his thoughts about the POWER of COMMUNITY A discussion about what area Stefan spends more of his time, his focus and his role Challenges that came across during Stefan’s journey Stefan’s recommendations and advice to people who are wanting to shift from a Functional to Architectural role Stefan’s method or system to keep his knowledge and skills up to date Stefan shares his thoughts around running a community during COVID19  Discusses how they maintain the community connection  Shares his opinion about the state of Business Applications in the Market90 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/204A Brief Introduction about Sunay Vaishnav’s life – the current city where he lives and his home city’s famous for How Sunay spends his time outside of work  Share Sunay’s story about the changes and how COVID19 affected his life  Talks about MBAS event – the first major virtual event for Microsoft The positive impact of working from home Sunay’s career journey and what he is currently working on at Microsoft How Sunay got started and what lead him to his current position within the community What is Power Automate and Sunay’s vision for it The level of engagement Sunay sees for Power Automate  Discusses the short term and long-term roadmap of Power Automate Who is their target customer for Power Automate? Explains their plans and his thoughts when it comes to Flow Designer or Maker Experience, as well as the validation Test Flows on Power Automate Power Automate features:            API Flows / UI Flows            Adaptative Cards            Approval Attachment            Teams 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/203Meet Tomasz Poszytek from Warsaw, Poland  Tomasz talks about his family and describes his hometown  How Tomasz handles working from home during lockdown due to the COVID19 crisis  With the COVID19 crisis, what Tomasz sees in the next few months when it comes to community events  Lessons learnt from running a productive event using virtual events  A discussion about how they manage these events  How Tomasz facilitates these events making it sure that they have answered all the questions Any problems have encountered during a presentation and how they handled it  Tomasz area of expertise when it comes to Power Platform  Became a Microsoft MVP in November 2019  The value and the best thing about being a Microsoft 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/202A Brief Introduction about Emma D'Arcy's personal, educational and career Background How Emma spends her time during her free time and her hobbies  Talks about how Emma started working with technology  Emma's community involvement and her contributions  An introduction about Emma's brand as TatooedCRMGirl  Tips and advice Emma can give people who want to build their name brand   A conversation about how much does create content play into Emma's brandDiscussion about how Emma started working in ClickDimensions   Why culture is the most important for Emma  Shares about her involvement in Marketing  The best qualities of a great event in marketing  Learn about “The Dunder Mifflin Project” live streaming  How Emma able to pull up massive events from start to handle attendees  Learn more about the different community – Scottish Summit, PowerApps Philly and PowerApps Boston  Discussion about the best thing about community  Shares her ideas about running a user group  How Emma coach and encourage new and existing speakers in a user groupTalks about how Emma encourages speakers to get involved in a community event  Emma talks about the MB200 and MB600 exam 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/201Life introduction about Sukrut Parab – lives in Los Angeles with his family Talks Sukrut’s journey from India to Los Angeles  Career background of Sukrut, how he started working with Dynamics  Advice to people wanting to work away from their hometown A conversation about Sukrut’s journey inside AX to Finance and Operations of Dynamics 365 The key lessons Sukrut’s has learnt on his journey that helps in his career growth Discussion about the importance of industry knowledge when it comes to product implementation How Sukrut focus from one area while maintaining his skills and knowledge Sukrut’s thoughts about people migrating On-Prem to Cloud Talks about Sukrut’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – how he got awarded Sukrut’s MVP contributions to the community90 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/200The origin story of Stuart Ridout and his career background Family background and activities they do together The changes happening to Stuart’s everyday life with the current world situation – COVID19 crisis Stuart’s journey working with Microsoft Talks about Stuart’s role and responsibilities as a Customer Success Manager  What Microsoft Teams is and its importance – Chris Slemp’s Taming TeamsBenefits, effectiveness, and advantage of creating chat channels – Champions Program How Microsoft Teams work with PowerApps and Power Automate The key things Stuart thinks makes his time more efficient and productive using Power Automate The role of a Citizen developer in building/linking Microsoft Teams to Power Platform Explains how Microsoft Teams and Power Platform are being used – examples and experiences Talks about the features and other applications within Microsoft teams The future Stuart sees with the integration of PowerApps and Power Automate with Microsoft Teams What everyone should know about Power Automate The feedback from the community with all these tools 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/199A brief introduction about André Arnaud de Calavon  Talks about how the normal celebration of King's day looks like How the COVID19 affected André’s life and Netherland’s community As a Microsoft MVP for 6years and André’s