The inaugural episode of #WasatchAmplified on the CollabTalk Podcast focusing on people and companies along Utah's Wasatch Front and the Silicon Slopes. In this episode, CollabTalk founder and CEO Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) interviews serial entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and the CEO and founder of Startup Ignition, John Richards (@johnrichards_ut).

In this interview, Christian and John discuss the startup and entrepreneurial culture in Utah, and why the state ranks highest in the United States for startups per capita, highest in economic health, and 2nd in economic activity.

Episode 8 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Jared Matfess (@JaredMatfess), a Practice Area Lead in Technology Enablement at Slalom Consulting, and Office Apps & Services MVP.

In this interview, Jared shares his interest in building out chatbots, and trying to better leverage the data being captured inside of SharePoint and Office 365. Recorded March 2018.

Read the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-with-jared-matfess.html

Episode 7 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Noah Sparks (@NoahSparks), a self-proclaimed community igniter and well-known Yammer supporter who works for Brainstorm Inc., and who was formerly a Community Success Manager at Microsoft.

In this interview, we talk about Yammer for a couple minutes, but then delve into Virtual and Augmented reality, which Noah has been speaking on and experimenting with for the last couple years. Recorded March 2018.

Episode 6 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Ellen Finkelstein (@EFinkelstein), an author, trainer, frequent speaker, and one of only 14 PowerPoint MVPs in the US, which falls under the category Office Apps & Services.

In this interview, we talk about storytelling and using visualizations to improve communication and collaboration. Recorded March 2018.

Episode 5 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Nick Brattoli (@Byrdttoli), Founder and Lead Consultant at Byrdttoli Enterprise Consulting, LLC, and an Office Apps & Services MVP.

In this video, we discuss the upcoming release of SharePoint Server 2019, the evolution of migrations, and the increase in hybrid environments we're seeing with long-time SharePoint customers. Recorded March 2018.

Episode 4 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Tom Arbuthnot (@tomarbuthnot), Principal Solutions Architect at Modality Systems, and a Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) as well as an Office Apps & Services MVP.

In this interview, we discuss Microsoft evolving messaging around 'Intelligent Communications' and its impact on Skype, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams. Recorded at Microsoft Studios in Redmond, Washington in March 2018.

Episode 3 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Eric Overfield (@ericoverfield), Founder & CEO of PixelMill, and a Microsoft Regional Director and Office Apps & Services MVP.

In this interview, we discuss our shared interest in blockchain, and how we see the technology impacting many different industries -- and its impact within the Microsoft ecosystem. Recorded February 2018.

Episode 2 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Michael Blumenthal (@michaelbl), a Principal Office 365 Engineer in broadcast media and fellow Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded February 2018.

Episode 1 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Windows and Devices for IT MVP Harjit Dhaliwal (@hoorge), a Senior Systems Admin at the University of Vermont. March 2018

Discussion with John Mancini (@jmancini77), President at Content Results, LLC and former President and Chief Evangelist for AIIM.org, hosted by CollabTalk Founder & CEO Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), on the topic of modern knowledge management (KM) within the enterprise, and how technology advances (AI, VR/AR, automation) are changing the information management landscape.