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In this episode of Techsplaining, join Stephanie, Rob, Mark, and Brett as they talk about their recent experiences in their lives including speaking at virtual events, custom solutions that were created for customers affected by COVID, and just catching up with each other!

Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs.

Within episode 54, Brett Lonsdale, Rob Foster, Stephanie Donahue, and Mark Rackley catch up with special guest Andy Holloway from EMyth.

In today’s world, it’s difficult finding the perfect work-life balance. Business and Life coach Andy Holloway provides a lot help on how to be a great leader, and how to serve your values.

We talked about:

* Leadership Coaching* Personal Development* Discovering your values* Finding space* Balancing parenting and a busy career

Andy Holloway – Business and High Performance Coach. Emyth Certified Business Coach.“Because Business Owners weren’t given the manual on how to run a successful business, but they deserve to share their passion with the world just the same.Because seeing people turn an ok business in to a great business, by seeing them turn an ok life into a great one, gets me up in the morning and makes me feel alive.I believe a business can be a powerful statement you make in the world, aligned strategically in everything it does, with why it does it and how that lives in you.Because when you’re you, there’s nothing you can’t achieve and no limit to the success of your Business.If you want to start talking about why this matters to your business right now, let’s talk.”

EMyth Business coaching https://www.emyth.com/

Where’s Dad: Where’s Dad 1st 5 chapters

Where’s Dad Amazon Book Link: Amazon link for book

Values Determination Test: Values Determination Test

In Episode 53, Rob, Stephanie, and Mark have a candid conversation with Rick Taylor about unconscious bias & racism in the workplace and how getting comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations may just be the catalyst we need to finally have real, lasting change.

We talked about:

* Why are we still here?* How do we get out of where we are?* The difference between bigotry and racism* Rick’s experience and perspective in IT* Rob shares a story that impacted him and the way he thinks about unconscious bias in the workplace* Engaging our kids (of all ages) in tough conversations* Sharing our fears in engaging in these conversations with each other and why it’s important to have them anyway* Continuing to raise our voices over time and thoughts about what comes next

If you would like to follow Rick Taylor:

@slkrck on Twitter

Rick is a SharePoint architect and has assisted numerous, large companies in their implementations including the US Air Force, Charles Schwab, and Nestle. He is a former Microsoft engineer and has worked on the SharePoint Engineering team as well as the OpsCon division dealing with ITSM and Governance. He is a published author, co-author, and contributing author. His influence within the MCT and SharePoint communities facilitated his being selected to present at the first MCT Community Summit held in Zurich, Switzerland . Rick is currently the Senior DevOps Engineer at Insight.

If you would like to learn more:

Taking Steps to Eliminate Racism in the Workplace: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/behavioral-competencies/global-and-cultural-effectiveness/pages/taking-steps-to-eliminate-racism-in-the-workplace.aspx

Check on your Colleagues: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/05/9841376/black-trauma-george-floyd-dear-white-people?fbclid=IwAR0UeRp9oI3zdkr_0SxpbwE_YwlmjDUpR2LOm64yVqR6T1F0VOnjTbKHT_o

Guide to being an Ally: https://guidetoallyship.com/

In Episode 52 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie talk with guest Andrew Connell of voitanos and host of the Microsoft Cloud Show. Join us as we argue about Microsoft Build, the newly announced Microsoft Lists application, and more!

In Episode 51 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie discuss gearing up for working remote and what a future will feel like for them and the people they work with.

This show was recorded on March 10, 2020 and COVID-19/Coronavirus has changed significantly since then. Everyone at Techsplaining recommends you stay in and follow guidelines setup by your local government and we hope and pray that you are all safe and healthy.

In Episode 50 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie discuss the enterprise readiness of the Power Platform and how it fits into the mix with small, medium, and large enterprises.

In Episode 49 of Techsplaining, join Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie as they discuss their review of the decade in technology. What a ride it has been!

In Episode 48, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie air out all of their grievances in the festivus show! Come one, come all and listen to what ails us!

In episode 47 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie catch up with Office Apps and Services MVP Eric Shupps to discuss all of the exciting announcements that happened at Ignite and what they mean to them.

In Episode 46 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie talk with Dux Sy on topics ranging from food, to governance, to Ignite, and Dux’s exclusive announcement