area of specialization André’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP How André started his career Changes André had seen with the Dynamics and his experience with the product A discussion about André’s experience and his role as a Product Manager and in managing ISV solutions Talks about their new product and who can use it The impact of becoming an MVP on André’s career André’s strengths when it comes to his MVP community contributions What André’s likes the most becoming a Microsoft 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/198Interesting facts about Srikumar Nair’s lifeHow Srikumar started working with Microsoft  Srikumar’s involvement with XRM, CRM and CDS  A discussion about Srikumar’s role in Microsoft as Principal Group Program Manager  Introduction to XRM and CDS  Discusses the difference between XRM and CDS  Srikumar’s shares his views on what a low-code no-code is  What Srikumar is seeing when it comes to resource consumption    Discussions on the architecture patterns and the changes happening concerning the CDS environment  A conversation about the sales applications and the changes  CDS licencing when it comes to Platform Capacity – API and Storage  How they work with the AZURE team when it comes to the growth happening on the Power Platform, and how are they integrated into different parts of Microsoft  Srikumar’s journey from Blob storage to Cosmos DB and the lessons learnt   How Srikumar’s team make sure their customer gets the right value of the product when it comes to the new licensing that is coming  An introduction about the Team Member enforcement  Talks about ISV considerations and how they make sure that the Power Platform is the tool where they can build their applications 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/197Family life and career background of Mohammad Reza Dorrani Talks about Reza’s hobbies outside Power Platform Reza’s hometown and what made Reza move to Houston, Texas Became a Microsoft MVP in December 2019 A discussion about Reza’s area of specialization as a Microsoft Business Applications MVP Talks about Reza’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP The changes happened to Reza’s life since becoming part of the Houston User group Final process involved in getting Reza into the MVP Program Reza’s contribution to the Microsoft community Shares his Microsoft Flow All-Star award experience Learning experiences being in a forum  Reza’s motivation on why he wanted to become a Microsoft Business Applications MVP  Advantages and disadvantages of becoming a Microsoft MVP Reza’s goal and what he wants to achieve in the next few years as a Microsoft 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/196Amit Sivan’s origin, current location, family and hobbies   A discussion about Amit’s journey to working with Microsoft   Learn more about Amit’s role and responsibilities as a Dynamics 365 Sales applications  A conversation about Amit’s team’s general focus  Discusses the demand for Dynamics Business Apps within Israel when it comes to consumer perspective  The new features involved in Dynamics 365 Sales applications  Describes what Dynamics 365 Sales Application is and how is it growing  Amit’s thoughts on Digital Selling and its new features  Available tools for the in-sales people  The benefits of Digital Selling    Talks about Sales Acceleration and Sequences   The types of sales scenarios Amit is looking at   A conversation about Sales Insights   What you need to know about Conversation Intelligence   Meaning of Omni Channel and Sales   A discussion about Forecasting and Pipeline Analytics   Amit’s thoughts on Mobility from a Sales Perspective  The future of Dynamics 365 Sales Application  Discussions about the opportunities for ISVs to build on Dynamics 365 for SalesResources available for everyone90 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/195Meet Kelly Kane talk about where she lives and what she does when not working Kelly Kane’s journey to Microsoft MVP – Belinda Allen What she enjoys doing in the Microsoft MVP Community What she does that adds value to the community How she does her study groups – the format How people find out about her study group Shares Kelly's experience about how the first study group session came out Talks about how the COVID-19 affected Kelly’s life – what she is doing differently Lessons Kelly learnt from being a Microsoft MVP Step by step guidelines on how Kelly prepares for events as a speaker Recommendations to people who are wanting to get into Finance and Operations Advice to people who are wanting to become part of the Microsoft MVP 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/194A brief introduction about Brad Koontz personal, family and career background Describes what is Atlanta famous for – a good place to visit Talks about how Brad spends his time with his family  An introduction about Pre-sales and how important Pre-sale is in his career How Brad started working with technology and Pre-sales  Brad’s definition of Pre-sales The qualities of an excellent Pre–salesperson  Skills of a good Pre-salesperson  Key things traditional consultants should consider if they plan on moving to Pre-sales The training and resources available for people to focus on when it comes to Presales Talks about the role of the Pre-sales team that works effectively in the engaging life of the sales cycle Difference between Dynamics and Power Platform when it comes to practices To create a robust and healthy pipeline, what sales rhythms a partner needs to engage in to A discussion about Brad’s journey and experiences to Intellectual Property Development Brad’s thoughts on Intellectual Property Management A conversation about Brad’s view on repeatable IP Introduction and the outcome of their 3-day hackathon The common denominators of what makes a lot of consultants successful in Intellectual Property Management 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/193An introduction about Justin Carter’s life – where he lives and his hobbiesDiscussions about Dynamics Microsoft world Justin is on A conversation about the company Justin works for and his role and responsibilities From a knowledge perspective, where Justin sits in Dynamics?  