Episode 187 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP, Somesh Pathak (@pathak_somesh), a Workplace Architect and Associate Consultant with Tata Consultancy Services based in Stockholm, Sweden.

You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-somesh-pathak.html

For this episode, I spoke with Joshua Greene (@stalk_josh), Founder and CEO of Groove (https://www.groove.ooo/) and former WeWork executive, on building community structures and finding the mentors and peer support needed to create a successful path forward.

You can find more information on my guest on my blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-61-with-joshua-greene.html

[Update: You can also find the full transcript of our discussion on the Groove blog at https://medium.com/groove-with-us/why-peer-support-is-the-future-of-working-caf3909b7ffe]

Episode 186 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Amit Chandak (@amitchandak78), Chief Analytics Officer for Kanerika Software, based in Hyderabad, India.

You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-amit-chandak.html

For this episode, I spoke with Tidjani Belmansour Ph.D. (@Tidjani_B), a Cloud Architect and the co-founder and director of the Microsoft Center of Expertise at Cofomo, on the importance of building community through formal and informal mentoring.

You can find more information on my guest on my blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-60-with-tidjani-belmansour.html

Episode 185 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Business Applications MVP, Diana Birkelbach (@DianaBirkelbach), a Principal Developer Dynamics 365 & Power Platform at ORBIS SE based in Saarbrücken, Germany.

You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-diana-birkelbach.html

For this episode, I spoke with Timothy Boettcher (@TimothyB_AU), SVP and Head of North America at MaivenPoint (formerly AvePoint EduTech), on the growth of collaboration within the education sector, and MaivenPoint's history and growth.

You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-59-with-timothy-boettcher.html

Episode 184 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP, Oktay Sari (@oktay_sari), a technical consultant and modern workplace expert at Rapid Circle based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-oktay-sari.html

Episode 183 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and M365 Apps & Services MVP, Alisson Soares Araújo (@AlissonAraujoBR), an MCP, MCSE, MCT, and an independent Senior Systems Engineer and Solutions Architect based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/09/mvpbuzzchat-with-alisson-araujo.html

For this episode, I spoke with Sean McDonough (@spmcdonough), a consultant at Bitstream Foundry LLC and Microsoft MVP, and Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a senior architect at Insight, on the September 2022 announcements around Microsoft Viva, the annual Work trend Index report, and other community news.

You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/09/collabtalk-podcast-ep-58-sean-mcdonough-geoff-varosky.html

Episode 182 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and M365 Apps & Services MVP, Lesley Crook (@lesley_wolan), a Cloud Consultant at CloudWay based in Brighton, England.

You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/09/mvpbuzzchat-with-lesley-crook.html