How Justin got involved in Microsoft MVP – how he got awarded  Talks about Justin's Blog Dynamics horseshoe steps Justin uses for his projects A conversation about Justin’s key highlights on the MVP Journey Justin’s thoughts about the MVP summit events he has been to  A discussion about the AX family or group Talks about the changes Justin noticed with 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/192A brief introduction about life and career background of Greg Hurlman  Working from home due to COVID-19 – What’s Greg’s key working strategyGreg's journey to working with Microsoft   Greg's learning experiences on his journey  How Greg started having an interest in the PowerApps Component Framework (PCF)  An introduction about the journey of PCF The future of PCF Talks about how to get hands-on with the PowerApps Component Framework  Where PCF is going and the new things coming   How a custom component is created using the PowerApps Component Framework  PowerApps Component Framework roadmap  Talks about any standout examples coming through from customers and the community  An introduction about the recent release of the PowerApps Component Framework on Canvas Apps  Great opportunities available for professional developers and citizen developers with the recent release of the PowerApps Component Framework on Canvas Apps  Best practices that need to be done to improve its performance  Steps Professional Developers and Citizen Developers should take to learn more about PCF A discussion about how controls are built-in PCF The role of Citizen Developers and Professional Developers in PCF  How Citizen Developer make use of Professional Developer's components  Learning resources available to use for PowerApps Component Framework Opportunities for customers, partners or community members with PCF 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/191Life and career background of Dr Ludwig Reinhard  Ludwig’s MVP skills and the area of technology he is focused on  The best thing about becoming a Microsoft MVP  Ludwig’s original journey into Dynamics  The comparison between Finance and Operational applications in the market  Discussions on Dynamics 365 finance or operations being connected to SAPLudwig’s Microsoft MVP contributions to the community  Specific tools or technology he uses   How Ludwig handles difficult questions in a forum  Ludwig’s thoughts about the COVID-19 crisis and the effects on the community  What Ludwig thinks will help improve or create a connection for the environment   Things Ludwig does to relax and to get away from the tools or job during this time  What Ludwig does to become productive  Ludwig as the author of the booksBOOKSDynamics AX Project Accounting & Controlling (Part 1) Dynamics 365 Project Accounting & Controlling (Part 2) Special Finance Applications in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations90 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/190Life and career background of Maya Dumesh – where she lives, her hobbies and describes the community she grew up in A conversation about Maya’s journey to working with Microsoft Discusses Maya’s focus, role and responsibilities as Principal Program Manager for data An introduction to Data storage Discusses the difference between Common Data Model (CDM) and Common Data Service (CDS) Talks about the different types of Data that can be stored in a CDS in different format using different fields How is the CDM related to CDS The best practices for handling CDS and CDM A discussion around data security in the implementation of CDS Explained the benefits of CDS and CDM to Dynamics 365 Users A conversation about the latest improvements to data storage in CDS and CDM The different types of data being introduced to CDS  The importance of Common Data Service when using PowerApps or Power BI Maya’s views around CDS when it comes to AI in the future Introduction to minority data and the use cases Maya sees that people are starting to adapt to it With the separation between Dynamics 365 applications and Data storage with CDS, what support they offer for Dynamics 365 users The future of CDS Maya’s long–term views on the possible changes coming to CDS in the next 12 months Relationship of CDS to Power BI dataflows What Maya meant by – “when considering data, you should focus on the application need more than just a data need.” Lessons Maya has learnt and what was the journey like since the split out of relational unstructured data log and log data 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/189A brief introduction about Rebekka Aalbers' life and where she lives  Talks about Rebekka's area of specialization   How Rebekka ended up becoming a Microsoft MVP  The demand for PowerApps in the Netherlands – growing or established?  As part of implementing the COE start kit, what are the steps she takes to make sure the product is supported?  The type of Industry solutions Rebekka has come up with when it comes to PowerApps   How Rebekka decides on what application she uses when working on a project   Story of Rebekka's journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP Talks about what format Rebekka uses to run a user group  What Rebekka thinks about her first MVP Summit  How Rebekka maintains her mental health during this COVID time   A discussion about how Rebekka contributes to the community at present and in the future  Rebekka's involvement with CDS, SharePoint, Governance and AI builder  Discusses Rebekka's favourite AI Builder template Other ResourcesCOE Start KitSupport 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/188Meet Paddy Byrne talk about his life and his passion for skydiving  Where in the world is the best skydiving spot for Paddy  Talks about how he able to incorporate the skydiving analogy into his current profession Conversations about his current profession  A discussion about Paddy’s transition process from Dynamics 365 Consultant to Power Platform  The advantage and benefits of using Forms pro   The skills you need to acquire moving from Dynamics 365 to Power Platform.   Useful Resources available to use to learn more about PowerApps  What made Paddy decide to shift from Dynamics 365 Consultant to Power Apps and get his hands on the Power BI and Power Automate?  The key lessons Paddy learned and the things he has done differently during his transition   How Paddy stay up to date on the technology to maintain his skills  Talks about Paddy’s learning journey   Paddy’s thoughts on doing things remotely   Projects Paddy worked on during his three years transition  When it comes Microsoft 2020 technology to what excites him the most 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/187Andrew Welch – the Business Applications and Automation Group Director in AISHow Andrew became a Microsoft MVP  A conversation about Andrew’s participation in the Scottish Summit  Talks about the Saturday Power Platform event in the UK  Andrew’s thoughts on the MVP Community group as a family  A discussion about Andrew’s thoughts on introvert people’s engagement in this community  Andrew’s observation with the current FLU outbreak; the COVID19  The impact of COVID19 on the economy  Talks about Andrew’s expectations and in what way has the MVP program affected his career.  How it feels to become a Microsoft MVP  What people need to do to become an MVP    Shares his thoughts on what he thinks of MVP  What worried him the most about the new generation?   Other Resources:My business applications themed website: https://www.runwayview.com/Book website: www.FieldBlendsBook.comPower Platform Adoption Framework: www.PowerPlatform.af90 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/186A brief introduction about Hamish Sheild – family background and his experience as a stay home dad.  A discussion about his career background Shares the things Hamish did in the UK and what led him back to New Zealand What made Hamish decide to become a Citizen Developer A discussion about Dynamics Citizen Developer branding Discusses Hamish’s background in Dynamics and his involvement with Model-Driven and Canvas Apps  Where Hamish see PCF fitting into the development land and from a citizen point of view Talks about Hamish’s journey in Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform Introduction to AppRising What led Hamish to start on his own Hamish’s vision about his company and 3-5 years where he sees himself with Apprising Talks about the type of client profile he is looking for  How Hamish establish and sustain trust and integrity with his clients An introduction to Hamish’s involvement with Design Thinking  Hamish’s thoughts on the partner ecosystem in New Zealand market Talks about the opportunities for people to work in Power Platform Dynamics 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/185A discussion about the Personal, family and career background of Eickhel   How Eichel started with PowerApps  Eickhel’s involvement with the Island Council of Tenerife projects using the Power Platform  Talks about Eickhel’s pro-developer background  Things that help him improve his skills in the Power Platform  A discussion about Lemon Code  Talks about Eickhel’s journey to becoming an MVP – Started in November  Benefits and the beauty of becoming an MVP  The things Eickhel discovered after becoming a Microsoft MVP  The changes that happened to Eickhel after joining the MVP program  Advice he can give to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft MVP – Is the MVP Program right for them? 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/184Chuck Ingram’s life – talks about his educational background, career background and hobbies A conversation about how Chuck land into this technology industry Discusses the history of CongruentX Talks about the different model for his business and how these models workChuck’s market plan for CongruentX What makes CongruentX different from other Consulting companies Chuck’s ideas with the challenges and problems in the market  The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek What are the client avatars intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial? Talks about the strategy Outcomes – not Hours, Clients not Projects and People, and not Resources Chuck’s effective solutions to help keep his employees happy and productive and continue work for him Describes his work style How they motivate everyone to focus on the outcomes How Chuck keep up with trust and credibility The importance of staffs and customers in an organization Talks about the kind of culture they have at Congruent X Discussions about their subscription business model   How design thinking is used in their 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/183Personal background of Ed Gonzales – where he lives, family and his involvement in Military A discussion about Ed’s road to becoming a Microsoft MVP – Since December 1st, 2019 Ed’s experience and how it feels to be part of Microsoft MVP The story behind the saying – “Those who change themselves change the world.” People involved in his nomination to become a Microsoft MVP – how they met Talks about Ed’s Dynamics 365 – CRM background  Discussion about Ed’s involvement with the Dynamics 365 user group community Talks about Ed’s expectations for MVP Ed shares stories about his journey to Power Automate  A conversation about Ed, as a Microsoft Certified Trainer A brief introduction about Ed’s blog – The Flying Polymath  Ed’s Polymath journey Discusses the reason why Ed join the Army Accomplishment Ed 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/182The origin story of Kevin’s life – where he lives and family background A brief introduction to Kevin’s career background Kevin’s journey from SI to ISV What made Kevin focus on Microsoft technology An introduction to cognitive service With cognitive services, where does machine learning come to it?  A discussion about the four projects Kevin have landed The type or areas of industries where it came from  Discusses where the word Wildmouse came from and its history Introduction to Unearth product?  Explained the four components of Unearth – Ingestion, Analysis, Discover and Intelligent Action Talks about Kevin’s journey to Unearth product Shares the lessons Kevin have learnt from Unearth and Wildmouse and the thing he did differently What part has Microsoft play in Kevin’s journey Explained the benefits of having an advisory board member in an organization The source in creating a great partnership with the Microsoft team Kevin’s thoughts about the engagement right with the Microsoft team  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/181P Show notesCareer Background of Alex Meyer Talks about Alex’s impression of MVP who became a Microsoft MVP last November 2019 What is MVP, and was it an inspiration for Alex? The type of industries using older technologies Talks about Alex’s journey to becoming an MV and his thoughts on becoming a Microsoft MVP Alex’s opinion on how to start using Power Platform, PowerApps and Power Automate with Dynamics 365 in Finance and Supply Chain Alex’s recommendation to people who are just starting with AX or Dynamics 365 finance and supply chain A discussion with Alex on how people can start their journey on using these technologies together  Talks about Alex’s GitHub site As the author of the book what are his contributions Alex’s experience in writing a book Recommendation and advice to people wanting to write a book  Speaking engagement of Alex for year2020 Other Resources  Security and Audit Field Manual for D365FO90 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/180Janet Robb’s brief introduction about her life, hobbies and her career background  A discussion about Janet’s journey to Microsoft  Janet’s motivation on she does and her role in Change Management  Introduction to Change Management  How to manage the Change management  The benefits of Change Management  How to handle Change Management, and what are the common challenges in change management?  The importance of Sponsorship Channel in a project   A discussion about PROSCI ADKAR model Change Management and the eight pillars  Can a Change Management process rescue your troubled project? What is the role of Change Management in the rescue? How are the eight pillars of change in business transformation used?    Why is communication so important in change management?   What are the fundamental principles of the eight pillars?   How do you create a vision and strategy for the whole overall project?  A short discussion about Microsoft Adoption Practice  Resources available for people to use to explore more when their project is not working as it should be   Janet’s recommendations to people to ensure a successful outcome of a project RESOURCESMicrosoft Website – Adoption ResourcesMicrosoft Website –Driving AdoptionThe Prosci ADKAR Model90 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/179Meet James Crowter – where he was born, the main attraction and the great places to visit in his hometown  Talks about James’ career background The area where James specialises in Microsoft Business Applications   Talks about Small and Mid-sized Business (SMB) A short introduction about being a Business Central MVP An Introduction to James as the founder of Technology Management The difference between Technology Management and Clever Dynamics  A discussion about the key to long-term Profitability James shares his journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP Discusses his engagement to the product team outside of MVP Summit  A discussion about James contribution to the Microsoft community James thought on Microsoft’s strategy when it comes to moving GP to Business Central James experiences being a Microsoft MVPThe best thing about being a Microsoft 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/178Introduction about Vicky Rodgers background – presently residing in Vancouver, BC Canada, originally from Montreal, Quebec Province of Canada Talks about the most beautiful part of Canada and the best spot in Vancouver How Vicky get into the Microsoft space Vicky’s journey to Microsoft certification   What tools Vicky had used to prepare for the Microsoft certification The importance of Microsoft certifications to Microsoft Partners  Tools and resources available for Microsoft Certification – Join events, Microsoft learn website and Community-based resources by three bloggers Neil Parkhurst, Ben Hosking AKA Hosk, Joe Griffith Vicky’s resources and her contributions to help people prepare before taking the exam Sample test Vicky had created in her preparation content forum –Microsoft Dynamics Certified  The type of feedback Vicky is getting from her training material   Vicky’s motivation to design her system and made it public for people to use Changes Microsoft had made to Microsoft Certification Mental awareness in the community Tips for people before taking the Microsoft certification exam  What is Vicky’s role in the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Certification space? 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